GE DISR333FG, DISR473CG, DISR473DG Owner’s Manual

DISR333FG DISR473CG

DISR473DG

Owner’s Manual

Dryers

175D1807P577 49-90309 09-06 JR

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . 2–4

Operating Instructions

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Control Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Loading and Using

the Dryer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9, 10

Reversing the Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Venting the Dryer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Troubleshooting Tips . . . 11, 12

■ Properly ground dryer to conform with all governing codes and ordinances. Follow details in Installation Instructions.

■ Install or store where it will not be exposed to temperatures below freezing or exposed to the weather, which could cause permanent damage and invalidate the warranty.

■ Connect to a properly rated, protected and sized power supply circuit to avoid electrical overload.

■ Remove all sharp packing items and dispose of all shipping materials properly.

Exhaust/Ducting:

Gas dryers MUST be exhausted to the outside.

Use only rigid metal 4″ diameter ductwork inside the dryer cabinet. Use only rigid metal or flexible metal 4″ diameter ductwork for exhausting to the outside. USE OF PLASTIC OR

OTHER COMBUSTIBLE DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A FIRE. PUNCTURED DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A FIRE IF IT COLLAPSES OR BECOMES OTHERWISE RESTRICTED IN USE OR DURING INSTALLATION.

For complete details, follow the Installation Instructions.

WARNING!

For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or death.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:

Do not try to light a match, or cigarette,

or turn on any gas or electrical appliance.

Do not touch any electrical switch; do

not use any phone in your building.

Clear the room, building or area of all

occupants.

Immediately call your gas supplier from

a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions carefully.

If you cannot reach your gas supplier,

call the fire department.

PROPER INSTALLATION

This dryer must be properly installed and located in accordance with the Installation Instructions before it is used.

■ Do not store or use gasoline or other

flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

■ Installation and service must be

performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

Operating Instructions

Safety Instructions

Troubleshooting Tips

WARNING!

YOUR LAUNDRY AREA

■ Keep the area underneath and around your appliances free of combustible materials (lint, paper, rags, etc.), gasoline, chemicals and other flammable vapors and liquids.

■ Keep the floor around your appliances clean and dry to reduce the possibility of slipping.

■ Close supervision is necessary if this appliance is used by or near children. Do not allow children to play on, with or inside this or any other appliance

■ Keep all laundry aids (such as detergents, bleaches, etc.) out of the reach of children, preferably in a locked cabinet. Observe all warnings on container labels to avoid injury.

■ Never climb on or stand on the dryer top.

WHEN USING YOUR DRYER

■ Never reach into the dryer while the drum is moving. Before loading, unloading or adding clothes, wait until the drum has completely stopped.

■ 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.

■ Do not wash or dry articles that have been cleaned in, washed in, soaked in or spotted with combustible or explosive substances (such as wax, oil, paint, gasoline, degreasers, dry-cleaning solvents, kerosene, etc.). These substances give off vapors that may ignite or explode. Do not add these substances to the wash water. Do not use or place these substances around your washer or dryer during operation.

■ Do not place items exposed to cooking oils in your dryer. Items contaminated with cooking oils may contribute to a chemical reaction that could cause a clothes load to catch fire

■ Any article on which you have used a cleaning solvent or that 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 solvents or flammable materials 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.

■ The laundry process can reduce the flame retardancy of fabrics. To avoid such a result, carefully follow the garment manufacturer’s care instructions.

■ Do not dry articles containing rubber, plastic or similar materials such as padded bras, tennis shoes, galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs, baby pants, plastic bags, pillows, etc. that may melt or burn. Some rubber materials, when heated, can under certain circumstances produce fire by spontaneous combustion.

■ Do not store plastic, paper or clothing that may burn or melt on top of the dryer during operation.

■ Garments labeled Dry Away from Heat or Do Not Tumble Dry (such as life jackets containing Kapok)

must not be put in your dryer.

■ 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.

■ To minimize the possibility of electric shock, unplug this appliance from the power supply or disconnect the dryer at the household distribution panel by removing the fuse or switching off the circuit breaker before attempting any maintenance or cleaning (except the removal and cleaning of the lint filter). NOTE: Turning the Cycle Selector knob to an off position or pressing PAUSE does NOT disconnect the appliance from the power supply.

Troubleshooting Tips

Operating InstructionsSafety Instructions

WHEN NOT USING YOUR DRYER

■ Grasp the plug firmly when disconnecting this appliance to avoid damage to the cord while pulling. Place the cord away from traffic areas so it will not be stepped on, tripped over or subjected to damage.

■

Do not attempt to repair or replace any part of this appliance or attempt any servicing unless specifically recommended in this Owner’s Manual or in published user-repair instructions that you understand and have the skills to carry out.

■ Before discarding a dryer, or removing it from service, remove the dryer door to prevent children from hiding inside.

■ Do not tamper with controls.

READ AND FOLLOW THIS SAFETY INFORMATION CAREFULLY.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

WARNING!

WHEN USING YOUR DRYER (cont.)

