GE DRB4900S, DRL4980S, DRL4880S, DRB4600S, DRL4680S Use and Care Manual

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Appliance Registration
Automatic Drying
Care and Cleaning

Consumer Services
CycleSettinEs
Dryer Exhaust
Energy-Saving Tips

Knits Drying Tips
Important Phone Numbers 15
Light BulbReplacement 11

Lint Filter 7, 11
Loading
Model and Serial Numbers 2
O~eratin~ the Dryer

Perm. Press Dwing Tips 8,13,14

15

11

8,13

7,9

6-8

11

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Press Guard Cycle
Problem Solver
Safety Instructions 3-5

Sorting 7,9
Storin~ Dryer 11
Timed Drying
User Maintenance Instructions 11
Warranty BackCover

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DRB4900S
DRL4980S
DRB4800S
DRL4880S

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DRB4600S
DRL4680S
DRB4400S
DRL4480S

Models

Write down the model

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and

serialnumbers.

You’llfindthemon a labelon the
frontof thedryerbehindthedoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
Registratio~lCardthatcamewith
yourdryer.Beforesendingin
thiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourdryer.

11is intendedtohelpyou
operateandmaintainyour
newdryerproperly.

Keepithandyfor answersto
yourquestions.

If youdon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber)

ConsumerAffairs
AppliancePark .
Louisville,KY40225

savetimeandInoney.

Beforeyourequestservice...
checktheProblemSolver
section.Itlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

you receiveda

If

damaged washer.ee

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoldyouthedryer.

wAmmG: roryoursafetytheMormationinthkmanualmwtbefonowedtohim the

risk

offimorexplosionortoprevent prowrtydmage, personalinj~ or10ssofltie.

Alldryinginstructiontermsin thisbookconformto the CareLabelingRule

establishedby theFederalTradeCommission,January1984.

If you needservice

Toobtainservice,see the
ConsumerServicespagein the
backof this book.

We’reproudof our serviceand
wa~~tyoutobepleased.If for some
reasonyouare nothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,hereare three
stepsto followfor furtherhelp.

First,contactthe peoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyou arenotpleased.In most
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

NEXT,if you are stillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails—including Chicago,IL 60606
yourphonenumber—to:

ConsumerRelations
AppliancePark
L&~lisville,KY40225

FINALLY,ifyourproblemis
stillnotresolved,write:

MajorApplianceConsumer

ActionPanel

20NorthWackerDrive

~+~~TheCaliforniaSafe DrinkingWateraildToxic

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WE? EnforcementActrequiresthegovernorof

CaiifQn~iatopublisha listof substancesknownto
thestatetocausecancer,birthdefectsor other
reproduct.i]~eharmandrequiresbusinessestowarn
customersofpotentialexposuretosuchsubstances.

Gasappliancescancauseminorexposureto
fourofthesesubstances,namelybenzene,carbon
monoxide,formaldehydeandsoot,caused

primarilybytheincompletecombustionofnatural
gasorLPft}els.

Properlyadjusteddryerswillminimizeincomplete
combustion.Exposuretothesesubstancescanbe
minimizedfurtherbyproperlyventingthedryers
totheoutdoors.

@Whendisconnectingthisappliance

puuby theplugratherthanthecord

toavoiddamagetothecordorjunction
ofcordandplug.Makesurethatthecordis
locatedsothatit willnotbesteppedon,tripped
overorotherwisesubjectedtodamageorstress.

ToMinimize thePossibility

ofa wireHazard

@Usethisapplianceonlyforib intendedpurpose

asdescribedinthisUseandCareBook.

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‘-$“:”InstillationInstructionsbeforeitis

used.IfyoudidnotreceiveanInstallation
Instructionssheetwithyourdryer,youcanobtain
oneby contactingtheservicelocationnearestyou.

—-Locatewherethe

(Io”c.)
controlsystemsDo
dryerwhereit

—ComeQt

and sizedpowersupplycircuitto avoid
electricaloverload.

—Exhausting

WCOMMENDEDtopreventlargeamounts
ofmoistureandlintfrombeingblownintothe
room.CarefullyfollowtheExhaustingDetails
inthe.InstalIationIrlstructions.

warting-To reducetheriskoffire,

electricshock,orinjurytopersons
whenusingyour appIiance,followbasic

precautions,inclufingthefollowing:

eThisd~er mustbeproperlyinstilled

andlocatedinaccordance withthe

temperatureis above50°F.

forsatisfactoryoperationoftiledryer

notinstall orstorethe

till beexposedtothe weather.

toaproperlyrated,protected

totheoutsideisSTRONGLY

Exhaust

Useonlyrigidmetalorflexiblemeti 4“
diameterductworkinsidethedryercabinetor
forexhamtingtotheou%ide.USEOF

PLASTICOROTHERCOMBUSTIBLE
DUCTWORKCM CAUSEA~. FO~ OR
OTHEREASILYP~CTURED DUCTWORK
CANCAUSEAFIREIFITCOLLAPSESOR

BECO~S OTHERWISERESTRICTEDN
USEORDURING~STALLA~ON.

