GE DDE7206M, DDG7286M, DDE7208M, DDG7288M Use and Care Manual

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Contents

Dryer

Appliance Registration Automatic Drying

Care and Cleaning Consumer Services

Controls Setting Guide Dryer Exhaust

Energy-Saving Tips Knits Drying Tips

Lint Filter Loading

Model and Serial Numbers Operating Instructions

Models

DDE7206M DDG7286M DDE7208M DDG7288M

6,7

5-7,

9, 13

4,9

13 15

Perm.

2 5

Press Drying Tips 5-7, 11, 12

Problem Solver Safety Instructions

Sorting Storing Dryer

Timed Drying User Maintenance Instructions 13

Warranty

GEAmwer

800.6262000

Center

10-12

3,4

4,8

Back Cover

GEAppkances

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Help us help you...

If You Need

Semice

Before

usiW

your dryer,

read this book carefully.

It is

intended to help you operate and

maintain your new dryer properly. Keep

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

(or builder) that

dryer.

soldyouthe

deder

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 espafiol

name a GE Answer

servicio para el consumidor, tel~fono

FOR YOUR

versi6n

este

manual,

Center$

informaci6n

800.626.2000,

SA~W

If you smell gas:

Open windows.

2. Don’t touch electrical switches?

3. Extinguish any open flame.

4. Immediately call

your

gas supplier.

To obtain service, seethe 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

firther

steps to follow for 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 20 North Chicago, Illinois 60606

Wacker

help.

Panel

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

SA~~

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 establish by the Federal Trade Commission, January 1984.

of this or any other appliance.

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WO~~T

S~TY

~STRUCTIONS

Read dl

Womm

SA~~

The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of Cdifomia 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 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–Toreducethe

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

aph

including the following:

●

Use this appliance only for its

intended purpose

this Use and Care Book.

This dryer must be properly

inshlled 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

inshll or store

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

itirudiom

N~I~

fo~ow

basic precautions,

as described in

50°F. (lO°C.)

for

the

dryer where it

before

substanws,

risk

i~ury

usi~

this applimce.

to prevent large amounts of moisture and lint from being blown into the room. Carefully follow the Exhausting 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 on, tripped over or otherwise subjected to damage or stress.

●

not repair or replace any part of the appliance or attempt any servicing udess specifically recommended in this Use and Care Book or in published repair instructions that you

unders~nd and have the skills to

carry out.

mititi

of a

●

not use heat to dry

containing rubber, plastic, or similar bras, tennis shoes, galoshes, bath ma@ ~ bibs, baby pan@ bags, etc.) as these materials may melt or burn.

mate-,

certain circumstances produce

fire

by spontaneous combustion.

●

Garments labeled “Dry Away

From Heat” (such as life jackets

containing

in your dryer.

●

not

that have been claned in, -heal

in, soaked in, or spotted with

combustible or

(such as wax, paint, gasoline,

degreasers, drywleaning

solven@,

may ignite or explode. Do not use

@m atind

during operation.

●

Any article on which you have used a cleaning solvent, or which contains flammable materials

Detis

in the

hstiation

the possibility

fim

h-d.

articles

mate-

when

-h

kerosene, etc.) which

such substances

your washer and/or dryer

(such as padded

Mso,

some rubber

hated,

~pok)

~losivesubstances

can under

must not be put

dry

articles

onlor

steppd

user-

(such as cleaning cloths, mops, towels used in beauty salons,

resuurants

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

inside the dryer or in the room. DO N~ 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 duct inside dryer or for exhausting dryer to the outside.

To of

●

Never reach into the dryer while the drum is moving. 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

or barber shops, etc.)

to prevent lint accumulation

metil

mitimti

the possibility

iq”ury.

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bp~t

Safety

Imtructiom

(continu~)

play inside, on or with this

apptiance apptiance. apm materi~ tirding

from service, remove the door of the drying compartment.

●

Keep dl laundry aids (such

detcrgens, bleaches, fabric

softeners, children, preferably in a locked cabinet. Observe dl warnings on container labels to avoid 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

avoid such a result, the garment

or any

Dispose of

and shipping or packing

properly. Before

a dryer, or removing

ete.)

retardaney

tiarded

_ded

out of the reach of

pcrsond

of fabrics. To

manufacturer’s care instructions should be followed very

●

Never climb on or stand on the

dryer top or

. Do not tamper with controls.

