GE DDE8506M, DDG8586M, DDE8508M, DDG8588M Use and Care Manual

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Contents

Dryer

Appliance Registration Automatic Drying

Care and Cleaning Consumer Services

Controls Setting Guide Dryer Exhaust

End-of-Cycle Signal Energy-Saving Tips

Extra Care Cycle Knits Drying Tips

Light Bulb Replacement Lint Filter

Loading Model and Serial Numbers

operating the Dryer

Perm.

Press Drying Tips 5-7, 11, 12

Models

DDE8506M DDG8586M DDE8508M DDG8588M

6,7 Timed Drying

5 9

5-7, 11

4,9,

4,9

Problem Solver Safety Instructions

Sorting 4,8 Storing Dryer

User Maintenance Instructions 13

Warranty

4,5

GEAmwer

80~6262000

Center

10-12

3,4

Back Cover

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Help us help you...

If You Need Service

Before using your dryer, read

thh

book carefully.

It is

intended to help you operate and

maintiin your new dryer properly.

Keep it questions.

If you don’t understand something or need more help, write (include your

Consumer Affairs GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville,

handy for answers

phone

number):

KY40225

to your

If you received a damaged dryer...

Immediately contact the (or

buildeF)

dryer.

that sold you the

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, te16fono

la version en

este

manual,

Center?

de information

800.626.2000.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

If you smell gas:

1. Open windows.

2. Don’t touch electrical

switches:

3. Extinguish any open flame,

4. Immediately call your gas supplier.

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 Chicago, Illinois 60606

Wacker

Drive

●

Wri@

down

and serial

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:

the

model

numbem.

Don’t turn electric switches on or off because ignite the gas.

sparh

may

FOR YOUR SAFETY

Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity

Mdel

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.

of this or any other appliance.

WPO~~T

Readallinstructions

MPORT~T

S~TY N~ICE

The

Crdifornia

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 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~NG—TO

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

appkcq fouow

including the following:

●

Use

this appliance only for its

intended purpose

this Use and Care Book. .

This dryer must be properly installed 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

all

with

governing codes and ordinances. Installation Instructions.

—hcate

is above 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

Safe Drinking

reduce the risk

basic precautions,

as described in

details in

where the temperature

50°F. (lO°C.)

S~ETY~STRUCTIONS

before

usiWthisappliance.

to prevent large amounts of moisture and lint from being blown into the room. Carefully follow the Exhausting

Detis in

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 repair instructions that you understand and have the carry out.

minimtie

of a fire

●

Do not use heat to dry articles

con@ining

similar

materi~s

the

h~rd.

rubber, plastic, or

(such as padded bras, tennis shoes, galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs, baby pants, bags, etc.) as

thae

melt or burn. Also, some rubber

materkds,

when heated,

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

explmivesubstances

(such as wax, paint, gasoline,

for

degreasers, dry<leaning

solvents, kerosene, etc.) which may ignite or explode. 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

the

hs~ation

pub~hed user-

skills

possibtiity

materials may

can

under

not

use

(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 dl traces of these flammable liquids or solids and their fumes have been removed, There are many highly flammable items

usd

in homes such as:

acetone,

denaturd rdcohol,

gasoline, kerosene, some household cleaners, some spot removers, turpentines, waxes, wax removers and products containing petroleum distillates.

Clm

the

tint

fi]~r

~o~ ~~

load to prevent

Unt accumtiation

inside the dryer or in the room.

DO N~

OPERATE

~ DR~R WI~OUT ~ L~T ~TER ~

●

Keep area

PLACE.

around

and underneath your appliance free from the

accumtiation

of combustible materials, such as lint, paper, rags,

●

Do not store items that may burn

chemicrds,

etc.

or melt (such as clothing, paper material, plastics or plastic

etc.)

containers,

on top of the dryer

during operation.

●

The interior of the machine

and the

=haust

inside the dryer

duct connection

shodd

be cleaned periodically by a

quatified individd.

●

Exhaust duct (see

instructions). Use only

insta~ation

me~

duct inside dryer or for exhausting dryer to the outside.

minimh

the

possibfity

of i~ury.

●

Never reach into the dryer

the

drum

is moving.

Befwloading,

unloading or adding clothes, wait

untti

the drum has completely

stopped.

