GE DRB1255K Use and Care Manual

A~PfianceRegistration

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Care and Cleaning
Controls Setting Guide 6,7

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Drver Ehaust
Energy-SavingTips
Knit Drvin~Tips
LintFtiter 5,9,13

Model and Serial lNumbers
OReratin~the Drver 5
Perm. Press Drying ~ps 5-Z11,12
Problem Solver
Repair Service 15
Safetv Instructions 3,4
Sorting 5,8
Storing Drver
User Maintenance Instructions B
Warrantv BackCover

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BeforeWiw your&y@ry

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madthk bookCamfuliy.

Itis intendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewdryer
properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunde~standsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerRelations
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Wrik downthemodel
andserialnumbers.

You’llfindthemona labelonthe
frontofthedryerbehindthedoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourdryer.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers

here:

ModelNumber

Serial.Number

If yourweiveda
dmlaged&yer. s ●

Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
dryer.

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourdryer.

savethe andmoney.

Beforeyourequestservice...
checktheProblemSolveron
pages10-12.It listscausesof
minoroperatingproblemsthat
youcancorrectyourself.

Alldryinginstructiontermsin thisbookconformtotheCareLabeling
RuleestablishedbytheFederalTradeCommission,January1984.

FORYOURs~mw
DonotStem orU$e :’:“

gasoline orother -
flammmle Vapomand

liquidsipthevicinity

ofthisoranyother ‘I
appliance

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&a*vmm&TQ reducethe risk

--ofilre3elwtric Shwk,or injury

topemonswhenusingyour

apptimc~fo~owba~e pmwtiom9

inciwdingthe following:

usetlhisapplianceOmy for’its

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intendedpurpose asdescribedin
this UseandCareBook.

@This *yer must be properly
ksh!led and Iwated in
aceordmce withthe Imtiuation
&tructions before;t is used.If
youdidnotreceiveanInstallation
bstructions sheetwithyourdryer,
youcanobtainone bycontacting
the servicelocationnearestyou.

—Roperiy ground to coflorrn
withal~governingcodesand

ordinances.Followdetaihin
Ins@B#ationInstructions.

—bcate wherethetemperature

isabove50”F.(lO*C.)for

*satisfactory operationofthe

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s dryercontrolsystem.Donot

titan orstorethedryerwhereit

viiibeexposedtotheweather.

-Connecttoaproperlyrated,
protectedandsizedpower-supply
circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.

—Exhaustingtotheoutsideis

STRONGLY~COMMENDED
topreventlargeamountsof
moistureandlintfrombeingblown
intotheroom.Carefilly fo~owthe

ExhaustingD&tailsinthekstiation
Instructions.

*Whendisconnectingthis
appliancepullbytheplugrather
thanthecordtoavoiddamageto
thecordorjunction ofcordand
plug.Make surethatthecordis

locatedsohat it willnotbestepped
on,trippedoveror otherwise

subjectedto damageor stress.

@Donot repair or replaceany

partoftheapplianceorattempt
anyservieiElgunlessSpwifically
recommendedinthisuse and

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Totitimiwthepstibility

ofa fire-de

Donot usebeat todryatiicles

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eonbiningrubber~plastic,or
sim%armaterials(suchaspadded
bras,tennisshe=, galoshes,bath
mats9rugs,bib%babypts, pMc
bags,etc.)asthesemteriab may
meltorburn.Also9somerubber
materials,whenheated,m under
certaincircums~ncu produce
fiie byspontaneo~ cornbmtion.

@Garmentslabeled“Dry Away

FromHeat” (suchaslifejackets
containingKapok)mustnotbeput
inyourdryer.

@Do notwashor dryarticles

tht havebeenc]med in9washed
in, soakedin, orspottedwith
combustibleorqlosive substancw
(suchasgasotine,degreasers,
@cleaningsozvents,kerosenqeh)
whichmaygiveoffvaporsthat
coddigniteorqiod~ h notm
orstoresuchsubstanceson/or
aroundyourwasherand/ordryer
duringoperation.

