GE DDE0590G Installation instructions

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ApplianceRegistration 2

CareandCleaning 11

ControlsSettingGuide 6,‘7

DryerExhaust 11

Energy-SavingTips 4

KnitsDryingTips 5,9

LintFilter 5,8, H

Loading 5,8

ModelandSerialNumbers 2

OperatingInstructions 5

PermanentPress

hying Tips 5, m

ProblemSolver 9, m

RepairService 11

SafetyInstructions 3,4

Sorting 5,8

UserMaintenanceInstructions H

Warranty BackCover

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FORYOURSAFETY

MdryinginstructiontermsinthisbookconformtotheCareLabelingRule

establishedbytheFederalTradeCommission,January1984.

TOminimixethepossibility

da firehazard.

DonotWM?heat todry articles

containingrubberypkastiqor

shilar nla%erials(suchaspRdded

!bI”as,

tennisshoes,gakmks, bath

mats,E’ugsqbibs3babypmk$@3stk

bags, de.) asthesematerialsmay

meltorbwn. MS(19somerwbber

materiais$whenkm$ed~emiWaler

et%-$ainCireumsmnces-pIwh.Ke

firebyspomtineomcombustion.

@Garmentslabeled“DryAway

FromHeat” (suchaslifejack@s

containingKapok)mustnotbeput

in yourdryer.

~Donot washWdry articles

that havebeenUMMM@in, Wwhed

in9soaked.h, or spottedwith

Combwtibleor explosiveSubstinew

(S1.whas gasoiixe,degrem?rs,

Welting solven@9lkem7er3e,eke)

whichmaygive‘offVqxwsthat

&!m.MI@lite‘&rqldee D@not‘use

or store swellSubstancesOnh

.mmnd your washerm’imr dryer

dwringOpemtione

@Anyarticlecmwhichyouhave

usedacleaningsolvent,or which

containsflammablematerials

(suchascleaningcloths,mops,

towelsusedinbeautysalons,

restmu-antsor barbershops,etc.)

mustnot,beplacedinornearthe

dryeruntilalltracesofthese

flammableliquidsor solidsand

theirfumeshavebeenremoved.

Therearemanyhighlyflammable

itemsusedin.homessuchas:

acetone,denaturedalcohol,

gasoline,kerosene,some

householdcleaners,somespot

removers,turpentines,waxes,wax

removersandproductscontaining

petroleumdistillates.

aCk%wlthe lint flltm beforeeach

load $0+Fpl%%%mtMaccumulation

insidetlmdryer or inthe Ewomo

Dfl NCBTOPERATETHE

~~}’~~ ‘VQITI-EOUTTHE ILIN4T’

IFJHLTWRIN PILACE.

@Kwqllt?l?reaaround and

~~&&@21t;3yo!m>a~}~lliallcefmx+

@Donotstoreitemsthatmayburn

ormelt(suchasclothing,paper

material,plasticsorplastic

containers,etc.)ontopofthedryer

duringoperation.

lib mwixemepossibtiity

d!injury.,

@Neverread intothe dryer Whik?

thedrm ismoving.Beforeloa&ng9

unloadingw’ addingCbthes$wait

UM the drum hascompletely

Stoppede

@Keepalllaundryaids(such

asdetergents,Me.aches,fabric

softeners,etc.)outofthereachof

children,preferablyin alocked

cabinet.Observeallwarningson.

containerlabelstoavoidpersonal

injury.

@.Keeptheflooraroundyour

appliancescleananddry toreduce

thepossibilityofslipping.

@mtiriwd)

Q~~elaundry processcanreduce

theflameretardancyoffabrics.TO

avoidsucharesult,thegarment

manufacturer’scareinstructions

shouldbefol~owedverycarefully.

@Neverclimbonor standonthe

dryertO~ Or door.

~ILlw.nOttamper with controls.

~TOminimizethepossibility

ofelectricshock,unplugthis

appliancefromthepowersupply

beforeattemptinganymaintenance

orcleaning(excepttheremovaland

cleaningofthelintfilter).N(3TE:

Thing theCycleSelecto~knob

toanOFFpositiondoesNCIT

disconnecttheappliancefrom

thepowersupply.

@Donotoperatethisappliance

if itisdamaged,malfimctioning,

partiallydisassembled,orhas

missingor brokenparts,including

adamagedcordorplug.

