GE DRL2455K, DRB2455K Use and Care Manual
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Appliance Registration
AutomaticDrvin~
Care and Cleaning
13
Models
2
DRB2455K
5
DRL2455K
Consumer Services
Controls Setting Guide
Drver Exhaust
Energy-SavingTips
Knits Drvinz Tips
LintFilter
bading
Model and Serial Numbers 2
Operating the Dryer 5
Perm Press DrvinETips 5-Z~, U
Problem Solver
Safetv Instructions
Sorting
Storing Dryer
Timed Drying
User Maintenance Instructions 13
Warranty
BackCover
15
6,7
13
5-7,11
5,9,13
519
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3,4
5,8
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5
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Before using your drye~9
—
read this book carefully.
isinteridedtohelpyouoperateand
It
ma}ntainyournewdryerproperly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
If youreceiveda
damageddryers e e
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
dryer.
Savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequestservice...
checktheProblemSolveron
pages10-12.Itlistscausesof
minoroperatingproblemsthat
youcancorrectyourself.
Writedownthe model
andserialnumbers.
You’llfindthemona labelonthe
frontofthe dryerbehindthedoor. .
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourdryer.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethese numbers
here:
FORYOURSAFETY
ifyousmellgas:
1.openkvindows.
2.Don’ttouch
electricalswitches:
3’Extinguishany
openflame.
4.immediatelycall
yourgassupplier.
*Don>~
onoroff becausesparksmay
ignitethegas.
FORYOURSAFETY
Do
gasolineorother
flammableV~pOBand
liquidsin thevicinity
ofthisoranyother
appliance.
turnelectricswitches
notStemoruse
Toobtainservice,seethe
ConsumerServicespageinthe
backofthisbook.
We’re~roudofourserviceand
wanty~utobepleased. If forsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
~~hyyou al-e not pleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeall thedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:
ConsumerRelations
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
i
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethese numbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourdryer.
Alldrying instructiontermsin this bookconformtotheCareLabeling
RuleestablishedbytheFederalTradeCommission,.ianuary1984.
2
,
TheCaliforniaSafeDrinking
and Toxic EnforcementAct
T%titer
requirestheGovernorofCalifornia
~opublishalistofsubstances
knowntothestatetocausecancer,
birth defectsorotherreproductive
harmandrequiresbusinessesto
;varncustomersofpotential
exposuretosuchsubstances.
Gasappliancescancauseminor
exposureto fourofthesesubstances,
namelybenzene,carbonmonoxide,
formaldehydeandsoot,caused
primarilybytheincomplete
combustionofnaturalgasorLP
fuels.Properlyadjusteddryerswill
minimizeincompletecombustion.
Exposuretothesesubstancescan
beminimizedfurtherbyproperly
ventingthedryersto theoutdoors.
tVmlN~—To reducetherisk
offire,electricshock,orinjury
topersonswhenusingyour
apptiance9followbasicprecautions,
includingthefollowi~lg:
QUsethisapplianceonlyfori~
inte~]dedpurposeasdescribedin
thisUseandCareBook.
@Thisdryermustbeproperly
installedandlocatedin
accordancewiththe Installation
Instructionsbeforeitisused.If
J.ou didnotreceiveanInstallation
instructionssheetwithyourdryer,
>OUcanobtainonebycontacting
the servicelocationnearestyou.
—Properlygro~~ndtoconform
;Yitllallgoverningcodesand
ordinances.Eollowdetailsin
l~~stallationInstructions.
—bcate wheretiletemperature
~~~~~~~~~o~. (~~o~.)f~~
S;%tisf’actoryoperationof the
tir’ye~controlsystem.Donot
iustall or storethe dryer whereit
<-~pili beexposedto
,., .-..~-,
=<,,.;l:;=—
‘--’7:$Connecttoa properlyrated,
..m.:.,apr(liectedand sizedpower-supply
;’!..,.
:;rcuit{<}~uoidelectricaloverload.
—-~
theweather.
—Exhaustingtotheoutsideis
STRONGLYRECOMMENDED
topreventlargeamountsof
moistureandlintfrombeingblown
intotheroom.Carefullyfollowthe
ExhaustingDetailsintheInstallation
Instructions.
