GE DDG7189V Use And Care Manual

contents

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Appliance Registration

AutomaticDrying
CareandCleaning

ControlsSettingGuide
DryerExhaust

End-of-CycleSignal
Energy-SavingTips

KnitsDryingTips
LintFilter

Loading
Model andSerialNumbers 2

Operating theDryer
PermPressDrying Tips 5-7,11,12

Problem Solver

13 Sorting

6,7

13 Timed Drying

5-7,11

5,9,13

5,9

10-12

Models DDE7109V

DDG7189V

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5

5 UserMaintenanceInstructions 13
9

5

RepairService
SafetyInstructions

StoringDryer

Warranty

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BackCover

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2-4

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Beforewingyourdryery

readthk book

Carefullye

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperateand
maintainyournewdryer-properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

If youreceiveda

damaged

&yerees

Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
dryer.

Savetimeandmoney.

Before

yourequestservice.e●

checktheProblemSolveron
pages10-12.Itlistscausesof
minoroperatingproblemsthat
youcancorrectyourself.

writedownthemodel

andserial

nmbers.

You’llfindthem on a labelonthe
frontofthedryerbehindthe door.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthat camewith

yourdryer.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyour dryer.

ToobtainHispanicversionof
thisbook,call
GEAnswerCenter”
800,626.2000
consumerinformationservice.

Paraobtenerlaversi6nen
espafiolde6stemanual,
namea
GEAnswerCenter?
serviciodeinformaci6n
paraelconsumidor,
te16fono800.626.2000.

FOR YOUR

SAFETY

[fyousmellgas:
laopenwindows.
2,Don’ttouch

electricalswitches:

3sExtinguishany

openflame.

4.immediatelycall
yourgasSuppliera

*Don$ttu~n

eleclricswitches
onorOtibecausesparksmay
ignitethegas.

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FORYOURSAFEW
DonotStemoruse

gasolineorother
flammablevapo~and
liquidsinthevicinity
ofthisoranyother
appliance=

INSTRUCTIONS

Readallimtructiom

beforewingthis

appliance.

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SmTY

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TheCaliforniaSafeDrinking

WaterandToxicEnforcementAct

requirestheGovernorofCalifornia

topublishalistofsiibstances

knowntothestatetocausecancer
andrequiresbusinessesto warn
customersofpotentialexposure
tosuchsubstances.

Gasappliancescancauseminor
exposuretothrmofthesesubstances,
namelybenzene,formaldehydeand
soot,causedprimarilybythe
incompletecombustionofnatural
gasorLPfuels.Properlyadjusted
dryerswillminimizeincomplete
combustion.Exposuretothese

substancescanbeminitized
firther byproperlyventingthe
dryerstotheoutdoors.

w~G—To reduce the risk
offire9electricshoek9or injury
to persons when using your
apptimee,fonowb@e pmutiom9
ineluting the folloting:

@use this applianceonlyfor i~
intended purpose asdescribedin
thisUseandCareBook.

@Thisdryer must be properly
instilled and locatedin

accordancewiththe Instillation

hstructions beforeit isUsedeIf

youdidnotreceiveanInsolation

Instructionssheetwithyourdryer,

youcanobtainonebycontacting

theservicelocationnearestyou.

—Woperlyground to conform

with all governing‘codesand

ordinances. Followdewiisin

IB3stiIBationInstrucliwns.

},11dryinginstr~~ctiontermsin thisbookconformtotheCareLabeling
RuleestablishedbytheFederalTradeCommission,January1984.

2

isabove50”W,(Io”ce) for

satisfactory @Qer8tionQfthedryer

Control

system.Donotinsaii or

=torethedryer whereit willbe

exposed

totheweather.

–Connecttoaproperty

ratd,

protectedandsizedpower-supply
circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.

—Exhaustingtotheoutsideis

STRONGLYRECOMMENDED
topreventlargeamountsof
moistureandlintfrombeingblown
intotheroom.Carefullyfollowthe
ExhaustingDetailsinthehsWation
Instructions.

@when disconnectingthis
appliancepullbytheplugrather

than.thecordtoavoiddamagetothe
cordorjunctionofcordandplug.
Makesurethatthecordislocatedso
thatit willnotbesteppedon,

tripped overorotherwisesubjected

todamageor stress.
~Donotrepair or replaceany

part Ofthe applianceor attempt
anyservicingunlessSpecifically
recommendedinthisuse and
care Bookor inpublisheduser­r%pairinstructionsthat you
Undersbnd andhavethe sMilsto

carry out.

