GE DDE9500M, DDG9580M, DDE9600M, DDG9680M Use and Care Manual

Contents

Dryer

Appliance Registration
Automatic Drying

(;are

and

(lleaning

(lonsurner
(:ontrols

L)rver
F:nd-of~C1ycle

E:nergy-Saving Tips

Knits Drying Tips

I.ight
I.int F’ilter

loading

Model and Serial
operating Instructions

Models

Services

Setting

E;xhaust

Bulb Replacement

(;uide

Signal

N’umbers

DDE9500M
DDG9580M
DDE9600M
DDG9680M

1:3
15

6, 7

13

5, 11

13

4,9, 13

4,9

4,5

2
5

5
9

2

I’erm Press Drying Tips

Problem Solver
Safety Instructions 3,4

Sorting
Storing Dryer

Timed DrvinR
User Maintenance Instructions 13

Warranty

GEAnswer CenteP

5,11, 12

10-12

4,8

13

5

Back Cover

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GEAppiances

Help m help you...

If You Need Service

Before

usi~

your dryer,

read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and

maintain

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,

your new dryer properly.

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 Center”

800.626.2000
consumer information service.

Para obtener la version en
espafiol

name a
GE Answer

servicio
para el
te16fono

de

este

manual,

Center?

de

informaci6n

consumidor,

800.626.2000.

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,
serviced your appliance. Explain
why you are not pleased. In most

cases, this will
NEXT, if you are still not pleased,

write all the details-including
your phone number—to:

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

contict

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

Major Appliance
Consumer Action Panel
20 North
Chicago, Illinois 60606

the people who

solve

the problem.

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.

sparb

may

FOR YOUR SAFETY

I

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

MPOm~T

SMETY ~STRUCTIONS

Read all

itiructions

before

usiW

this appliance.

­I

MPO~ANT

SAFETY

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.

—

WNING—TO

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

apptiance, foflow

including the following:

●

Use this appliance only for its

intended purpose

this Use and Care Book.

Q

This dryer must be properly
installed 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
instill 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~ICE

reduce the risk

basic

as described in

50°F. (lO°C.)

p-utions,

for

LP

If

to prevent large amounts of
moisture and lint from being blown
into the room. Carefully follow the
Exhausting Details in the
Instructions.

c

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

kstilation

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.

c

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

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

degreasers,

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

when heated, an under

Wpok)

must not be put

claned

in, washed

substancm

dry-cleaning

3

(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 THE
DRYER WITHOUT THE

L~T

FILTER IN PLACE.

●

Keep area around and

underneath your

apptiance

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.

Q

Never rwch into the dryer while
the drum is moving. Before loading,
unloading or adding cloth=, wait
until the drum has completely
stopped.

●

Close supervision is necessary

if this

children. Do not

apphance

is used by or

-

allow

children to

n-

ImporWnt

safety

Imtructiom

(continued)

play inside, on or with this
appliance or any discarded

app~ance,
apptiancm

Dispose of discarded

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

hmper

●

To minimize the possibility

with controls.

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).

N~E:

Turning the Cycle Selector knob
to an OFF position does

N~

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

MA~H.

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-stitic

conditioners

You may wish to soften your
laundered fabrics or reduce the
static electricity in them. We

r~ommend 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.

SAW THESE

—

INSTRUCTIONS

How to operate your dryer

WARNING-To reduce

read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before

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3

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

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the risk of fire. electric shock. or iniurv to ~ersons.

o~er~ting this appliance.

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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.

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Reset controls for the

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Set the Controls

See the Controls Setting Guide
on pages 6 and 7.

T;med
C“CI*S

~ Fabric

Care Selections

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

Should be used with cvcles indicated .

Automatic,

Perm

Press and

Knits Cycles

●

●

Fluff
No Heat

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@

Extra Care Cycle
(Operates only with Automatic,

Perm

Press & Knits Cycles.)

Turn to ON if desired. To minimize – ‘

wrin~es

Care

set in the clothes, the Extra

cycle

provides approximately

15 minutes of no-heat tumbling

after the clothes are

drv.

.

Use End-of-Cycle Signal. Signal

will sound at five-minute intervals
to remind you to remove the clothes.

Select EndofCycle Signal, if

desired. (See below.)

~

Turn Cvcle 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. )

Timed

Cycles

●

●

●

●

What is the difference
between

~med

&

Automatic drying?

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 certain
degree of dryness.

Dryness selections guide for
the automatic cycles

~CLES,

End-of-Cycle Signal

(Operates with any cycle.)

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

Kni@

&
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
cycles.

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

OVERLOAD—

CL~HES

f~e

drying

HANGERS—

Set to Middle Position

● For most normal loads.

Set toward MORE DRY

,[ss

OFF

.,”

.

●

For loads that include heavy-

weight fabrics.

● If you desire to remove more

moisture.

Set toward LESS DRY

● For lightweight

● If you desire to remove less

moisture.

● For very small loads.

,,$s

OFF

0,”

-

fabri~loads.

