Hotpoint DLB1250R Use And Care Manual

How to get the best

Your

Drver

Contents

Appliance Registration

Use and Care

Care and Cleaning

Modek

Consumer Services

Controls Setting Guide

8,9

DB1250R

Dryer Exhaust

Energy-Saving Tips

Knits Drying Tips

6, 12

Lint Filter

6, 10

6,7

Model and Serial Numbers 2

Operating the Dryer

Perrn.

Press Drying Tips 6, 12, 13

Problem Solver

11-13

Safety Instructions

3-5

Sorting

6,7

Storing

Diner

User Maintenance Instructions 10 Warranty

Back Cover

GE Answer

Center@

800.626.2000

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YOU...

Read this book carefully.

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 Appliances

Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

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.

WA~~G:

For

your #ety

the information in this manual

nmst be fo~owed

the risk

of fire or explosion or to prevent

proprty

damage,

personti

injury or loss

of~e.

—Do not store or use gasoline or other

●

tiediately M

your gas supplier

from

flammable

vapors

and

tiqnids

in the

neighbor’s phone.

FOMOW

the gas

supptier’s

vicinity of

thk

or any other appliance.

instructions.

—-T

TO ~ W

YOU S~LL

GAS

. U you cannot

~ch

your gas

supp~er?

●

not try to

tight

any appliance.

the

fire departmen~

* Do not touch any

elwtrid

switch;

—Mtilation and service must be

petiormed

not use

any phone in your building.

by a qualified

instiler, servim

agency or

the gas

supptier.

●

Clear the room, building or area

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

FINALLY, if your problem

serviced your appliance. Explain

is still not resolved, write:

why you are not pleased. In most

Major Appliance Consumer

cases, this will solve the problem.

Action Panel

NEXT, if you are still not pleased,

20 North

Wacker

Drive

write all the details—including

Chicago, IL 60606

your phone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations

Hotpoint

Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

WORTA~

SAFEW mSTRUCTIONS

Read W

ktmctiom bfore mhg t~ appfimce.

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

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,

eleetric

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.

not

repair or replace any

part of

the apptian~

or attempt

any servicing unless

s~~lcdly

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

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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 Po=ibility of a Fire

H=ard

●

Exhaust

DuctSee

Installation Instructions.

Use only rigid metal or flexible

meti 4“

diameter ductwork inside the dryer cabinet or for exhausting to the outside.

USE OF

PLASTIC OR OTHER

COMBUS~LE

DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A ~.

FOE

OTHER

EAS~Y

PUNCTURED DUCTWORK

CAN CAUSE A

IF IT COLLAPSES OR

●

This dryer must be properly

BECOMES OTHERWISE

RESTMCTED

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installed and located in accordance

USE OR

D~NG

INSTALLATION.

with the Installation Instructions

before it is used.

If you did not receive an

●

Do not use heat to dry articles

contahdng rnbber?

Installation Instructions sheet with your dryer,

plastic,

or similar materials

(such as padded

bras, tennis shoes, galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs,

you can obtain one by calling, toll free, the

GE Answer Center”, 800.626.2000.

baby pants, plastic bags, etc.) as these materials

mav

melt or bum. Also, some robber materials,

—Properly ground to conform with

when heated, can under certain circumstances

governing codes and ordinances.

produce

fue

by spontaneous combustion.

Follow details in Installation Instructions.

—Locate where the temperature

above

50°F.

●

Do not store items that may bum or melt

(such as clothing, paper material, plastics

(lO°C.)

for satisfactory operation of the dryer

or plastic containers, etc.) on top of the

@er

control system. Do not install or store the

during the operation.

dryer where it will be exposed to the weather.

—Connect to a properly rated, protected

(continued

netipage)

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

WORTANT

SAFETY ~STRUCTIONS

(continued)

. Garments labeled

“Dry

Away from

Heat”

(such as life jackets containing Kapok) must not be put in your dryer.

~ * ‘t,

● i::::::::;;:;{:::;tted

was . ,

with combustible or

;xplosive

substances (such as wax, paint, gasoline,

degreasers,

dry-cleaning

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

andor

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

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-.. .

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

cleaned periodically by a qualified individual.

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.

4’$

The laundry process can reduce

the flame

retardancy

of fabrics.

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Toavoidsucharesult, thegarment

manufacturer’s care instructions should be followed very carefully.

Close supervision is necessary

if this appliance is used by or

f“

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

‘7

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,

●

Do not

operate this appliance if it is damaged, malfunctioning, partially disassembled, or has missing or broken

par~, 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. Bums 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-stitic Conditioners

You may wish to soften your laundered fabrics or reduce the static electricity in them.

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 T~SE

~STRUCTIONs

ENERGY-SAVING

TPS

● 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.

● To help prevent ironing, remove garments

promptly at end of 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.

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