GE Spacemaker DDP1400S Use And Care Manual

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Care and Cleaning

D~er

Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Lint Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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User Maintenance Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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YOU...

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Read this book carefdly.

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.

H you received a

damaged dryer...

Immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold

vou

the

drver.

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

SeHal

Number

Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service
calls concerning your dryer.

WAMG:

For your safety the information in this manual must be

fo~owed

to minimize

the risk of fire or

e~losion or to prevent property damage, personal injury or loss of

We.

—Do not store or use

gasotie

or other

flammable vapors and

tiquids

in the

vicinity of this or any other

apphance.

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TO DO ~ YOU

S~LL

GAS

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Do not try to light any

apptiance.

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Do not touch any electrical switch;

do not use any phone in your

btiding.

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Clear the room,

btidiug

or area of

M Occupanti.

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tiediately ca~

your gas

suppHer

from a

neighbor’s phone.

FOUOW

the

gas

supplier’s

instructions.

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you

mot

reach your gas

suppfier,

d

the fm department.

—btaUation

and service must be performed

by a

qua~led instiler,

service agency or

the gas

supptier.

All drying instruction terms in this book conform to the Care
Labeling-Rule established by the

Federd

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.

HRST,

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

HNALLY,

if your problem is still not resolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel

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20 North

Wacker

Drive

Chicago, ~ 60606

WORTANT SAFE~

NOTICE

The California Safe

Dritig

Water and Toxic

Enforcement Act requires

tie

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

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fuels.

Properly adjusted dryers will minimize incomplete
combustion. Exposure to these substances can be

minimizd 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,

fouow

basic

precautions, including the

fo~owing:

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Use this

apptiance

ody for its intended

purpose

as described in this Use and Care Book.

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This dryer must be properly

instied

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, and located in accordance with the

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Instigation Instructions before it

is used. M you did not receive an Installation

Instructions sheet with your dryer,

you

can obtain

one by

caning,

toll free, the GE Answer

Center?

800.626.2000.

—Properly ground to conform with

all governing codes and ordinances.

FOUOW detils

in

hstiation

Instructions.

—Locate where the temperature is above

50°F.

(lO°C.)

for satisfactory operation of the dryer

control system. Do not

ins~

or store the

dryer where it

wi~

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

Hnt

from being blown into the
room. Carefully follow the Exhausting Details
in the

kstallation

Instructions. If your dryer is

not

exhausted to the outside, see the Care and

Cleaning section.

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Do not repair or replace any

part of the

apptiance

or attempt

any

servicing udess

specifica~y

recommended in this Use and Care Book or
in published user-repair instructions that you
understand and have the sk~s to carry out.

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When disconnecting this

apptiance

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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

Mititie

the Possibility

of a Fire

Hward

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Exhaust Duct—See Instigation Instructions.

Use

ody

rigid

meti

or flexible

meti

4“
diameter ductwork inside the dryer cabinet
or for exhausting to the

oukide.

USE OF

PLASTIC OR

O-R

COMBUSTIBLE

DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A

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PUNCTURED DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE
A

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F ~ COLLAPSES OR BECOMES

OT~RWISE RES~CTED

IN USE OR

D~G

INSTALLATION.

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Do not dry articles containing rubber, plastic, or

sidar materhds

(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.

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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.

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WORTANT

SA~~

~STRUCTIONS

(continued)

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Garments labeled “Dry Away from

Heat”

(such as Me

jackefi

containing Kapok)

must not be put in your dryer.

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Do

not wash or dry articles

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that have been cleaned in,
washed in, soaked in, or spotted
with combustible or explosive

substances (such as

WW,

paint, gasoline,

degreasers,

dry-cleting

solventi,

kerosene,
etc.) which may ignite or explode. Do not add
these substances to the wash water. Do not use
these substances around your washer

antior

dryer during operation.

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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

placd

in or near the dryer until

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traces of

these

flammable liquids or solids and
their fumes have been removed. There are many

higtiy

flammable items used in homes such as:

acetone, denatured alcohol,

gasotine,

kerosene,

some household cleaners, some spot removers,
turpentines, waxes, wax removers and products
containing petroleum distillates.

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Clean the

tint fiiter

before each load to prevent

tint

accumdation

inside the dryer or in the

room.

DO NOT OPERA~ THE

DR~R

~HO~

THE

L~T ~TER ~

PLACE.

●

Keep the area around and underneath your

appliances free from the

accmnulation

of

combustible

materkds,

such as lint, paper, rags,

chemicals, etc.

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The interior of the machine and the exhaust

duct connection inside the dryer should be
cleaned

periodica~y

by a

qudfled individud.

To

Miti

e the Possibility of

~jury

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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.

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The laundry process can reduce

the flame

retardancy

of fabrics.

~ / Toavoidsucharesult,

the garment
manufacturer’s care instructions
should be followed very carefully.

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Close supervision is necessary

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if this

apptiance

is used by or

f“

near

ctidren.

Do not allow
children to play inside, on, or
with this

apptiance

or any discarded
appliance. Dispose of discarded appliances and
shipping or packing

rnaterhds

properly. Before

discarding a dryer, or removing from service, –

remove the door of the dryer compartment.

i● Keep d laundry aids (such

[

i

as detergents, bleaches, fabric

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%

t

softeners, etc.) out of the reach

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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

stipping.

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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).

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NOTE:

Turning the Cycle Selector

~ bob

to an

O~position

does NOT

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disconnect the appliance from the
power supply.

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Do not tamper with the controls.

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●

Do not operate this appliance if it is

damaged?

mtiunctioning, partiafly

disassembled, or has

missing or broken parts, including a damaged

cord or plug.

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Never climb on or stand on the dryer top.

●

H

yours is a gas dryer, it is equipped with an
automatic electric ignition and does not have
a pilot light

DO NOT

A~M~

TO LIGHT

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A MATCH. Burns may result from having

your

hmd

in the vicinity of the

b~er

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.

SAW T~SE
mSTRUC~ONS

ENERGY-SA~G

TWS

●

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.

O~IONAL ACCESSO~S

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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