GE DDE7900R, DDG7980R Use and Care Manual

lUseand&reGuide

Dryer

Safe~lnstructions

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Problem

More questions

Solver

?...call

GE Answer Centera 800.626.2000

Operating Instructions, Tips

Automatic Drying ...........................................7

Automatic Extra Care Feature

Controls Setting Guide .............................8, 9

Cycle Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................6

Drying Selections Guide

End@f-Cycle

Energy-Saving Tips.........................................5

Extra Care Feature ..........................................6

Knits Drying Lint Filter Loading

Operating the Dryer .......................................6

Permanent Press Drying Tips ........7, 13, 14

Sort;ng

Signal ........................................7

Tips...........................,..........7,

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Clothes

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Consumer Services

Model and Serial Numbers ..........................2

Repair Service

Warranty

Models:

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DDE7900R DDG7980R

Care and Cleaning

Dryer Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lint Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Storing the Dryer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

User Maintenance Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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US HELP YOU...

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. KY 40225

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

800.626.2000 informaci6n para el consumidor, consumer information service.

WAWING:

the risk of

For your safety the information in this manual must be followed to minimize

fire

or explosion or to prevent property damage, personal injury or loss of life.

Save time and money.

Before you request service . . . check the Problem Solver section. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

If you received a damaged dryer...

Immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you

Para obtener espafiol

GE Answer

tel~fono

este

manual, name a

Center@, servicio

800.626.2000.

versi6n

the

dryer.

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

[Jse

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

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—Do not store or use gasoline or other

flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

—W~T

●

TO DO IF YOU

S~LL

GAS Do not try to light any appliance. Do not touch any

el~tricd

switch;

do not use any phone in your building.

Immediately call your gas supplier from a

neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.

. If you cannot reach your gas supplier,

call

—Installation and service must be performed

by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.

●

Clear the room, building or area of

all occupants.

All

drying instruction terms in this book conform to the Care

Labeling Rule established by the Federal Trade Commission, January

If you need service

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

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, KY 40225

the fire department.

1984.

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

Major Appliance Consumer

Action Panel 20 North Chicago, IL 60606

Wacker

Drive

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

ctistomers

Gas appliances can cause minor exposure

four of these substances, namely benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and soot, caused primarily by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or

Properly adjusted dryers will minimize incomplete

combustion. Exposure to these substances can be minimized further by properly venting the dryers to the outdoors.

●

Use this appliance only for its intended

purpose

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is used.

Instructions sheet with your dryer, you can obtain one by calling, toll free, the GE Answer Center”,

800.626.2000.

—Properly ground to conform with

all governing codes and ordinances.

—Locate where the temperature is above

(lO°C.)

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

electrical overload.

—Etiausting

RECOMMENDED

of moisture and lint from being blown into the room. Carefully follow the Exhausting Details in the Installation Instructions.

of potential exposure to such substances.

fuels.

Warning—To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your appliance,

basic

precautions, including the following:

as described in this Use and Care Book.

●

This dryer must be properly installed

, and located in accordance with the

Installation Instructions before it

If you did not receive an Installation

details in Installation Instructions.

50°F.

for satisfactory operation of the dryer

to avoid

to the outside is STRONGLY

to prevent large amounts

●

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

●

When disconnecting this appliance

Pull by

the

plug rather than the

cord

to avoid damage to the cord

skills

to carry out.

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.

To Minimize the Possibility of a Fire Hazard

●

Exhaust Duct—See Installation Instructions.

Use only rigid metal or flexible

metil

4“ diameter ductwork inside the dryer cabinet or for exhausting to the outside.

PLASTIC OR OTHER COMBUSTIBLE DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A FIRE. FOIL OR OTHER EASILY PUNCTURED DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A FIRE IF IT COLLAPSES OR BECOMES OTHERWISE RESTRICTED IN USE OR DURING INSTALLATION.

●

Do not use heat to dry articles containing rubber,

plastic, or similar materials

bras, tennis shoes, galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs, baby pants, plastic bags, etc.) as these materials may melt or bum. Also, some rubber materials, when heated, can under certain circumstances produce fire by spontaneous combustion,

●

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.

USE OF

(such as padded

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~PORTANT

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Garments labeled

(such as life jackets containing Kapok)

must not be put in your dryer.

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washed in, soaked in, or spotted

substances (such as wax, paint, gasoline,

degreasers,

etc.) which may ignite or explode. Do not add these substances to the wash water. Do not use these substances around your washer 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.

Do not wash or dry articles

that have been cleaned in, with combustible or explosive

dry-cleaning solvents, kerosene,

“Dry

Away from

SAFETY

(continued)

Heat”

antior

~STRUCTIONS

To Minimize the Possibility of Injury

●

Never reach into the dryer

drum is moving.

or adding clothes, wait until the drum has completely stopped.

●

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.

1 ~ Toavoidsucharesult, thegarment

appliance. Dispose of discarded appliances and

shipping or packing materials properly. Before

discarding a dryer, or removing from service,

remove the door of the dryer compartment.

The laundry process can reduce

‘\

the flame

manufacturer’s care instructions should be followed very carefully.

Close supervision is necessary

if this appliance is used by or near children. Do not children to play inside, on, or with this appliance or any discarded

Before loading, unloading

retardancy

while the

of fabrics.

allow

●

II:-

OPERATE THE DRYER WITHOUT THE LINT FILTER IN PLACE.

●

Keep the area around and underneath your

appliances free from the accumulation of

combustible materials,

chemicals, etc.

The interior of the machine and the exhaust

duct connection inside the dryer should be

cleaned periodically by a qualified individual.

Clean the lint filter before each load

to prevent lint accumulation inside the dryer or in the room.

such as

DO NOT

lint,

paper, rags,

●

Keep all laundry aids (such

[

container

●

Keep the floor around your appliances clean

and dry to reduce the possibility of slipping.

maintenance or cleaning (except the removal and cleaning of the lint filter).

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●

Do not tamper with the controls.

as detergents, bleaches, fabric

[

softeners, etc.) out of the reach

of children,

cabinet. Observe all warnings on

labels

to avoid personal injury.

●

To minimize the possibility of electric

shock,

power supply before attempting any

NOTE: Turning the Cycle Selector

unplug this appliance from the

knob to an OFF position does NOT disconnect the appliance from the power supply.

preferably in a locked

●

Do not operate this appliance if it is damaged,

malfunctioning, partially disassembled, or has missing or broken parts, including a damaged cord or plug.

●

Never climb on or stand on the dryer top.

●

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

~STRUCTIONS

● Sort clothes by weight so you won ‘t have to run

or two heavier, slower-drying items.

● Do not overload your dryer.

to tumble freely.

● Use Automatic Cycles whenever possible to

to save energy.

● To help prevent ironing, use Knits/Del

(Medium Heat). Remove garments promptly at end of drying cycle and place on hangers.

● Dry your clothes in consecutive loads. Using a “warm” dryer

will save energy.

●

Clean the dryer 1

● Clean the dryer exhaust

exhaust can lengthen drying time.

int fi Iter

For

each

ducting

efficient drying, clothes need

icates

time

you dry.

at least once a year. A partially clogged

extra cycle for

help

prevent overdying and

(Low Heat) or

Perm.

Press

T~SE

one

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