GE DDE7606M User Manual

Contents

Dryer

Appliance Registration
Automatic Drying

Care and Cleaning
Consumer Services

Controls Setting Guide
Dryer Exhaust

End-of-Cycle Signal
Energy-Saving Tips

Extra Care Feature
Knits

Drying

Tips

Lint Filter
Loading

Model and Serial Numbers
Operating Your Dryer

Models

DDE7606M
DDG7686M
DDE7608M
DDG7688M

13
15

6,7

13

5-7, 11

4,9, 13

4,9

4,5

Perm.

2

5

5
9

5

2

Press Drying Tips 5-7, 11, 12

Problem Solver
Safety Instructions

Sorting
Storing Dryer

Timed Drying
User Maintenance Instructions 13

Warranty Back Cover

10-12

3,4

4,8

13

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Help us help you...

If You Need Service

Before using your dryer,
read this book carefully.

It is

intended to help you operate and

maintain
Keep it handy for answers

questions.
If you don’t understand something

or need more help, write (include
your phone number):

Consumer Affairs
GE Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville,

your new dryer properly.

to your

KY40225

If you received a
damaged dryer...

Immediately contact the dealer
(or builder) that sold you the

dryer.

Save time and money.

Before you request service...

check the Problem Solver on
pages 10-12. It lists causes of
minor operating problems that
you can correct yourself.

To obtain a Spanish language
version of this book, call
GE Answer

800.626.2000
consumer information service.

Para obtener
espafiol

name a
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servicio
para el consumidor,
te16fono

FOR YOUR

Center@

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versi6n

de

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manual,

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SA~TY

en

If you smell gas:

1,

Open windows.

2. Don’t touch
electrical

switches:

3. Extinguish any

open flame.

4. Immediately call
your gas supplier.

To obtain service, see the
Consumer Services page in the
back of this book.

We’re proud of our service and
want you to be pleased. If for some
reason you are not happy with the
service you receive, here are three
steps to follow for further help.

FIRST, contact the people who
serviced your appliance. Explain
why you are not pleased. In most
cases, this will solve the problem.

NEXT, if you are still not pleased,
write all the detiils-including
your phone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations
GE Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville, Kentucky 40225

FINALLY, if your problem is still
not resolved, write:

Major Appliance
Consumer Action Panel
20 North
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Wacker

Drive

Write down the model
and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label on the
front of the dryer behind the door.

These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that came with
your dryer. Before sending in this
card, please write these numbers
here:

●

Don’t turn electric switches
on or off because
ignite the gas.

FOR YOUR

spark

may

SA~TY

Do not store or use
gasoline or other

flammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your dryer.

All drying instruction terms in this book conform to the Care Labeling
Rule established by the Federal Trade Commission, January 1984.

of this or any other
appliance.

2

IMPORTANT SAFETY

~STRUCTIONS

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Read all instructions before

WORTMT
S~TY

The California Safe Drinking
Water and Toxic Enforcement Act
requires the Governor of California
to publish a list of substances
known to the state to cause cancer,
birth defects or other reproductive
harm and requires businesses to
warn customers of potential
exposure to such substances.

Gas appliances can cause minor
exposure to four of these substances,
namely benzene, carbon monoxide,
formaldehyde and soot, caused
primarily by the incomplete
combustion of natural gas or
fuels. Properly adjusted dryers will
minimize incomplete combustion.
Exposure to these substances can
be minimized further by properly
venting the dryers to the outdoors.

W-~G—To

of fire, electric shock, or
to persons when using your

appbc~ fo~ow

including the following:

c

Use this appliance only for its

intended purpose

this Use and Care Book.

●

This dryer must be properly
installed and located in
accordance with the Installation
Instructions before it is used.

you did not receive an Instigation
Instructions sheet with your dryer,
you can obtain one by contacting
the service location nearest you.

—Properly ground to conform
with all governing codes and
ordinances. FO11
Installation Instructions.

—Locate where the temperature
is above
satisfactory operation of the
dryer control system. Do not
install or store the dryer where it

will

be exposed to the weather.

—Connect to a properly rated,

protected and sized power-supply
circuit to avoid electrical overload.

—Exhausting to the outside is
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

N~~

reduce the risk

basic precautions,

as described in

OW

details in

50°F. (lO°C.)

for

LP

i~ury

If

usiW

this appliance.

to prevent large amounts of
moisture and lint from being blown
into the room.
Exhausting

Carefilly

Detaiis

follow the

in the

hstiation

Instructions.