DFJ’er-appliedfabric

Youmaywish‘toSWm.yfmr

launderedfabricsO%’rt?dwx?the

staticelwtric;tyinmm.we

reeomn%endyawwe eithera

M9rksdkw inItkewasheyde,

aecardingtothemanufacturers

ilM&Mctions

forthww prQdue@9m

tryadryer-added product for

whichthemanufacturergives

written asswmee Ulmthe!pdmgf?

thattheh productcanbe safely

u.md

inyour dryer.

Serviceorperformancepmbkxns

causedbytheuseoftheseproducts

aretheresponsibilityofthe

manufacturersofthoseproducts

andarenotcoveredunderthe

warrantyofthisappliance.

s~w~ms~

INSTRUCTIONS

@Sortclothesbyweightsoyouwon’t

havetorunanextracycleforoneor

twoheavier,slower-dryingitems.

Seepage8.

@Donotoverloaddryer.For

efficientdrying,clothesneedto

tumblefreely.

~Tohelppreventironing,use

Knits/LowHeat.Removegarments

immediatelyatendofdryingcycle

andplaceonhangers.

@Thehotterthedryingtemperature,

themoreenergythatwillbeused.

Usethelowestpossiblesettingthat

willdrytheloadinreasonabletime.

*Dryyourclothesinconsecutive

loads.Usinga“warm”dryerwill

saveenergy.

~Cleandryerlintfiltereachtime

youdry.

@Cleandryerexhaustductingat

leastonceayear.A.partiallyclogged

exhaustcanlengthendryingtime.

operating

—[mtructiomforyour dryer

-: WAWING—TOreducetheriskoffire,electricshock,orinjurytopersons,

—read theINiPORTANTSAFETYUVYHWCTIONSbeforeoperatingthisappliance.

Drying Selections Start

LOW HEA1

KNITS

.RMA@HEAT ~,

GSNERAL@ELECTRIC

Heevy Duty Dryer

PERMANENTPRESSWITH COOLDOWN

LoadYourDryer Roperly

@Cleanthelintfiltereachtimethe

dryerisused.Alwaysbesurethe

lintfilteris inplace.Don’tusethe

dryerwithoutit.

@Goodsortingforthedryer

beginsatthewasher.Generally,if

clothesaresortedrightfor

washing,they’resortedrightfor

drying.Seepage8for sortinghelp.

(Ifyoudomixvarioustypesof

fabricsinyourload, setthe

controlsforthelighter-weight

fabricsandremovewhendry.

Resetcontrolsfortheremaining

heavierfabrics.)

setthecontrols

SeetheCoritrolsSettingGuideon

pages6and7.

OSet,Drying Selectionsswitch.

@Turn CycleSelectortodesired

cyclesetting.

@TurnSTARTswitchtostart

dryer.(Openingthedoorduring

operationstopsthedryer.To

restart,closethedoorandturn

theSTARTswitch.)

—

PolyesterKnits &

Permanent

Press

dryingtips

@DONOTOV13RL0AD—

Garmentsbeingdriedor

dewrinkledshouldtumblefreely.

~REMOVECLOTHES

HWMI?I’LY-TOhelpprevent

wrinkling,removefromthedryer

promptlyattheendofthedrying

cycles.

@PLACEONHANGERS-

PermanentPressandPolyester

Knitgarmentslookbestifplaced

onhangersafterdrying.

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controlssettingGuidefordifferentfabricsandloam ..

A%&g

Drying

Selection

Load ‘q@? cycle setting .

40to 50minutes setting foraverage-weightloads;

50to60minutessettingforworkclothesandthick

knittedcottons.

DampDryforironing:

20minutes—lightweightcottons;

25minutes—mediumweight;

30minutes-heavycottons.

45to55minutes.

Cottons&Linens Normal RegularCycle

PermPress&Knits

PermanentPress,TreatedCottons,

BlendswithCotton Normal

Synthetics—Polyester,Nylon,

AcrylicKnitsandWovenFabrics

Sturdy

Delicate Normal

Low/Knits PermPress&Knits 45to55minutes.

35to45minutes.

SilksandWools,Blendsincluding

SilksandWOOIS Low/Knits PermPress&Knits

35to45minutes.

Firstsetfor50minutes.Check.Setformoretime

ifnecessary.

PermPress& Knits

RegularCycle

RayonandAcetate

Down-filledgarments,ifmachine

washinganddryingare

recommended.

Low/Knits

Normal

40to45minutes. —

RegularCycle

BabyClothes—Sturdy:Diapers,

Nightgowns,Shirts,Pads,Sheets,

ReceivingBlankets,Coveralls.See

SpecialInstructions.

