GE DLB2900M Use and Care Manual

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ApplianceRegistration AutomaticDrying

CareandCleaning ControlsSettingGuide

DryerExhaust

End-of-CycleSignal Energy-SavingTips

KnitsDryingTips LightBulbReplacement

LintFilter

Loading ModelandSerialNumbers

OperatingtheDryer Perm. PressDryingTips 5-7,11,12

PressGuardFeature ProblemSolver

RepairService SafetyInstructions

Sorting StoringDryer

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5-7,11

5,9, 13

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TimedDrying UserMaintenanceInstructions 13

Warranty

GE Answer Center”

800.626.2000

BackCover

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperateand

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maintainyournewdryerproperly. Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions. Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething

orneedmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAtiairs Hotpoint AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

If youreceiveda

dmued hyero..

Immediatelycontactthedealer (orbuilder)that soldyouthe

dryer.

savethe andmoney.

Beforeyourequwtservice...

checktheProblemSolveron pages10-12.Itlistscausesof minoroperatingproblemsthat youcancorrectyourself.

TheCaliforniaSafeDrinking WaterandToxicEnforcementAct requirestheGovernorofCalifornia topubhshalistofsubstarices bown tothestatetocausecancer andrequiresbusinessestowarn customersofpotentialexposure tosuchsubstances.

Gasappliancescancauseminor expos~etothreeofthcsesubstances, namelybemene,formaldehydeand soot,causedprim%ilybythe

~”incompletecombustionofnaturrd

gasorLP fieis. Properlyadjusted dryerswillminimizeincomplete co-mbustion.Exposuretoth~se

subs~ces canbi tinimized

‘ furtherby.properlyventingthe

.dryerstotheoutdoors.

You’llfindthemon alabelon the frontofthedryerbehindthedoor.

Thesenumbersare dso onthe ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthatcamewith yourdryer.Beforesendinginthis card,pleasewritethesenumbers here:

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersinany correspondenceor servicecalls concerningyour dryer.

Alld~ing instmctiontermsinthisbookconformtotheCareLabeling RU]e~stiblishedbytheFederalTradeCommission,January19$4.

W~G—To reducetherisk

@~se thisapptianceody forits

intendedpurposeasdescribedin

this Use andCareBook.

e~bis

instil!ed md locatedin

accordancetith theInshilation hstructions beforeitisused.If

youdidnotreceiveanInstallation

Instructionssheetwithyourdryer, youcanobtainonebycontacting theservicelocationnearestyou.

dryer ~USt be ~rQ~e~~Y,

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_~.~~:~f~$~’~eretiRetenlperature

_::” isabove50”F.(lo”c.)for

satisfactory operationOfthe dryer’

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7*L Contro!system.nonothsbl~ or

si~rethe tiyer w~~~~~~~~~~~~

exposed$0the weather.

—Connecttoaproperlyrated, protectedandsizedpower-supply circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.

—Exhaustingtothe outiideis STRONGLY

preventlargeamountsof

moistureandlintfrombeingblown intotheroom.Carefullyfollowthe

ExhaustingDetis inthehstiation kstructions.

~men disconnectingthis appliancepull bytheplugrather thanthe cordtoavoiddamagetothe

cordorjunctionofcordandplug. Makesurethatthe cordislocatedso thatitwillnotbesteppedon, trippedoverorotherwisesubjected todamageorstress.

@Donotrepair or replaceany

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pa~ oftheapplianceor attempt an-ySerticingunlessspecifically

