GE DDE8000M, DDG8080M Use and Care Manual

Contents

Dryer

Appliance Registration
Automatic Drying

Care and Cleaning
Consumer Services

Controls Setting Guide

Dryer Exhaust
End-of-Cycle Signal

Energy-Saving Tips
Knits Drying Tips

Lint Filter
Loading

Model and Serial Numbers

Operating Instructions

Perm. Press Drying Tips

Problem Solver
Safety Instructions

Sorting
Storing Dryer

Timed Drying
User Maintenance Instructions 13

Warranty

Back Cover

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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
Louisville,

Park

KY40225

If you rweived 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.

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obtener la version en

espafiol

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para el consumidor,
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FOR YOUR SAFETY
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 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:

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 sparks may
ignite the gas.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

I

Do not store or use
gasoline or
flammable vapors and

other

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

~PO~~T

SMETY

INSTRUCTIONS

- Readallinstructions before

­~PORTANT

SMETY

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.

–

WARNING-TO reduce the risk

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

apptiance, fo~ow

including the following:

●

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 Instillation
Instructions before it is used.

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. 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.

NOTICE

basic precautions,

as described in

OW

details in

50°F. (lO°C.)

for

LP

usi~thkappliance.

—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
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 unless specifically
recommended in this Use and
Care Book or in published
repair instructions that you
understand and have the
carry out.

To minimize the possibility
of a fire

●

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,
bags, etc.) as these materials may
melt or burn. Also, some rubber

If

materials, when
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 substances
(such as wax, paint, gasoline,

degreasers,
solvenfi,

may ignite or explode. Do not use
or store such substances on/or
around your washer
during operation.

kstilation

user-

skilis

h~rd.

phtic

hated,

can under

dry-cleaning

kerosene, etc.) which

andlor

dryer

to

●

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.

G

Clean the lint

fiiter

before each
load to prevent lint accumulation
inside the dryer or in the room.
DO N~ OPERATE THE
DRYER WITHOUT THE

L~T

FILTER IN PLACE.

●

Keep area around and
underneath your appliance free
from the accumulation of
combustible

materiak,

lint, paper, rags,

●

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

c

The interior of the machine

such as

chemicak,

paper

etc.

and the exhaust duct connection
inside the dryer should be

cleaned periodically by a
qualified individual.

●

Exhaust duct (see instigation

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

outiide.

3

Important

Safety

Imtructiom

(continu~)

To

minimbe

of

iq”ury.

●

Never reach into the dryer while

the drum is

the possibility

motig.

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

appbces

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.

Q

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
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
LIGHT WITH A
may result from having your hand
in the vicinity of the burner when
the automatic ignition may turn on.

ATTEM~ ~

MA~H.

N~E:

N~

Burns

Dryer-applied fabric

softiners 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

~cle,

according to the manufacturer’s
instructions for those products, or
try a dryer-added product for
which the manufacturer gives
written assurance on the

packge

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.

SAW

T~SE

-

~STRUCTIONS

4

How to

opemte

your dryer

WmING—TO

—

reduce the risk of fire,

eleetric

shock, or injury to persons,

read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before operating the appliance.

Five

Cvcie

Automatic

Dqer

~

Fabric

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.

c

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

Push a button to select the proper heat for your load.

Fabric Care
Selections

Cottons
High Heat

Perm Press
Medium Heat

Delicate#Knits
Low Heat

Fluff
No Heat

Care Selections

Should be used with cycles indicated ●

Automatic

Regular Cycle

●

lighter-weight fabrics and remove

w;en

dry. Reset controls for the

remaining heavier fabrics. )

@

Turn Cycle Selector to desired
cycle setting. The selector may be
turned in either direction.

Set the

Controk

See the Controls Setting Guide
on pages 6 and 7.

