GE DDG5780GEL, DDG5780GDL, DDG5780GCL, DDG5780GAL, DDE5700GCL Owner’s Manual

Contents

Appliance Registration 2
Care and Cleaning 13

Consumer Services 15
Controls Setting Guide 6,7

Dryer Exhaust 13
Energy-Saving Tips 9

Knits Drying Tips 5-7, ll

Lint Filter 5,9, 13
Loading 5,9

Model and Serial Numbers 2

operating the Dryer 5

Perm. Press Drying Tips 5-7, 11, 12

Problem Solver 10-12
Safety Instructions 3,4

Sorting 5,8
Storing Dryer 13

User Maintenance Instructions 13

Warranty Back Cover

GEAnswer Center_

800.626.2000

Dryer

Models DDE5700G

DDG5780G

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.

To obtain a Spanish language

version of this book, call
GE Answer Center"

800.626.2000
consumer information service.

Para obtener la versidn en

espafiol de este manual,
name a

GE Answer Center?
servicio de information

para el consumidor,
teldfono 800.626.2000.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

Ifyousmellgas:

1.Openwindows.

2. Don't touch

electricalswitches.*

3. Extinguishany

openflame.

4. Immediatelycall

yourgassupplier.

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 Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606

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
Donotstore or use

asoline or other

ammablevaporsand

liquidsinthevicinity

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.

ofthisor anyother

appliance.

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

installed 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.

• 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 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 substances

(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 NOT 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.

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Imp• rtant Safety Instructions (continued)

To minimize the possibility
of injury.

• Never reach into the dryer while

the drum is meting• 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

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
iniury.

• 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. )

Polyester Knits &

Permanent Press drying tips

• DO NOT OVERLOAD--
Garments being dried or

dewrinkledshould 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 the Controls.

See the Controls Setting Guide on

pages 6 and 7.

O Set Drying Selections switch.

@Turn Cycle Selector to desired

cycle setting. The selector may be
turned in either direction.

Push START switch to start

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

restart, close the door and push the
START switch.)