Donotuseheattod~ articlesContaitigrobber,

plastic,orsimilarm~terials(suchaspadded

bras,tennisshoes,galoshes,bathmats,rugs,bibs,
babypants,plasticbags,etc.)asthesematerials
maymeltorburn.Also,somerubbermaterials,
whenheated,canundercertaincircumstances
producefirebyspontaneouscombustion.

Duct+ee Installationhstructions.

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eAnyarticleonwhichyouhaveusedacleaning

soivent,orwhichcontainsflammablematerials
(suchascleaningcloths,mops,towelsusedin
beautysalons,restaurantsorbarbershops,etc.)
mustnotbeplacedinornearthedryeruntilall
tracesoftheseflammableliquidsor solidsand
theirfumeshavebeenremoved.Therearemany
highlyflammableitemsusedinhomessuchas:
acetone,denaturedalcohol,gasoline,kerosene,

somehousehoidcleaners,somespotremovers, ~~
turpentines,waxes,waxremoversandproducts
containingpetroleumdistillates.

* Neverreachinfothedryerw~lilethe

drw ismeting. Beforeloading,unloading
oraddingclothes,waituntilthedrumhas
completelystopped.

eDo

notdryfiberpassarticlesinyourdryer.

Skinirritationcouldresultfromtheremaining
glassparticlesthatmaybepickedupbyclothing
duringsubsequentdryeruses.

eThelaundryprocesscanreduce

theflameretirdancyoffabrics.
To

avoidsucharesult,thegarment

manufacturer’scareinstructions
shouldbefollowedverycarefully.

eclose supervisionisnecessary

Mthisapplianceisusedbyor
nearchildren.DonotaIlow
cMdrenh playinside,on,or

tith thisappEanceoranydiscarded
appliance,Disposeofdiscardedtippiiancesand
shippingorpactig matetidsproperly.Before
discardinga dryer,or

remotingfromservice,

removethedoorofthedryertompartient.

* Keepalllaundry&ds(such

asde&rgenti9bleaches,fabtic

softeners,etc.)outofthereach

ofc~dren~preferablyin a locked

cabinet.Observedl warningson

containerlabelstoavoidpersonalinj@.

*Keeptheflooraroundyollrappliancesclean

anddrytoreducetheposs~biti~ofstipping.

@~1 ~~~~mizethe possibilityofelecttic

shock,unplugthisappliancefromthe

powersupplybeforeattemptingany
maintenanceorcleaning(excepttheremovaland
cleaningofthelintfilter),

NOTE:TurningtheCycleSelector
knobtoan0~ positiondoesNOT
disconnecttheappfiancefromthe
powersupply.

yourhandinthevicinityoftheburnerwhenthe-

automaticignitionmayturnon.

Dryer-applied Fabric softenersor

Anti”shtie conditioners

Youmaytish toSofwnyourlaundered

fabria orreducetheSktie electricity
Werecommendyouuseeitherafabricsoftener

inthewashcycle,accordingtothemanufacturer’s

instructionsforthoseproducts,ortryadrye~-added
productforwhichthemanufacturergiveswritten
assuranceonthepackagethattheirproductcanbe
safelyusedinyourdryer.

Serviceorperformanceproblemscausedby
theuseoftheseproductsaretheresponsibility
ofthemanufacturersofthoseproductsandare
notcoveredunderthewarrantyofthisappliance.

inthem.

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~Sortclothesbyweightsoyouwon’thaveto run anextracyclefor

oneor twoheavier,slower-dryingitems.

~Donotoverloadyourdryer.For efficientdrying,clothesneed

totumblefreely.

~UseAutomaticCycleswheneverpossibletohelppreventoverdrying

andto saveenergy.

~Removegarmentspromptlyattheendof thedryingcycleandplace

onhangers.

@Dryyourclothesinconsecutiveloads.Usinga “warm”dryer

willsaveenergy.

~Cleanthedryerlintfiltereachtimeyoudry.

~Cleanthedryerexhaustductingat leastoncea year.A partiallyclogged

exhaustcanlengthendryingtime.

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