Automatic,

Perm Press and

Knits Cycle

@

Press PUSH

●

●

~STARTbutton

Timed

Cycle

●

●

●

●

to start dryer. (Opening the door
during operation stops the dryer.
Tore-start, close the door and
press the

START

button.)

,’

,9 ;

,

,’

End-of-Cycle Signal

(O~wates automatically with all

cycles. }
The

the

endof

signal’will

sound just before

the

~le

to remind you
to remove the clothe~ To stop

sigtil

while sounding,

ad~ance

Cycle Selector to OFF.

Polyester Knits &
Permanent Press
drying tips

● DO

N~

OVERLOAD-Garments
being dried or dewrinkled should
tumble freely.

●

REMOVE CLOTHES
—To help prevent
from the dryer promptly at the end
of the drying cycles.

PROM~LY

wrirdding,

remove

c

PLACE ON

HANGERS—

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

What is the difference
between Automatic &

~med

Automatic Drying

When using the
cycles, the

system

temperature of the air in the dryer
drum. Wet laundry keeps this air
cool. When laundry is dry enough
(and the drum air warm enough)
the heat turns off. When the air
cools, the heat turns back on. This
off and on cycling may happen a

number of times (depending on the

drying?

AU~MATIC

Automatic Dry Control

continually senses the

5

fabric, load

six,

and Cycle Selector
setting). The Cycle Selector
advances (when the heat is of~ until
it automatically turns off dryer.

Timed Drying

When using the TIMED

~CLE,

you select the number of minutes
you wish the dryer to run and it

turns off at the end of this time
period.

TURN THE

for Controls Set

Controk

bad

Setting Guide for different fabrics and loads

Fabric Care/
Drying Selection*

Cycle

Cycle Setting

Cottons &

Permanent Press, Treated Cottons,
Blends with Cotton

Synthetics—Polyester, Nylon,
Acrylic Knits and Woven Fabrics

Silks and Wools, Blends including
Silks and Wools

Rayon and Acetate

Down-filled garments, if machine
washing and drying
recommended.

Baby Clothes—Sturdy: Diapers,
Nightgowns, Shirts, Pads, Sheets,
Receiving Blankets, Coveralls. See
Special Instructions.

Baby Clothes—Delicate

Blankets—Wool, Part Wool,
Cotton, Electric, Synthetic. See
below under “Extra-large

Curtains, Slipcovers, Draperies.
DO N~ MACHINE DRY

FIBERGLASS.

Chenille Bedspreads, Robes. See
below under “Extra-large

Rubber-coated Items, Laminated
Fabrics, Vinyl, Plastics and
Articles with Plastic Trim.

Bathmats and Rugs

Extra-large Items—Queen or King

Size Sheets, Blankets or Spreads,
Sleeping Bags, Insulated Jackets or
Suits, Mattress Covers (Pads),
Quilted Bedspreads.

Linens

Sturdy

Delicate Set at LIGHT FABRICS

are

Items:’

Items:’

Cottons

High Heat

Perm

Medium

Perm Press
Medium Heat

Delicates/Knits

Low Heat

Delicates/Knits

Low Heat

I

Delicatcs/Knits

Low Heat
Cottons

High Heat

Cottons
High Heat

Delicatcs/Knits

Low Heat
Cottons

High Heat

Cottons
High Heat

Cottons
High Heat

Fluff
No Heat

Cottons
High Heat

I

Permanent Press
Medium Heat

Press

Heat

Automatic Regular Cycle

or

Timed Cycle

Automatic Perm Press
and Knits Cycle
Timed Cycle

Automatic Perm Press

and

Knits Cycle

Automatic Perm Press

and Knits Cycle
Automatic Pcrm

and Knits Cycle
Automatic Regular Cycle

Automatic Regular

Automatic Pcrm Press
and Knits Cycle

Timed Cycle

Timed Cycle

Timed Cycle

Timed Cycle

Timed Cycle

Timed Cycle

Press

Cycic

Set at LIGHT, MEDIUM or HEAVY

FABRICS

Set

10 minutes

Set at
Set at 10 minutes to de-wrinkle
garments that

Set toward

Set

Set at LIGHT FABRICS.

