GE DDG8280G, DDG7686M, DDE7608M, DDG7688M Use And Care Manual
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Dryer
Contents
Appliance Registration 2 Problem Solver 10-12
Automatic Drying 5 Safety Instructions 3,4
Care and Cleaning 13 Sorting 4,8
Consumer Services 15 Storing Dryer 13
Controls Setting Guide 6,7 Timed Drying 5
Dryer Exhaust 13 User Maintenance Instructions 13
End-of-Cycle Signal 5 Warranty Back Cover
Energy-Saving Tips 9
Extra Care Cycle 4
Knits Drying Tips 5-7, 11
Light Bulb Replacement 13
Lint Filter 4,9, 13
Loading 4,9
Model and Serial Numbers 2
operating the Dryer 4,5 GEAnswer CenteF
Perm. Press Drying Tips 5-7, 11, 12 808.626.2800
Models DDE8200G
DDG8280G
GEAppliances
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 your new dryer properly.
Keep it handy for answers to your
questions.
If you don't understand something
or need more help, write (include
your phone number):
Consumer Affairs
GE Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville, 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.
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:
Model Number
Serial Number
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your dryer.
To obtain a Spanish language
version of this book, call
GE Answer Center"
800.626.2000
consumer information service.
Para obtener la version en
espafiol de este manual,
name a
GE Answer Center_
servicio de information
para el consumidor,
teldfono 800.626.2000.
FOR YOUR SAFETY
If you smell gas:
1.Open windows.
2. Don't touch
electrical switches.*
3. Extinguishany
open flame.
4. Immediately call
your gas supplier.
*Don't turn electric switches
on or off because sparks may
ignite the gas.
FOR YOUR SAFETY
Do not store or use
gasoline or other
flammablevapors and
liquids in the vicinity
of this or any other
appliance.
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 details-including
your phone number--to:
Manager, Consumer Relations
GE Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville, Kentucky 40225
FINALLY, if your problem is still
not resolved, write:
Maior Appliance
Consumer Action Panel
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
All drying instruction terms in this book conform to the Care Labeling
Rule established by the Federal Trade Commission, January 1984.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
IMPORTANT
SAFETY NOTICE
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 LP
fuels. Properly adjusted dryers will
minimize incomplete combustion.
Exposure to these substances can
be minimized further by properly
venting the dryers to the outdoors.
WARNING--To reduce the risk
of fire, electric shock, or injury
to persons when using your
appliance, follow basic precautions,
including the following:
• Use this appliance only for its
intended purpose as described in
this Use and Care Book.
• This dryer must be properly
instilled and located in
accordance with the Installation
Instructions before it is used. If
you did not receive an Installation
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. Follow details in
Installation Instructions.
--Locate where the temperature
is above 50°E (10°C.) for
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
to prevent large amounts of
moisture and lint from being blown
into the room. Carefully follow the
Exhausting Details in the Installation
Instructions.
eWhen 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 unless specifically
recommended in this Use and
Care Book or in published user-
repair instructions that you
understand and have the skills to
carry out.
To minimize the possibility
of a fire hazard.
• Do not use heat to dry articles
containing rubber, plastic, or
similar materials (such as padded
bras, tennis shoes, galoshes, bath
mats, rugs, bibs, baby pants, plastic
bags, etc.) as these materials may
melt or burn. Also, some rubber
materials, when heated, can under
certain circumstances produce
fire by spontaneous combustion.
• Garments labeled "Dry Away
From Heat" (such as life jackets
containing Kapok) must not be put
in your dryer.
• Do not wash or dry articles
that have been cleaned in, washed
in, soaked in, or spotted with
combustible or explosive substance
(such as wax, paint, gasoline,
degreasers, dry-cleaning
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 until all traces of these
flammable liquids or solids and
their fumes 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.
• Clean the lint filter before each
load to prevent lint accumulation
inside the dryer or in the room.
DO NOr OPERATE THE
DRYER WITHOUT THE LINT
FILTER IN PLACE.
• Keep area around and
underneath your appliance free
from the accumulation of
combustible materials, such as
lint, paper, rags, chemicals, etc.
• Do not store items that may burn
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 installation
instructions). Use only metal
duct inside dryer or for
exhausting dryer to the outside.
To minimize the possibility
of injury.
• Never reach into the dryer while
the drum is moving. Before loading,
unloading or adding clothes, wait
until the drum has completely
stopped.
• Close supervision is necessary
if this appliance is used by or near
children. Do not allow children to
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Important Safety Instructions (continued)
play inside, on or with this
appliance or any discarded
appliance. Dispose of discarded
appliances and shipping or packing
materials properly. Before
discarding a dryer, or removing
from service, remove the door
of the drying compartment.
• 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 retardancy of fabrics. To
avoid such a result, the garment
manufacturer's care instructions
should be followed very carefully.
•Never climb on or stand on the
dryer top or door.
• 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). NOTE:
Turning the Cycle Selector knob
to an OFF position does NOT
disconnect the appliance from
the power supply.
• 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 TO
LIGHT WITH A MATCH. Burns
may result from having your hand
in the vicinity of the burner when
the automatic ignition may turn on.
Dryer-applied fabric
softeners or anti-static
conditioners
You may wish to soften your
laundered fabrics or reduce the
static electricity in them. We
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 your dryer.
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.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
How to operate your dryer
WARNING--To reduce the risk of fire. electric shock, or injury to Persons,
read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before operating this appliance.
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Load 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
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. )
Set the Controls
See the Controls Setting Guide
on pages 6 and 7.
O Fabric Care Selections
Push a button to select the proper heat for your load.
Fabric Care
Selections
Cottons
High Heat
Perm Press
Medium Heat
Knits/Delicates
Low Heat
Fluff
No Heat
Should be used with cycles indicated •
Automatic
Regular Cycle
Automatic,
Perm Press and
Knits Cycles
Timed
Cycles
I_ 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.
O Select End of Cycle Signal, if
desired. (See below.)
@Turn Cycle Selector to desired
cycle setting. The selector may be
turned in either direction.
Press PUSH TO START button
to start dryer. (Opening the door
during operation stops the dryer. To
re-start, close the door and press
the START button.)
What is the difference
between Timed &
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 Control
system continually senses the
moisture in the tumbling clothes,
determines when they are 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
End-of-Cycle Signal
(Operates with any cycle.)
Variable Signal
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.
Polyester Knits &
Permanent Press
drying tips
• DO NOT OVERLOAD--
Garments being dried or
dewrinkled should tumble freely.
• REMOVE CLOTHES
PROMPTLY--To help prevent
wrinkling, remove from the dryer
promptly at the end of the drying
cycles.
• PLACE ON HANGERS--
Permanent Press and Polyester
Knit garments look best if placed
on hangers after drying.
Set to Middle Position
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Regular
Cycle
• For most normal loads.
Set toward MORE DRY
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Cycle
• For loads that include heavy-
weight fabrics.
• If you desire to remove more
moisture.
Set toward LESS DRY
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Automatic
Regular
Cycle
• For lightweight fabric loads•
• If you desire to remove less
moisture.
• For very small loads.
TURN THE PAGE
for Controls Setting GuU
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