●

cl~e

supervision is n~essary

if this appliance is used by or near children. Do not allow children to

w~e

hportant

safety

Instructions

(continued)

play inside, on or with this appliance or any discarded appliance. Dispose of discarded

apptiancm

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 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 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

and shipping or packing

glass

retardancy

of fabrics. To

manufacturer’s care instructions should be followed very carefully.

Never climb on or stand on the

dryer top or door. . Do not tamper with

●

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). Turning the Cycle Selector knob to an OFF position does 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 N~ LIGHT WITH A may result from having your hand in the vicinity of the burner when the automatic ignition may turn on.

ATTEM~ ~

controb.

MAKH.

N~E:

Bums

Dryer-applied fabric

sotiners or anti-static

conditioned

You may wish to soften your laundered fabrics or reduce the static electricity in them. We

reeommend

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.

you use either a

SAW T~SE ~STRUCTIONS

How to

WA~ING—To

read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before

had

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 various types of fabrics in your dryer without it.

●

Good sorting for the dryer begins at the washer. Generally, if clothes are sorted right for washing, they’re

opemte

reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or

your dryer

sorted right for drying. See page 8 for sorting help. (If you do mix

load, set the controls for the lighter-weight fabrics and remove when dry. Reset controls for the remaining heavier fabrics.)

iniurv

operkting

~ersons,

this appliance.

Set the

See the Controls Setting Guide on pages 6 and 7.

Controh

—

~Fabric

Care Selections

Push a button to select the proper heat for your load.

Should be used with cycles indicated ●

Fabric Care Selections

Cottons High

Heat

Perm

Press

Medium Heat

Knit#Delicates

Low Heat Fluff

No Heat

Extra Care Cycle

Automatic

Regular Cycle

●

(Operates only with Automatic, Perm Press& Knits Cycles.)

Turn to ON if desired. To minimize

wrin~es

Care

set in the clothes, the Extra

cycle

provides approximately

minutes of no-heat tumbling

after the clothes are dry. Use End-of-Cycle Signal. Signal

will sound at five-minute intervals to remind you to remove the clothes.

Automatic,

Perm Press and

Knits Cycles

●

Select

EndofCycle

desired. (See below.)

Turn Cycle Selector cycle setting. The selector may be turned in either direction.

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

●

Signal, if

~ ~ti

.+~~ ~.~ tinss.

~W ,$~-lected

todesired’’L(P.\ t~.

~~’ ~A~’Refer

~~, w

GUIDE for recommended settings.

I- jdj

The Cycle Selector will not advance

What is the difference between

~med

Automatic drying?

Timed Drying

When using the TIMED CYCLES, you select the number of minutes you wish the dryer to run and it turns off at the end of this time

period.

Automatic Dryin$,.

When using the

the~tomatlc

.~continually

~&,k’fi;~$,(vol.

senses the

tumbling clothes,

when.they

are dried to

setting, and

the cycle

tie CONTROLS

automatically.

until clothes have reached a certain degree of dryness.

Dryness selections guide for the automatic cycles

~.i.

Cycles,

SETTING

End-of-Cycle Signal

(Operates with any cycle.)

MED

The

Signal

control can be set anywhere between OFF and LOUD, depending on desired sound level. The signal will sound

just before the end of the cycle to

remind you to remove the clothes. To stop signal while sounding, turn

Signal control to OFF or advance Cycle Selector to OFF.

The Signal should always be used

when drying Polyester Knits or Permanent Press items which

should

be removed as soon as the dryer stops to help prevent setting of wrinkles.

The signal should also be used with the Extra Care Cycle.

Polyester

~ib

& Permanent Press drying tips

● DO

N~ OVERLOAD—

Garments being dried or

dewrintied

●

REMOVE CLOTHES

PROM~LY—To wrin~ing,

promptly at the end of the drying

cycles.

PLACE ON

Permanent Press and Polyester

Knit garments look best if placed on hangers after drying.

should tumble freely.

help prevent

remove from the dryer

HANGERS—

Set to Middle Position

● For most normal loads.

Set toward MORE DRY

● For loads that include heavy-

weight fabrics.

● If you desire to remove more

moisture.

Set toward LESS DRY

● For lightweight fabric loads.

● If you desire to remove less

moisture.

. For very small loads.

