GE DDE7906L, DDG7986L Use and Care Manual

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Contents

Appliance Registration
AutomaticDrying 5 SafetyInstructions

2

RepairService

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2-4

6,7

4,5

13

Sorting
StoringDryer

UserMaintenanceInstructions 13

4

2

Careand Cleaning
ControlsSettingGuide

DryerExhaust 13 TimedDrying 5
End-of-CycleSignal 5

Energy-SavingTips 9 Warranty BackCover
ExtraCareCycle

KnitsDryingTips 5-7,11
LightBulbReplacement 1.3

LintFilter 4,9,13
Loading 4,9

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Modeland SerialNumbers
OperatingtheDryer

Models DDE7906L

4,8

13

DDG7986L

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Beforewi~lgyour dryer9

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readthk bookcarefu~ly.

Itisintendedtoke~pyouoperateand
maintainyournewdryerproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneed.morehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs

GEAppliances
ApplianceRrk
Louisville,KY40225

If you received a
d-aged dryer. e.
Immediatelycontactthedealer

(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe

dryer.

save the and money.

Beforeyourequest service.e.
checktheProblemSolveron
pages10-12.Itlistscausesof
minoroperatingproblemsthat

youcancorrectyourself.

Writi down the model
and serial

You’llfindthemonalabelonthe
frontofthedryerbehindthedoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership

~RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourdryer.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethese numbers
here:

Number

Mo~el

Seria! Number

numbers.

ToobtainSpanishlanguage
versionofthisbook,call
GEAnswerCenter”

800.626.2000

consumerinformationservice.
Paraobtenerlaversi6nen

espafiolde gstemanual,
namea
GEAnswerCenter?

serviciodeinformaci6n
parae!consumidor,
te16fono800.626.2000.

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FORYOURSAFETY
ifyousmellgas:

1.openWindowse

2.Don’ttouch
electricalswitches?

3.ExtinguishaPy
openflame.

immediatelycall

4.

yourgasSuppller.

*Q~n’1iurnelectricswitches

onorOtibecausesparksmay

requirestheGovernorofCalifornia
topublisha listofsubstances
hown tothestatetocause cancer

andrequiresbusinessestowarn
customersofpotentialexposure
to suchsubstances. ‘

~as applia~~cescancauseminor
expsure tothreeof tiese subs~ces,
namelybenzene,formaldehydeand
soot,causedprimarilybythe

incompletecombustionofnatural
gasor LP fieIs. Prope~lyadjusted

d~ers willminimizeincomplete
combustion.Exposuretothese
subs~ces canbeminimized
futiherbyproperlyventi~gthe

dryersto theoutdoors. ~
W-G—TO reduce the risk

offire3e~ectritshQek9or imjury

Ignitethegas.
FORYOUR

Donotstoreoruse

gasolineorother
flammablevapoBand
liquidsinthevicinity

ofthisoranyother
appliance,

SAFEW

@use thisappliance‘qdyfori@

intended purpose as‘describedin
thisUseandCareBook.

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Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourdryer.

2

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–Connect toaproperlyrated,
protectedandsizedpower-supply
circuittoavoide~ectricaloverload.

—Exhaustingtotheoutsideis

STRONGLYRECOMMENDED
topreventlargeamountsof
moistureandlintfrombeingblown
intothe room.Carefullyfollowthe
EfiaustingDetailsinthehlstallation
Instructions.

@Whendisconnectingthis

appIiancepullbytheplugrather
Ihanthecordtoavoiddamagetothe
cordorjunctionofcordandplug.

.Makesurethatthecordislocatedso
thatitwillnotbesteppedon,
&ippedoverorotherwisesubjected
todamageorstress.

