GE DLL2750B, DLB2750B Use and Care Manual

How

Use and Care of

models

DLB2750B

Contents

to

get

the

best from

Appliance Registration
Automatic Drying

Care and Cleaning
Consumer Services

Controls Setting Guide

Drver

Exhaust

End-of-Cycle Signal
Energy-Saving Tips

Knits Drying Tips
Light Bulb Replacement

Lint Filter

Loading
Model and Serial Numbers

Operating the Dryer

Perrn.

Press Drying Tips 5-7, 11,

Press Guard Feature
Problem Solver

Safety Instructions
Sorting

Storing Drver

2
5

13
15

6,7

13

5-7, 11

13

5,9, 13

5,9

U

10-12

3,4
5,8

13

DLL2750B

5
9

2
5

5

0

Timed Drying
User Maintenance Instructions 13

Warranty

GE Answer

800.626.2000

Center@

Back Cover

5

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,

If you

KY40225

rweived

a

damaged dryer...

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

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.

Solveron

Write down the model
and serial numbers.

FOR YOUR

SAWW

If you smell gas:

1. Open windows,

2.

Don’t touch

electrical

switches:

3. Etiinguish any

open flame.

4. Immediately call
your gas supplier.

*Don’t turn electric switches

oti

on or

ignite the gas.

FOR YOUR

Do

gasoline or

because sparks

SA~W

not store or use

other

flammable vapors

mq

and

liquids in the vicinity
of this or any other
appliance,

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

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
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.

dso

on the

tiis

2

MPORT~T

S~ETY~STRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before

-

IMPORTANT

SA~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,

—.

WARN~G-To

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

apptiance, foflow

including the following:

●

intended purpose

this Use and Care Book.

●

instilled 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 details in
Installation Instructions.

—bcate

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.

NOTICE

LP

reduce the risk

basic

Use this appliance only for its

This dryer must be properly

where the temperature

50°F. (lO°C.)

p~utions,

as described in

If

for

usi~

this appliance.

—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

Detis

in the

hstiation

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

pubtished user-

repair instructions that you

understand and have the

stik

carry out.

To

minimtie the

of a

fire h=ard.

●

Do not use heat to dry articles

possibility

containing rubber, plastic, or
similar

materi~

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

melt

or burn. Abe, some rubber

materhds,

when

hated, can

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.

o

Do not wash or dry articles
that have been cleaned in, washed
in, soaked in, or spotted
combustible or

aplosivesubstances

%th

(such as wax, paint, gasoline,

degreasers,

dry-cleaning
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.

to

pktic

under

●

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.

●

Clean the lint filter before each

load to prevent lint

accumtiation

inside the dryer or in the room.
DO NOT

OPERA~

THE
DRYER WITHOUT THE LINT

F~TER

●

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.

c

The interior of the machine
and the exhaust duct connection
inside the dryer should be
cleaned periodically by a

quafified

●

Exhaust duct (see installation

individual.

instructions). Use only metal
duct inside dryer or for
exhausting dryer to the outside.

(continued next page)

3

●

Never reach
the drum

unloadng or
untti

the drum

hto

the dryer

bmo~ ~oreh~,

addhg

clothw,

has mmpletdy

w~e

wait

stopped.
. Close supenision h

ift~ app~anee

chtidren. W

is used by or

not Mow
to play inside, on or

apphance
app~ance.
ap~~
materiak
dismding

or any

Dispose of

and

tipp~

properly.

a dryer, or

necm

c~ldren

tith

&arded

tirdd

or

Before

removing

-

this

_

from service, remove the door
of the drying compartment.

Q

Keep dl laundry aids

(such
as detergents, bleaches, fabric

so~ners, etc.) out of the

children, preferably in a
cabinet. Observe dl
container labels to

reach

locked

wartings on

avoid prsond

of

injury.

●

Keep the

floor

around

your

appliances clean and dry to reduce
the possibility of slipping,

●

Do not dry fiberglass articles&

your dryer. Skin irritation

the

result from

remaining

eodd

@ass

particles that may be picked up
by clothing

dryer

uses.

during

subsequent

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and

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may

result from having your hand

in

the

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the

automatic ignition may turn on.

with

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is

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a pilot

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when

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try

which the manufacturer gives
written assurance on the package
that their product can be safely

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Service

caused by the use of these products
are the responsibility of the
manufacturers of those products
and
warranty of this appliance.

SAW T~SE

~STRUCl

wish to soften

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you

in

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use

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softener in the

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to the manufacturer’s

for

those products, or

a

dryer-added product for

your

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either a

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wash cycle,

or performance problems

are

not covered under the

—.—— — — — —.

‘IONS

How to

opemte

your dryer

WARNING-To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons,
read the IMPORTANT SAFETY

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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

Controk.

See the Controls Setting Guide on
pages 6 and 7.

~Drying

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

~CLES.

~PRESS

(Operates only

SENSI-DRY

desired. To minimize
in the clothes, the

GUARD feature.

with AU~MATIC

cycles.) Turn to ON if

wrin~es set

PRESS GUARD
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.)

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

wrirddes.

The signal should also be used with

PRESS GUARD feature.

the

@

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

Rrmanent

● DO

Kniti

&

Press

dryiW

N~ OVERLOAD—

Garments being dried or

dewrin~ed

●

REMOVE CLOTHES

should tumble freely.

PROMPTLY-TO help prevent

wrin~ing,

remove from the dryer
promptly at the end of the drying
cycles.

-–- ● PLACE ON

HANGERS—

Permanent Press and Polyester
Knit garments look best if placed
on hangers after drying.

tips

What is the difference
between Automatic &

~med dryi~?

Automatic Drying
When using the

SENSI-DRY

Dry Control system

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

AU~MATIC

cycles, the

continually

5

Automatic

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

*