5

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 are
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 NOT 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 Cottons

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

Sturdy

Delicate

Linens

Items:’

Items:’

Cottons
High Heat

Perm Press
Medium Heat

Perm Press
Medium Heat

Knits/Delicates
Low Heat

Knits/Delicatcs

Low Heat
Knits/Delicates

Low Heat
Cottons

High Heat

Cottons
High Heat

Knits/Delicates
Low Heat

Cottons
High Heat

Cottons
High Heat

Cottons
High Heat

Fluff

No Heat

High Heat

Permanent Press
Medium Heat

Automatic Regular Cycle

or
Timed Cycle

Automatic

Pcrm

Press

and Knits Cycle

Timed Cycle

Automatic Perm Press

and Knits Cycle

Automatic Perm Press

and Knits Cycle
Automatic Perm Press

and Knits Cycle
Automatic Regular Cycle

Automatic Regular Cycle

Perrn

Automatic
and Knits Cycle

Timed Cycle Set

Timed Cycle

Timed Cycle

Timed Cycle

Timed Cycle

Timed CycleExtra-1arge Items—Queen or King

Press

Scc

Set at REGULAR
DRY

See Dryness Selection
Use Extra Care

DE-WRINKLE setting to de-wrinkle

garments that have not been washed.

Sce

Use

Set toward LESS DRY. See Dryness
Selection Guide on page 5.

Set toward LESS DRY.
Selection Guide

Sec Dryness Selection Guide on page 5.

Sec Dryness Selection Guide on page 5.

Sec Dryness Selection Guide on

For first setting, set at 20 minutes;

fi)r second

First setting— 20 minutes;
additional settings—5 minutes.

Set for time desired.

First setting—20 minutes;
additional settings—5 minutes.

First setting—20 minutes;
second setting—15 minutes:

additional settings—5 minutes.

Dryness Selection Guide on

for

ironing.

Dryness Selection Guide on page 5.

Extra Care Cycle if desired,

at 20

to 25 minutes

setting, set at 15 minutes

for dry; at

Cycle

if desired.

on

page 5.

Guide

Scc

page

DAMP-

on page

Dryness

page

5.

5,

5.

Pillows—Feather and

filled (if manufacturer

they be dried in a dryer). See
Special Instructions.

Whe terms High, Medium and Low Heat are those usually found on fabric care

N~E:

The Cycle Selector settings indicated above are to be used as a guide,

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

Polyester-

recommends

Cottons
High Heat

Timed Cycle

Y<~u

6

Iabcls.

For

best

may find that

Set at 70

minutes

results, follow your

best

results arc obtained for certain of your fabrics

Ihbric

care labels.

—

Special Instructions

Do not

dry non-colorfast items with whites or light-colored items.

Do not overload dryer; clothes should tumble freely. Remove promptly
minimize wrinkling.

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

Dry silks and wools in your dryer on/} if recommended by the garment manufacturer.

Tumble drying is mandatory Down must be thoroughly dried to rcmove 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 sleepwear is made of Modacrytic, tumble dry only on Low Heat. High Heat can damage these fabrics.
Check manufacturer’s drying instructions.

Sce 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. Do only

iron. Allow to dry before storing.
usc dry towels as

still damp. Place slipcovers on furniture immediately. Hang draperies and curtains so that creases
filter for excess lint. Rcmovc and restart

one

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

buf’fcrs..

Set timer for 20 minutes. If items are still wet, reset

drver.

as

soon as dryer stops; place clothes on hangers to

Follow

instructions carefully.

for 15

minutes and check

again.

Items

will fall

out. Stop dryer periodically and check

should

be removed

while

Tumble on FLUFF (No Heat) setting as heat may cause alteration in shape, color

Stop dryer periodically and

Spt’cia/precauf i{)tz.\

again; and 5 minutes for each additional setting. Make sure that article does not fill drum. Many large articles, when wet, have ample room in
dryer, but as they dry and
dryer, finish drying on
have room to tumble, the air flow may be blocked which
be dried in home size dryers. DO

Check ticking for holes or weak scams where feathers or filling could escape. Dry no more than one
time. Stop dryer occasionally and shake pillows to redistribute filling
completely dry, return them to dryer and reset for more drying time. Feather pillows dry very slowly and must be dried completely to prevent

—

mildewing.

DO NOT tumble

Refer to Garment Manufacturers’ Care

For more
For sale by the

infc~rmation on

Supcrintcndcnt

check

filter

f(>r

excess lint. Remove and restart dryer.

must bc taken for extra-large items. Set dryer for

tluff up may not have room to tumble. Check carefully every

Iinc.

Do not, under any circumstances operate dryer for longer times without checking.

NOTfumb/c d~,jucket,s (ontaining

dr)’ pi[lm~s

containing ffip[)k.

could

20minufe.~ fherr

result in scorching your valuable items. Many large items, like shag rugs, cannot

ffip~)k.

for

more even drying. Check pillows at end of drying time. If they are not

hbels

care labeling, send for “What’s New About CARE

of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,

and

appearance of such articles.

(heck carefilly. Set 15 minutes for second setting, check

few

minutes and if article is

CAUTION: If large items do not

(See filter cleaning instructions above. )

pillow

at a time and set dryer for maximum

LABELS:’

7

D.C.