@DQ notwash or dry articles

navebeenCiwnedin,Wwhed

that

in,soakedin9orspotted with

Combwtibleoraplosivesubsancw
(suchasgasoline,degreasers,
@cl*g Solvenb,

whichmaygiveOffvapomthat

Coddi@& orqIdeG Do

storesuchSUbsbncesOn/or

or
around yourWas]lerand/or d~er
during

~Anyarticleonwhichyouhave
usedacleaningsolvent,orwhich
containsflammablematerials

(suchascleaningcloths,mops,
towelsusedinbeautysalons,
restaurantsor barbershops,etc.)
mustnotbeplacedinornearthe
dryeruntilalltracesofthese
flammableliquidsorsolidsand

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

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Ioadtopreventlintaccumulation
insidethe dryer or inthe room.
DONm OPEwTE

operation.

kemene, ek.)

notwe

Tm

DRYERWITHOUTTHELmT

WILTXRmPLACE.

~Keepareaaroundand

underneath

from theaccumulation of
combustiblemateriaIs9suchas
lint, paper, rags, chemicals,e%c,

@Donotstoreitemsthatmayburn
ormelt(suchasclothing,paper
material,plasticsorplastic
containers,etc.)ontopofthe dryer
d~lringoperation.

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and theexhaustduct$Omnec$ion
insidethedryer shouldbecFeaned
periodicallybyaqualified
individtlaie

@~~hau$$duct(seeinsmilation

instrtlctions).use o~lymeal duct
insidedryer or for $Xhaus$ing

yourapplian$e free

‘Tominimizetheposs~oility

injury.

Of

Never,reaehintothe d~er while

@

the*h
unloadingor addng clothe$~
until the drnln hasCompletely
stopped.

c~osesupervisionis necssary

@

tmapplimee iswed byor Har

if

Chiidren.Donotai!owcMidrento

play inside, on or with this

applianceor any discarded
appliance. Dispose

meting.Beforeloating,

wait

ofdiscarded

apptiaewmd Swpp@ or paehg

materialsproperly.Before

discarding a dx’yer9or

from

service, removethe door of

the drying Compartment.
@Keepalllaundryaids(such

asdetergents,bleaches,fabric
softeners,etc.)outofthereachof
children,preferablyina locked
cabinet.Observeallwarningson
containerlabelstoavoidpersonal
injury.

@Keeptheflooraroundyour
appliancescleananddry toreduce

thepossibilityofslipping.
@Donotdry fiberglassarticlesin

your dryer.Skinirritationcould
resultfromthe remainingglass
particlesthatmaybepickedup
byclothingduringsubsequent
dryeruses.

@Thelaundryprocesscanreduce
theflameretardancyof fabrics.To
avoidsucha result,thegament
manufacturer’scareinstructions
shouldbefollowedverycarefuily.

@Neverclimbonor standon the
d~er topor door.

@Donet timpe!r with contro~s.
@Tominimixethepossibility

ofelectricshock,unplugthis
appliancefromthepowersupply
‘beforeattemptinganyInaintenance
or cleaning(excepttheremovaland
clea]lingoftheIintfilter). N~E:
Nrning theCycleSelectorh~ob
toanOFF positio~~doesNOT
disconnecttheappliancefrom
thepowersupply.

remoting

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(cotltirtucd?tk’.xf]Iagej

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QDonotoperatethisappliance

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if~tisdamaged,nlalfunctioning,

patiiaiiydisassembled,orhas
Illissingor broke~iparts,including
adamagedcordorplug.

@If yoursisagasdryer,itis
equippedwithanautomaticelectric’
ignitionanddoesnothaveapilot
light.DON~ ATTBMW‘~
LIGHTWITHA MAmH. BuIns
mayresultfromhavingyourhmd
inthevicinityoftl~ebu~nerwhen
theautomaticignitionmayturnon.

Sewiceorperformanceproblemsg$~ :

causalbytheuseofthese products ~~ -
aretheresponsibilityofthe

manufacturers

ofthoseproducts

andarenotcoveredunder the

warrantyofthisappliance.

s~w~ms~

mSTRUCTIONS

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Howtoopemte yourdryer

w~G—To reducethefisk Offire,electricshock,or injurytopemons,
read themPoRTANT SAFETYINSTRUCTIONSbeforeoperatingthis appliance.