Set at MEDIUM

Set at HEAVY FABRICS
MEDIUM.

Set at LIGHT FABRICS

Set at

For

for

second setting, set at 15 minutes

First setting— 20 minutes:

additi(mal settings—5 minutes,

Set

First setting—20 minutes;

additional settings—5 minutes.
First

secund

additional settings—5 minutes

depending on load**

at

45 minutes

for

ironing.

MEDIU,M.

have

MORE DRY.

:it

LIGHT FABRICS.

20

to 25 minutes,

Iirst

setting. set at 20 minutes;

Ior

time desired

sct[ing—20

setting—15 minutes:

minutes:

for

not

dry;

been

at

washed

or

Timed Cycle

Heavy Fabrics:

Medi

Cottons
High Heat

for most

um:

normal loads;

filled (if manufacturer recommends
they be dried in a dryer). See
Special Instructions.

*The terms High, Medium and Low Heat are those usually found on fabric care labels.
**Light: For lightweight fabric
very small loads.

N~E:

The Cycle Selector settings indicated above are to be used as a guide. You may

fabrics by setting the Cycle Selector to either side of the recommended settings.

loads;

6

Set

For

best results,

for Inads

that include heavyweight fabrics

find

that best results arc

f(~llow your fabric

at

70 minutes.Pillows—Feather and Polyester-

(~btaincd

care

Iabcls.

and for

for certain of

your

SWcial Instructions

Do not dry non-colorfast items with whites or light-colored items.

Do not overload dryer; clothes should tumble freely. Remove promptly as soon as dryer stops; place clothes on hangers to
minimize wrinkling.

Do not overload dryer; clothes should tumble freely. Remove promptly as soon as dryer stops, place clothes on hangers to
minimize wrinkling.

Dry silks and wools in your dryer

Tumble drying is mandatory. Down must be thoroughly dried to remove odor and prevent mildewing. Place two large, dry towels in the
dryer to improve tumbling and shorten drying time. Be sure to dry thoroughly.

IMPORTANT. If children’s

Check manufacturer’s drying instructions.

See above instructions.

Place

in dryer with 3 or 4 dry towels which have been heated for 5 minutes. Set timer for 20 to 25 minutes. Do not set control for more than
25 minutes.
iron. Allow to dry before storing.

Use

still damp. Place slipcovers on furniture immediately. Hang draperies and curtains so that creases will fall out. Stop dryer periodically and check
filter for excess lint. Remove and restart dryer.

Tumble on FLUFF (No Heat) setting as heat may cause alteration in shape, color and appearance of such articles.

Do

only one blanket at a time. Remove blanket at end of cycle and block blanket back to original shape. Press binding with warm

dry towels as buffers. Set timer for 20 minutes. If items are still wet, reset for 15 minutes and check again. Items should be removed while

only

sleepwear

is made of

if recommended by the garment manufacturer. Follow instructions carefully.

Modacrylic,

tumble dry only on

Low/Knits. Normal Heat can damage these fabrics.

Stop dryer periodically and check filter for excess lint. Remove and restart dryer.

Special precautions must be taken for extra-large items. Set dryer for 20 minutes
again; and 5 minutes for each additional setting. Make sure that article does not
dryer, but as they dry and fluff up may not have room to tumble. Check carefully every few minutes and if article is
dryer, finish drying on line. Do not, under any circumstances operate dryer for longer times without checking.
have room to tumble, the air flow may be blocked which could result in scorching your valuable items. Many large items, like shag rugs, cannot
be dried in home size dryers. DO

