GE DDE7907R User manual

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operating!nstiFuctioms,Tips

Automatic Drying...........................................7

ControlsSettingGuide.............................8,9

Cyc!eSettings....... ...............-...........6

EndafiCycle Signal...............................7

Energy-SavingTips...............................5

ExtraCare Feature................................6

KnitsDryingTips............................7,13

LintFflter~~~~~~~~~~~~ti-ti-ti..................6,11

Loading...........~...... ..................6,10

Operatingthe Dryer. . . . . . . . . ....................6

PermanentPressDryingTips ........7,13,14

SotiingClothes...........................6,10

TimedDrying...........~. .........................7

DryerExhaust................................................11

)rumutitiuunuu~.uunn~m~m~um.....................11

,xteriorMM..HnnumuH.n..oH...............................11

int Fiiter.~.~~_.~_..__.__ti.............................11L

Storingthe Dryer. . . . . . . . . .......................11

Usertblaintenan celnstructions........11

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Consumer services.........15

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operateandmaintainyour

newdryerproperly.

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orneedmorehelp,write(include

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ConsumerAffairs

GEAppliances,AppliancePark

Louisville,KY40225

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Beforeyourequestservice...

checktheProblemSolver

section.It listscausesofminor

operatingproblemsthatyoucan

correctyourself.

M‘you Hxxived 43

dryer...

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or

builder)thatsoldyouthedryer.

the

and.serial

You’llfindthemonalabelonthe

frontofthedryerbehindthedoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthatcamewith

yourdryer.Beforesendingin

thiscard,pleasewritethese

numbershere:

Model Number

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versionofthisbook,call espafioldeestemanual,namea

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800.626.2000 informaci6nparaelconsumidor,

consumerinformationservice. teh5fono800.626.2000.

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersin any

correspondenceorservice

callsconcerningyourdryer.

Alldryinginstructiontermsin thisbookconformto theCare

LabelingRuleestablishedby theFederalTradeCommission,.?anuary1984.

If’ywi !nW3dServi’ce’

Toobtainservice,see the

ConsumerServicespage

in thebackof thisbook.

]~e’reproudof our service~d

wantyou to bepleased.Hfor some

I“easonyouaremx happywiththe

serviceyoureceive,herearethree

stepsto followfor furtherhelp.

First,contactthepeoplewho

servicedyourappliance.Explain

whyyouarenotpleased.In most

cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

NEXT’,if you are stillnotpleased,

writeallthedetails—including

yourphonenumber-to:

~~nqyr, Consmmr Relations

GE Appbnce.s, AppliancePark

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FINALLY,if yourproblem

is stillnotresolved,write:

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Enforcement

Actrequiresthe governorof

Californiatopublish.alistofsubstancesknown

tothestatetocausecancer,birthdefe:tsorother

reproductiveharmandrequiresbusinessestowarn

customersofpotentialexposuretosuchsubstances.

Gasappliancescancauseminorexposure

tofourofthesesubstances,namelybenzene,

carbonmonoxide,formaldehydeandsoot,caused

primarilybytheincompletecombustionofnatural

gasorlip fuels.

ProperlyadjusteddryerswiHminimizeincomplete

combustion.Exposuretothesesubstancescanbe

minimizedfi.wtherbyproperlyventingthedryers

totheoutdoors.

AH?duw!the riskOffk!,

deem shock,Or iqprytopxsons

whenusingyour bask

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-~usethis wilyforits

asdescribedinthisUseandCareBook.

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beforeit isused.Ifyoudidnotreceivean

InstallationInstructionssheetwithyour

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free,theGEAnswerCenter”,800.626.2000.

to with2311

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—Locatewherethe isabove50*E’.

(Nl”c) for dthe dryer

$m’Rtrd

system.Dol?ldimtd 01”storethe

dvjw when?it willbe tothe

$$ this

pi.mbytheplugrather than the

cordtoavoiddamagetothecord

brjunctionofcordandplug.Makesurethat

thecordislocatedsothatitwillnotbestepped

on,trippedoverorotherwisesubjectedto

damageorstress.

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use dy rigidmetalw’ metal4“

insidethedryer Gabim?t

or for tom! (Nm&k.USEOF

PLASTICOROTHERC0MBWYITBIJ3

DUCTWORKCANCAUSEAFIRE.FOILCM?