*Whendisconnectingthis
appliancepullbytheplugrather
thanthecordtoavoiddamageto
thecordorjunctionofcordand
plug. Makesurethatthecordis
locatedsothatitwillnotbestepped
on,trippedoveror otherwise
subjectedtodamageor stress.
@Do notrepairorreplaceany
partoftheapplianceorattempt
anyservicingunlessspecifically
recommendedinthisUseand
CareBookorinpublisheduserrepairinstructionsthatyou
understandandhavetheskillsto
carryout.
TOminimize the possibility
of a fire hazarde
QDonotuseheattodryarticles
containingrubber,plastic,or
similarmaterials(suchaspadded
bras,tennisshoes,galoshes,bath
mats,rugs,bibs,babypan&’,plastic
bags,etc.)asthesematerialsmay
meltorburn.Also,somerubber
materials,whenh=ted, canunder
certaincircumstancesproduce
firebyspontaneouscombustion.
@Garmentslabeled“DryAway
FromHeat”(suchaslifejackets
containingKapok)mustnotbeput
inyourdryer.
@Do
notwashordryarticles
that13avebee~lcleanedin,washed
in, soakedin9orspottedwith
combmtibleorexplosivesubstaces
(suchaswax,paint,gasoline,
degreasers,dry-cieaning
solventlykeroselle9etc.)which
mayigniteorexplode.Donotuse
orstoresuchs~lbsta]~ceson/or
aroundyourwashera~~d/ordryer
duringoperation.
@Anyarticleonwhich youhave
useda cleaningsolvent,orwhich
containsflammablematerials(such
ascleaningcloths,mops,
towelsusedinbeautysalons,
restaurantsor barbershops,etc.)
mustnotbe placedin or nearthe
dryeruntil alltracesofthese
flammableliquidsor solidsand
theirfumeshavebeenremoved.
Therearemanyhighlyflammable
itemsusedin homessuchas:
acetone,denaturedalcohol,
gasoline,kerosene,some
householdcleaners,somespot
removers,turpentines,waxes,wax
removersandproductscontaining
petroleumdistillates.
~ Cleanthe lintfilterbeforeeach
loadtopreventlintaccumulation
insidethedryerorintheroom.
DONOTOPERATETHE
DRYERWITHOUTTHELINT
FILTERINPLACE.
~Keepareaaroundand
underneathyourappliancefree
fromtheaccumulationof
combustiblematerials,suchas
lint,paper,rags,chemicals,etc.
~Do not storeitemsthatmayburn
or melt(suchasclothing,paper
material,plasticsor plastic
containers,etc.) ontopofthedryer
duringoperation.
@The interiorofthemachine
andtheexhaustductconnection
insidethedryershouldbe
cleanedperiodicallybya
qualifiedindividual.
@Exhaustduct(seeinstallation
instructions).Useonlymetal
ductinsidedryerorfor
exhaustingdryertothe outside.
(corttij~itea’~ze.rtpage)
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Tonlininlize thepossibility
INSTRUCTIO
~hTeverreachintothedryerwhile
tiaedrwzismoving.BeforeloatingY
~~nloadingoraddingc10thes9wait
untilthedruml~ascornplete~y
stopped.
@C~osesuperv~sionis~lecessary
ifthisapplianceiswed byornear
cl~ildren.Donotallowchildren
toplayinside,onorwiththis
applianceoranydiscarded
appliance.Disposeofdiscarded
app~aneesmd stippingor pactig
materialsproper~y.Before
discardinga dryer,orremoving
fro~nservice,removethedoor
of’thedryingcompartment.
*Keepalllaundryaids(such
asdetergents,bleaches,fabric
softeners,etc.)outofthe reachof
children,preferablyin alocked
cabinet.Observeallwarningson
containerlabelstoavoidpersonal
injury.
@Keeptheflooraroundyour
appliancescleananddrytoreduce
thepossibilityofslipping.
~Donotdry ~~berglassarticlesin
yourdxyer.Skinirritationcould
resultfromtheremainingglass
particlesthat maybepickedup
byclothingduringsubsequent
dryeruses.