Check ticking for
time. Stop dryer occasionally and shake pillows to redistribute filling for more even drying. Check pillows at end of
completely dry, return them to dryer and reset for more drying time. Feather pillows dry very

nildewing. DO

—

holes

or weak seams where feathers or filling could escape. Dry no more than one

N~tumble

Refer to Garment Manufacturers’ Care

For more information on care labeling, send for “What’s New About CARE LABELS?’
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,

N~tumbfe

dry pillows containing

dry jackets containing

hpok.

hpok.

bbels

fhen check

fill

drum. Many large articles, when wet, have ample room in

(See filter cleaning instructions above. )

7

carefifly. Set 15 minutes for second setting, check

still

wet or damp and fills

CAUTION: If

pillow

at a time and set dryer for maximum

slowly

and must be dried completely to prevent

D.C.

20402.

iarge

d~ing

time. If they are not

items do not

How to sort the clothes

Normally, if you have sorted clothes correctly for washing,

you will also have properly sorted drying loads.

Sort by surface

LINT PRODUCERS—such as
terry toweling and chenille—give
up lint. LINT
such as man-made fibers and
napped fabrics like velveteen and
corduroy—attract lint, and must be
dried separately.

COLLE~RS—

te~ure

from

Sort by fabric

Separate

.)

Cottons&

‘,,

Linens

)

\

,

m

from

from

from

L ~.

.,

Sort by color

/

In addition to sorting to reduce lint
collection, it is recommended that
fabrics of similar construction be
dried together whenever possible.

Sort by

Separate

wei@t

,

Heavy Items

‘ (such as

\

m

.

.

towels) ,

from

.

+

Light Items

(such as

curtains)

i

m

For information on tumble drying
extra-large items and different
fabrics and loads, see pages 6 and

7.

8

How to load the
clothes

Don’t overload your dryer.
Crowded loads don’t dry efficiently
and clothes may be unnecessarily

wrin~ed.

Loads should look like this:

Drum with

Cottons & Linens

Drum with

Permanent Press Load

Clean the lint

dryiW

Clean lint filter (see shaded area)
by putting your moistened fingers
at the corner of filter and wiping in
a downward motion all the way
across to the other corner.

For additional information on lint
filter, see page 13.

every load.

filter

before

Ene~y-Savi~~ps

●

Sort clothes by weight so you won’t
have to run an extra cycle for one or
two heavier, slower-drying items.
See page 8.

● Do not overload dryer. For

efficient drying, clothes need to
tumble freely.

● Use Automatic Drying Cycles

whenever possible to help prevent
overdying and to save energy.

. To help prevent ironing, use

Perm. Press, Medium Heat or

Delicates/Knits

garments promptly at end of drying
cycle and place on hangers.

● Dry your clothes in consecutive

loads. Using a “warm” dryer will
save energy.

Low Heat. Remove

● Clean dryer lint filter each time

YOU

dry.

●

CIW

dryer exhaust

once a year. A partially clogged

exhaust can lengthen drying time.

ducting

at

lat

9

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m

~

~

Questiom?

UseThis

Roblem Solver

PROBLEM

DRYER WON’T

STAW

CL~HES
~0

TAKE

LONG ~ DRY

POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY

● Dryer

●

current. Most electric dryers use two.

●

Opening the door during operation stops the dryer. Tore-start, close the door and push
the START switch.

● Dryer door is open. Close door securely—dryer will not run with door open.

● Circuit is overloaded. Do not operate other appliances on the same electrical outlet

or circuit while the dryer is operating.

● Controls improperly set. Check all controls to make sure they are correctly set for

the load you want to dry. Seepages 5-7.

c Clo~d

under lint filter with vacuum cleaner. See page 13.

● Improper ducting. Make sure dryer is

kstructions.

unplu~ed.