OTHEREASILYPUNCTUREDDUCTWORK

CANCAUSEAFIREIFITCOLLM?SESCR

BNXMES OTHERWISERESTRICTEDIN

USEORDURINGINSTALLATION.

@~~ ~~~~~~heattodryarticles rmmr9

plastic,orsidm (suchaspadded

bras,tennisshoes,galoshes,bathmats,rugs,bibs,

babypants,plasticbags,etc.)asthesematerials

maymeltorburn,Also,somerubbermaterials,

whenheated,canundercertaincircumstances

producefirebyspontaneouscombustion.

QDonotstoreitemsthatmayburnormdt

(such

asclothing,papermateriai,plasticsorplastic

containers,etc.)ontopofthedryerduringoperation.

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eNevernw4-1into‘w?dryer whilethe

@why Awayf!rm’1Heat99

(wellas

notbeputinyourdryer.

@’D(j]1(1$washor dry articlesthat

ham lx?en in, in,

S@’&edhyor with

(Sldllaswax,paint,gasoline,

Sdw?rlts, kerosene, em,)

may or Donotaddthese

tothe washWAX Donotuse

these ‘your Wadm’mdhr

dryer

sAny ~cle mwhichyouhaveusedacleaning

solvent,orwhichcontainsflammablematerials

(suchascleaningcloths,mops,towelsusedin

beautysalons,restaurantsorbarbershops,etc.)

mustnotbeplacedinornearthedryeruntilall

tracesoftheseflammableliquidsorsolidsand

theirfumeshavebeenremoved.Therearemany

highlyflammableitemsusedinhomessuchas:

acetone,denaturedalcohol,gasoline,kerosene,

somehouseholdcleaners,somespotremovers,

turpentines,waxes,waxremoversandproducts

containingpetroleumdistillates.

a~Ckan.thelint Wterbeforeeachload

“1/-=’ top’event minside

‘—- the dryer or inthemom,DONT

OPERATETHEDRYERWITEK)UTTHELINT

FILTERINPLACE.

eKeepthearea around and

your freefrom the

of suchaslint,paper,

rags,chemicals,etc.

9Theinterior ofthe machineand the exhaust

duct insidethe dryer be

&Mned bya

is !%for;’loading,unloading

oraddingclothes,waituntilthedrumhas

completelystopped.

@~~ not,dry articlesill!

yourdr’ytm

Skinirritationcouldresultfromtheremaining

glassparticlesthatmaybepiclwdupbyclothing

duringsubsequentdryeruses.

@~~fl process4X1

theflame offabrics.

Toavoidsucharesult,thegarment

manufacturer’scareinstructions

shouldbefollowedverycareftdly.

eclose isnecessary

ifthis isusedbyor

near Donotaihlw

toplayinsiik+Onyor

Q&hthis or any

Disposeof and

or packing Before

adryer,or from.service,

removethedoorofthedryer

It as

wSoftenersyetc.)W.Btdther4xd?4

nof preferablyinalocked

.cabinet.Observeallwarningson

containerlabelstoavoidpersonalinjury.

eKeepthefloor your clean

and dry to reducethe of

5Qlb w! ofekmric

Jshoek~unplugthisappliancefromthe

powersupplybeforeattemptingany

maintenanceorcleaning(excepttheremoval

andcleaningofthelintfilter).

N0T13:Turning

theCycleSehxtor

-/=-.

>--$.. .- knobto an OFFpositiondoesNOT

-e\

/disconnecttheappliancefromthe

powersupply.

eDo not tampeR”V/Ml+the umtlrok

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6N$wr ‘onorstandml thedryertop. Youmaywishtosoftenymm

01’M?dwx?thestatic h

VWuxxmmendyouuseeitherafabricsoftener

inthewashcycle,accordingtothernant.diwturer’s

instructionsforthoseproducts,ortryadryer-added

productforwhichthemanufacturergiveswrittetl

assurarkceonthepackagethattheirproductcanbe

safelyusedinyourdryer.

Serviceorperformanceproblemscausedby

theuseoftheseproductsaretheresponsibility

ofthemanufacturersofthoseproductsandare

notcoveredunderthewarrantyofthisappliance.

eSortclothesbyweightsoJrouwon’thavetorun anextracycleforone

ortwoheavier,slower-dryingitems.

