GE DNCD450EGWC Use & Care Guide

Model: Type 450

Dryers

175D1807P537 49-90269 12-05 JR

Safety Information . . . . . . . . 2–5

Operating Instructions

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 7

Loading and Using

the Dryer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Reversing the Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Venting the Dryer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Troubleshooting Tips . . . 11, 12

Consumer Support

Consumer Support . . . . .Back Cover

Product Registration . . . . . . . . .13, 14

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Owner’s Manual

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Write the model and serial
numbers here:

Model # ______________

Serial # ________________

They are on the label on the front
of the dryer behind the door.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act

This 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 LP fuels.

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

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WARNING!

For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire
or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or death.

FOR GAS DRYERS: YOU MUST POST IN A PROMINENT LOCATION

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Instructions to follow if the user smells gas: Contact your local gas

supplier for information to be displayed.

2. Instructions concerning flammable materials as follows:

FOR YOUR SAFETY
Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids

in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas
supplier.

Operating Instructions

Safety InstructionsConsumer Support Troubleshooting Tips

■ Properly ground dryer to conform with all
governing codes and ordinances. Follow details
in Installation Instructions.

■ Install or store where it will not be exposed to

temperatures below freezing or exposed to the
weather.

■ Connect to a properly rated, protected and sized

power supply circuit to avoid electrical overload.

■ Remove the colored protective film from the

control panel.

■ Remove all sharp packing items and dispose of all

shipping materials properly.

Exhaust/Ducting:

Gas dryers MUST be exhausted to the outside.

Use only rigid metal 4″ diameter ductwork
inside the dryer cabinet. Use only rigid metal
or flexible metal 4″ diameter ductwork for
exhausting to the outside. USE OF PLASTIC OR

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

For complete details, follow the Installation
Instructions.

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PROPER INSTALLATION

This dryer must be properly installed and located in accordance with the Installation Instructions
before it is used. If you did not receive an Installation Instructions sheet, visit our Website at:

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YOUR LAUNDRY AREA

■ Keep the area underneath and around your
appliances free of combustible materials (lint,
paper, rags, etc.), gasoline, chemicals and other
flammable vapors and liquids.

■ Keep the floor around your appliances clean and
dry to reduce the possibility of slipping.

■ Close supervision is necessary if this appliance is
used by or near children. Do not allow children
to

play on, with or inside this or any other appliance.

■ Keep all laundry aids (such as detergents,
bleaches, etc.) out of the reach of children,
preferably in a locked cabinet. Observe all
warnings on container labels to avoid injury.

■ Never climb on or stand on the dryer top.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

WARNING!

WHEN USING YOUR DRYER

■ Never reach into the dryer while the drum is
moving. Before loading, unloading or adding
clothes, wait until the drum has completely
stopped.

■ Clean the lint filter before each load to prevent
lint accumulation inside the dryer or in the room.

DO NOT OPERATE THE DRYER WITHOUT THE LINT
FILTER IN PLACE.

■ Do not wash or dry articles that have been
cleaned in, washed in, soaked in or spotted
with combustible or explosive substances (such as
wax, oil, paint, gasoline, degreasers, dry-cleaning
solvents, kerosene, etc.). These substances give
off vapors that may ignite or explode. Do not add
these substances to the wash water. Do not use or
place these substances around your washer or
dryer during operation.

■ Do not place items exposed to cooking oils in
your dryer. Items contaminated with cooking oils
may contribute to a chemical reaction that could
cause a clothes load to catch fire

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■ Any article on which you have used a cleaning
solvent or that 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
solvents or flammable materials 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.

■ The laundry process can reduce the flame
retardancy of fabrics. To avoid such a result,
carefully follow the garment manufacturer’s
care instructions.

■ Do not dry articles containing rubber, plastic,
foam or similar materials such as padded bras,
tennis shoes, galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs, baby
pants, plastic bags, pillows, etc., that may melt or
burn. Some rubber materials, when heated, can
under certain circumstances produce fire by
spontaneous combustion.

■ Do not store plastic, paper or clothing that may
burn or melt on top of the dryer during operation.

■ Garments labeled Dry Away from Heat or Do
Not Tumble Dry (such as life jackets containing

Kapok) must not be put in your dryer.

■ Do not dry fiberglass articles in your dryer.
Skin irritation could result from the remaining
particles that may be picked up by clothing
during subsequent dryer uses.

■ To minimize the possibility of electric shock,
unplug this appliance from the power supply
or disconnect the dryer at the building’s
distribution panel by removing the fuse or
switching off the circuit breaker before
attempting any maintenance or cleaning
(except the removal and cleaning of the lint
filter). NOTE: Pressing PAUSE or STOP/CANCEL
does NOT disconnect the appliance from the
power supply.

Operating Instructions

Safety InstructionsConsumer Support Troubleshooting Tips

WHEN NOT USING YOUR DRYER

■ Grasp the plug firmly when disconnecting this
appliance to avoid damage to the cord while
pulling. Place the cord away from traffic areas
so it will not be stepped on, tripped over or
subjected to damage.

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Do not attempt to repair or replace any part of
this appliance or attempt any servicing unless
specifically recommended in this Owner’s Manual
or in published user-repair instructions that you
understand and have the skills to carry out.

■ Before discarding a dryer, or removing it
from service, remove the dryer door to prevent
children from hiding inside.

■ Do not tamper with controls.

■ Never attempt to operate this appliance if

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

■ The interior of the machine and the exhaust duct
connection inside the dryer should be cleaned at
least once a year by a qualified technician. See the
Loading and Using the Dryer section.

■ If yours is a gas dryer, it is equipped with an
automatic electric ignition and does not have a
pilot light. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO LIGHT WITH A
MATCH. Burns may result from having your hand
in the vicinity of the burner when the automatic
ignition turns on.

■ You may wish to soften your laundered fabrics
or reduce the static electricity in them by using
a dryer-applied fabric softener or an anti-static
conditioner. 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 manufacturer gives written assurance
on the package that their product can be safely
used in your dryer. Service or performance
problems caused by use of these products are
the responsibility of the manufacturers of those
products and are not covered under the warranty
to this appliance.

READ AND FOLLOW THIS SAFETY INFORMATION CAREFULLY.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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