.0”, ,,”

~wu.e+

MOR< OR”

●

..*

,,,,

OFF

0“” .

u,,

,“”

(,$,

OFF

,,”

OFF

Controk

Setting Guide for different fabrics and loads

bad

Fabric Care/ Drying Selection*

Cycle

Cycle Setting

Cottons &

Permanent Press, Treated Cottons, Blends with Cotton

Synthetics—Polyester, Nylon, Acrylic Knits and Woven Fabrics

Silks and Wools, Blends including Silks and Wools

Rayon and Acetate

Down-filled garments, if 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 NOT 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.

Linens

Sturdy

Delicate

macbine

Items!’

Items:’

Cottons High Heat

Perm Press Medium Heat

Knits/Delicates Low Heat

Cottons High Heat

Knits/Delicates Low Heat

Cottons High Heat

Cottons Higb Heat

Fluff No Heat

Cottons High Heat

Permanent Press Medium Heat

Automatic Regular Cycle or Timed Cycle Set at REGULAR for dry; at DAMP-

Automatic Perm Press and Knits Cycle

Timed Cycle

Automatic Pcrm Press and Knits Cycle

Automatic Perm Press and Knits Cycle

Automatic Regular Cycle

Automatic Regular Cycle See Dryness Selection Guide on page 5.

Automatic Perm Press

and Knits Cycle Timed Cycle

Timed Cycle

See Dryness Selection Guide on page 5.

DRY for ironing. See Dryness Selection Guide on page 5.

Use Extra Care Cycle if desired.

DE-WWNKLE setting to de-wrinkle

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

Use Extra Care Cycle if desired.

toward

Set Selection Guide

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

Scc

See Dryness Selection Guide on page 5.

Set at 20

For first setting, set at 20 minutes; for

First setting—20 minutes;

additional settings—5 minutes. Set

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

First setting—20 minutes; second setting—15 minutes; additional settings—5 minutes.

LESS DRY. See Dryness

on page

Dryness Selection Guide on page 5.

25 minutes.

second

setting. set at 15 minutes

for

time desired.

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

Vbe

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

N~E:

The Cycle Selector settings indicated above are to be used as a guide. You may find that best results arc 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 70 minutes.

S~ial

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.

Dry silks and wools in your dryer only if recommended by the garment manufacturer. Follow instructions carefully.

Tumble drying is mandatory. Down must be thoroughly dried to remove odor and prevent mildewing. Place two large, dry towels in the dryer to improve tumbling and shorten drying time. Be sure to dry thoroughly.

Instructions

IMPORTANT. If children’s Check manufacturer’s drying instructions.

See above instructions.

Place in dryer with 3 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 dry before storing.

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.

Stop dryer periodically and check filter for excess lint. Remove and restart dryer.

Speciu/precaution.r must be taken for extra-large items. Set dryer for

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. CAUTION: If large items do not 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. DO NOT fumble

Check ticking for holes or weak seams where feathers or filling could escape. Dry no more than one 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.

DO NOTtumb[e dry pillows containing

sleepwear is made of

4 dry towels which have been heated for 5 minutes. Set timer for 20 to 25 minutes. Do not set control for more than

Modacrylic,

d~jackets

ffipok.

tumble dry only on Low Heat. High Heat can damage these fabrics.

20minutes

containing Kapok. (See filter cleaning instructions above.)

then check

carefilly

Set 15 minutes for second setting, check

pillow

at a time and set dryer for maximum

Refer to Garment Manufacturers’ Care

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

bbels

D.C.

20402.

How to sort the clothes

Normally, if you have sorted clothes correctly for washing,

you will also have properly sorted drying loads.

Sort by surface

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.

tetiure

from

COLLE~RS—

Sort by fabric

from

Synthetics, ,

‘,

Blends &

I;Poly

\Delicates{

Knits

from

Sort by color

from

\,,

Lights{

from

\,,

Darks~

from

In addition to sorting to reduce lint collection, it is recommended that fabrics of similar construction be dried together whenever possible.

Sort by

Sepal

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

wei@t

‘ate

Heavy Items

, (such as

‘ towels)

from

How to load the clothes

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

Loads should look like this:

Drum with

Cottons & Linens

Drum with

Permanent Press Load

Clean the lint filter before

dryi~

Clean lint filter (see shaded area) by putting your moistened fingers at the corner of filter and wiping in a downward motion all the way across to the other corner.