Normal

—

35to45minutes.

20to25minutes.

Low/Knits PermPress& Knits

BabyClothes—Delicate

Blankets-Wool,PartWool,

Cotton,Electric,Synthetic.See

belowunder“Extra-largeItems:’

—

Normal RegularCycle

Normal Forfirstsetting,setat20minutes;

forsecondsetting,setat 15minutes.

Curtains,Slipcovers,Draperies.

DONOTMACHINEDRY

FIBERGLASS.

.—

ChenilleBedspreads,Robes.See

belowunder“Extra-largeItems?

RegularCycle

Firstsetting-20 minutes;

additionalsettings—5minutes.

Setfortimedesired.

Normal RegularCycle

NoHeat RegularCycle

Rubber-coatedItems,Laminated

Fabrics,Vinyl,Plasticsand

ArticleswithPlasticTrim.

Firstsetting-20 minutes;

additionalsettings—5minutes.

Firstsetting—20minutes;

secondsetting—15minutes;

additionalsettings—5minutes.

BathmatsandRugs Normal

Low/Knits

RegularCycle

Extra-1argeItems—QueenorKing

SizeSheets,Blanketsor Spreads,

SleepingBags,InsulatedJacketsor

Suits,MattressCovers(Pads),

QuiltedBedspreads.

Normal RegularCycle

Pillows—FeatherandPolyester-

filled(ifmanufacturerrecommends

theybedriedinadryer).See

SpecialInstructions.

130minutes.

~-.

.—-

ThetermsHigh,MediumandLowHeatarethoseusuallyfoundonfabriccarelabels.Forbestresults,followyourfabriccarelabels.

}JOTE:

T)-wCycleSelectorsettingsindicatedabovearetobe usedasaguicie.Youmayfindthatbestresultsareobtainedforcertainofyourfabrics

bysettingtheCycJeSelectortoeithersideoftherecommendedsettings. 6

specialInstructions

—Donotdrynon-colorfastitemswithwhitesorlight-coloreditems,

Donotoverloaddryer;clothesshouldtumblefreely.Removepromptlyassoonasdryerstops;placeclothesonhangersto

minimizewrinkling.

Donotoverloaddryer;clothesshouldtumblefreely.Removepromptlyassoonasdryerstops,placeclothesonhangersto

minimizewrinkling.

Drysilksandwoolsinyourdryeronlyifrecommendedbythegarmentmanufacturer.Followinstructionscarefully.

Tumbledryingismandato~.Downmustbethoroughlydriedtoremoveodorandpreventmildewing.Placetwolarge,drytowelsinthe

dryertoimprovetumblingandshortendryingtime.Twoclean,drytennisshoesaddedtodryeralsohelptofluffupthedown.Besure

todrythoroughly.

IMPCHU’ANT.Ifchildren’s.sIeepwearismadeofModacrylic,tumbledryonlyonLow/Knitstemperature.NormalHeatcandamagethese

fabrics.Checkmanufacturer’sdryinginstructions.

Seeaboveinstructions.

Placeindryerwith3or4drytowelswhichhavebeenheatedfor5minutes.Settimerfor20to25minutes.Donotsetcontrolformorethan

25minutes.Doonlyoneblanketatatime.Removeblanketatendofcycleandblockblanketbacktooriginalshape.Pressbindingwithwarm

iron.Allowtodrybeforestoring.

Usedrytowelsasbuffers.Settimerfor20minutes.Ifitemsarestillwet,resetfor15minutesandcheckagain,Itemsshouldberemovedwhile

stilldamp.Placeslipcoversonfurnitureimmediately.Hangdraperiesandcurtainssothatcreaseswillfallout.Stopdryerperiodicallyandcheck

filterforexcesslint.Removeandrestartdryer,

?’umbledryonNoHeatsettingasheatmaycausealterationinshape,colorandappearanceofsucharticles.

Stopdryerperiodicallyandcheckfilterforexcesslint.Removeandrestartdryer.

Specialpt-ecautionsmustbetakentodryextra-largeitems.Setdryerfor20minutesthencheckcarefullySet15minutesforsecondsetting,check

again;and5minutesforeachadditionalsetting.Makesurethatarticledoesnotfilldrum.Manylargearticles,whenwet,haveampleroomin

dryer,butastheyd~ andfluffupmaynothaveroomtotumble.Checkcarefullyeveryfewminutesandifarticleisstillwetordampandfills

dryer,finishdryingonline.Donot,underanycircumstancesoperatedryerforlongertimeswithoutchecking.CAUTK3N:Iflargeitemsdonot

haveroomtotumble,theairflowmaybeblockedwhichcouldresultinscorchingyourvaluableitems.Manylargeitems,likeshagrugs,cannot

bedriedinhomesizedryers.DOiVOTtumbledryjacketscontainingKapok.(Seefiltercleaninginstructionsabove.) —.

