GE DLL2880B, DLB2880B Use and Care Manual

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DLB2880B

800.626.2000

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ApplianceRegistration
AutomaticDrying

ControlsSettingGuide
DryerExhaust

End-of-CycleSignal
Energy-SavingTips

KnitsDryingTips
LightBulbReplacement

LintFilter
Loading

ModelandSerialNumbers
OperatingtheDryer

PermanentPress

DryingTips

PressGuardFeature
ProblemSolver

RepairService
SafetyInstructions

Sorting
StoringDryer

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5-7,11,12

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DLL288W

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TimedDrying
UserMaintenanceInstructions 13

Warranty

BackCover

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The GE AnswerCenter@

Beforewi~ your*yer,
readthisbookcaref@y.

Itisintendedtohelp youoperate
andmaintainyournewdryer
properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Ifyoureceiveda
damageddryer...

Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
dryer.

Savetimeandmoney.

Beforeyourequestsertice. . .

checktheProblemSolveron
pages10-12.Itlistscausesof
minoroperatingproblemsthat
youcancorrectyourself.

Wri@downthemodel
andserialnumbers.

You’llfindthemonalabelonthe
frontofthedryerbehindthedoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourdryer.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

ModelNumber

.

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourdryer.

Alldryinginstructiontermsin thisbookconformtotheCareLabeling
RuleestablishedbytheFederalTradeCommission,January1984.

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mPORTNT S~ETYmSTRUCTIONS

Readallitiructiom beforeusingthisappliance.

~ W~GTo reducetherisk

offire,electricshock,orinjury

opersonswhenusingyour

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apphance,foUowbasicpHUtiOnS9
includingthefollowing:

@Usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendedpurposeasdescribedin

this UseandCareBook.
@Thisdryermustbeproperly

ktalled andlocatedin
accordancewiththeInstallation
htructions beforeitisused. If

youdidnotreceiveanInstallation
kstructions sheetwithyourdryer,
youcanobtainonebycontacting
the servicelocationnearestyou.

—fioperlygroundtoconform

witha;lgoverningcodesand
ordinances.Followdetailsin
kstallationhstructions.

—Locatewherethetemperature
isabove50°F.(10”C.)for
satisfactoryoperationofthe
dryercontrolsystem.Donot

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insti~ orstorethedryerwhereit
WI be exposedtotheweather.

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Connectto a properlyrated,

rotectedandsizedpower-supply

circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.
—Exhaustingtotheoutsideis

STRONGLYRECOMMENDED

topreventlargeamountsof
moistureandlintfrombeingblown
intotheroom.Carefullyfo~owthe
ExhaustingDetailsinthehstauation
Instructions.

@Whendisconnectingthis
appliancepullbytheplugrather

thanthecordtoavoiddamageto
thecordorjunctionofcordand
piug.Makesurethatthecordis
locatedso thatitwillnotbestepped

on,trippedoveror otherwise

. subjectedtodamageorstress.

~ Do notrepairorreplaceany

partoftheapplianceorattempt
anyservicingunlessspecifically
recommendedinthisUseand

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CareBookorinpublishedmer-

repairinstructionsthatyou
understandandhavetheskillsto

arryout.

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Tominimkethepossibility
ofafirehwarde

Donotuseheattodryarticles

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containingrubber,plastic,or

similarmaterials(suchaspadded
bras,tennisshoes,galoshes,bath
mats,rugs,bibs,babypants,plastic
bags,etc.)asthesemateriaismay
meltorburn.Also,somerubber
materials,whenheated,canunder
certaincircumstancesproduce
firebyspontaneouscombustion.

~Garmentslabeled“DryAway

FromHeat”(suchaslifejackets
containingKapok)mustnotbeput
inyourdryer.

eDonotwashordryarticles

thathavebeencleanedin,washed
in,soakedin, orspottedwith

combustibleormplosivesubstances

(suchasgasoline,degreasers,
drycltig solvents,kerosene,etc.)
whichmaygiveoffvaporsthat
cotidigniteor~lode, Donotuse
sud sutic= aroundyourwasher
and/ordryerduringoperation.

