GE DWLR473ET, DWLR473GT User Manual

Models: DWLR473ET DWLR473GT

Owner's Manual

Important Safety Information

Operating Instructions

The Controls on Your Dryer
Other Dryer Features

Helpful Information

Specialized Fabric Guide

Loading Suggestions

Care of Product

If Something Goes Wrong

Before You Call For Service

Venting the Dryer

GE Service Numbers
Warranty, Back Cover

GEAnswer Centers

800.626.2000

GEAppliances

Welcome to the GE family. We're

proud of our quality, products and
we believe in dependable service.
You'll see it in this easy-to-use

manual and you'll hear it in the
friendly voices of our customer

sin-vice department.

Best of all, you'll experience
these value:; each time you do
the laundry. That's important,
because your new dryer will be

part of your family for a long time.

Before

using

your

dryer

Staple your receipt to the inside back

cover of this manual

Write down the model and serial

numbers here. The), are on the label

on the fron Lof the dryer behind

the door.

Model number

Serial number

Date of purchase

800. 626. 2000

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Before you call for service,
there are a few things you can

do to help us serve you better.

Read this manual It contains

instructions to help you use and
maintain your dryer properly.

Save time and money. Check the
section titled "If Something Goes

Wrong" before calling. This sec-

tion was designed to solve common

problems you might encounter.

If you do need service, you can
relax knowing help is only a phone
call away. A list of toll-free customer

service numbers is included on the
inside back cover. Or call the

GE Answer Center at 800.626.2000,
24 hours a cay, 7 days a week.

Para obtener la versi6n en
espa_ol de este manual, llame a

GE Answer Center ®, servicio de
informaci,Sn para el consumidor,

tel(_fono 800.626.2000.

Read all safer7 information before using

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.

Installation and service must

be performed by a qualified

installer, service agency or
the gas supplier.

IFYOU SMELLGAS

I Do not tU to light any appliance,

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Do not touch any electrical
switch; do not use any phone
in your building.

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Clear the room, building or
area of all occupants.

hnmediately call your gas

supplier from a neighbor's
phone. Follow the gas
supplier's instructions.

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.

5 If you cannot reach your gas

supplier, call the fire department.

Gas appliances can cause
minor exposure to four of these
substances, namely benzene,
carbon monoxide, fovmaldehyde
and soot, caused primarily by tile
incomplete combustion of natural

gas or LP fuels.

Properly adjusted dryers will

minimize incomplete combustion.
Exposure to these substances car._
be minimized further by properly
venting the d_Ter to dm outdoor,<

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Read

aUsaf tyinformation before using

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or hnjury to persons

when using your appliance, follow basic precautionsi including

the follo_ sections.

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Use this appliance only for its
intended purpose as described

in this Owner's Manual.

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.

- Install or store where the tempera--

ture is above 50°F. (10°C.). Do
not install 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.

Gas dryers MUST be exhausted
to the outside. Carefully follow
the Exhausting details in the

Installation Instructions.

Exhausting electric dryers to
the outside is STRONGLY

RECOMMENDED 1:oprevent
large amounts of moisture and

lint from being blown into the
room. Carefully follow the
Exhaust:ng details in the

Installat!on Instructions.

Do not repair or replace
any part of the appliance or

attempt any servicing unless
specifically recommended in this

Owner's Manual or in published

user-repair instructions that you
understand and haw. • 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;.

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• Exhaust Duct-See Installation •
Instructions. Useonly rigid metal

or flexible metal 4" diameter

ductwork inside the dwer cabinet

orfor exhausting to the outside.

USEOFPLASTIC OR OTHER

COMBUSTIBLE DUCTWORK
CAN CAUSEA FIRE.

PUNCTURED DUCTWORK
CAN CAUSEA FIRE IFIT COL-
LAPSESOR BECOMESOTHER-

WISERESTRICTEDIN USE OR

DURING INSTALLATION. •

• Do not dry articlescontaining

rubber, plastic, or similar
materials (suchaspadded bras,

tennis shoes,galoshes,bath
mats,rugs, bibs, babypants,
plasticbags,pillows, etc.) as
thesematerials maymelt or

burn. Also, some rubber
materials, when healed, can

under certain circumstances

Do not wash or dry articles that
have been cleaned in, washed

in, soaked in, or spotted with
combustible or explosive
substam:e:_ (such as wax, paint,

oil, gasoline, degreasers, dry-
cleaning solvents, kerosene, etc.)
which maT[ignite or explode. Do

not add these substances to the
wash water. Do not use these

substance s around your washer

and/or d:.Ter 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

flammalc:le liquids or solids
and theil- fumes have been

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.

• Garments labeled "Dry Away

from Heat" or "Do not Tumble
Dry" (such as life jackets contain-

ing Kapok) must not be put in

your dryer.

remow__d. 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
containi ng petroleum distillates.

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information before using

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.

• 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 subse-

quent 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 ch:!ldren. Do not allow
children to play inside, on,

or with 1:hisappliance or any
discarded applianoe. Dispose
of discarded appliances and
shipping or packing materials

properl,/. Before discarding a
dryer, o:: removing from service,
remove the door of the dryer

compartment.

• Keep all laundry aids (such
as detergents, bleaches, fabric

softeners, etc.) out of the reach
of children, preferably in a

locked cabinet. Observe all

warning:; on container labels

to aw)id 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
or discoimect the dryer at the
househo[d 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: Turning the Cycle
Selector lmob to an OFF

position does NOT
disconne,zt the appliance
from the power supply.

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• Do not tamper with the controls.

• 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.

You may wish to soften your

laundered fabrics or reduce
the static electricity in them

by using &yer-applied fabric
softeners 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-add ed product for which

the manufacturer gives written
assurance, on the package that

their product can be safely used
in your dryer.

Service or performance prob-
lems cau.,:,ed by the use of these
products are the responsibility

of the manufacturers of those

SAVE THE SE INS TR UC TI O S

products and are not covered
under the warranty of this
appliance.

The

controls START

START

FABRICCARE

COTrONS PERM. PRESS OFF SET
HIGHHEAT MI!D.HEAT

KNITS FLUFF

DELICATES NO HE_T

LOWHEAT

EXTRACARE

_ Clean the Lint Filter

Clean the lint filter each time you use the dryer.
CAUTION:

Do not operate the dryer without the lint filter

in place.

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A FabricCareSelections

Always follow Fabric M_.nufacturer's Care Label

or instructions when la_mdering. Use this chart
as a general guide.

Drying Selections Usage

For regular to heavy cottons.

Fo; synthetics, blends and items
labeled "permanent press.,

J' '" ' " Fol deiicates, synthetics and items

tab.._!ed"tumble dry low."

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For ffluffing" items without heat. Use

the timed Dry cycle..