For additional information on lint filter, see page 13.

every load.

Ene~y-Saving

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

slower-d;ying

cycle

~ps

for one or

items.

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.

●

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

l-t

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

Questiom?

UseThis Woblem

Solver

PROBLEM

DRYER WON’T START

CL~HES ~0

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 the START switch.

. Dryer door is open. Close door securely—dryer will not run with door 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.

ducted

in accordance with Installation

SHNNKAGE,

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 washed and tumble dried or washed by hand

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.

PROBLEM

SHWNKAGE,

KNITS

POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY

Rela~tion shrinkage

and elongated by the manufacturer. When this occurs, garment maybe

afier

shape

each wash and dry cycle.

can occur in knit fabrics that have been improperly stretched

pressed

back into

WWNKLING

IN PERMANENT PRESS AND “NO-IRON” ITEMS

Progressive or delayed shrinkage

is caused when starch or sizing (in some fabrics) is gradually removed by laundering. Maybe noticed in older garments that have&n

laundeti

●

Shrinkage cawed by overheating

many times without previous shrinkage.

T~t

occurs in certain knit fabrics

fir

Relaxation

S-e

that

have been

above.

heat-

shaped. When washing, drying or ironing temperatures exceed the temperatures used to shape set, shrinkage may occur. This cannot be corrected, but it can

bepreventi

washing in cold or warm water; drying on low heat.

●

Leaving clothes in dryer after tumbling stops. Remove clothes

prompdy

and hang

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.

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

.no

loads should always be smaller than regular loads..

●

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

a cool-down rinse to minimize

wrin~ing.

Also, use Permanent Press Dry

more than medium loads.

Cycle.

●

Incorrect water level. Use large water level for medium load; medium level or

hdffull

for small load.

Washing repeatedly in

too

hot water. Wash in cool or warm

water with plenty of detergent.

The Problem

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

*N~E:

out

on “Permanent Press” setting.

and dry on “Permanent Press” setting.

wrirddes

wrirdded,

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 Answer

Center@

8W.6262W

consumer information service

wrin~ing.

retumble

may remain which cannot be

you

good

high heat for 10-12

laundry

procedures and Permanent

minu~s

and hang immediately.

removed:

press

CIOtheS

still come

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

Care and

Cleati~

USER

~STRUCTIONS

God

The Drum.

drum is rust-resistant and requires no special care.

The Exterior.

washing compounds. Wipe or dust with damp cloth. Try not to strike the surface with sharp objects.

The Lint ~lter.

before every use as described on page 9. Periodically lint filter should be removed and suction hose from vacuum cleaner should be inserted into the opening. See below.

M~TEN~CE

dryer care

Porcelain enamel

Wipe off any spills or

Wipe lint filter

store dryer

time, disconnect power supply and clean lint filter.

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

CAUTIONS:

. Before having your electric dryer

connected in your new residence, be sure your licensed electrician confirms that the supply voltage matches the voltage specified on the rating plate.

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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.

for a short period of

BEFORE REPLACING LIGHT

BULB, BE SURE THE DRYER POWER CORD. Unscrew the bulb and replace it with the same type 10 watt bulb.

UNPLUG

Do not obstruct the flow of combustion and ventilating air. The air intake is located on rear of dryer.

Dryer Exhaust:

the dryer exhaust once a year.

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ducting

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WHAT

WARRANTY

Save proof of original purchase date

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FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY

For one year from date of original purchase, we will provide, free of charge, parts and service labor in your home to repair or replace

any

part of

because of a manufacturing defect.

such as your sales slip or cancelled check to establish warranty period.

This warranty is extended to the original purchaser and any succeeding owner for products purchased for ordinary home use

mainland states, Hawaii

D.C.

In Alaska the

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the

dryer

that fails

in the 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 in the White or Yellow Pages of your telephone directory for GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, GENERAL ELECTRIC FACTORY SERVICE, GENERAL

HOTPOINT FACTORY SERVICE or

GENERAL ELECTRIC CUSTOMER

CARE@ SERVICE.

WHAT IS

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

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

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teach you how to use the product.

Read your Use and Care material.

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.

Warrantor: General Electric Company

If further help is needed concerning this warranty, write:

● 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.

NOT

WARRANTOR IS

FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual