GE DLL2650R, DLB2650R Use and Care Manual

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Contents

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 Loading 6, 10

Model and Serial Numbers Operating the Dryer

Perm.

Press Drying Tips 7, 13, 14

Press Guard Feature Problem Solver

Safety Instructions

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11 15

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7 5

7, 13

6, 11

2 6

12–14

3-5

Dryer

use

and

Care

of Models

Dm2650R

DU2650R

Sorting Storing Dryer

Timed Drying User Maintenance Instructions 11

Warranty

Back Cover

GE Answer Center”

800.626.2000

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HELP US HELP YOU...

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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, KY 40225

WA~~G:

the risk of

For your safety the information in this manual must be

fire

or explosion or to prevent property damage, personal

Save time and money.

Before you request service . . . check the Problem Solver section. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

If you received a damaged dryer...

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

—Do not store or use gasoline or other

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

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:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any correspondence or service calls concerning your dryer.

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Mediately

fo~owed

injury

caU

your gas supplier from a

minimti

or loss of

tife.

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

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—WWT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS

Do not try to light any appliance.

Do not touch any electrical switch;

do not use any phone in your building.

you cannot reach your gas supplier,

cdl the RN department.

—Installation and service must be performed

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

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Clear the room, building or area of

occupants.

All drying instruction terms in this book conform to the Care Labeling Rule established by the Federal Trade Commission, January

If you need service

people

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

for further help.

First, contact the

serviced your appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. [n 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, KY 40225

who

1984.

FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer

Action Panel 20 North Chicago, IL 60606

Wacker

Drive

MORTANT

SAFETY

~STRUC~ONS

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~PORTANT SAFETY NOTICE

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

Properly adjusted dryers will minimize incomplete combustion. Exposure to these substances can be minimized further by properly venting the dryers to the outdoors.

Warning-To reduce the risk of fire,

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Use this appliance only for its intended

—Properly ground to conform with

—Locate where the temperature is above

—Connect to a properly rated, protected

—E~austing to the outside is STRONGLY

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electric shock, or injury to persons when using your appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following:

purpose

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This dryer must be properly installed

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is used.

Instructions sheet with your dryer, you can obtain one by calling, toll free, the GE Answer Center”,

800.626.2000.

(lO°C.)

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

and sized power supply circuit

electrical overload.

RECOMMENDED

of moisture and lint from being blown into the room, Carefully follow the Exhausting Details in the Installation Instructions.

and located in accordance with the Installation Instructions before it

If you did not receive an Installation

governing codes and ordinances.

detafls

for satisfactory operation of the dryer

fuels.

as described in this Use and Care Book.

in Installation Instructions.

50°F.

instati

or store the

to avoid

to prevent large amounts

before wing

recommended in this Use and C-are Book or in published user-repair instructions that you understand and have the skills to carry out.

junction

cord is located so that it will not be stepped on, tripped over or otherwise subjected to damage or stress.

Minhize

of a Fire Hazard

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Exhaust

Use only diameter ductwork inside the dryer cabinet or for exhausting to the outside.

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

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Do not use heat to dry articles containing rubber,

plastic, or similar materials

bras, tennis shoes, galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs, baby pants, plastic bags, etc.) as these materials may melt or burn. Also, some rubber materials, when heated, can under certain circumstances produce fire by spontaneous combustion.

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Do not store items that

(such as clothing, paper or plastic containers, etc.) on top of the dryer during the operation.

ttis app~ance.

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Do not repair or replace any

part of the appliance or attempt

any

servicing unless

When disconnecting this appliance

PU1l

the

plug rather than the

to avoid

cord

of cord and plug.

damage

Mak;

the Possibility

Duct+ee InstaUation

rigid

metal or flexible metal 4“

CAN

CAUSE A

may

burn or melt

m;terids,

specifically

to the cord or

sure that the

Instructions.

USE OF

HRE.

FOIL OR

(such as padded

plastics

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WORTANT

SA~TY

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Garments labeled “Dry Away from Heat”

(such as life jackets containing Kapok)

must not be put in your dryer.

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Do not wash or dry articles that

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substances (such as wax, paint, gasoline,

degreasers,

etc.) which may ignite or explode. Do not add these substances to the wash water. Do not use these substances around your washer dryer during operation.

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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 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.

with combustible or

dry-cleaning solvents, kerosene,

or~potted

&xplosive

antior

(continued)

~STRUCTIONS

Minimize the Possibility of Injury

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Never reach into the dryer while the

drum is moving.

or adding clothes, wait until the drum has completely stopped.

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Do not dry fiberglass articles in your dryer.

Skin irritation could result from the remaining glass

ptiicles

during subsequent dryer uses.

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To avoid

appliance. Dispose shipping or packing materials properly. Before discarding a dryer, or removing from service, remove the door of the dryer compartment.

The laundry process can reduce

the

manufacturer’s care instructions

should be followed very carefully.

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if this appliance is used by or

near children to play inside, on, or with this appliance or any discarded

Before loading, unloading

that maybe picked up by clothing

flame retardancy

sucha

result, the garment

supervision is necessary

chfldren.

Do not allow

ofdiscarded

of fabrics.

appliances and

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OPERATE THE DRYER WITHOUT THE LINT FILTER IN PLACE.

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Keep the area around and underneath

your appliances free from the accumulation of combustible materials,

chemicals, etc.

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The interior of the machine and the exhaust

duct connection inside the dryer should be cleaned periodically by a qualified individual.

. Clean the lint filter before each load

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to prevent lint accumulation inside the dryer or in the room.

such as lint, paper, rags,

DO NOT

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Keep all laundry aids (such as

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container labels to avoid personal injury.

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Keep the floor around your appliances clean

and dry to reduce the possibility of slipping.

maintenance or cleaning (except the removal

and cleaning of the lint filter).

. Do not tamper with the controls.

detergents, bleaches, fabric softeners, etc.) out of of children,

cabinet. Observe all warnings on

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To minimize the possibility of electric

shock,

power supply before attempting any

NOTE: Turning the Cycle Selector

unplug this appliance from the

knob to an 0~ position does NOT disconnect the power supply.

preferably in a locked

appliace

the

reach

from the

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Do not operate this appliance if it is damaged,

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

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Never climb on or stand on the dryer top.

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If yours is a gas dryer, it is equipped with an

automatic electric ignition and does not have a pilot light.

DO NOT

A~EM~

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

Dryer-applied

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 products, or try a dryer-added product for which the

martufacturer

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.

SAVE T~SE ~STRUCTIONS

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ENERGY-SAV~G TWS

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Sort clothes by weight so you won’t have to run an extra cycle for one

or two heavier, slower-drying items.

● Do not overload your dryer. For efficient drying, clothes need

to tumble freely.

● Use Automatic

overdying and to save energy.

● To help prevent ironing, use Perm Press (Medium) or

(Low). 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 the dryer lint filter each time you dry.

● Clean the dryer exhaust

exhaust can lengthen drying time.

Sensi-Dry

Cycles whenever possible to help prevent

Knits/Delicates

ducting

at least once a year. A partially clogged

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