●

To minimize the possibility

eleetric

appliance from the power supply before attempting any maintenance or cleaning (except the removal and cleaning of the lint filter). Turning the Cycle Selector knob to an OFF position does

disconn~t 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 N~ LIGHT WITH A may result from having your hand in the vicinity of the burner when the

automati;

door.

shock, unplug this

ATTEM~

ignition may turn on.

carefilly.

MA~H.

N~E:

Burns

D~er-apptiedfabric sofiners

or anti-static

conditioners

You may wish to soften your laundered static recommend you use either a fabric softener in the wash cycle, according instructions for those products, or try a dryer-added product for which the manufacturer gives written assurance on the package that their product ~n 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.

fabriw

or reduce the

elwtricity

in them. We

the manufacturer’s

SAW T~SE mSTRUCTIONS

How to operate your

W~G—To

read the

had

●

Clean the lint filter each time the

dryer is

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

MPORTANT S~ETY

Your Dryer Properly

used. Always be sure the

reduce the risk of

INSTRUCTIONS before

fire.

tiyer

electric shock. or

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 remaining heavier fabrics.)

iniurv

o-~rating

to wrsons,

this appliance.

tie

Set the

See the Controls Setting Guide on pages 6 and 7.

Controk

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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 bw

Heat

Fluff No Heat

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

efiher

direction.

Automatic

Regular Cycle

● ●

Perm Press and

Knits Cycles

●

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

●

Polyester Knits & Permanent Press drying tips

● DO NOT

Garments being dried or

de-wrinkled should tumble freely.

REMOVE CLOTHES

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 look best if placed on hangers after drying.

OVERLOAD—

HANGERS—

What is the difference between Timed & Automatic drying?

Timed Drying

When using the TIMED CYCLE, 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

system

temperature of the air in the dryer drum. Wet laundry keeps this air cool. When laundry is dry enough (and the drum air warm enough) the heat turns off. When the air cools, the heat turns back on. This off and on cycling may happen a number of times (depending on the fabric, setting). The Cycle Selector advances (when the heat is until it automatically turns off

dryer.

Automatic Dq Control

continually senses the

load

size and Cycle Selector

ofo

Dryness selections guide for the automatic cycles

Set to Middle Position

. For most normal loads.

Set toward MORE DRY

.08[

DRY

..,[

,,”

,,ss OF,

,8”

(,$s ~~f

,,”

.+-

●

For loads that include weight fabrics. If

Y;U

desire to remove more

moisture.

Set toward LESS DRY

(,ss

DRY .

heavy-

OFF

●

For lightweight fabric loads.

●

If you desire to remove less

moisture.

●

For very small loads.

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Controls Setting Guide for different fabrics and loads

Fabric Care/

bad

Drying Selection*

Cycle

Cycle Setting

Cottons & Linens

Permanent Press, Treated Cottons, Blends with Cotton

Synthetics—Polyester, Nylon, Acrylic Knits and Woven Fabrics

Sturdy

Delicate

Silks and Wools, Blends including

Silks and Wools

Ray[~n

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 NW 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

Extra-large Items—Queen or King Size Sheets, Blankets or Spreads, Sleeping Bags, Insulated Jackets or Suits, Mattress Covers (Pads),

Quilted Bedspreads.

Items:’

Cottons High Heat

Perm Press Medium Heat

Knits/Delicates Low Heat

Cottons High Heat

Knits/Delicates Low Heat

Cottons High Heat

Fluff No Heat

Cottons High Heat

Permanent Press Medium Heat

Automatic Regular Cycle or Timed Cycle

See Dryness Selection Guide on page 5. Set at

REGULAR for dry; at

DAMP-DRY for ironing.

Automatic Perm Press and Knits Cycle Timed Cycle

Automatic Perm Press and Knits Cycle

Automatic Regular Cycle

Automatic Perm Press and Knits Cycle

Timed Cycle

Timed Cycle First setting—20 minutes;

Timed Cycle

See Dryness Selection Guide on page 5.

DE-WNNKLE setting to de-wrinkle

garments that have not been washed. See Dryness Selection Guide on

page 5.

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

Set toward LESS DRY.

Set at 20 to 25 minutes.

For first setting, set at 20 minutes;

for second setting, set at 15 minutes.

First setting— 20 minutes;

additional settings—5 minutes. Set for time desired.

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

second setting—15 minutes; additional settings—5 minutes.

Pillows—Feather and filled (if manufacturer recommends they be dried in a dryer). See Special Instructions.

*The terms High, Medium and Low Heat are those usually found on fabric care labels. For best results, follow your fabric care labels.