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mcoMMENDED

*Donotwashor dryarticles

that havebeenCieaned

in,washed

in,soakedin, or spottedwith

Comhwtibteorqlosivesubsmncw

aswax,paint,gasoiine,

(such

degrease=,dry-cleaningsolvents, kerosene,etc.)whichmayignite

or explode.Donotuseorstore suchsubstanceson/oraround. yourwasherand/ordryer durhg

operation. ~Anyarticleonwhichyouhave

usedacleaningsolvent,orwhich containsflammablematerials (suchascleaningcloths,mops, towelsusedinbeautysalons, restaurantsorbarbershops,etc.) mustnotbeplacedinornearthe

dryeruntilalltracesofthese flammableliquidsorsolidsand theirfumeshavebeenremoved. Therearemanyhighlyflammable itemsusedinhomessuchas: acetone,denaturedalcohol, gasoline,kerosene,somehousehold cleaners,somespotremovers, turpentines,waxes,waxremovers andproductscontainingpetroleum

distillates. @Clean~~~e~n~fi~te~bef~~eeach

loadtopreventtintaccumulation insidethedryeror intheroom. .DON~ OPEMTET~ DRmR WTHOUTTm Lm

FILTERINPLACE,

QKeepareaaroundand

underneathyourappliancefree fromtheaccumulationof combustiblelnaterials7suchas lint,paper,rags,chemicals,etc.

oDonotstoreitemsthat mayburn

ormelt(suchasclothing,paper material,plasticsorplastic containers,etc.)ontopofthedryer

duringoperation. @Thein~e~i~~ofthemae~i~e

and theexhaustduetconnection

insidethedryer shouldbecleaned

periodicallybyaqualified individual.

@Exhaustduet(seeinstallation instirtIctions).UseonlymetaIduet insidedryer‘orforexhausting dryertotheWdtside.

Tominimhe thepossibuity

Qfinjurye

Neverreach intothed~er wMe

thedrm ismeting.BeforeIoatig, unloadingoraddingIClQtheS9wait untilthedrIumhascompletely stopped.

@Closesupervisionisnecessary Ut~ applianceismedbyornm cM&enoDonotallowchildrento playinside,onorwithtW applianceor anydiscarded appliance.Disposeof&carded appfimcwad sMpp@or pchg materialsproperly.Before discardinga tiyer, orremoving fromservice,removethedoorof thedryingcompartment.

s Keepdl laundryaids(such

asdetergents,bleaches,fabric sofieners,etc.)outofthereachof children,preferablyin a locked cabinet.Observeallwarningson containerlabelstoavoidpersonal

injury. @Keeptheflooraroundyour

appliancescleananddry toreduce thepossibilityofslipping.

@Do notdry fiberglassarticlesin yourdryer.Skinirritationcould resdt fromtheremainingglass particlesthatmaybepickedup byclothingduringsubsequent dryeruses.

@Thelaundryprocesscanreduce theflameretardancyoffabrics.To avoidsucha result,thegarment manufacturer’scareinstructions shouldbefollowedverycarefilly.

~Neverclimbonor standonthe dryertopor door.

@Do not roper withControls. ~Tominimizethepossibility

ofelectricshock,unplugthis

appliancefromthepowersupply beforeattemptinganymaintenance orcleaning(excepttheremovaland cleaningofthelintfilter).N~E: TurningtheCycleSelectorknob toanOFF positiondoesN~ disconnecttheappliancefrom thepowersupply.

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(corztitllledrze.xt~]age)

~Do~~otoperatethis appliance

ifitisd<amaged,rndfunctioning,

partiallydisassembled,orhas missingorbrokenpa~ls,including adamagedcordor plug.

@If yoursisagasdryer,itis equippedwithanautomaticelectric ignitionanddoesnothaveapilot light.DONOTATTEMH ~ LIGHTWITHA MA~H. Bums mayresultfromhavingyour hand ;ntie vicinityoftheburnerwhen theautomaticignitionmayturnon.

Dryer”aDpliedfabric softener;or

Youmaywishtosoftenyour launderedfabticsorreducethe Sbticelwtricityinthem.we

rwommendyouuseeithera fabricsoftenerinthewashcycle, accortingtothemanufacturers htructiom forthreeproduc~,or tryadryer-addedproductfor whichthemanufacturergives writtenassuranceonthe packge thattheirproductcanbesafely usedinyourdryer.

