Hotpoint DLB2450R, DLL2450R Use And Care Manual

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Contents

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Appliance Registration

2

Automatic Drying

6

Care and Cleaning

10

Consumer Services

15

Controls Setting Guide

8,9

Dryer Exhaust

10

Energy-Saving Tips

5

Important Phone Numbers 15
Knits Drying Tips

6, 12

Lint Filter

6, 10

Loading

6,7

Model and

Serial

Numbers

2

Operating the Dryer

6

Perm.

Press Drying Tips 6, 12, 13

Problem Solver

11-13

Safety Instructions

3–5

Sorting

6,7

Storing Dryer

10

Timed Drying

6

User Maintenance Instructions 10
Warranty

Back Cover

GE Answer

Center@

800.626.2000

se and Care

of Models

DB2450R

DU2450R

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US

~LP YOU...

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, 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.

WANING:

For your safety the information in

this

manual must be

fo~owed

to

mitie

the risk of

fwe

or explosion or to prevent property damage, personti injury or loss of

life.

—Do not store or use

gasotine

or other

●

hmediately cd

your gas supplier from a

flammable vapors and liquids in the

neighbor’s phone.

FOMOW

the gas supplier’s

vicinity of this or any other appliance.

instructions.

—W~T

TO DO W YOU

S~LL

GAS

●

M

you cannot

reach your gm

suppMer3

●

Do not try to light any appliance.

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the fire department.

●

Do not touch any

elwtrid

switch;

—Installation and service must

be

performed

do not use any phone in your

butiding.

by a

qua~led instaUer,

service agency or

the gas

suppher.

●

Clear the room, building or area of

all

Wcupank.

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

Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225

WORTANT

SAFETY ~STRUCTIONS

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Read W

instmctions

before wing

ttis apptiance.

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE
The

California Safe Drinking Water and

Toxic

Enforcement Act requires the governor of

C~ifornia 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.

~operly

adjusted dryers will minimize incomplete
combustion. Exposure to these substances can be
minimized further by properly venting the dryers
to the outdoors.

A

Warning-To reduce the risk of fire,

electric shock, or injury to persons

when using your appliance, follow basic

precautions, including the following:

. Use this

apptiance

only for its intended

purpose

as described in

this

Use and Care, Book.

●

This dryer must be properly

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installed and located in accordance

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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.

—~perly

ground to conform with

*I

governing

codes

and ordinances.

Follow details in Installation Instructions.

—Locate where the temperature is above

50°F.

(lO°C.)

for satisfactory operation of the dryer

control system. Do not

insta~

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

kstructions.

●

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.

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●

When disconnecting this appliance

@

PU1l 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

Mitimize

the Possibility

of a Fire Hazard

●

Exhaust

Duct+ee

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

O~ER

COMBUSTIBLE
DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A FIRE. FOIL OR

OT~R

EASILY PUNCTURED DUCTWORK

CAN CAUSE A

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IT COLLAPSES OR

BECOMES

OTHERWSE

RESTRICTED IN

USE OR

DU~G

INSTALLATION.

●

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 robber 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 the operation.

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WORTANT

SAFEH ~STRUCTIONS

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Garments labeled

“Dry

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

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Do not wash or dry articles that

have been cleaned in, washed in,

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soaked in, orspottedwith

combustible or explosive substances

(such as wax, paint,

gasofine, degreasers,

dry-cleaning 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

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.

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●

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

F~TER

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.

To

Minimize the

Possibtiity

of Injury

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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.

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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

retirdancy

of fabrics.

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To avoid such a result, 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 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.

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●

Keep all laundry aids (such

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as detergent, bleaches, fabric

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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 slipping.

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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

/

‘

knob to an OFF position does NOT

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disconnect the appliance from the
power supply.

●

Do not

timper

with the controls.

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●

Do not operate this appliance if it is damaged,

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

c

Never climb on or

sbnd

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

W~H A MATCH. Burns 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-sbtic

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.

SAVE

T~SE

~STRUCTIONS

ENERGY-SAVING

T~S

●

Sort clothes by weight so you won’t have to run an extra cycle for one

or two heavier, slower-drying items.

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Do not overload your dryer. For efficient drying, clothes need

to tumble freely.

●

Use Automatic

Sensi-Dry

Cycles whenever possible to help prevent

overdying and to save energy.

●

To

help prevent ironing, use

Perm

Press (Medium) or

Knits/Delicates

(Low). 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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