GE DPSB513, DPSB519 User Manual
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . 3–5
Operating Instructions
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Controls Features . . . . . . . . . . .10
Cycle Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Cycle Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Dryer Features . . . . . . . . . . . .8–13
Drying Cycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Dryness Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Heat Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Loading and Using the Dryer . . .15
One Touch Cycles . . . . . . . . . .6, 7
Reversing the Door . . . . . . . . . .14
Timed Dry Cycles . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Venting the Dryer . . . . . . . . . . .16
Troubleshooting Tips . . . . .17–19
Consumer Support
Consumer Support . . . Back Cover
Product Registration . . . . . . 21, 22
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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500A277P038 175D1807P356 49-90094 07-01 JR
DPSB513
DPSB519
Owner’s Manual
Profile
Write the model and serial
numbers here:
Model # ______________
Serial # ______________
They are on the label on the
front of the dryer behind
the door.
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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.
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.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
Do not try to light a match, or cigarette, or
turn on any gas or electrical appliance.
Do not touch any electrical switch; do not
use any phone in your building.
Clear the room, building or area of all
occupants.
Immediately call your gas supplier
from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the
gas supplier’s instructions carefully.
If you cannot reach your gas supplier,
call the fire department.
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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.
■ 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.
Exhausting electric dryers to the outside is
strongly recommended
to prevent large amounts
of moisture and lint from being blown into
the room.
Use only rigid metal or flexible metal 4″
diameter ductwork inside the dryer cabinet or
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, you can receive one by
visiting GEAppliances.com, or by calling 800.GE.CARES (800.432.2737).
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
WARNING!
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.
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.) which 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
.
■ 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 household
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
STOP
does
NOT
disconnect
the appliance from the power supply.
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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.
■
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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NOTE: Any time you make a selection that is incompatible with the chosen dry cycle, the dryer will beep twice.
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Dryer control panel.
You can locate your model number on the label on the front of the dryer, behind the door.
Model DPSB513
Model DPSB519
ONE TOUCH
Quick Start Guide
• Clean lint filter
• Add clothes
• Select dry cycle
• Check dryness level
• Check heat setting
• Close door
• Push
START
Your new dryer offers the convenience of starting your dryer loads with our easy
ONET
OUCH
cycles. Make one simple
selection, and your
DRYNESS LEVEL
and
HEAT SETTING
are automatically set. Then all you have to do is press
START
.
Easy ONET
OUCH
Cycles.
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ONET
OUCH
selections.
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PRESS... AUTOMATICALLY SELECTS... THEN PRESS...
You can change any of the automatic settings by simply pressing the desired pads.
Changing the automatic settings.
For cottons and most linens.
For loads consisting of cottons and
poly-blends.
For wrinkle-free and permanent press items.
For knits and sweaters with fabric care labels
that say “Machine Dry”.
For lingerie and special care fabrics.
For small loads that are needed in a hurry,
such as sport or school uniforms. Can also
be used if the previous cycle left some
items damp, such as collars or waistbands.
ONET
OUCH
cycles use the
Sensor Dry Plus
feature, which continuously monitors the amount of
moisture in the load and stops the dryer when the clothes are dry.
NOTE: During SPEED DRY
you will see:
(on some models)
E
ST. TIME REMAINING
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About drying cycles.
DRYEL™(on some models)
This feature is designed for use with the DRYEL™“dry clean only” fabric care system.
See product package for directions.
For questions or issues related to the use and performance of DRYEL™, call
1-800-214-8913, or visit the DRYEL™website at www.dryel.com.
Automatic DRYEL™settings:
DEWRINKLE
Use this feature to remove wrinkles from items that are dry or slightly damp.
Automatic DEWRINKLE settings:
AIR DRY
Use this feature to tumble items without heat.
CUSTOM 1 and CUSTOM 2 (on some models)
Set up your favorite combination of settings and save them here for one-touch recall.
These custom settings can be set while a cycle is in progress.
To store a custom combination of settings:
1. Select a
ONE TOUCH
setting.
2. Change
DRYNESS LEVEL
and
HEAT SETTING
to fit your needs.
3. Select any drying
OPTIONS
you want.
4. Press and hold the
CUSTOM 1
or
CUSTOM 2
pad for three seconds to store
your selection. A beep will sound and the pad will light up.
To recall your stored combination:
Press the
CUSTOM 1
or
CUSTOM 2
pad, then press
START
.
To reprogram the CUSTOM settings:
Repeat steps 1-4 above.
Automatic AIR DRY settings:
DE
WRINKLE
AIR
DRY
H
EAT
S
ETTING
MEDIUM
E
ST. TIME REMAINING
CUSTOM CUSTOM
12
PRESS 3 SEC TO STORE
H
EAT
S
ETTING
MEDIUM
E
ST. TIME REMAINING
E
ST. TIME REMAINING
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