No power to dryer. Check fuses and circuit breakers to make sure dryer is getting

Controls improperly set. Make sure controls are set and START switch is pushed.

lint filter. Remove and clean filter before every load. Periodically clean area

Make sure power cord is plugged in.

ducted

in accordance with Installation

SH~NKAGE,

GENERAL

Q

Obstruction in exhaust ducting. Make sure ducting is clean and free of obstruction;

make sure damper in outside wall cap operates easily. If flexible ducting is used, be

sure it is not kinked and is properly installed
. Blown fuses or tripped circuit breakers. Check household fuses or circuit breakers.

Most electric dryers use two. It is possible for one to be blown or tripped and the dryer

still tumble without heat.

c

Improper sorting. Do not mix heavy, hard-to-dry items with lightweight articles.

●

Large loads of moisture-holding fabrics, such as beach towels, take a long time to

remove moisture.

●

Too many items in dryer. Dry only one washer load at a time. Do not combine loads.

●

Too few items in dryer. If drying only one article, add two more similar articles, even

if dry, to insure proper tumbling.

s

Some fabrics will shrink whether machine washed and tumble dried or washed by hand
and drip dried; others may be safely washed but will shrink in a dryer. Follow Garment
Manufacturers’ Care Labels exactly. If in doubt, do not machine wash or tumble dry.

aGcording

to Installation Instructions.

10

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY

SHUNKAGE,

KNITS

WNNKLINGIN

PERMANENT PRESS
AND “NO-IRON”
ITEMS

●

Relaxation shrinkage can

and

elongated by the manufacturer. When this occurs, garment maybe pressed back into

occur in knit fabrics that have been improperly

stretchd

shape after each wash and dry cycle.

●

Progressive or delayed shrinkage

gradudly

removed by laundering. Maybe noticed in older garments that have been

laundered many times without

●

Shri*ge

caused by overheating

shaped. When washing, drying or ironing temperatures
shape set, shrinkage may occur. This cannot be corrected, but it can be

is caused when starch or sizing (in some fabrics) is

pmious

-e.

T- as

fir

~on

S-ewe.

occurs in certain knit fibrics that have been

excdtbetemperatures

preventi

used to

by

heat-

washing in cold or warm water; drying on low heat.

●

Leaving clothes in dryer after tumbling stops. Remove clothes

prompdy

and hang

them immediately.

●

Too many items in dryer. Dry only one washer load at a time. Do not combine loads.

●

Too few items in dryer. If drying only one article, add two or more similar articles, even

if dry, to insure proper tumbling.

●

Improper loads. Avoid laundering heavy Permanent Press items, such as work clothes,
with lighter Permanent Press items, such as shirts or blouses. Do not wash or dry
Permanent Press with regular laundry.

●

Too many clothes in washer. Items must have room to move freely. Permanent Press

.no

loads should always be smaller than regular loads..

●

Use of incorrect wash and dry cycles. Use Permanent Press Wash Cycle which provides
a cool-down rinse to minimize

●

Incorrect

water level. Use

wrin~ing. Also, use Permanent Press Dry Cycle.

large water level for m~ium load;

more than medium loads.

medium level or half full

for small load.

●

Wmhing re~tiy

in

too

hot water. Wash in cool or warm water with plenty

ofdete~ent.

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11

The

fioblem Solver

(continued)

PROBLEM

WMNKLING

IN

PERMANENT PRESS

POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY

●

Accumulation of lime scale due to use of carbonate detergents. If you must use a

non-phosphate detergent, avoid the use of a high-carbonate detergent,
AND “NO-IRON”
ITEMS (continued)

●

Failure to use fabric softener. Proper use of fabric

~

remove

.

Retumble
Rerinse

.

on “Permanent Press” setting.

and dry on “Permanent Press” setting.

. If unsuccessful,

●

Iron carefully.

. Send to dry cleaners for pressing.

●

Some wrinties may remain which cannot be removed?

*N~E:

out

wrirdded,

If you

cotton blends, the cotton portion of the fabric can eventually wear away leaving only the
synthetic. Since it’s the cotton portion which is treated for Permanent Press, a loss or
decrease of Permanent Press performance will result.