~Anyarticleonwhichyouhave

usedacleaningsolvent,orwhich
containsflammablematerials
(suchascleaningcloths,mops,
towelsusedinbeautysalons,

restaurantsorbarbershops,etc.)
mustnotbeplacedin or nearthe
dryeruntilall tracesofthese
flammableliquidsorsolidsand
theirfimes havebeenremoved.
Therearemanyhighlyflammable
itemsusedin homessuchas:
acetone,denaturedalcohol,
gasoline,kerosene,some

householdcleaners,somespot
removers,turpentines,waxes,wax
removersandproductscontaining
petroleumdistillates.

@Cleanthelintfilterbeforeeach

load to preventlintaccumulation
insidethedryerorintheroom.

DON~ OPEMTE T~
DRYERWTHOUT T~ L~T
FILTERINPLACE.

~Keepareaaround!and
underl~eathyourappliancefree

fromtheaccumulationof
combustiblematerials,suchas
lint,paper,rags,chemicals,etc.

*Theinteriorofthemachine
andtheexhaustductcomection
insidethedryershouldbe
cleanedperiodicallybya
qualifiedindividual.

To

-he thepossibfity

ofinjury.

~Neverreachintothedryerwhile
thedrumismoving.Beforeloading,
unloadingoraddingclothes,wait
untilthedrumhascompletely
stopped.

~Closesupervisionisnecessary
ifthisapplianceisusedbyornear
children.Donotallowchildrento
playinside,onorwiththis
applianceoranydiscarded
appliance.Disposeofdiscarded
appliancesandshippingorpacking

materialsproperly.Before
discardinga dryer,orremoving
fromservice,removethedoorof
thedryingcompartment.

e Keepalllaundryaids(such
asdetergents,bleaches,fabric
softeners,etc.)outofthereachof
children,preferablyin a locked
cabinet.Observeallwarningson
containerlabelsto avoidpersonal
injury.

~ Keeptheflooraroundyour
appliancescleananddrytoreduce

thepossibilityofslipping.
@Donotdryfiberglassarticlesin

your dryer.Skinirritationcould
resultfromtheremainingglass
particlesthat maybepickedup
byclothingduringsubsequent
dryeruses.

eThelaundryprocesscanreduce
theflameretardancyoffabrics.To
avoidsucha result,thegarment
manufacturer’scareinstructions
shouldbefollowedverycarefully.

@Neverclimbonor standonthe
dryertopor door.

@Do nottamperwithcontrols,

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@Tominimizethe possibility
ofelectricshock,unplugthis
appliancefromthepowersupply
beforeattemptinganymaintenance

orcleaning(excepttheremovaland
cleaningofthelint filter).N~E:
TurningtheCycleSelectorknob

toanOFF positiondoesNOT
disconnecttheappliancefrom
thepowersupply.

@Donotoperatethisapplianceif
itisdamaged,malfunctioning,
partiallydisassembled,orhas
missingor brokenparts,including
adamagedcordorplug.

~Ifyoursis agasdryer,it is
equippedwithanautomatic
electricignitionanddoesnothave
apilotlight.DON~ ATTEM~
~ LIGHT’WITHAMA~H.

Burnsmayresultfromhavingyour
handinthevicinityoftheburner

whentheautomaticignitionmay

turnon.

Dryer-appliedfabric
softenersoranti-stitic
conditioners

Youmaywishtosoftenyour
launderedfabricsorreducethe
staticelectricityinthem.We
recommendyou useeithera
fabricsoftenerin thewashcycIe,
accordingtothemanufacturer’s
instructionsforthoseproducts,or
trya dryer-addedproductfor
whichthemanufacturergives .
writtenassuranceonthepackage
thattheirproductcanbesafely
usedinyourdryer.Someofthese
dryer-addedsofteners/conditioners
havebeenfoundtocause:

@Cloggingoflintfilter,restricting
airflownecessaryfortheproper
functioningofthedryer.

~Coatingofdrynesssensorswhich
mayresultinprolongedor erratic
dryingcycles.

@Excessivelintbuildupinsidethe
dryerandintheducting.Suchlint
buildupintheareaofthedryer
heatsourcecanpossiblyresultin
ignitionofthe lint.