~Donotoverloadyourdryer.Forefilcientdrying,clothesneed

totumblefreely.

eUseAutomaticCycleswheneverpossibleto helppreventoverdryingand

tosaveenergy.

*Tohelppreventironing,useKnits/Delicates(LowHeat)or Perm.Press

(MediumHeat).Removegarmentspromptlyatendof dryingcycleand

placeon hangers.

*Dryyourclothesinconsecutiveloads.Usinga“warm”dryer

willsaveenergy.

~Cleanthe dryerlintfiltereachtimeyoudry.

~Cleanthedryerexhaustductingat leastonceayear.Apartiallyclogged

exhaustcanlengthendryingtime.

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wAmIN&ToNxh!ewriskQffire,electricshock.,or

injury to

persons whenwing yourapphm, read the SAFETY

beforeoperatingthis appiiame.

L(%J 6W*LWC%PMY ‘aa””gd

check the.Lint Filter

Cleanthelintfiltereachtimethedryerisused.Alwaysbe surethelint

filteris inplace.Don’tusethedryerwithoutit. SeeCareandCleaningsection.

sortand Load the CMhes

Goodsortingforthedryerbeginsatthewasher.Generally,if clothesare sortedrightforwashing,they’resorted

rightfordrying.SeetheHowto SorttheClothessection.If you do mix various types of fabrics in your load, set

the controlsfor the lighter-weightfabrics and remove when dry.Reset controls for the remaining heavier fabrics.

~f?~~~~~Ol!l@O~t%SeeControlsSettingGuide.

@hying $electkms.

Pushabuttontoselecttheproperheatforyourload.

Shouldbeusedwithcyclesindicated*

IAutomatic I@

ID~ying IAutomaticll%rm.Pressand ITimed I

t-”

Selections Regularcycle KnitsCycles Cycles

Cottons

HighHeat 63 623

m““

Knits/Delicates

LowHeat @ @

Fluff

No Heat @@

cycle Selector.

TurntheCycleSelectorto thedesiredcyclesetting.

The selectormaybe turnedineitherdirection.

Extra Cm-eCycle.

(OperatesonlywiththeAutomaticPerm.

PressandKnitscycles.)

Turnthecontrolknobto ONif desired.To

minimizewrinklesettingin clothes,theExtra

Carecycleprovidesappro~imately15minutes

of no-heattumblingaftertheclothesare dry.

UseEnd-Of-CycleSignal.Signalwillsoundat

5-minuteintervalsto remindyouto remove

theclothes.

End-of cycle signal.

Setthis signal,if desired,to remindyouto

removeclothesfromthe dryerwhen.thecycle

ends.See theEnd-ofCycleSignalsectionat right,

start Button.

Press thePush to Startbuttonto stwttheckyex.

(Openingthe doorduringoperationstopsthe

dryer.Torestart,closethedoorand.pressthe

Push to Startbutton.)

——-—

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—

Operateswith any cycle.

ThesignalcanbesetanywherebetweenOFFand

LOUD,dependingonthedesiredsoundlevel.The

signalwillsoundjustbeforetheendofthecycleto

remindyoutoremovetheclothes.

Tostopthesignalwhile sounding,turn the signal

controlto OFForadvancetheCycleSelectortoOFF.

Thesignalshouldalwaysbeusedwhendrying

polyesterknitsorpermanentpressitemswhich

shouldberemovedassoonasthedryerstopsto

helppreventsettingofwrinkles.

Thesignalshouldalsobeusedwiththe

ExtraCareCycle.

WED

bits &Press Tips

eDo NOT O’lmaom- “REMOVE CLOTHES “PLACE ON HAI’NGms—

Garmentsbeingdriedor PROIVWTLY-Tohelpprevent Permanentpressandpolyester

dewrinkledshouldtumblefreely. wrinkling,removeclothesfrom knitgarmentslookbestifplaced

thedryerpromptlyattheendof onhangersafterdrying.

thedryingcycles.

A@$%Ra

..—..