If you need more help.. call, toll free:

bswer Center@

GE

8W.62&2~

consumer information service

sofiener

will minimize

wrintiing.

wrinMes:

retumble

follow

on high heat for 10-12 minutes and hang immediately.

good

laundry procedures and Permanent Press clothes

still

come

the finish may not be good quality. Also, in permanent press synthetic/

12

Care and Cleating

USER

~STRU~IONS

God

The Drum. Porcelain enamel

drum is rust-resistant and requires
no special care.

The Exterior.

washing compounds. Wipe or dust
with damp cloth. Try not to strike
the surface with

The Lint Filter.

before every use as described on
page 9. Periodically lint filter
should be removed and suction
hose from vacuum cleaner should
be inserted into the opening.
See below.

M~TENANCE

dryer care

Wipe off any spills or

sha~

Wipe lint filter

objects.

Dryer Exhaust:

the dryer exhaust
once a year.

d

Make sure there is at least 3”
clearance from rear dryer louvers
to the wall.

To store dryer:

time, disconnect power supply and

clean lint filter.
Do not store dryer where it will be

exposed to the weather.

Inspect and clean

ducting at

Wall

l—

3’,

For short period of

least

Minimum

CAUTIONS:

c

Before having

connected in your new residence,

be sure your licensed electrician
confirms that the supply voltage
matches the voltage specified on
the rating plate.

c

Dryer control panel and finishes
may be damaged by some laundry
pre-treatment soil and stain remover
products if such products are
sprayed on or have direct contact
with the dryer.

Apply these pre-treatment products
away from the dryer. The fabric
may then be washed and dried
normally. Damage to your dryer
caused by pre-treatment products
is not covered by your warranty.

your electric dryer

Do

not obstruct the flow of
combustion and ventilating air. The
air intake is located on rear of dryer.

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from

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YOUR GE AUTOMATIC CLOTHES DRYER

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Save proof of original purchase date such as your sales slip or

WHAT IS COVERED

WARRANTY

cancelled

FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY

For one year from date of original
purchase, we will provide, free of
charge, parts and service labor
in your home to repair or replace

any pan

because of a manufacturing
defect.

of

the

dryer

that fails

check to establish warranty period.

This warranty is extended to
the original purchaser and any
succeeding owner for products
purchased for ordinary home use
in the 48 mainland states, Hawaii
and Washington,
warranty is the same except that it
is LIMITED because you must pay to
ship the product to the service shop
or for the service technician’s travel
costs to your home.

All warranty service will be provided
by our Factory Service Centers or
by our authorized Customer Care”
servicers during normal working
hours.

Look in the White or Yellow Pages
of your telephone directory for
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY,
GENERAL ELECTRIC FACTORY
SERVICE, GENERAL

HOTPOINT FACTORY SERVICE or

GENERAL ELECTRIC CUSTOMER
CARE@ SERVICE.

D.C.

In Alaska the

ELECTRIC-

c

WHAT IS NOT COVERED

Some

states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion

may not apply to you. This warranty

To know what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General.

If further help is needed concerning this warranty, write:

Manager—Consumer Affairs, GE Appliances, Louisville, KY 40225

● Service trips to your home to

teach you how to use the product.

Read your Use and Care material,

If you then have any questions
about operating the product,
please contact your dealer or our
Consumer Affairs office at the
address below, or call, toll free:

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● Improper installation.

If you have an installation problem,
contact your dealer or installer.
You are responsible for providing
adequate electrical, exhausting
and other connecting facilities.

gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

Warrantor: General Electric Company

Center@

Replacement of house fuses or

resetting of circuit breakers.
. Failure of the product if it is used

for other than its intended purpose
or used commercially.

● Damage to product caused

by accident, fire, floods or acts
of God.

WARRANTOR IS
FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

NOT

RESPONSIBLE

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