~Corrosionandresiduedeposits
onfabric.

Anyoftheabove-notedproblems,
shorteneddryerlife,orother
unidentifiedproblemswhich
directlyorindirectlyresultfiomthe
useofsuchconditionersarenot
defectsinmuterialandwortinship
underthe termsofthewarranty
accompanyingthisapplianceand
accordinglyarenotcoveredthereby.

Serviceor performanceproblems
causedbytheuseoftheseproducts
aretheresponsibilityofthe
manufacturersofthoseproducts.

SAVETHESE
IN-STRUCTIONS

HowtoOpemfiyour dryer

— WARN~G-’o reducetheriskoffire,electricshock,orinjurytopersons,

readtheIMPOK~~T SMETY ~STRUCTIONS beforeoperatingthisappliance.

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@Cleanthelintfiltereachtimethe
dryerisused.Alwaysbe surethe
lintfilteris inplace.Don’tusethe
dryerwithoutit.

@Goodsortingforthedryerbegins

atthewasher.Generally,ifclothes
aresortedrightforwashing,they’re
sortedrightfordrying.Seepage8
forsortinghelp.(Ifyoudo mix
varioustypesoffabricsinyour
load,setthecontrolsforthe

– lighter-weightfabricsandremove

whendry.Resetcontrolsforthe

– remaini;gheavierfabrics.)

SettheControk

Seethe ControlsSettingGuideon
pages6 and7.

~ DryingSelections
Selectthe properheatforyour
load.Note:“FluffNo-Heat”isto

beusedonlywiti theTIMED

~CLES.

Q PRESSGU- feature.

(OperatesonlywithAU~MATIC
SENSI-DRYcycles.)T’umtoON if

desired.Tominimizewrinklesset
intheclothes,thePRESSGU_
featureprovidesapproximatelyone
hourofno-heattumblingafterthe
clothesaredry.

UseEnd-of-CycleSignal(Seestep
3below.)Buzzerwillsoundatfive­minuteintervalstoremindyouto
removetheclothes.

~ End-of-CycleSignal

(Operateswithanycycle.)

TheSignalcontrolcanbeset
anywherebetweenOFFand
LOUD,dependingonthedesired
soundlevel.Thesignalwillsound

justbeforethe endofthecycleto

remindyoutoremovetheclothes.
Tostopsignalwhilesounding,turn

SignalcontroltoOFFor advance
CycleSelectortoOFF.

Thesignalshouldalwaysbeused
whendryingPolyesterKnitsor
Pemanent Pressitemswhich
shouldbe removedassoonasthe
dryerstopstohelppreventsetting
ofwrinkles.

Thesignalshouldalsobeusedwith
thePRESSGU~ feature.

~ TurnCycleSelectortodesired

cyclesetting.

~ TurnSTARTknobtostart
dryer.(Openingthedoorduring
operationstopsthedryer.To
restart,closethedoorandpushthe
STARTknob.)

Polyestermts &

Rrment -s

@DON~ OVERLOAD—
Garmentsbeingdriedor
dewrinkledshouldtumblefreely.

@REMOVECL~HES
PROMPTLY-Tohelpprevent
wrinkling,removefromthe dryer
promptlyattheendofthedrying
cycles.

*PLACEONHANGERS—
PermanentPressandPolyester

-Knit garmentslookbestifplaced
~,i hangersafierdrying.

m tips

matk the difference

betweenAutomatic&

~med hying?

AutomaticDrying

WhenusingtheAU~MATIC
SENSI-DRYcycles,theAutomatic
Dry Controlsystemcontinually
sensesthetemperatureoftheairin
thedryerdrum.Wetlaundrykeeps
thisair cool.Whenlaundryisdry
enough(andthedrumairwarm
enough)theheatturnsoff.When
theair cools,theheatturnsback
on. Thisoffandoncyclingmay
happena numberoftimes

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(dependingonthefabric,loadsize,
andCycleSelectorsetting).The
CycleSelectoradvances(whenthe
heatisoff)untilit automatically
turnsoffdryer.

TimedDrying

WhenusingtheTIMEDCYCLES,
youselectthenumberofminutes
youwishthedryertorun andit
turnsoffattheendofthistime

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