To mitiixe the possibnity
of a fire hazard.

@Donot

use heat to dry articles

ConWininglrMbber9plastic$or
similarmaterials(suchmpadded
bras, tennisshoes,galoshes,bath
ma*9mgs9bibs9babypmk9 p~mtie
bags,etc.)as thesematerialsmay
meltor burn. MsQ~Sonlerubber

matetials9whenhwted9an mder
eer’minCircumstineesproduce
firebyspontaneousCombustion.

@Garmentslabeled“DryAway
FromHeat”(suchaslifejackets

containing~.pok) mustnot beput
inyourdryer.

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~~onotwashor dry articles

that havebeencleaned

in,washed

inysoakedin?orspottedwith

CombustibleorWpiosivesubsm$e$

(such

asgasoline,degreasers,

*cEag wiven@,kerwne,em.)

whichmaygiveOffvapom that

eodd Wk orqlde. h

notwe

or storesuchSubshnces

on/or

around yourwasherand/ordryer
during

operation.

~Anyarticleonwhichyouhave
usedacleaningsolvent,orwhich

containsflammablematerials
(suchascleaningcloths,mops,
towelsusedinbeautysalons,
restaurantsorbarbershops,etc.)
mustnotbeplacedinornear the
dryeruntiIalltracesofthese
flammableliquidsorsolidsand
theirfumeshavebeenremoved.
Therearemanyhighlyflammable

itemsusedinhomessuchas:
acetone,denaturedalcohol,
gasoline,kerosene,somehousehold
cleaners,somespotremovers,
turpentines,waxes,waxremovers
andproductscontainingpetroleum
distillates.

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loadto preventlintaccumulation

inside the dryerorintheroome

Do Nm OPERATETHE
DRmR WITHOUT

TmLINT

NLTERINPLACE.
eKeep

area.aroundand

underneathyourappliancefree
fromtheaccumulationof
Combustiblematerials9suchas
lint9paper, rags, chemicals9etc.

@Donotstore

itemsthatmayburn

ormelt(suchasclothing,paper
material,plasticsorplastic
containers,etc.)ontopofthedryer
duringoperation.

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and the exhaust duet connection
insidethe dryer shouldbecIeaned
periodicallybya qualified
individual.

Tominim.i~ethepossibiltiy

ofinjury.
@

Neverreach intothedryer while

the&m is

motingeBeforeBoating,

unloadingor addingclothes,wait

unti~the drum hascompletely

Stoppede
~Closesupervisionisnecessary

iftMsapptianeeisusedbyor near
children.DoKnotallowchildrento
ptayinside,onorwiththis
applianceOFanydiscarded
appiiance.D3sposeofdiscarded
apptimcamd stipp@ orpactig
materialsproperly.Before
discardinga dryer,orremoving
fromservice,removethedoorof
thedryingcompartment.

*Keepalllaundryaids(such

asdetergents,bleaches,fabric
softeners,etc.)out ofthereachof
children,preferablyinalocked
cabinet.Observeallwarningson
containerlabelstoavoidpersonal
injury.

@Keeptheflooraroundyour
appliancescleananddryto reduce

thepossibilityofslipping.
@Donotdry fiberglassarticles in

yourdryer.Skinirritationcould
resultfromtheremainingglass
particlesthatmaybepickedup
byclothingduringsubsequent
dryeruses.

@The laundryprocesscanreduce
theflameretardancyoffabrics.To
avoidsucharesult,the garment
manufacturer’scareinstructions
shouldbefollowedverycarefully.

@Neverclimbonors~nd onthe
dryertopor door.

@Donot timper witheontrolse
@Tominimizethepossibility

ofelectricshock,unplugthis
appliancefromthepowersupply
beforeattemptinganymaintenance
orcleaning(excepttheremovaiand
cleaningofthelintfilter).N~E:

3

Tumin~theCycleSelectorhob
toanOFFpositiondoesNQT
disconnecttheappliancefrom
thepowersupply.