@Thelaundryprocesscanreduce
theflameretardancyoffabrics.To
avoidsucha result,thegarment
manufacturer’scareinstructions
shouldbefollowedverycarefully.
~Neverclimbonorstandonthe
dryertopor door.
@Do nottamper$vithcontro~s.
*Tominimizethepossibility
ofelectricshock,unplugthis
appliancefromthe powersupply
beforeattemptinganymaintenance
orcleaning(excepttheremovaland
cleaningofthelint filter).NOTE:
TurningtheCycleSelectorknob
toanOFFpositiondoes NOT
disconnecttheappliancefrom
thepowersupply.
*Donotoperatethisappliance
ifitisdamaged,malfunctioning,
partiallydisassembled,orhas
missingor brokenparts,including
adamagedcordorplug.
~Ifyours is agasdryer,itis
equippedwithanautomaticelectric
ig~litionanddoesnothaveapilot
light.DONOTATTEM~ TO
LIGHTWITH AMATCH.Burns
mayresultfromhavingyour hand
inthevicinityoftheburnerwhen
theautomaticignitionmayturnon.
Dryer-appliedfabric
softenersor anti”stitic
conditioners
Youmaywishtosoftenyour
launderedfabricsorreducethe
staticelectricityinthem.We
recommendyouuseeithera
fabricsoftenerinthewashcycle,
accordingtothemanufacturer’s
instructionsforthoseproduets5or
trya dryer-addedproductfor
whichthemanufacturergives
writtenassuranceonthepackage
thattheirproductcanbesafely
usedinyourdryer.
Serviceorperformanceproblems
causedbytheuseofthese products
aretheresponsibilityof the
manufacturersofthoseproducts
andarenotcoveredunderthe
warrantyofthis appliance.
sAvE~ms~
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[ AUTOtdATIC
had YourDryer Roperly setthecontrols
\
TIMED
@Cleanthelintfiltereachtimethe
dryerisused. Alwaysbe surethe
lintfilteris inplace.Don’tuse the
dryerwithoutit.
~ Goodsortingforthedryerbegins
atthewasher.Generally,ifclothes
aresortedright forwashing,they’re
sortedrightfordrying.Seepage8
forsortinghelp.(Ifyou do mix
varioustypesoffabricsinyour
load,setthecontrolsforthe
lighter-weightfabricsandremove
~vhendry.Resetcontrolsforthe
remainingheavierfabrics.)
Polyester
Rrmment
*DONOTOVERLOAD—
Garmentsbeingdriedor
dewrinkledshouldtumblefreely.
~ REMOVECLOTHES
PROM~LY—Tohelpprevent
ivrin~ing,removefromthedryer
promptlyat theendofthedrying
cycles.
e pLACEONHANGERS—.
PermanentPressandPolyester
i<nitgarmentslookbestifplaced
onhangersafterdrying.
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SeetheControlsSettingGuideon
pages6 and7.
ryingSelections
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Selecttheproperheatforyourload.
Note:“FluffNo-Heat”istobeused
onlywiththeTIMEDCYCLES.
@ TurnCycleSelectortodesired
cyclesetting.Theselectormaybe
turnedineither direction.
o TurnSTARTknobtostart
dryer.
(Openingthedoorduringoperation
stopsthedryer.Torestart,closethe
doorandturntheSTARTknob.)
matk thedff~~~~c~
betweenAutomatic&
mmeddryi~?
AutomaticDrying
WhenusingtheAUTOMATIC
cycles,theAutomaticDryControl
systemcontinuallysensesthe
temperatureoftheair inthedryer
drum.Wetlaundrykeepsthisair
cool.Whenlaundryisdryenough
(andthedrumairwarmenough)
theheatturnsoff.Whentheair
cools,theheatturnsbackon. This
offandoncyclingmayhappena
numberoftimes(dependingonthe
fabric,loadsize,andCycleSelector
setting).TheCycleSelector
advances(whentheheatisoff)
untilit automaticallyturnsoffdryer.
~rned Drying
WhenusingtheTIMEDCYCLES,
youselectthenumberofminutes
youwishthedryerto runandit
turnsoffattheendofthistime
period.
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forcontrols settingGuide
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