Fabric

Care

Selections

Kh~&S.JN\~$lES

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FLUFF

NOHEAT

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@ FabricCareSelections

@Cleanthelintfiltereachtimethe

dryerisused.Alwaysbesurethe
lintfilterisinplace.Don’tusethe
dryerwithoutit.

@Goodsortingforthedryerbegins
atthe washer.Generally,if’clothes
aresortedrightforwashing,they’re
sortedrightfordrying.Seepage8
forsortinghelp. (Ifyoudo mix
varioustypes of fabricsinyour
load,setthe controlsforthe
lighter--weightfabricsandremove
whendry.Resetcontrolsforthe
remainingheavierfabrics.)

Pushabuttontoselecttheproperheatforyourload.

Should be used withCyclesindicated e

Fabric Care
Selections

cottons
High Heat

Perm Press
Medium Heat

@ ExtraCareCycle

(OperatesonlywithAutomatic

PerrnPress& I<nitsCycle.)

Automatic

Regular Cygle

@

UseEnd-of-CycleSignal.Signal
willsoundatfive-minuteintervals
toremindyoutoremovetheclothes.

TurntoONif desired.Tominimize
wriddessetintie cloties,tie Extia

Automatic,

Perm Pressand

Knits Cycles

@

Timed
Cycles

@

@

4

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oSelectEndofCycleSignal,if Dryness selections guide for the automatic cycles

esired.

@Turn CycleSelectortodesired

setting.Theselectormaybe

cycle

turnedineitherdirection.

@Press PUSH~ STARTbutton

to start

dryer.(Openingthedoor
duringoperationstopsthedryer.To
re-start,closethedoorandpress

STARTbutton.)

the

se!to

Middle

Position

Set
toward

MOREDRY “ @If youdesireto removemoremoisture.

Set
toward
LESSDRY ~Forverysmallloads.

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~ OFF

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@For

mostnormalloads.

~Forloadsthatincludeheavy

weightfabrics.

@

Forlightweightfabricloads.

@Ifyoudesiretoremovelessmoisture.

...

End-of-cyclesignal

(Operateswithanycycle.)

Variable Signal

OFF

@

TheSignalcontrolcanbe set
anywherebetweenOFF and

OUD,dependingon desired

soundlevel.The signalwillsound

justbeforetheendofthecycleto

remindyoutoremovetheclothes.
Tostopsignalwhilesounding,turn

signal controlto~~~ or advance

CycleSelectortoOFF.
TheSignalshouldalwaysbeused

whendryingPolyesterKnitsor
PermanentPressitemswhich
shouldberemovedassoonasthe
dryerstopsto helppreventsetting

ofwrin~es.
Thesignalshouldalsobeusedwith

theExtraCareCycle.

LOUD

Polyestermm&

Permanent

mess

*@g tips

~DON~ OVERLOAD—
Garmentsbeingdriedor

dewritied shouldtumblefreely.

@~MOVE CL~HES

PROM~LY—Tohelpprevent
wrin~ing,removefromthedryer
promptlyattheendofthe drying
cycles.

@PLACEONHANGERS—

PermanentPressandPolyester
Knitgarmentslookbestif placed
onhangersafierdrying.

mlat isthedifference

betweenAutomatic&
med

Automatic Drying
WhenusingtheAU~MATIC
cycles,the htomQlic Dry Control
systemcontinuallysensesthe
temperatureoftheairinthedryer
drum.Wetlaundrykeepsthisair
cool.Whenlaundryis dryenough
(andthedrumairwarmenough)
theheat turnsoff.Whentheair
cools,theheatturnsbackon.This
offandoncyclingmayhappena
numberoftimes(dependingonthe
fabric,loadsize,andCycle
Selectorsetting).TheCycle

Selectoradvances(whentheheatis
off)untilit automaticallyturnsoff
dryer.

mmed Drying
WhenusingtheTIMEDHCLES,
youselectthenumberofminutes
youwishthedryertorunandit
turnsoffatthe endofthistime
period.

drying?