20402.

still

wet or damp and fills

How to

Normally, if you have sorted clothes correctly for washing,
you will also have properly sorted drying loads.

soti

the clothes

Sort by surface tefiure

from

>

Lint

Collectors

i

m

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—

[

Sort by fabric

from

from

from

Sort by color

\Whites[

from

\,,

Darks{

from

from

In addition to sorting to reduce

collection, it is recommended that

fabrics of similar construction be

dried together whenever possible.

lint

Sort by weight

Separate

~

Hea~ Items

;

(such as

>

towels)

\

,

m

For information on tumble drying

extra-large items and different

fabrics

and

loads, see pages 6 and 7.

r

from

8

How to load the
clothes

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

Loads should look like this:

Drum with

Cottons &

Linens

Drum with

Permanent Press Load

Clean the lint filter

before

drying every load.

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.

Ene~y-Saving

●

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

● Do not overload

efficient drying, clothes need to
tumble freely.

● Use Automatic

whenever possible
overdying and to save energy.

slower-d-rying

drver.

.

Drying Cycles

t;

items.

For

heip

prevent

~ps

●

To help prevent ironing, use

Perm

Press Medium Heat or

Knits/Delicates

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

● Dry your clothes in consecutive

loads. Using a “warm” dryer
save energy.

Low Heat. Remove

will

. Clean dryer lint filter each time
you dry.

ducting

. Clean dryer exhaust
once a year. A partially clogged
exhaust can lengthen drying time.

at least

9

-

Questiom?

~

~

PROBLEM

DRYER WON’T
START

CL~HES
~0

TAKE

LONG ~ DRY

Use This

POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY

●

Dryer unplugged. Make sure power cord is plugged in.

●

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

current. Most electric dryers use two.

●

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

the load you want to dry. See pages 4-7.

●

Clogged lint filter. Remove and clean filter before every load. Periodically clean area
under lint filter with vacuum cleaner. See page 13.

Roblem

Solver

all

controls to make sure they are correctly set for

SH~NKAGE,

GENERAL

● Improper ducting. Make sure dryer is

Instructions.
. 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 according to Installation Instructions.

● 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.

G

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
remove moisture.

●

Too many items in dryer. Dry only one washer

Q

Too few items in dryer. If drying

if dry, to insure proper tumbling.

●

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.

ducted

in accordance with Installation

long

time to

load

at a time. Do not combine loads.

only

one article, add two more similar articles, even

10

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY

SHWNKAGE,

KNITS

WMNKLINGIN

PERMANENT PRESS
AND “NO-IRON”
ITEMS

●

Relantion shrinkage

can occur in knit fabrics that have been improperly stretched
and elongated by the manufacturer. When this occurs, garment maybe pressed back into
shape after each wash and dry cycle.

●

Progressive

or delayed shrinkage

is caused when starch or sizing (in some fabrics) is
gradually removed by laundering. Maybe noticed in older garments that have been

laundeti

.

Shrinkage caused by overheating

many times without previous shrinkage. Treat as for Relaxation S- above.

occurs in certain knit fabrics that have been

heat-

shaped. When washing, drying or ironing temperatures exceed the temperatures used to
shape set, shrinkage may occur. This cannot be corrected, but it can be prevented by
washing in cold or warm water; drying on low heat.

●

Leaving clothes in dryer after tumbling stops. Remove clothes promptly 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.

c

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

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

wrinMing.

Also, use Permanent Press Dry Cycle.

. Incorrect water level. Use large water level for medium load; medium level

.no

more than medium loads.

orhdf

full

for small load.

●

Washing repeatedly in too hot water. Wash in cool or warm

water with plenty ofdete~ent.

I

11

The

~oblem Solver

(continued)

PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY

WNNKLING IN

PERMANENT PRESS

●

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

To remove

●

Retumble on “Permanent Press” setting.

●

Rerinse and dry on “Permanent Press” setting.

●

If unsuccessful, retumble on high heat for 10-12 minutes and hang immediately.

●

Iron carefully.

●

Send to dry cleaners for pressing.

●

Some

wrinMes

*NmE: Ifyou follow

out

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

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.

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wrin~es:

may remain which cannot be removed?

good

laundry procedures and Permanent Press clothes

sofiener

will minimize wrin~ing.

still

come

Care and Cleaning

USER
INSTRUCTIONS

Mod

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 sharp objects.

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.

MMNTENANCE

dryer care

Wipe off any spills or

Wipe lint filter

To

store dryer:

time, disconnect power supply and

clean

lint filter.

Do not store dryer where it will be
exposed to the weather.

CAUTIONS:

●

Before having your electric dryer
connected in your new residence,
be sure your licensed electrician
confirms that the supply voltage
matches the voltage specified on
the rating plate.

. 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.

For short period of

How @replace

BEFORE REPLACING LIGHT
BULB, BE SURE
THE DRYER POWER CORD.

Unscrew the bulb and replace it

with the same type 10 watt bulb.

Drw -p

~

UNPLUG

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

Dryer Exhaust:

the dryer exhaust
once a year.

d

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

Inspect and clean

ducting at least

Wall

3“ minimum

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For one year from date of original

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