Hotpoint NBXR333 User Manual

NBXR333

NVLR223

NWXR483

Owner’s Manual

Dryers

175D1807P568 39-90300-1 11-06 JR

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . 2–4

Operating Instructions

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Control Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Loading and Using

the Dryer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9, 10

Reversing the Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Venting the Dryer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Troubleshooting Tips . . . 11, 12

Consumer Support

Consumer Support . . . . . Back Cover

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Write the model and serial
numbers here:

Model # __________________

Serial # __________________

You can find them on a label on the
front of the dryer behind the door.

■ Properly ground dryer to conform with all
governing codes and ordinances. Follow details
in Installation Instructions.

■ Install or store where it will not be exposed
to temperatures below freezing or exposed
to the weather, which could cause permanent
damage and invalidate the warranty.

■ Connect to a properly rated, protected and sized
power supply circuit to avoid electrical overload.

■ Remove all sharp packing items and dispose of
all shipping materials properly.

Exhaust/Ducting:

Gas dryers MUST be exhausted to the outside.

Use only rigid metal 4″ diameter ductwork
inside the dryer cabinet. Use only rigid metal
or flexible metal 4″ diameter ductwork 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.

For complete details, follow the Installation
Instructions.

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WARNING!

For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk
of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or
death.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:

Do not try to light a match, or cigarette,

or turn on any gas or electrical
appliance.

Do not touch any electrical switch; do

not use any phone in your building.

Clear the room, building or area of all

occupants.

Immediately call your gas supplier from

a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas
supplier’s instructions carefully.

If you cannot reach your gas supplier,

call the fire department.

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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.

PROPER INSTALLATION

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, you can receive one by
visiting Hotpoint.com

, or by calling 800.GE.CARES (800.432.2737).

■ 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.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

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WARNING!

YOUR LAUNDRY AREA

■ Keep the area underneath and around your
appliances free of combustible materials (lint,
paper, rags, etc.), gasoline, chemicals and other
flammable vapors and liquids.

■ Keep the floor around your appliances clean and
dry to reduce the possibility of slipping.

■ Close supervision is necessary if this appliance is
used by or near children. Do not allow children to
play on, with or inside this or any other appliance

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■ Keep all laundry aids (such as detergents, bleaches,
etc.) out of the reach of children, preferably in a
locked cabinet. Observe all warnings on container
labels to avoid injury.

■ Never climb on or stand on the dryer top.

WHEN USING YOUR DRYER

■ Never reach into the dryer while the drum is
moving. Before loading, unloading or adding
clothes, wait until the drum has completely
stopped.

■ 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.

■ 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, oil, paint, gasoline, degreasers, dry-cleaning
solvents, kerosene, etc.). These substances give
off vapors that may ignite or explode. Do not add
these substances to the wash water. Do not use
or place these substances around your washer
or dryer during operation.

■ 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

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■ Any article on which you have used a cleaning
solvent or that 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 solvents or
flammable materials 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.

■ The laundry process can reduce the flame
retardancy of fabrics. To avoid such a result,
carefully follow the garment manufacturer’s
care instructions.

■ 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. that may melt or burn.
Some rubber materials, when heated, can under
certain circumstances produce fire by spontaneous
combustion.

■ Do not store plastic, paper or clothing that may
burn or melt 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 dry fiberglass articles in your dryer.
Skin irritation could result from the remaining
particles that may be picked up by clothing
during subsequent dryer uses.

■ 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 or pressing PAUSE does NOT
disconnect the appliance from the power supply.

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WHEN NOT USING YOUR DRYER

■ Grasp the plug firmly when disconnecting this
appliance to avoid damage to the cord while
pulling. Place the cord away from traffic areas
so it will not be stepped on, tripped over or
subjected to damage.

■

Do not attempt to repair or replace any part
of this 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.

■ Before discarding a dryer, or removing it from
service, remove the dryer door to prevent children
from hiding inside.

■ Do not tamper with controls.

READ AND FOLLOW THIS SAFETY INFORMATION CAREFULLY.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

WARNING!

WHEN USING YOUR DRYER (cont.)

■ Never attempt to operate this appliance if it is
damaged, malfunctioning, partially disassembled,

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

■ The interior of the machine and the exhaust duct
connection inside the dryer should be cleaned at
least once a year by a qualified technician. See
the Loading and Using the Dryer section.

■ 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 turns on.

■ You may wish to soften your laundered fabrics
or reduce the static electricity in them by using
a dryer-applied fabric softener 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 use of these products are the
responsibility of the manufacturers of those
products and are not covered under the
warranty to this appliance.

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Consumer Support

Troubleshooting Tips

NOTE: Drying times will vary according to the type of heat used (Electric, Natural or LP gas), size of load,
types of fabrics, wetness of clothes and condition of exhaust ducts.

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You can locate your model number on the label on the front of the dryer behind the door.

Throughout this manual, features and

appearance may vary from your model.

About the dryer control panel.

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Model NBXR333

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Model NWXR483

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Model NVLR223

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IMPORTANT: Clean the lint filter each time you use the dryer.

Fabric Care/Temperature (on some models)

COTTONS For regular to heavy cottons.

REGULAR

WRINKLE FREE For synthetics, blends, delicates and items labeled permanent press.

MEDIUM

KNITS/DELICATES On some models. For delicates, synthetics and items labeled tumble dry low.

LOW

FLUFF For fluffing items without heat. Use the TIMED DRY cycle.

NO HEAT

Automatic cycles automatically determine fabric dryness. Select LESS DRY if you want your clothes slightly
damp at the end of the drying cycle. Select MORE DRY if you want them to feel drier. Timed cycles run for a
selected time.