Checktickingforholesorweakseamswherefeathersorfillingcouldescape.Drynomorethanonepillowatatimeandsetdryerformaximum

time.Stopdryeroccasionallyandshakepillowstoredistributefillingformoreevendrying.Checkpillowsatendofdryingtime.Iftheyarenot

completelydry,returnthemtodryerandresetformoredryingtime.Featherpillowsdryveryslowlyandmustbedriedcompletelytoprevent

rni]dcwing.D(3iVOTtumbledrypillowscontainingkhpok.

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~&!!~ $~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~f~~~~~~~9 ~~~~ ~~~~]~

Formoreinformationoncarelabeling,sendfor“What’sNewAboutCARELA13ELSV

ForsalebytheSuperintendentofDocuments,U.S.GovernmentPrintingoffice, Washington,D.C.20402.

Howtosorttheclothes

NormaHy,ifyouhavesortedclothescorrectlyforwashing,

youwillalsohaveproperlysorteddryingloads.

sortby SRd%Mx?textm”e

Separate *

Lint

Producers

from

LINT’P130DUC13RS-suchas

terrytowelingandchenille—give

uplint. LINTCOLLECIORS—

suchasman-madefibersand

nappedfabricslikevelveteenand

corduroy—attractlint,andmustbe

driedseparately.

sortby M3rk

Separate .

—

Cottorls&

Linens

from

Synthetics,

Blends &

Po!yKnits

from

sortby color

Separate

●

13 Whites

from

\arks/’

from

sortby weight

Separate ,,

HeavyItems

T3 (suchas

towels)

from

Forinformationontumbledrying

extra-largeitemsanddifferent -

fabricsaid loads,seepages6and7.

hadditiontosortingto reducelint

collection,itisrecommendedthat

fabricsofsimilarconstructionbe

driedtogetherwheneverpossible.

Howtoloadthe

clothes

Don’toverloadyourdryer.

Crowdedloadsdon’tdryefficiently

andclothesmaybeunnecessarily

wrinkled.

Loadsshou~dlooklikethis:

Drum with

Cottons &Linens

Drum with

Permanent Press Load

Cleanthelint filterbefore

dryingeveryLoade

Cleanlintfilter(seeshadedarea)

byputtingyourmoistenedfingers

atthecorneroffilterandwipingin

adownwardmotionalltheway

acrosstotheothercorner.

Lint Filter

Foradditionalinformationon lint

filter,seepage11.

—.

——

PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEDY

DRYER WON’T’ ~Dryerunplugged.Makesurepowercordispluggedin.

START *Nopowertodryer.Checkfusesandcircuitbreakerstomakesuredryerisgetting

current..Mostelectricdryersusetwo.

@Controlsimproperlyset.MakesurecontrolsaresetandSTARTswitchisturned.

Openingthedoorduringoperatio~stopsthedryer.lb re-start,closethedoorandturn

theSTARTswitch.

@Dryerdoorisopen.Closedoozsecurely—dryerwillnotrun withdooropen.

~Circuiti$overloaded,Donotoperateotherappliances

Onthesameelectricaloutlet

or circuitwhilethedryerisoperating.

