GE DBLR333ET User manual

DBLR333ET

DBLR333GT

GE Appliances

GE Answer Center

800.626.2000

Owner’s Manual

Part No. 175D1807P184 Pub. No. 49-9926

Dryers

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

GASOLINE & FLAMMABLE VAPORS

■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.

IF YOU THINK 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.

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.

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 loss of life.

WARNING!

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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 calling us toll-free at the

GE Answer Center

, 800.626.2000.

PROPER INSTALLATION

■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.

■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

exhausted to the outside.

Exhausting electric dryers

to the outside is

strongly

recommended

to prevent

large amounts of moisture

and lint from being blown

into the room.

Use only rigid metal or

flexible metal 4″diameter

ductwork inside the dryer

cabinet or 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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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

YOUR LAUNDRY AREA

■Keep the area underneath

and around your appliances

free of combustible materials,

such as lint, paper, rags,

chemicals, etc.

■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.

■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.)

which 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.

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Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as

described in this Owner’s Manual.

■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

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 does

NOT

disconnect

the appliance from the power

supply.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

WHEN USING YOUR DRYER

■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

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 off.

■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.

WARNING!

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WHEN NOT IN USE

■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.

REMEMBER…

Your continued health and safety are important to us.

Please read and follow this Safety Information carefully.

We want you to remain a happy and healthy part of our

GE family.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Congratulations!

You Are Now Part of the GE Family.

Welcome to the GE family.

We’re proud of our quality

products and we are

committed to providing

dependable service. You’ll

see it in this easy-to-use

Owner’s Manual and you’ll

hear it in the friendly voices

of our customer service

department.

Best of all, you’ll experience

these values each time you

do the laundry. That’s

important, because your

new dryer will be part of your

family for many years. And

we hope you will be part of

ours for a long time to come.

We thank you for buying

GE. We appreciate your

purchase, and hope you

will continue to rely on us

whenever you need quality

appliances for your home.

Important!

Staple sales slip or cancelled

check here.

Proof of the original purchase date

is needed to obtain service under

the warranty.

Write the model and serial

numbers here.

#You can find them on the front of the

dryer behind the door.

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GE&You,

AService Partnership.

Inside you will find many

helpful hints on how to use and

maintain your dryer properly.

Just a little preventive care on

your part can save you a great

deal of time and money over the

life of your dryer.

Read this Manual

Ask any GEappliance owner and they will

tell you we stand behind our products with

unmatched quality service. However, did

you know that most questions result from

simple problems that you can easily fix

yourself in just a few minutes? This

Owner’s Manual can tell you how.

You’ll find many answers to

common problems here.

If you review our chart of

Troubleshooting Tips first,

you may not need to call for

service at all.

Review the Section on

Troubleshooting Tips

If you do need service, you can

relax knowing help is only a

phone call away. A list of toll-free

customer service numbers is

included in the back section.

Or you can always call the

GE Answer Center®at

800.626.2000, 24 hours a day,

7 days a week.

If You Need Service

Safety Information . . . . . . .2–7

Operating Instructions

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Control Settings . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Dryer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Loading and Using

the Dryer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Troubleshooting Tips

Before You

Call For Service . . . . . . . . .13–16

Venting the Dryer . . . . . . . . . . .17

Customer Service

Warranty Information . . . . . . .19

Service Telephone

Numbers . . . . . . . . . .Back Cover

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About the dryer control panel.

LESS DRY

80 MIN.

COOL

DOWN

MORE DRY

LESS DRY

MORE DRY

AUTOMATIC

COTTONS

AUTOMATIC

PERMANENT

PRESS

START

MEDIUM

START

TEMPERATURE

FLUFF

HIGH

TIMED DRY

1 2 3

Control Settings

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.

Temperature

HIGHHEAT For regular to heavy cottons.

MEDIUMHEAT For synthetics, blends, delicates and items

labeled

permanent press.

FLUFF/NOHEAT For

fluffing

items without heat.

Use the

TIMED DRY

cycle.

Drying Cycles

Automatic cycles automatically sense fabric dryness.

Select

MORE DRY

for heavier fabrics,

LESS DRY

for lighter fabrics. Timed cycles run for a selected time.

AUTOMATIC For synthetic blends and delicates.

PERMANENT

PRESS

AUTOMATIC For cottons and most linens. For most loads

COTTONS select the Preferred Regular Setting marked

with an *.

TIMEDDRY Set the Cycle Selector at the desired drying time.

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