‘- me Between and Timed Drying

Awtematk hying Timed hying

WhenusingtheAutomaticCycles,the WhenusingtheTimedCycles,youselectthenumber

AutomaticDry Controlsystemcontinuallysenses ofminutesyouwishthedryertorunandit turnsoff at

thetemperatureof theairinthedryerdrum.Wet theendofthistimeperiod.

laundrykeepstheaircool.Whenlaundryis dry

enough(andthedrumairwarmenough)theheatturns

off.Whentheaircools,theheatturnsbackon.This

offand on cyclingmayhappenanumberof times

(dependingonthefabric,loadsizeandcycleSelector

setting).TheCycleSelectoradvances(whentheheat

is offj-imtilitautomaticallyturnsoffd~er.

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.....—

ForDifferentFabricsandLoads

—

Fabric Care./* cycle —

HeavyorNormal,

Load cycle

Cottons&Linens Cottons

(High) Automatic

TimedCycles Normalfordry;20minutesfordampdryforironing,

—-—--—-————.—.-——

PermanentPress,UseExtraCareCycle,

ifdesired.

10minutestode-wrinklegarments

thathavenotbeenwashed.

PermanentPress,TreatedCottons,

BlendswithCotton Pc.manentPress

(Medium) Automatic

~TimedCycles

Synthetics—Polyester,Nylon,

AcrylicKnitsandWovenFabrics

Sturdy PermanentPress.UseExtraCarePermanentPress

(Medium)

Kn.WDelicates

:Low)

Knits/Delicates

Low)

Automatic

Cycleifdesired,

Knits,

Delicate

SilksandWools,Blends

includingSilksandWools Knits,

Knits.

RayonandAcetate ‘Cnits/Delicates

Low) Automatic

Down-filledgarments,

if machinewashinganddrying

arerecommended.

Automatic;ottons

High) Normal.

HeavyorNormal.Automatic

TimedCycles

BabyClothes—Sturdy:Diapers,

Nightgowns,Shirts,Pads,Sheets, ;ottons

High) AgiE$

‘-

ReceivingBlankets,Coveralls.

SeeSpecialInstructions. Normal.

BabyClothes—Delicate kiits/Delicates

Low) Automatic Knits.

~0to25minutes.

Blankets—Wool,PartWool,

Cotton,Electric,Synthetic.See

belowunder“Extra-largeItems.”

Curtains,Slipcovers,Draperies

DONOTMACHINEDRY

FIBERGLASS.

‘ottons

iigh) TimedCycles

ottons

Iigh) TimedCycles ~orfirstsetting,setat20minutes;.

‘orsecondsetting,setat 15minutes.

‘irstsetting—20minutes;

additionalsettings—5minutes.

jetfortimedesired.

ChenilleBedspreads,Robes.See

belowunder“Extra-largeItems.” Dttons

Iigh) TimedCycles

Rubber-coatedItems,Laminated

Fabrics,Vinyl,Plasticsand

ArticleswithPlasticTrim.

BathmatsandRugs

Extra-largeItems-Queen orKing

SizeSheets,131anketsorSpreads,

SleepingBags,InsulatedJacketsor

Suits,MattressCovers(Pads),

@jhed Bedspreads.

Uff

oHeat TimedCycles

Cottons

(High) rimedCycles ~irstsetting—20minutes;

~dditionalsettings—5minutes. ———

~irstsetting—20minutes;

econdsetting—15minutes;

Additionalsettings—5minutes.

;Ominutes.

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(‘;.:,

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~. ‘,

./--

*-=

[

PermanentPress

(Medium) rimedCycles

Cottons .

(High)

Pillows—FeatherandPolyester-

filled(if manufacturerrecommends

theybe driedinadryer).Seethe

SpecialInstructions.

rimedCycles

‘;:ThetermsHigh,MediumandLowHeatarethoseusuallyfoundonfabriccarelabels.Forbestresults,followyourfabriccarelabels. #-:.,

NOTE:TheCycicSelectorsettingsindicatedaboveareto beusedasaguide. [:7

. .

YoumayfindthatbestresultsareobiainedbysettingtheCycleSelectortoeithersideofthe recommendedsettings.

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Donotdrynon-colorfastitemswithwhitesorlight-coloreditems.

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Donotoverloaddryer;clothesshouldtumblef.eely.Removepromptlyassoonasdryerstops;placeclothesorIhangersto

minimizewrinkling.