*Anyarticleonwhichyouhave

usedacleaningsolvent,or which
containsflammablematerials

(suchas cleaningcloths,mops,

towelsusedinbeautysalons,

restaurantsor barbershops,etc.)
mustnotbe placedinor nearthe

dryeruntil alltracesofthese

flammableliquidsor solidsand
theirfumeshavebeenremoved.
Therearemanyhighlyflammable
itemsusedinhomessuchas:
acetone,denaturedalcohol,
gasoline,kerosene,some
householdcleaners,somespot
removers,turpentines,waxes,wax
removersandproductscontaining
petroleumdistillates.

@Cleanthelintfilter beforeeach

loadto prevent?intacemuiation
insidethe&yerorinthemorn,
Do Nm OPEMTX Tm
DRWR W’ITHOUT

mLTERmPLACE.

@Keepareaaroundand

TmLm

eNwer reachhto thedryerwNie
them isM*. Btioreloading,
doading orsddingclothes,wait
untiltheq hascompletely
stop@.

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ties-ktibyornw

cMtma. M @ WOWe~dren to

*Y i@* onorwithtm

app~nce ormy discarded

app~ance.Bkposeof tie~~ed

ape - *PP= orw~g

materialsproprly. Before

discarding”a*er, orremoving
fromseticq removethedoorof
thedryingm@ment*

@Keepd-aids (such

asdek~~~~ ~kches, fabr~c
sotiners, eti.) outofthe reachof
children,pmfi~bly ina locked
cabinet.W*W W warningson

containerhw~ toavoidpersonal
injury. .

*Keeptic tir aroundyour
appliances*a anddry toreduce
thepossibili~ ofslipping.

*Do notdry fibrglass articlesin

yourdryer..$ti irritationcould
resulttirn * remainingglass

particles@My bepickedup

byclothi~ wing subsequent
dryerUWS.

ekn isnec~ary

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“~helaundryprocesscanreduce

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theflame.retardancyoffabrics,To
avoidsucha resuit,tie garment
mmuhcturer’scareinstmctions
shouldbefollowedverycarefu~y.

*Neverclimbonor standonthe
dryertopor door.

@Donot mpr withcontrols,

@Tominimizethepossibility
ofelectricshock,unplugthis
appliancefrom*.epowersupply
beforeattemptinganymaintenance
or cleaning(excepttheremovaland
cleaningofthelintfilter).N~E:
~rning theCycleSelectorknob
toan OFFpositiondoesN~
disconnecttheappliancefrom
thepowersupply.

@Do not operatethisappliance
ifit isdamaged,malfunctioning,

partiallydisassembled,or has

missingorbrokenparts,including
adamagedcordorplug.

Dryer-appliedfabric

Serviceorperformanceproblems
causedbytheuseoftheseproducts
aretheresponsibilityofthe
manufacturersofthoseproducts
andarenotcoveredunderthe
warrantyofthisappliance.

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~Cleanthelintfilter eachtimethe
dryerisused. Alwaysbe surethe
lintfilterisin place.Don’tusethe
dryerwithoutit.

@Goodsortingforthedryerbegins

atthewasher.Generally,if clothes
aresortedrightforwashing,they’re
sortedrightfordrying.Seepage 8
forsortinghelp.(Ifyoudo mix
varioustypes of fabricsinyour
load,setthecontrolsforthe
lighter-weightfabricsandremove
whendry.Resetcontrolsforthe
remainingheavierfabrics.)

~ DON~ OVERLOAD—
Garmentsbeingdriedor

dewrintiedshouldtumblefreely.

@WMOVE CL~HES

PROM~LY—Tohelpprevent

wrinkIing,removefromthedryer
promptlyattheendofthedrying
cycles.

Seetie ControlsSettingGuideon

pages6 and7.
0 ~rn CycleSelectortodesired

cyclesetting.Theselectormaybe
turnedineither direztion.

@ WshSTARTswitchtostart
dryer.(Openingthedoorduring
operationstopsthedryer.To
restart,closethedoorandpushthe
STARTswitch.)

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o PLACEON HANGERS—
PermanentPressandPolyester

Itnit garmentslookbestif placed

onhangersafterdrying.

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