Hotpoint DLB1250BCL Owner’s Manual

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Contents

Appliance Registration 2
Care and Cleaning 13

Controls Setting Guide 6,7
Dryer Exhaust 13

Energy-Saving Tips 9
Knit Drying Tips 5-7, 11

Lint Filter 5,9, 13
Loading 5,9

Model and Serial Numbers 2
Operating the Dryer 5

Perm. Press Drying Tips 5-7, 11, 12
Problem Solver 10-12

Repair Service 15
Safety Instructions 3,4

Sorting 5,8
Storing Dryer 13

User Maintenance Instructions 13

Warranty Back Cover

Use and Care of

model

DLB1250B

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Help us

help you...

Before using your dryer,
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, write (include

your phone number):

Consumer Affairs
Hotpoint

Appliance Park
Louisville, KY40225

If you received a
damaged dryer...

Immediately contact the dealer
(or builder) that sold you the

dryer.

Save time and money.

Before you request service...
check the Problem Solver on

pages 10-12. It lists causes of

minor operating problems that

you can correct yourself.

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.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

Ifyousmellgas:

1. Openwindows.

2 Don'ttouch

electricalswitches.*

3. Extinguishany

openflame.

4. Immediatelycall

yourgassupplier.

• Don't turn electric switches
on or off because sparks may

ignite the gas.

FOR YOUR SAFETY
Donotstore or use

gasolineor other
flammablevaporsand

liquidsinthevicinity

of thisor anyother
appliance.

All drying instruction terms in this book conform to the Care Labeling
Rule established by the Federal Trade Commission, January 1984.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

- Read all instructions before using this appliance.

WARNING--To reduce the risk
of fire, electric shock, or injury

to persons when using your

appliance, follow basic precaution,

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 contacting
the service location nearest you.

--Properly ground to conform
with all governing codes and

ordinances. Follow details in
Installation Instructions.

--Locate where the temperature
is above 50°E (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.

• 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.

• 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.

To minimize the possibility
of a fire hazard.

• Do not use heat to dry articles
containing rubber, plastic, or

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.

• 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 gasoline, degreasers,
drycleaning solvents, kerosene, etc.)

which may give off vapors that
could ignite or explode• Do not use

or store such substances on/or
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.

• 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 area around and

underneath your appliance free

from the accumulation of
combustible materials, such as

lint, paper, rags, chemicals, etc.

• 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.

• The interior of the machine
and the exhaust duct connection

inside the dryer should be
cleaned periodically by a

qualified individual.

• Exhaust duct (see installation
instructions). Use only metal

duct inside dryer or for
exhausting dryer to the outside.

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.

• 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 drying 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.

• 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

uses.

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Important Safety Instructions (continued)

• The laundry process can reduce

the flame retardancy of fabrics• To
avoid such a result, the ga_ent

manufacturer's care instructions
should be followed very carefully•

• Never climb on or stand on the

dryer top or door•

• Do not tamper with controls.

• 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 operate this appliance
if it is damaged, malfunctioning,

partially disassembled, or has
missing or broken parts, including
a damaged cord or plug.

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 oroducts

and are not covered under the

warranty of this appliance.

SAVE THESE

INSTRUCTIONS

How to operate your dryer

- WARNING--To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons,

read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before operating this appliance.

PUSH • _ TO START

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Load Your Dryer Properly.

• Clean the lint filter each time the

dryer is used. Always be sure the

lint filter is in place. Don't use the

dryer without it.

• Good sorting for the dryer begins
at the washer. Generally, if clothes

are sorted right for washing, they're
sorted right for drying. See page 8

for sorting help. (If you do mix

various types of fabrics in your
load, set the controls for the

_- lighter-weight fabrics and remove

when dry. Reset controls for the
remaining heavier fabrics. )

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Set the Controls.

See the Controls Setting Guide on

pages 6 and 7.

Turn Cycle Selector to desired

O

cycle setting. The selector may be
turned in either direction.

O Push START switch to start

dryer. (Opening the door during

operation stops the dryer. To
restart, close the door and push the

START switch.)

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Polyester Knits &

Permanent Press drying tips

• DO NOT OVERLOAD--
Garments being dried or

dewrinkled should tumble freely.

oREMOVE CLOTHES

PROMFFLY--To help prevent
wrinkling, remove from the dryer

promptly at the end of the drying

cycles.

• PLACE ON HANGERS--
Permanent Press and Polyester

Knit garments look best if placed
on hangers after drying.

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