■ Never attempt to operate this appliance if it is damaged, malfunctioning, partially disassembled,

or has missing or broken parts, including a damaged cord or plug.

■ The interior of the machine and the exhaust duct connection inside the dryer should be cleaned at least once a year by a qualified technician. See the Loading and Using the Dryer section.

■ 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 turns on.

■ You may wish to soften your laundered fabrics or reduce the static electricity in them by using a dryer-applied fabric softener or an anti-static conditioner. 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 use of these products are the responsibility of the manufacturers of those products and are not covered under the warranty to this appliance.

Operating Instructions

Safety Instructions

Troubleshooting Tips

NOTE: Drying times will vary according to the type of heat used (Electric, Natural or LP gas), size of load, types of fabrics, wetness of clothes and condition of exhaust ducts.

You can locate your model number on the label on the front of the dryer behind the door.

Throughout this manual, features and

appearance may vary from your model.

About the dryer control panel.

Model DISR333

1 2

Models DISR473C and DISR473D

1 2

IMPORTANT: Clean the lint filter each time you use the dryer.

Fabric Care/Temperature (on some models)

COTTONS For regular to heavy cottons.

HIGH/REG. HEAT

PERMA PRESS/ For synthetics, blends, delicates and items labeled permanent press.

EASY CARE

MEDIUM

DELICATES On some models. For delicates, synthetics and items labeled tumble dry low.

LOW

FLUFF For fluffing items without heat. Use the TIMED DRY cycle.

NO HEAT

Automatic cycles automatically determine fabric dryness. Select LESS DRY if you want your clothes slightly damp at the end of the drying cycle. Select MORE DRY if you want them to feel drier. Timed cycles run for a selected time.

Drying Cycles

COTTONS For cottons and most linens. For most loads select OPTIMUM DRY (on some models) or

select the Preferred Regular Setting marked with an *.

PERMANENT PRESS/ For wrinkle-free, permanent press and delicate items, and knits.

EASY CARE

TIMED DRY Set the Cycle Selector at the desired drying time.

DAMP DRY For leaving items partially damp.

DEWRINKLE For removing wrinkles from items that are clean and dry or that are very lightly damp.

FLUFF or For freshening or fluffing up already dry clothing, fabrics, linens and pillows. Use with

QUICK FLUFF FLUFF NO HEAT. Provides 10 minutes of no heat tumbling.

Start— Close the dryer door. Select START. Opening the door during operation will stop the dryer.

To restart the dryer, close the door and select START to complete the cycle.

About the control settings.

Operating Instructions

Safety Instructions

Troubleshooting Tips

Wrinkle Care Option

(on some models)

Use this option to minimize the wrinkles in clothes. It provides approximately 15 minutes of no-heat tumbling after the clothes are dry.

This option can only be used with the COTTONS and EASY CARE cycles.

If you are using the SIGNAL knob and you select the WRINKLE CARE option, a signal will sound at the end of the drying time and several times during the WRINKLE CARE cycle. This will remind you that it is time to remove the clothes.

If WRINKLE CARE is not on, the dryer will stop once the timer reaches the WRINKLE CARE mark on the cycle dial.

Cycle Signal Option (on some models)

This signal will sound just before the end of the cycle to remind you to remove the clothes. On some models, the signal sound level cannot be adjusted.

If you selected the WRINKLE CARE option, the signal will sound at the end of the drying time and will sound several times during the WRINKLE CARE cycle. This will remind you that it is time to remove the clothes.

NOTE:

■ Remove garments promptly at the sound of the signal. Place clothes on hangers so wrinkles won’t set in.

■ Use the Cycle Signal especially when drying fabrics like polyester knits and permanent press. These fabrics should be removed so wrinkles won’t set in.

Drum Lamp (on some models)

Before replacing the light bulb, be sure to unplug the dryer power cord or disconnect the dryer at the household distribution panel by removing the fuse or switching off the circuit breaker. Reach above dryer

opening

from inside the drum. Remove the

bulb and

replace with the same size bulb.

About the dryer features.

Troubleshooting Tips

Operating InstructionsSafety Instructions

Reversing the Door

Tools needed:

■ Standard #2 ■ Tape-tipped Phillips screwdriver putty knife

Open the door and remove the filler plugs opposite the hinges. With the door completely

open, remove the bottom screw from each hinge on the dryer face. Insert these screws about half way into the TOP holes, for each hinge, on the opposite side (where you removed the filler plugs). Apply firm pressure to get the screw started in new holes.

Loosen top screw from each hinge on the dryer face half way. With one hand holding the

top of the door and the other hand holding the bottom, remove the door from the dryer by lifting it UP and OUT.

Rotate the door 180°. Insert it on the opposite side of the opening by moving the door

IN and DOWN until the top hinge and the bottom hinge are resting on the top screws inserted in step 1.

Remove the remaining screws from the side of the opening from which the door

was removed. With these screws, secure each hinge at the bottom. Tighten the 2 top screws of each hinge. Reinsert the plastic plugs on the side from which the door was removed.

About reversing the door.

Operating Instructions

Safety Instructions

Troubleshooting Tips

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