NOTE: The Cycle Selector settings indicated above are to be used as a guide. You may find that best results are obtained for certain of your fabrics

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

Polyester-

Cottons High Heat

Timed Cycle Set at

minutes.

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S~cial

Do not dry non-colorfast items with whites or light-colored items

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

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

Instructions

Dry silks and wools in your dryer

fimble

drying is mandatory. Down must be thoroughly dried to remove odor and prevent mildewing. Place two large,

dryer to improve tumbling and shorten drying time. Be sure to dry thoroughly.

IMPORTANT. If children’s

Check manufacturer’s drying instructions.

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

Use dry towels as buffers. Set timer for 20 minutes. If items are still wet, reset for 15 minutes and check again. Items should be removed while

still damp. Place slipcovers on furniture immediately. Hang draperies and curtains so that creases will fall out. Stop dryer periodically and check

filter for excess lint. Remove and restart dryer.

Tumble on FLUFF (No Heat) setting as heat may cause alteration in shape, color and appearance of such articles.

before storing.

onfy

if recommended by the garment manufacturer. Follow instructions carefully.

sleepwear is

made

Modacrylic,

tumble dry only on Low/Knits. Normal Heat can damage these fabrics.

dry

towels in the

Stop dryer periodically and check

Specialprecaufions must be taken for extra-large items. Set dryer for 20minutes then check carefilfy. Set 15 minutes for second setting, check

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 fluff up may not have room to tumble. Check carefully every few minutes and if article is still wet or damp and fills dryer, finish drying on line. Do not, under any circumstances operate dryer for longer times without checking. have room to tumble, the air flow may be blocked which could result in scorching your valuable items. Many large items, like shag rugs, cannot be dried in home size dryers.

Check ticking for holes or weak seams where feathers or filling could escape. Dry no more than one pillow at a time and set dryer for maximum time. Stop dryer occasionally and shake pillows to redistribute filling for more even drying. Check pillows at end of drying time. If they are not

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.

NWtumble

Refer to Garment Manufacturers’ Care

For more information on care labeling, send for “What’s New About CARE For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,

filter for excess lint. Remove and restart dryer,

N~fumbfe dryjackers

dry pillows containing

containing Kapok. (See

ffipok.

hbels

filter cleaning instructions above. )

LABELS!’

D.C.

20402.

CAUTION:

If large items do not

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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 tetiure

from

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

Synthetics,

Blends &

Poly Knits

from

Sort by color

from

In addition to sorting to reduce lint

collection, it is recommend that

fabrics of similar construction be

dried together whenever possible.

Sort by

Separate

For information on tumble drying extra-large items and different fabrics and loads, see pages 6 and 7.

we@t

Hea~

(such as

towels)

from

Items

Page 9

How to load the clothes

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

wrin~ed.

Loads should look like this:

Dru’m

Cottons & Linens

with

Permanent Press Load

Clean the lint

dryi~

every load.

filter

before

Clean lint filter (see shaded area) by putting your moistend fingers

at the corner of filter and wiping in a downward motion all the way across to the other corner.

Lint Filter

For additional information on lint filter, see page 13.

Ene~-Savi~~ps

. Sort clothes by weight so you won’t have to run an extra two heavier,

slower-d-rying

See page 8. . Do not overload dryer. For

efficient drying, clothes need to tumble freely.

●

Use Automatic Drying Cycles whenever possible to help prevent overdying and to save energy.

vcle

for one or

items.

●

To help prevent ironing, use

Perm

Press, Medium Heat or Knits/

Delicates

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

●

Dry your clothes in consecutive loads. Using a “warm” dryer will save energy.

●

Clean dryer lint filter each time

you dry.

●

Clean dryer exhaust

ducting

at least once a year. A partially clogged exhaust can lengthen drying time.

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-~=

Questions?

UseThis Problem Solver

PROBLEM

DRYER WON’T

START

CL~HES

TAKE

LONG ~ DRY

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

START switch.

the

Dryer door is 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 all controls to make sure they are correctly set for

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.

●

Improper ducting. Make sure dryer is

Instructions.

Close door securely—dryer

ducted

in accordance with Instillation

will

not run with door open.

SHMNKAGE,

GENERAL

●

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.

●

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 long time to remove moisture.

●

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 more similar articles, even

if dry, to insure proper tumbling.

●

Some fabrics will shrink whether machine 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.

washd

and tumble dried or washed by hand

Page 11

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY

SHWNKAGE,

KNITS and

WMNKLINGIN

PERMANENT PRESS AND “NO-IRON” ITEMS

. Relaxation shrinkage

shape after each wash and dry cycle.

●

Progressive gradually removed by laundering. Maybe noticed in older garments that have been laundered many times

●

Shrinkage caused by overheating

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

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.

can occur in knit fabrics that have kn improperly stretched

elongatd by the manufacturer. When this occurs, garment maybe pressed back into

or delayed shrinkage is

witiout

previous shrinkage.

caused when starch or sizing (in some fabrics) is

Tmt

as br Relaxation Shrinkage above.

occurs in certain knit fibrics that have been

prompdy

and hang

heat-

●

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

loads should always be

Use of incorrect wash and dry cycles. Use Permanent Press Wash Cycle which provides

a cool-down rinse to minimize

●

Incorrect

for small load.

●

Washing

water level. Use

repeatiy

smdlerthan regular loads..

wrin~ing.

large

~ter level fir medium

in too hot water.

Also, use Permanent Press Dry Cycle.

Wmh

in cool or warm

.no

more than medium loads.

load;

medium level or half full

water with plenty of detergent.

Page 12

The

fioblem Solver

(continued)

PROBLEM

WRINKLING IN

PERMANENT PRESS

POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY

●

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 softener will minimize

remove wrinkles:

●

Retumble

●

Rerinse

. If unsuccessful,

●

Iron carefully.

●

Send to dry cleaners for pressing.

●

Some wrinties may remain which cannot be removed?

*N~E:

out

on “Permanent Press” setting.

and dry on “Permanent Press” setting.

retumble

on high heat for 10-12 minutes and hang immediately.

If you follow good laundry procedures and Permanent Press clothes

wrirdded,

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

wrirdding.

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.

If you need more help.. call, toll free: GE

hswer

Center”

8W.6262~

consumer information service

still

come

Page 13

Care and Cleaning

USER MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS

tied dryer care

The Drum.

drum is 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 should be removed and suction hose from vacuum cleaner should be inserted into the opening. See below.

Porcelain enamel

rust-resismnt

Wipe off any spills or

Wipe lint filter

and requires

lint

filter

CAUTIONS:

●

Before having your electric dryer connected in your new residence, be sure your licensed electrician confirms that the supply 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.

volt:ige

Do not obstruct the flow of combustion and ventilating air.

Dryer Exhaust:

the dryer exhaust ducting at least once a year.

To store dryer:

time, disconnect power supply and clean lint filter.

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

Inspect and clean

For short period of

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provide expert repair service, scheduled at a time that’s convenient for you. Many GE Consumer Service company-operated locations offer you service today or tomorrow, or at your convenience

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days).

know your appliance inside and out— so most repairs can be

one visit.

(7:00

a.m. to

9:00

a.m. to

Our factory-trained technicians

7:00

2:00

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YOUR GE AUTOMATIC CLOTHES DRYER

WARRANTY

Save

proof of original purchase date such as your sales slip or cancelled check to establish warranty period.

WHAT IS COVERED

WHAT IS

COVERED ●

FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY

For one year from date of original

purchase, we will provide,

charge, parts and service labor in your home to repair or replace

any part of

because of a manufacturing defect.

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teach you how to use the product.

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If you then have any questions

about operating the product,

please contact your dealer or our Consumer Affairs office at the address below, or call, toll free:

GE Answer Center”

800.626.2000 consumer information service

● improper installation.

If you have an installation problem, contact your dealer or installer. You are responsible for providing adequate electrical, exhausting and other connecting facilities.

the

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your Use and Care material.

free of

that fails

This warranty is extended to the original purchaser and any succeeding

purchased for ordinary home use in the 48 mainland states, Hawaii and Washington, warranty is the same except that it is LIMITED because you must pay to ship the product to the service shop or for the service technician’s travel costs to your home.

All warranty service will be provided by our Factory Service Centers or by our authorized Customer

servicers during normal working hours.

Look

of your telephone directory for GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, GENERAL ELECTRIC FACTORY SERVICE, GENERAL

HOTPOINT

GENERAL ELECTRIC CUSTOMER CARE@ SERVICE.

. Replacement of house fuses or resetting of circuit breakers.

● Failure of the product if it is used

for other than its intended purpose or used commercially.

. Damage to product caused by accident, fire, floods or acts of God.

WARRANTOR IS FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

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FACTORY SERVICE or

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Some

states

may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

To know what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General.

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No. 113

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Pub. No. 49-9665

do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion

Warrantor: General Electric Company

If further help is needed concerning this warranty, write:

Manager—Consumer Affairs, GE Appliances, Louisville, KY 40225

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