GE DLL2650B, DLB2650B Use and Care Manual

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Appliance Registration Automatic Drying

Care and Cleaning Consumer Services

Controls Setting Guide Dryer Exhaust

End-of-Cycle Signal Energy-Saving Tips

Knits Drying Tips

Light Bulb Replacement

Lint Filter 5,9, 13 Loading

Model and Serial Numbers Operating the Dryer

Perrn.

Press Drying Tips 5-7, 11, 12

Press Guard Feature Problem Solver

Safety Instructions Sorting

Storing

Dryer

13 15

6,7

5-7, 11

5,9

10-12

3,4 5,8

2 5

Use and Care of

models

DLB2650B DLL2650B

5 9

2 5

Timed Drying User Maintenance Instructions 13

Warranty

GE Answer Center”

800.626.2000

Back Cover

Help us help you...

If you need service

Before using your dryer,

read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new dryer properly.

Keep it handy for answers to your

questions.

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

Consumer Affairs

Hotpoint

Appliance Park Louisville,

KY40225

If you r~eived a damaged dryer...

Immediately contact the (or builder) that sold you the dryer.

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Save time and money.

Before you request service...

check the Problem pages 10-12. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

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Write down the model and serial numbers.

FOR YOUR SAFETY If you smell gas:

Open windows.

2. Don’t touch electrical switches?

3. Extinguish any open flame.

Immediately call

your gas supplier.

●

Don’t turn electric switches

on or off because sparks

ignite the gas.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and

liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

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 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

Hotpoint

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

You’ll find them on a label on the front of the dryer behind the door.

These numbers are Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with your dryer. Before sending in this card, please write these numbers here:

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 established by the Federal Trade Commission, January 1984.

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~PORT~T S-TY

The California Safe Drinking 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-N&To

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

apphancq fo~ow

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 with all governing codes and ordinances. Follow Installation Instructions.

—Locate where the temperature is above satisfactory operation of the dryer control system. Do not instill 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.

N~I~

reduce the risk

basic precautions,

as described in

detiils

50°F. (lO°C.)

for

—Exhausting to the outside is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED 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 stepped on, tripped over or otherwise subjected to damage or stress.

●

Do not repair or replace any

Detis

in the

ks~ation

part of the appliance or attempt any servicing unless specifically recommended in this Use and Care Book or in published

user-

repair instructions that you understand and have the skills to carry out.

mkimim the

of a fire

●

Do not use heat to dry articles

hmard.

Wssibility

containing rubber, plastic, or similar

materiah

(such as padded

bras, tennis shoes, galoshes, bath

mats, rugs, bibs, baby pants, plastic bags, etc.) as these materials may melt or burn. Also, some rubber

materbds, cetiin

when heated, can under

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

orexplosivesubstancw

(such as wax, paint, gasoline,

degreasers, drywleaning

solvents, kerosene, etc.) which may ignite or explode. Do not use 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 (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 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 to prevent lint

traces of these

accumtiation

inside the dryer or in the room. DO NOT OPERATE THE DRYER WITHOUT THE

~LTER

●

Keep area around and

IN PLACE.

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

periodica~y

by a

qualified individual.

●

Exhaust duct (see instillation instructions). Use only

mebl

duct inside dryer or for exhausting dryer to the outside.

(continued next page)

Mportant

Safety

Imtructiom

(continu~)

To minimize the possibility of

kjury.

●

Never reach into the dryer the drum is moving. Before loading, unloading or adding clothes, wait

untfi

the drum has completely

stopped.

●

Close supervision is necessary

if this appliance is used by or near

children. Do not alhw children

to play inside, on

with this

appliance or any discarded

appliance. Dispose of discarded

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and shipping or 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 glass particles that may be picked up by clothing during subsequent

dryer uses.

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● The laundry process can reduce

the flame avoid such a result, the garment manufacturer’s care instructions

should be followed very carefully.

●

Never climb on or stand on the

dryer top or door.

●

Do not tamper with controls.

●

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). NOTE: 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 NOT

LIGHT WITH A may result from having your hand in the vicinity of the burner when the automatic ignition may turn on.

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ATTEM~

of fabrics. To

MA~H.

Burns

Dryer-appUed

fabric softeners or anti-static conditioners

You may wish to soften your laundered fabrics or reduce the static electricity in them. We recommend you use either a

fabric softener in the wash cycle, according to the manufacturer’s instructions for those

produc~,

or try a dryer-added product for which the manufacturer gives written assurance on the

pachge

that their product can be safely used in your dryer.

Service

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.

or performance problems

SAWT~SE

~STRUCTIONS

How to

opemte

your dryer

WARNING—To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons,

read

the

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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 dryer without it.

●

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

Set the Controls.

See the Controls Setting Guide on pages 6 and 7.

~Drying

Select the proper heat for your load. Note: “Fluff No-Heat” is to be used only with the TIMED

~CLES.

@PRESS GUARD feature.

(Operates only with AUTOMATIC

SENSI-DRY cycles.) Turn to ON if

desired. To minimize in the clothes, the feature provides approximately one hour of no-heat tumbling after the clothes are dry.

Use End-of-Cycle Signal (See step 3 below). Buzzer will sound at five-minute intervals to remind you to remove the clothes.

@End-of-Cycle Signal (Operates with any cycle. )

Selections

PRESS GUARD

wrin~es

set

The Signal control can be set anywhere between OFF and LOUD, depending on the 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 PRESS GUARD feature.

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

Turn START knob to start dryer. (Opening the door during operation stops the dryer. To restart, close the door and turn the START

knob.)

Polyester Knits & Permanent Press drying tips

● DO

N~ OVERLOAD—

Garments being dried or

dewrin~ed

● 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.

should tumble freely.

HANGERS—

What is the difference between Automatic &

~med

Automatic Drying

When using the AUTOMATIC

SENSI-DRY cycles, the

Dry

senses the 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

drying?

Control system

Automatic

continually

happen a number of times (depending on the fabric, load size, and Cycle Selector setting). The Cycle Selector advances (when the heat is off) until it automatically turns off dryer.

Timed Drying

When using the TIMED

~CLES,

you select the number of minutes you wish the dryer to run and it turns off at the end of this time period.

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