Drying Cycles

COTTONS For cottons and most linens. For most loads select OPTIMUM DRY (on some models) or

select the Preferred Regular Setting marked with an *.

WRINKLE FREE For wrinkle-free, permanent press and delicate items, and knits.

TIMED DRY Set the Cycle Selector at the desired drying time.

DAMP DRY For leaving items partially damp.

DEWRINKLE For removing wrinkles from items that are clean and dry or that are very lightly damp.

FLUFF or For freshening or fluffing up already dry clothing, fabrics, linens and pillows. Use with

QUICK FLUFF FLUFF NO HEAT. Provides 10 minutes of no heat tumbling.

Start— Close the dryer door. Select START. Opening the door during operation will stop the dryer.

To restart the dryer, close the door and select START to complete the cycle.

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About the control settings.

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Press Guard Option (on some models)

Use this option to minimize the wrinkles
in clothes. It provides approximately
15 minutes of no-heat tumbling after
the clothes are dry.

This option can only be used with the
COTTONS and WRINKLE FREE cycles.

If you are using the SIGNAL knob and you
select the PRESS GUARD option, a signal will
sound at the end of the drying time and
several times during the PRESS GUARD cycle.
This will remind you that it is time to remove
the clothes.

If PRESS GUARD is not on, the dryer will stop
once the timer reaches the PRESS GUARD
mark on the cycle dial.

Cycle Signal Option (on some models)

This signal will sound just before the end
of the cycle to remind you to remove the
clothes. On some models, the signal sound
level cannot be adjusted.

If you selected the PRESS GUARD option,
the signal will sound at the end of the
drying time and will sound several times
during the PRESS GUARD cycle. This will
remind you that it is time to remove the
clothes.

NOTE:

■ Remove garments promptly at the
sound of the signal. Place clothes on
hangers so wrinkles won’t set in.

■ Use the Cycle Signal especially when
drying fabrics like polyester knits and
permanent press. These fabrics should
be removed so wrinkles won’t set in.

Drum Lamp (on some models)

Before replacing the light bulb, be sure to
unplug the dryer power cord or disconnect
the dryer at the household distribution panel
by removing the fuse or switching off the
circuit breaker. Reach above dryer

opening

from inside the drum. Remove the

bulb and

replace with the same size bulb.

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Reversing the Door

Tools needed:

■ Standard #2 ■ Tape-tipped
Phillips screwdriver putty knife

Open the door and remove the filler plugs opposite the hinges. With the door completely

open, remove the bottom screw from each hinge on the dryer face. Insert these screws
about half way into the TOP holes, for each hinge, on the opposite side (where you
removed the filler plugs). Apply firm pressure to get the screw started in new holes.

Loosen top screw from each hinge on the dryer face half way. With one hand holding the

top of the door and the other hand holding the bottom, remove the door from the dryer
by lifting it UP and OUT.

Rotate the door 180°. Insert it on the opposite side of the opening by moving the door

IN and DOWN until the top hinge and the bottom hinge are resting on the top screws
inserted in step 1.

Remove the remaining screws from the side of the opening from which the door

was removed. With these screws, secure each hinge at the bottom. Tighten the
2 top screws of each hinge. Reinsert the plastic plugs on the side from which the
door was removed.

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About reversing the door.

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Sorting and Loading Hints

As a general rule, if clothes are sorted properly for the
washer, they are sorted properly for the dryer.

Do not add fabric softener sheets once the load has
become warm. They may cause fabric softener stains.
Bounce

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Fabric Conditioner Dryer Sheets have been
approved for use in all GE Dryers when used in
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

Do not overload. This wastes energy and causes
wrinkling.

Do not dry the following items: fiberglass items,
woolens, rubber-coated items, plastics, items with
plastic trim and foam-filled items.

The Exterior: Wipe or dust any spills or washing
compounds with a damp cloth. Dryer control panel
and finishes may be damaged by some laundry
pretreatment soil and stain remover products. Apply
these products away from the dryer. The fabric may
then be washed and dried normally. Damage to your
dryer caused by these products is not covered by
your warranty.

The Lint Filter: Clean the lint filter before each use.
Moisten your fingers and reach into the filter opening.
Run your fingers

across the filter. Have a qualified
technician vacuum the lint from the dryer once
a year.

The Exhaust Duct: Inspect and clean the exhaust
ducting at least once a year to prevent clogging.
A partially clogged exhaust can lengthen the
drying time.

Follow these steps:

Turn off electrical supply by disconnecting
the plug from the wall socket.

Disconnect the duct from the dryer.

Vacuum the duct with the hose attachment
and reconnect the duct .

The Exhaust Hood: Check from the outside that the
flaps of the hood move freely when operating. Make
sure that there is no wildlife (birds, insects, etc.) nesting
inside the duct or hood.

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Care and Cleaning of the Dryer

Loading and using the dryer.

Always follow the fabric manufacturer’s care label when laundering.

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For the best drying performance, the dryer needs to be properly vented. The dryer will use more
energy and run longer if it is not vented to the below specifications. Carefully follow the details
on Exhausting in the Installation Instructions.

■ Use only rigid metal 4″ diameter ductwork inside the dryer cabinet. Use only rigid metal or flexible
metal 4″ diameter ductwork for exhausting to the outside.

■ Do not use plastic or other combustible ductwork.

■ Use the shortest length possible.

■ Do not crush or collapse.

■ Avoid resting the duct on sharp objects.

■ Venting must conform to local building codes.

Venting the Dryer

Correct
Venting

Incorrect
Venting

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Loading and using the dryer.

Always follow the fabric manufacturer’s care label when laundering.