●

When disconnecting this
appliance pull by the plug rather
than the cord to avoid damage to
the cord or junction of cord and
plug. Make sure that the cord is
located so that it will not be stepped
on, tripped over or otherwise
subjected to damage or stress.

●

Do

not repair or replace any
part of the appliance or attempt
any servicing

mdess specifi~ly

recommended in this Use and
Care Book or in published

user-

repair instructions that you

understand and have the

skilk to

carry out.

~

mitimti

of a f~
.

Do not use heat to dry

h-.

the

possibfity

article

containing rubber, plastic, or

shnk mater~

(such as padded

bras, tennis shoes, galosh=, bath

~ bik

ma@
bags, etc.) as these
melt or burn.

mate-,

baby pan&

materiak

Mso,

some robber

p~c

may

when heated, a under
certain circumstances produce
fire by spontaneous combustion.

●

Garments labeled “Dry Away
From Heat” (such as life jackets
containing

=pok)

must not be put

in your dryer.

s Do

not wash or dry articles

that have been cleaned in,

washed

in, soaked in, or spotted with
combustible or explosive substances
(such as wax, paint, gasoline,

degreasers, dry+leaning

solvents, kerosene, etc.) which
may ignite or explode. Do not use
or store such substances on/or
around your washer and/or dryer
during operation.

●

Any article on which you have
used a cleaning solvent, or which
contains flammable materials

(such as cleaning cloths, mops,
towels used in beauty salons,
restaurants or barber shops, etc.)
must not be placed in or near the

dryer

untfi dl

traces of these
flammable liquids or solids and
their times have been removed.
There are many highly flammable
items used in homes such as:
acetone, denatured alcohol,
gasoline, kerosene, some
household cleaners, some spot
removers, turpentines, waxes, wax
removers and products containing
petroleum distillates.

Q

Clean the lint filter before each

load to prevent lint

accumtiation

inside the dryer or in the room.
DO N~ OPERATE THE

DR~R

WITHOUT T~ LINT

FILTER IN PLACE.

●

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area around and
underneath your appliance free
from the accumulation of

combustible

materiab,

such as

lint, paper, rags, chemicals, etc.

●

Do not store items that may bum
or melt (such as clothing, paper
material, plastics or plastic
containers, etc.) on top of the dryer
during operation.

●

The interior of the machine
and the exhaust duct connection
inside the dryer should be
cleaned periodically by a
qualified individual.

●

Exhaust duct (see

insta~ation

instructions). Use only metal
duct inside dryer or for
exhausting dryer to the outside.

To

minimk the possibility

of

~ury.

●

Never reach into the dryer
the drum is
unloading or adding

movi~

Wore loading,

cloth=, wait

w~e

until the drum has completely
stopped.

●

Close supervision is
if this

applimce

is used by or near

nec-

children. Do not allow children to

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Important

safety

Instruction

(continued)

play inside, on or with this
appliance or any discarded
appliance. Dispose of discarded

apptiancm

materials properly. Before
discarding a dryer, or removing
from service, remove the door
of the drying compartment.

c

Keep all laundry aids (such
as detergents, bleaches, fabric
softeners, etc.) out of the reach of
children, preferably in a locked
cabinet. Observe all warnings on
container labels to avoid personal
injury.

●

Keep the floor around your
appliances clean and dry to reduce
the possibility of slipping.

●

Do not dry fiberglass articles in
your dryer. Skin irritation could
result from the remaining glass
particles that may be picked up
by clothing during subsequent
dryer uses.

. The laundry process can reduce
the flame
avoid such a result, the garment

and shipping or packing

retardancy

of fabrics. To

manufacturer’s care instructions
should be followed very carefully.

●

Never

climb

on or stand on the

dryer top or door.

s

Do not tamper with controls.

$

To minimize the possibility
of electric shock, unplug this
appliance from the power supply
before attempting any maintenance
or cleaning (except the removal and
cleaning of the lint filter).
Turning the Cycle Selector knob
to an OFF position does NOT
disconnect the appliance from
the power supply.

c

Do not operate this appliance
if it is damaged, malfunctioning,
partially disassembled, or has
missing or broken parts, including
a damaged cord or plug.