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(corltlr~liedttektpaqei

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Donotoperatethisappliance

ifitisdamaged,

rna]finctioriing,

partiallydisassembled,or i]as
missingorbrokenparts,including
adamagedcordorplug.

s Ifyoursisagasdryer,itis
equippedwithan automaticelectric
ignitionanddoesnothaveapilot
light. DO N~ ATTEM~ ~
LIGHTWITHAMA~H. Burns
mayresultfromhavingyour hand
inthevicinityoftheburnerwhen

theautom.ati.cignitionmayturnon.

Dryer-appliedfabric

softenersoranti”stitic

Youmay wishtosoftenyour

Baunderedfabrics or reducethe
Stitic electricity

inthemewe

recommendyouuseeithera

fabric

softenerinthewashcycle,

according

tothe manufacturer’s

imtructionsforthose produc&9or

try a dryer-added

productfor

whichthe manufacturergives

written

assurance on the package

that theirproductCan besafely
used

inyour dryer,

Serviceorperformanceproblems
causedbytheuseoftheseproducts
aretheresponsibilityofthe
manufacturersofthoseproducts
andarenot coveredunderthe
warrantyofthisappliance.

sAvE~ms~

msTRucTloNs

Howtoopemte your dryer

*

WAWIING—TO reducethe riskoffire,electricshock,orinjury to persons,

—.—.

_ read theIMPORTANT

SAFETYINSTRUCTIONSbeforeoperatingthisappliance.

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COTTONS

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HIGH HEAT

PERMANENT

PRESS n

MEDIUM HEAT

o

DELICATES

s

KNITS

u

LOW HEAT

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HEAVY DUTV DRYER

WITH AUTOMATICDRYCONTROL

ANOENOOFCYCLESIGNAL

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30 ,~ so

TIMEDCYCLE

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bad YomDryerfioperly

O FabricCareSelections

Pushabuttontoselectthe properheatforYourload.

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* Cleanthelintfiltereachtimethe
dryeris used.Alwaysbe surethe
tint fiiterisinplace.Don’tusethe
dryerwithoutit.

~ Goodsortingforthedryerbegins
atthewasher.Generally,ifclothes
aresortedrightforwashing,they’re
sortedrightfordrying.Seepage 8
forsortinghelp.(Ifyoudomix
varioustypesoffabricsinyour
load,setthecontrolsforthe
lighter-weightfabricsandremove

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Should be used with cycles indicated @

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Fabric Care
Selections

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Automatic,

Perm Pressand

Timed

Knits Cycle Cycle

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Cottons

HighHeat

@

Perm Press
Medium Heat

Delicates/Knits
LowHeat

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@

I

Fluff
No Heat

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w%endry.Resetcontrolsforthe

~ TurnCycleSelectortodesired

remainingheavierfabrics.)

cyclesetting.Theselectormaybe

duringoperationstopsthedryer.

—

~PressPUSH~START button

tostartdryer.(Openingthedoor

—

turnedin eitherdirection.

Tore-start,closethedoorand
presstheSTARTbutton.)

settheControk

SeetheControlsSettingGuide
onpages6 and7.

End-of-cyclesignal @PLACEONHANGERS—

PermanentPressandPolyester
Knitgarmentslookbestifplaced
onhangersafterdrying.

fabric,loadsize,andCycleSelector
setting).TheCycleSelector
advances(whenthe heatiso~ until
itautomaticallyturnsoffdryer.

(Operatesautomaticallywithall
cycles.)

Thesignalwillsoundjust before
theendofthecycleto remindyou
toremovetheclothes.Tostop
signalwhilesounding,advance

CycleSelectortoOFF.

mmed Drying
WhenusingtheTIMEDCYCLE,
youselectthe numberofminutes
youwishthedryertorunandit
turnsoffattheendofthistime

period.

matisthedifference

betweenAutomatic&
mmed

tiying?

AutomaticDrying
WhenusingtheAUTOMATIC
cycles,theAutomaticDry Control
systemcontinuallysensesthe
temperatureoftheairinthedryer
dr~m.Wetlaundrykeepsthisair
cool.Whenlaundryis dryenough
(andthedrumairwarmenough)
theheatturnsoff.Whentheair
cools,theheatturnsback on. This
offandoncyclingmayhappena
numberoftimes(dependingonthe

Polyestermb &

Permanent

mess

dr~ng tips

o Do ~~ o~~RL~A~-Garm~n@

beingdriedor dewrinMedshould
tumblefreely.

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—Tohelppreventwrinlding,remove
fromthe dryerpromptlyattheend

ofthedryingcycles.

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