GE DDE5900R, DDG5980R Use and Care Manual
Useand
Dryer
Care Guide
Safe~lnstructions .............,..,...3-5
Problem Solver
More questions ?...call
GE Answer Center” 800.626.2000
Operating Instructions, Tips
Controls Setting Guide ,............................8, 9
Cycle Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................6
Energy-Saving Tips,.........,..,.........................,.5
Knits Drying Tips .....................................6, 12
Filter....................................................6, 10
Lint
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operating the Dryer .......................................6
Permanent Press Drying
Sorting Clothes, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......6, 7
.
....................6, 7
Tips........6, 12, 13
Consumer Services
Model and Serial Numbers ......................,..,2
Repair Service
Warranty
Models:
.........,...............,............,.Back Cover
DDE5900R DDG5980R
Care and Cleaning
Dryer Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lint Filter........................................................, 10
Storing the Dryer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
User Maintenance Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
.
10
.
10
.
10
....,..................l
1-13
........,..,.......l
...,................................,............2
5
GE Appliances
HELP US HELP YOU...
Read this book carefully.
It is intended to help you
operate
new dryer properly.
Keep it handy
your questions.
If
or need more help, write (include
your phone number)
and
maintain your
for
answers to
you don’t understand something
Consumer Affairs
GE Appliances, Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
To obtain a Spanish language
version of this book, call
GE Answer Center” GE Answer
800.626.2000” information
consumer information service.
WA~ING:
For your safety the information in this manual must be followed to minimize
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 the dryer.
Para
espafiol
te16fono
obtener
la
versi6n
de
este
manual, name a
Center@, servicio
para el consumidor,
800.626.2000.
en
de
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
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service
calls
concerning your dryer.
the risk of fire or explosion or to prevent property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
●
—Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids in the
vicinity of this or any other appliance.
—WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
●
Do not try to light any appliance.
●
Do
not touch any electrical switch;
do not use any phone in your building.
bmediately
neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s
imtructions.
●
If you cannot reach your gas supplier,
call the
—Instigation and service must be performed
by a qualified installer, service agency or
the gas supplier.
●
Clear the room, building or area of
all
occupanti.
All drying instruction terms in this book conform to the Care
Labeling Rule established by the Federal Trade Commission, January 1984.
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 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, KY 40225
call your gas supplier from a
fire
department.
FINALLY, if your problem
is still not resolved, write:
Major Appliance Consumer
Action Panel
20 North
Chicago,
Wacker
IL
60606
Drive
2
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
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,
A
electric
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
4,
‘Q.,+<
~
y=~b ,, :?
a
installed and located in accordance
with the Installation Instructions
before it is used.
Installation Instructions sheet with your
dryer, you can obtain one by calling,
free, the GE Answer Center”, 800.626.2000.
—Properly ground to conform with
all.governing
Follow details in Installation Instructions.
—Locate where the temperature is above
(lO°C.)
for satisfactory operation of the dryer
control system. Do not install or store the
dryer where it
—Connect to a properly rated, protected
and sized power supply circuit to avoid
electrical overload.
—Exhausting to the outside is STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED
of moisture and lint from being blown into the
room. Carefully follow the Exhausting Details
in the Installation Instructions.
LP
fuels.
shock, or injury to persons
If you did not receive an
toll
codes and ordinances.
will
be exposed to the weather.
to
prevent large amounts
50°F.
●
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.
~
●
When disconnecting this appliance
~
%2
pull by the
@
4
to avoid damage to the cord or junction
plug
rather than the cord
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
●
Exhaust
Use only rigid metal or flexible metal 4“
diameter ductwork inside the dryer cabinet
or for exhausting to the outside. USE OF
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 (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.
●
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 the operation.
~zard
Duct+ee
Installation Instructions.
(continued next page)
3
‘1
●
J
●
Garments labeled “Dry Away from Heat”
(such as life jackets containing Kapok)
must not be put in your dryer.
\ ~’t, •:::::::::~c::;;:~;:tted
A
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 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
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.
WORTANT
was ● ,
with combustible or
dry-cleaning solvents, kerosene,
.
~xplosive
SAFETY
9
all
(continued)
~STRUCTIONS
To Minimize the Possibility of Injury
●
Never reach into the dryer while the
drum is moving. Before loading, unloading
or adding clothes, wait until the drum has
completely stopped.
●
Do not dry fiberglass articles in your dryer.
Skin irritation could
glass particles that may be picked up by clothing
during subsequent dryer uses.
The laundry process can reduce
the
To avoid such a result, the garment
manufacturer’s care instructions
should be followed very carefully.
●
Close supervision is necessary
>
/.
@
appliance. Dispose
shipping or packing materials properly. Before
discarding a dryer, or removing from service,
remove the door of the dryer compartment.
if this appliance is used by or
near children. Do not
children to play inside, on, or
with this appliance or
result
from the remaining
flame retardancy
o~discarded
of fabrics.
allow
any
discarded
appliances and
.
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 the area around and underneath
your appliances free from the accumulation
of combustible materials, such as lint, paper,
rags, chemicals, etc.
●
The interior of the machine and the exhaust
duct connection inside the dryer should be
cleaned periodically by a qualified individual.
●
Keep all laundry aids (such as
lC
.
m
T
m
container labels to avoid personal injury.
●
Keep the floor around your appliances clean
and dry to reduce the possibility of slipping.
J
9
maintenance or cleaning (except the removal and
cleaning of the lint filter).
/’
$%
/-
●
Do not tamper with the controls.
detergents, bleaches, fabric
softeners, etc.) out of the reach
of children, preferably in a locked
cabinet. Observe all warnings on
●
To minimize the possibility of electric
shock, unplug this appliance from the
power supply before attempting any
NOTE: Turning the Cycle Selector
\ “
knob to an OFF position does NOT
disconnect the appliance from the
power supply.
4
●
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 T~SE
~STRUCTIONS
● Sort clothes by weight so you won ‘t have to run
or two heavier, slower-drying items.
● Do not overload your dryer. For efficient drying, clothes need
to tumble freely.
● To help prevent ironing, use
garments promptly at end
● Dry your clothes in consecutive loads. Using a “warm” dryer
will save energy.
● Clean the dryer lint filter each time you dry.
● Clean the dryer exhaust
exhaust can lengthen drying time.
Perm.
Press (Medium Heat). Remove
of drying cycle and place on hangers.
ducting
at least once a year. A partially clogged
an
extra cycle
for
one
5
Loading...