GE DSKP233ET User Manual
Use and Care Guide
Spacemaker™Dryer
Safety Instructions....................3–5
Operating Instructions, Tips
Accessory Kit...................................................5
Automatic Drying ...........................................7
Control Setting Guide....................................7
Cycle Settings.............................................7, 8
Energy-Saving Tips.........................................5
Knits Drying Tips .....................................7, 12
Lint Filter...................................................4, 6
Loading.........................................................6, 9
Operating the Dryer ..................................6–9
Permanent Press Drying Tips .......7, 12, 13
Sorting Clothes...........................................6, 9
Special Drying Instructions..........................8
Timed Drying ...................................................7
Care and Cleaning
Dryer Exhaust................................................10
Exterior ...........................................................10
Lint Filter ........................................................10
Storing the Dryer..........................................10
User Maintenance Instructions................10
Problem Solver.......................11–13
More questions ?…call
GE Answer Center® 800.626.2000
Consumer Services...................15
Appliance Registration..................................2
Important Phone Numbers........................15
Model and Serial Numbers ..........................2
Warranty ........................................Back Cover
Model: DSKP233ET
GE Appliances
HELP US HELP YOU…
Read this book carefully.
It is intended to help you
operate and maintain your
new dryer properly.
Keep it handy for answers to
your questions.
If you don’t understand something
or need more help, call:
GE Answer Center
800.626.2000
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
®
Save time and money.
Before you request service…
check the Problem Solver
section. It lists causes of minor
operating problems that you can
correct yourself.
If you received a
damaged dryer…
Immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold you the dryer.
Write down the model
and serial numbers.
You’ll find them on a label on the
front of the dryer behind the door.
These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that came
with your dryer. Before sending
in this card, please write these
numbers here:
Model Number
Serial Number
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service
calls concerning your dryer.
WARNING: For your safety the information in this manual must be followed to minimize
the risk of fire or explosion or to prevent property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
—Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids in the
vicinity of this or any other appliance.
—WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electrical switch;
do not use any phone in your building.
• Clear the room, building or area of
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a
neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s
instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier,
call the fire department.
—Installation and service must be performed
by a qualified installer, service agency or
the gas supplier.
all occupants.
All drying instruction terms in this book conform to the Care
Labeling Rule established by the Federal Trade Commission, January 1984.
If you need service
To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page
in the back of this book.
We’re proud of our service and want you to be
pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the
service you receive, here are three steps to follow for
further help.
FIRST, contact the people who serviced your
appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most
cases, this will solve the problem.
NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the
details—including your phone number—to:
Manager, Consumer Relations
GE Appliances, Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write:
Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
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IMPOR TANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement 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 dryers
to the outdoors.
Warning—To reduce the risk of fire,
electric shock, or injury to persons
when using your appliance, follow basic
precautions, including the following:
• Use this appliance only for its intended
purpose as described in this Use and Care Book.
• 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 with your dryer, you can obtain
one by calling, toll free, the GE Answer Center®,
800.626.2000.
—Properly ground to conform with
all governing codes and ordinances.
Follow details in Installation Instructions.
—Locate where the temperature is above 50°F.
(10°C.) for satisfactory operation of the dryer
control system. Do not install or store the
dryer where it will be exposed to the weather.
—Connect to a properly rated, protected
and sized power supply circuit to avoid
electrical overload.
—Exhausting to the outside is STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED to prevent large amounts
of moisture and lint from being blown into the
room. Carefully follow the Exhausting Details
in the Installation Instructions. If your dryer is
not exhausted to the outside, see the Care and
Cleaning section.
• Do not repair or replace any
part of the appliance or attempt
any servicing unless specifically
recommended in this Use and Care Book or
in published user-repair instructions that you
understand and have the skills to carry out.
• When disconnecting this appliance
pull by the plug rather than the
cord to avoid damage to the cord
or junction of cord and plug. Make
sure that the cord is located so that it will not be
stepped on, tripped over or otherwise subjected
to damage or stress.
To Minimize the Possibility
of a Fire Hazard
• Exhaust Duct—See Installation Instructions.
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.
•
Do not dry articles containing rubber,
similar materials (such as padded bras, tennis
shoes, galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs, baby pants,
plastic bags, etc.) as these materials may melt or
burn. Also, some rubber materials, when heated,
can under certain circumstances produce fire by
spontaneous combustion.
• Do not store items that may burn or melt
(such as clothing, paper material, plastics
or plastic containers, etc.) on top of the dryer
during operation.
plastic, or
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Important Safety Instructions
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IMPOR TANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
(continued)
• Garments labeled “Dry Away from Heat”
(such as life jackets containing Kapok)
must not be put in your dryer.
• 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, 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
these substances around your washer and/or
dryer during operation.
• Any article on which you have used a cleaning
solvent, or which 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 all
traces of these flammable liquids or solids and
their fumes 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.
To Minimize the Possibility of Injury
• Never reach into the dryer while the
drum is moving. Before loading, unloading
or adding clothes, wait until the drum has
completely stopped.
• Do not dry fiberglass articles in your dryer.
Skin irritation could result from the remaining
glass particles that may be picked up by clothing
during subsequent dryer uses.
• The laundry process can reduce
the flame retardancy of fabrics.
To avoid such a result, the garment
manufacturer’s care instructions
should be followed very carefully.
• Close supervision is necessary
if this appliance is used by or
near children. Do not allow
children to play inside, on, or
with this appliance or any discarded
appliance. Dispose of discarded appliances and
shipping or packing materials properly. Before
discarding a dryer, or removing from service,
remove the door of the dryer compartment.
• 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.
• Keep the area around and underneath your
appliances free from the accumulation of
combustible materials, such as lint, paper, rags,
chemicals, etc.
• The interior of the machine and the exhaust
duct connection inside the dryer should be
cleaned periodically by a qualified individual.
• Keep all laundry aids (such
as detergents, bleaches, fabric
softeners, etc.) out of the reach
of children, preferably in a locked
cabinet. Observe all warnings on
container labels to avoid personal injury.
• Keep the floor around your appliances clean
and dry to reduce the possibility of slipping.
• To minimize the possibility of electric
shock, unplug this appliance from the
power supply before attempting any
maintenance or cleaning (except the removal
and cleaning of the lint filter).
NOTE: Turning the Cycle Selector
knob to an OFF position does NOT
disconnect the appliance from the
power supply.
• Do not tamper with the controls.
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Important Safety Instructions Energy-Saving Tips Optional Accessories
• Do not operate this appliance if it is damaged,
malfunctioning, partially disassembled, or has
missing or broken parts, including a damaged
cord or plug.
• Never climb on or stand on the dryer top.
• 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 may turn on.
Dryer-applied Fabric Softeners or
Anti-static Conditioners
You may wish to soften your laundered
fabrics or reduce the static electricity in them.
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
the use of these products are the responsibility
of the manufacturers of those products and are
not covered under the warranty of this appliance.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
ENERGY-SAVING TIPS
• Sort clothes by weight so you won’t have to run an extra cycle for
one or two heavier, slower-drying items.
• Do not overload your dryer. For efficient drying, clothes need
to tumble freely.
• Remove garments promptly at the end of the drying cycle and place
on hangers.
• Dry your clothes in consecutive loads. Using a “warm” dryer
will save energy.
• Clean the dryer lint filter each time you dry.
• Clean the dryer exhaust ducting at least once a year. A partially clogged
exhaust can lengthen drying time.
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
Accessory kits are available for installing the dryer in a rack above
the washer. See your dealer or call 800.626.2000 for accessory kit
information.
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