GE DDE8200G, DDG8280G Use and Care Manual

Contents

Dryer

Appliance Registration Automatic Drying

Care and Cleaning Consumer Services

Controls Setting Dryer Exhaust

End-of-Cycle Signal

Energy-Saving Tips Extra Care Cycle

Knits Drying Tips Light Bulb Replacement

Lint Filter Loading 4,9

Model and Serial Numbers operating the Dryer 4,5

Perm.

Press Drying Tips 5-7, 11, 12

C>uide

6,7

5-7, 11

4,9, 13

Models DDE8200G

DDG8280G

13 15

Problem Solver Safety Instructions

Sorting Storing Dryer

Timed Drying User Maintenance Instructions 13

Warranty Back Cover

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Before

wing

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.

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

800.626.2000 consumer information service.

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FOR YOUR SAFETY

If you smell gas:

Open windows.

2. Don’t touch electrical

switches:

3. Extinguish any open flame.

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

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write 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

will

solve the problem.

all

the details-including

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

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.

~PO~~T

SMETY

INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before

IMPORTANT

SA~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 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 injury to persons when using your

apptiauce, fo~ow

including the following:

●

Use this appliance only for

intended purpose

this Use and Care Book.

●

This dryer must be properly instilled and located in accordance with the Installation 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. Follow details in 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

NOTICE

reduce the risk

basic precautions,

as described in

50°F. (lO°C.)

for

usi~

this appliance.

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

bstilation

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

●

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

materi~,

certain circumstances produce

fire by spontaneous combustion.

● Garments labeled “Dry Away

From Heat” (such as life jackets containing 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, solvenk,

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

tiard.

panb,

plastic

when heated, - under

fipok)

kerosene, etc.) which

must not be put

dry-cleaning

(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 N~ OPERATE

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 ikms 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

i~ury.

●

Never reach into the dryer while

drum

the

is moving. 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

@fore

loading,

Important Safety

Imtructions

(continued)

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

appticm

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:

~rning

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

ATTEM~ ~

LIGHT WITH A MAWH. Burns may result from having your hand in the vicinity of the burner when the

automati;

ignition may turn

on.

Dryer-applied fabric softeners or anti-static conditioners

You may wish to soften your laundered fabrics or reduce the

stitic 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

T~SE

INSTRUCTIONS

How to operate your dryer

WMING—TO readthe

had

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before operating this appliance.

Fabr(c

care

Select, or, s

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 shock, or

Six

Cycle Dryer

Ext.e Care Cycle

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. )

OPT

in.iurv

with

Aut”metic Dry CcIrItrcIl

I”NA,

<X T..

CARE

AN.

to Persons,

SIGNAL

V.r.,eble Signel

“

‘K’””

Set the

Controk

See the Controls Setting Guide on pages 6 and 7.

Fabric Care Selections

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

Should be used with cycles indicated ●

Automatic, Fabric Care Selections

Cottons High Heat

Perm Press Medium Heat

Knits/Delicates

Low Heat Fluff

No Heat

Extra Care

(~perates

only

Cvcle

w[th

Automatic,

Automatic

Regular Cycle

—

●

Perm Press& Knits Cycles.) Turn to ON if desired. To minimize

writies

set in the clothes, the Extra

Perm Press and

Knits Cycles

Select End of

desired. (See below)

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

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.

~Press

to start dryer. (Opening the door during operation stops the dryer. To

re-start, close the door and press

the START button.)

PUSH TO START button

What is the difference between

~med

Automatic drying?

Timed

Cycles

●

Cycle

●

Signal, if

Timed Drying

When using the TIMED 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 degree of dryness.

Dryness selections guide for the automatic cycles

~CLES,

ce~in

End-of-Cycle Signal

(Operates with any cycle.)

Variable Signal

OFF

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

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.

LOUD

always be used

Polyester

Kniti

& Permanent Press drying tips

● DO NOT

Garments being dried or

dewrinkled should tumble freely.

● REMOVE

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 on hangers after drying.

OVERLOAD—

CL~HES

HANGERS— look

best if placed

Set to Middle Position

Auromer, Reguler

cycle

● For most normal loads.

Set

●

For loads that include heavy-

weight fabrics.

●

If you desire to remove more

moisture.

. For lightweight fabric loads.

●

If you desire to remove less

moisture.

●

For very small loads.

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