Serviceorperformanceproblems causedbytheuseofthese products aretheresponsibilityofthe manufacturersofthoseproducts andarenotcoveredunder the warrantyofthisappliance.

anti-stitie

sio%%~toOpemteyourdryer

.$~~;V{mTl~~—TQ reducethe risk offire, electricshock,or injury to persons,

‘~~~$readtheIMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRU~IONS beforeoperatingthis appliance.

~~ heavy duty extra largecapacitydryer with automatic dry control

DRYIMGSELEMIQtiS

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bad YourDryerfioperly

@Cleanthelintfiltereachtimethe dryerisused.Alwaysbesurethe lintfilterisinplace.Don’tusethe dryerwithoutit.

~ Goodsortingforthedryerbegins atthewasher.Generally,ifclothes aresortedrightforwashing,they’re

sortedrightfordrying.Seepage8

forsortinghelp.(Ifyoudomix

varioustypesoffabricsinyour load,setthecontrolsforthe ~ighter-weightfabricsandremove whendry.Resetcontrolsforthe

_ remaini~gheavierfabrics.)

PRESS GUARD SIGNAL

OFF

@o’ OF’’@Lo”o 6°’

settheControk

SeetheControlsSettingGuideon

pages6 and7.

0 DryingSelections Selecttheproperheatforyour load.Note:“FluffNo-Heat”isto beusedonlywiththeTIMED CYCLES.

@ PWSS GUARDfeature. (OperatesonlywithAU~MATIC SENSI-DRYcycles.)Turnto ONif

desired.Tominimizewrinklesset intheclothes,theP~SS GU’~ feature~rovidesa~oroximatelvone hourof;o-heat tu’kblingafte;the clothesaredry. -

UseEnd-of-CycleSignal(Seestep 3below).Buzzerwillsoundat five-minuteintervalstoremindyou

toremovetheclothes.

~ End-of-CycleSignal

(Operateswithanycycle.)

START

AUTOMATICSENSI-DRY TIMED CYCLES

OFF

PRESSGUAROZONE

OFF

TheSignalcontrolcanbeset anywherebetweenOFFand LOUD,dependingonthedesired soundlevel.Thesignalwillsound

justbeforethe endofthecycleto

remindyouto removetheclothes. Tostopsignalwhilesounding,turn

SignalcontroltoOFFor advance CycleSelectortoOFF.

Thesignalshouldalwaysbeused whendryingPolyesterKnitsor PermanentPressitemswhich

shouldberemovedassoonasthe dryerstopstohelppreventsetting ofwrinkles.

Thesignalshouldalsobe usedwith thePWSS GUU feature.

~ ~rn CycleSelectortodesired

cyclesetting.Theselectormaybe turnedineitherdirection.

o TurnSTARTknobto start dryer.(Openingthedoorduring operationstopsthedryer.To restart,close-thedoorandpush theSTARTknob.)

Polyesterbik &

R~ent

@DONOTOVERLOAD— Garmentsbeingdriedor

dewrinUedshouldtumblefreely.

@~~~ovE ~L~~~s

PROM~~LY—Tohelpprevent wxin~ing,removefromthedryer promptlyattheendofthedrying cycles.

l~crmanentPressandPolyester

,F:y.

:}!<ni$ga~+mentslookbestif placed

‘-’ !J;3}lqngfirsafterdryiilg.

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(dependingonthefabric,loadsize, andCycleSelectorsetting).The CycleSelectoradvances(whenthe heat is off)untilitautomatically

AutomaticDrying WhenusingtheAU~MATIC SENSI-DRYcycles,theAutomatic

Dry Controlsystemcontinually

sensesthetemperatureoftheair in thedryerdrum.Wetlaundrykeeps thisair cool.Whenlaundryisdry enough(andthedrumairwarm

turnsoffdryer. mmed Drying

WhenusingtheTIMEDCYCLES,

youselectthenumberofminutes youwishthedryertorun andit

turnsoffattheendofthistime period.

enough)theheatturnsoff.When the~Iircools,theheatturnsback

TURN THE PAGE on. Thisoffandoncyclingmay faR’controls setting (;Mid@ l]appena numberoftimes

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