GE DZSQ495ET, DZSQ495GT Owner’s Manual

Models: DZSQ495ET DZSQ495GT

Dryer

Owner’s Manual

	Important Safety Information	3

Operating Instructions

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The Controls on Your Dryer

Other Dryer Features

Helpful Information

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Specialized Fabric Guide

Loading Suggestions

Care of Product

If Something Goes Wrong

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Before You Call For Service

Venting the Dryer

GE Service Numbers

Warranty, Back Cover

Monogram.

Welcome

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 service department.

Best of all, you’ll experience these values each time you do the laundry. That’s important, because your new dryer will be

part of your family for a long time.

Start Here!

Before

using

your

dryer

Staple your receipt to the inside back	Write down the model and serial
cover of this manual.	numbers here. They are on the label
	on the front of the dryer behind
	the door.

Model number

Serial number

Date of purchase

Need Help?

Help us

help you

800.626.2000

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 section 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 day, 7 days a week.

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Important Safety Information

Read all safety 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.

IF YOU SMELL GAS

1Do not try to light any appliance.

2Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building.

3Clear the room, building or area of all occupants.

4Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.

5If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.

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.

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 dryer to the outdoors.

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Important Safety Information

Read all safety information before using

Warning

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following sections.

Safety Precautions

•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 temperature 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 to prevent large amounts of moisture and lint from being blown into the room. Carefully follow the Exhausting details in the Installation 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 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.

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•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, plastic, or similar materials (such as padded bras, tennis shoes, galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs, baby pants, plastic bags, pillows, 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.

•Garments labeled “Dry Away from Heat” or “Do not Tumble Dry” (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, oil, gasoline, degreasers, drycleaning 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.

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Important Safety Information

Read all safety 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.
	• Regularly inspect the exhaust
	duct to be sure it has not been
	crushed or otherwise restricted.
	• 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
6	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.

•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 or disconnect the dryer at the household 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 knob to an OFF position does NOT disconnect the appliance from the power supply.

•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.

•DO NOT place items exposed to cooking oils in your dryer. Items contaminated with cooking oils may contribute to a chemical reaction that could cause a clothes load to catch fire.

•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 dryer-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-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

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Operating Instructions

The

controls

on your

dryer

	FABRIC CARE		OPTIONS
Normal	Med	Low	No
Heat	Heat	Heat	Heat

RESET START

COTTON	PERM.	KNITS	FLUFF	EXTRA	SIGNAL	RESET
REGULAR	PRESS	DELICATES		CARE		OPTIONS

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1 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.

2 Fabric Care Selections

Always follow Fabric Manufacturer’s Care Label or instructions when laundering. Use this chart as a general guide.

Drying Selections		Usage
Cotton/Normal Heat		For regular to heavy cottons.
Perm Press/Med Heat		For synthetics, blends and items
		labeled “permanent press.”
Knits Delicates/Low Heat		For delicates, synthetics and items
		labeled “tumble dry low.”
Fluff/No Heat		For “fluffing” items without heat. Use
		the Timed Dry cycle.

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