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Donotoverloaddryer;clothesshouldtumblefreely.Removepromptlyassoonasdryerstops,placeclothesonhangersto

minimizewrinkling.

Drysilksandwoolsinyourdryeronlyifrecommendedbythegarmentmanufacturer.Followinstructionscarefully.

Tumbledryingismandatory.Downmustbethoroughlydriedtoremoveodorandpreventmildewing.Placetwolarge,drytowelsinthe

dryertoimprovetumblingandshortendryingtime.Be suretodrythoroughly.

IMPORTANT.If children’s.sIeepwearis madeofModacrylic,tumbledryonlyonKnitsiDelicates(Low).NormalHeatcandamagethese

fabrics.Checkmanufacturer’sdryinginstructions.

Seeaboveinstructions.

wPlacein dryerwith3or4drytowelswhichhavebeenheatedfor5minutes.Settimerfor20to25minutes.Donotsetcontrolformorethan

25minutes.Doonlyoneblanketatatime.Removeblanketat endofcycleandblockblanketbacktooriginalshape.Pressbindingwith

warmiron.Allowtodrybeforestoring.

Usedrytowelsas buffers.Settimerfor20minutes.If itemsarestillwet,resetfor 15minutesandcheckagain.Itemsshouldberemovedwhile

stilldamp.Placeslipcoversonfurnitureimmediately.Hangdraperiesandcurtainssothatcreaseswillfallout.Stopdryerperiodicallyand

checkfilterforexcesslint.Removeandrestartdryer.

TumbledryonFluff(NoHeat)settingasheatmaycausealterationin shape,colorandappearanceofsucharticles.

Stopdryerperiodicallyandcheckfilterforexcesslint.Removeandrestartdryer.

Specialprecautions

mustbetakentodryextra-largeitems.Setdryerfor20minutesthencheckcarefilly.Set15minutesforsecondsetting,check

again;and5minutesforeachadditionalsetting.Makesurethatarticledoesnotfilldrum.Manylargearticles,whenwet,haveampleroomin

dryer,butastheydryandfluffupmaynothaveroomtotumble.Checkcarefullyeveryfewminutesandifarticleisstillwetordampandfills

dryer,finishdryingonline.Donot,underanycircumstancesoperate

dryerforlongertimeswithoutchecking.CAUTION:Iflargeitemsdonot

haveroomtotumble,theairflowmaybe blockedwhichcouldresultin scorchingyourvaluableitems.Manylargeitems,likeshagrugs,

cannotbedriedinhomesizedryers.D(2NOTtumblediyjackets containiizgKapok.(Seefiltercleaninginstructionsabove.)

Checktickingforholesor weakseamswherefeathersor fillingcouldescape.Drynomorethanonepillowat atimeandsetdryerfor

maximumtime.Stopdryeroccasionallyandshakepillowstoredistributefillingformoreevendrying.Checkpillowsatendofdryingtime,

Utheyare notcompletelydry,returnthemto dryerandresetformoredryingtime.Featherpillowsdryveryslowlyandmustbe dried

‘--~) completelytopreventmildewing.DONOTtumble d~ypillowscontainingKapok.

->,.

-–--.l Rdk%”‘IO calveLabels

,.\.+

--“>’ Formoreinformationoncarelabeling,sendfor “What’sP&wAboutCARELABELS.”

Rx-sale by theSuperintendentofDocuments,U.S.GovernmentPrintingOffice,Washington,D.C.20402. Q

sortby Texture

LINTPRODUCERS—suchasterrytowelingand

Separate chenille-—-giveup lint.

?’0 LINTC!(JLLECTORS-such as man-madefibers and

napped fabricslilcevelveteenand corduroy--attract

lint. These must be dried separately.

sortby Fabric ?

Inadditionto

Separate ,sortingtoreduce

lintcollection,we

ro recommendthatyou

washfabricsof similar

constructiontogether

wheneverpossible.

sort by color

Sm’tby

Separate Forinfo~mationontumbledryingextralarge

itemsanddifferentfabricsandloads,seethe

ControlsSettingGuide.

TOL(3MiDTw

Don’t overloadyourdryer.

Crowdedloadsdon’tdry

efficientlyandclothesmay

beunnecessarilywrinkled.

Loadsshouldlooklikethis:

i3rurn with /rum with /

Coi~ons&Linens Permanent Press Load

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