C3xYllmsT14.KE @

Controlsimproperlyset. Checkallcontrolstomakesuretheyarecorrectlysetfor

mo LONGTo DRY theloadyouwanttodry.Seepages5-7.

~~~ogged ]~n~fi~ter.~emove and clean fiter before every load. Periodicallycleanarea

underlintfilterwithvacuumcleaner.SeepageH.

*Improperduct~ng. ~~ke sure dryer& ducted jr-iaccorcla~ce withInstallation

Instructions.

~obstructioninexhaustducting.Makesureductingis cleanandfreeofobstruction;

makesuredamperin outsidewallcapoperateseasily.Hflexibleductingisused,be

sureitisnotkinkedandisproperlyinstalledaccordingtoInstallationInstructions.

~Blownfusesor tripped &~uit breakers. check householdfusesorcircuitbreakers.

Mostelectricdryersusetwo.It ispossibleforonetobeblownor trippedandthedryer

stilItumblewithoutheat.

@Impropersorting.Donotmixheavy,hard-to-dryitemswithlightweightarticles.

oLarge loads of ~oisture-ho]dingfabrics,SUChasbeachtowels,takealongtimeto

removemoisture.

*Toomanyitemsindryer.Dryonlyonewasherloadatatime.Donotcombineloads.

*Toofewitemsindryer.Ifdryingonlyonearticle,addtwomoresimilararticles,even

if dry,toinsurepropertumbling.

SHRINKAGE, @Somefabricswillshrinkwhethermachinewashedandtumbledriedorwashedbyhand

GENERAL anddripdried;othersmaybesafelywashedbutwillshrinkinadryer.FollowGarment

Manufacturers’CareLabelsexactly.If indoubt,donotmachinewashortumbledry.

SHRINKAGE, *I?ekmationshrinkage canoccurinknitfabricsthathavebeenimproperlystretched

KIWI’S andelongatedbythemanufacturer.Whenthisoccurs,garmentmaybepressedback

intoshapeaftereachwashanddrycycle.

*Progressiveor Wayed shrinltageiscausedwhenstaichor sizing(insomefabrics)

is graduallyremovedbylaundering.Maybenoticedinoldergarmentsthathavebeen

launderedmanytimeswithoutpreviousshrinkage.TreatasforRelaxationShrinkageabove.

*Shrinkage causedby ovQrlReatingoccursincertainknitfabricsthathavebeen&xit-

shaped.Whenwashing,dryingor ironingtemperaturesexceedthetemperaturesused

to shapeset, shrinlmgemayoccur.Thiscannotbecorrected,butitcanbepreventedby

wmhingin coldorwarmwater.

——

PROBLEM mstimmCAUSE f4ND mm,~~

—

1~~~~~~~~ ~p%J a~eav~llg ~l~t~es in&ye~ ~fi~~~~]mb~~~gs@ps.Remaveclothes~rom~t~~andhailg

PERMANE.NI’PRESS themi.nlmediately

AND“NO-IRON’

HTH$’J!s eJT~~

~a~y ~ffj~s j~ &ye~$ ~1-yo~~y one w~S~fjr load at atime, Donotcombineloads.

@Toofewitemsind~yer+~-fdl-ying

~D~yone ar+ti~~e,a&j tvifoOzmore similar arlicles~e!lell

ifdry,toinsurepropertumbling.

6+Improper]~ad~.Avoid

laU~&~i~g ~~~~y ~ermanent PRSS items, sdl MWO& dO&X$

withlighterPermanentPressitems,suchasshirtsorblouses.Donotwashordry

PermanentPresswithregularlaundry.

eT&jm~y ~~othesin~a~her.~temsm~~thaveroomtomovefreely.PermanentI%%3SS

loadsshoukialwaysbesmallerthanregularloads...rmmorethanmediumloads,

~Use~fincomectwashanddq ~Yc~es.use Pe~anent PressWashCyclewhichprcwides

acool-downrinsetominimizewrinkling.

s~correct water~eve]euse largewa~r~~velfor~~~UIYJ]o@IIE&.URlevelorhalffull

forsmallload.

~wa~~g~q~~lyintoo~0~wa~~.w~s~inCOOIorwarmwaterwithplentyofdetergent.

~Accwu]ation oflimesc~eduetouseofcarbonatedetergents.Ifyoumu~t

IN& a

mm-phosphatedetergent,avoidtheuseofahigh-carbonatedetergent.

@FA~~~etousefab~csofiener.Praperuseoffabricsoftenerwi~~minhize wridding.

TolWENlveWrwes:

1. Retwnble.

2. ,Rerinseanddry.

3. Ifunsuccessful,retumbleonnormaltemperatureforIO-Bminutesandhang

immediately.

4. Eoncarefully.

5. Sendtodrycleanersforpressing.

6. Somewrinklesmayremainwhichcannotberemoved:

*?WYI.’E:IfyoufollowgoodlaundryproceduresandPermanent.PressckMhesstillcome

outwrinkled,thefinishmaynotbegoodquality.Also,inpermanentpresssyntMic/

cottonblends,thecottonportionofthefabriccaneventuallywearawayleavingonlythe

synthetic,Sinceit’sthecottonportionwhichistreatedforPermanentPress,a10ssor

decreaseofl?ermammtPressperformancewillresult.

Hyou!need.nmni?E-Repeall, tonii-w?:

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