●

If yours is a gas dryer, it is
equipped with an automatic electric
ignition and does not have a pilot
light. DO NOT ATTEMPT
LIGHT WITH A MATCH. Burns
may result from having your hand
in the vicinity of the burner when
the

automati;

ignition may turn on.

N~E:

~

Dryer-applied fabric
softeners or anti-static
conditioners

You may wish to soften your
laundered fabrics or reduce the
static electricity in them.
recommend you use either a
fabric softener in the wash cycle,
according to the manufacturer’s
instructions for those products, or
try a dryer-added product for
which the manufacturer gives
written assurance on the package
that their product can be safely
used in

Service or performance problems
caused by the use of these products
are the responsibility of the
manufacturers of those products
and are not covered under the
warranty of this appliance.

your dryer.

SAVE THESE

We

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INSTRUCTIONS

How to operate your dryer

WA~ING—To

read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before o~erating this appliance.

had

Your Dryer Properly

●

Clean the lint filter each time the
dryer is used. Always be sure the
lint filter is in place. Don’t use the
dryer without it.

●

Good sorting for the dryer begins
at the washer. Generally, if clothes
are sorted right for washing, they’re

reduce the risk of fire. electric

sorted right for drying. See page 8
for sorting help. (If you do mix
various types of fabrics in your
load, set the controls for the
lighter-weight fabrics and remove
when dry. Reset controls for the
remaining heavier fabrics. )

shock. or iniurv to ~ersons,

Set the Controls

See the Controls Setting Guide
on pages 6 and 7.

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~F.brie Care Selections

Push a button to select the proper heat for

Should be used with cycles indicated ●

Fabric Care
Selections

Cottons

Hiah

Heat

Perm Press
Medium Heat

Knits/Delicates

Low Heat
Fluff

No Heat

~

Extra Care Cycle
(Operates only with Automatic,
Perm Press& Knits Cycles. )

Turn to ON if desired. To minimize
wrinkles set in the clothes, the Extra
Care cycle provides approximately

15 minutes of no-heat tumbling

after the clothes are dry.

Use End-of-Cycle Signal. Signal
will sound at five-minute intervals
to remind you to remove the clothes.

Automatic

Regular Cycle

●

I

your load.

@

desired. (See below. )

~

cycle setting. The selector may be
turned in either direction.

~

to start dryer. (Opening the door
during operation stops

re-start, close the door and press

the START button. )

Automatic,

Perm Press and

Knits Cycles

●

●

Timed
Cycles

●

●

●

●

Select End of Cycle Signal, if

Turn Cycle Selector to desired

Press PUSH TO START button

the dryer. To

What is the difference
between Mined &
Automatic drying?

Timed Drying

When using the TIMED CYCLES,
you select the number of minutes

you wish the dryer to run and it

turns off at the end of this time

period.

Automatic Drying

When using the Automatic Cycles,
the Electronic Sensor

system

continually senses the

~~

determines when they a;e dried to
your pre-selected setting, and
terminates the cycle automatically.
Refer to the CONTROLS SETTING
GUIDE for recommended settings.
The Cycle Selector will not advance
until clothes have reached a certain
degree of dryness.

Dryness selections guide for
the automatic cycles

Control

.p:~

~.. L(

“Wel%e@

End-of-Cycle Signal

(Operates with any cycle.)

I

The Signal control can be set

anywhere between OFF and

LOUD, depending on desired

sound level. The signal will sound

just before the end of the cycle to

remind you to remove the clothes.

To stop signal while sounding, turn

Signal control to OFF or advance
Cycle Selector to OFF.

The Signal should always be used
when drying Polyester Knits or
Permanent Press items which

should

be removed as soon as the
dryer stops to help prevent setting
of wrinkles.

The signal should also be used with

the Extra Care Cycle.

MED

Polyester Knits &
Permanent Press

drying tips

● DO NOT

Garments being dried or

dewrinkled should tumble freely.

● REMOVE CLOTHES

PROM~LY—To help prevent

wrinkling, remove from the dryer
promptly at the end of the drying

cycles.

● PLACE ON

Permanent Press and Polyester
Knit garments look best if placed
on hangers after drying.

OVERLOAD—

HANGERS—

Set to Middle Position

● For most normal loads

Set toward MORE DRY

● For loads that include heavy-

weight fabrics.

● If you desire to remove more

moisture.

Set toward LESS DRY

● For lightweight fabric loads.

● If you desire to remove less

moisture.

● For very small loads.

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