GE DWXQ473ET User manual

Important Safety Information

Operating Instructions

The Controls on Your Dryer

Other Dryer Features

Helpful Information

Specialized Fabric Guide

Loading Suggestions

Care of Product

If Something Goes Wrong

Before You Call For Service

Venting the Dryer

GE Service Numbers

Warranty, Back Cover

GE Appliances

Dryer

Owner’s Manual

Models: DWXQ473ET DWXQ473GT

GE Answer Center®

800.626.2000

Welcome to the GE family. We’re

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we believe in dependable service.

You’ll see it in this easy-to-use

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 a long time.

Welcome

Staple your receipt to the inside back

cover of this manual.

Write down the model and serial

numbers here.

They are on the label

on the front of the dryer behind

the door.

Model number

Serial number

Date of purchase

Before

using

your

dryer

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It contains

instructions to help you use and

maintain your dryer properly.

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WARNING:

For your safety the information in this manual must be

followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion or to prevent property

damage, personal injury or loss of life.

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 SMELL GAS

Do not try to light any 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.

If you cannot reach your gas

supplier, call the fire department.

Important Safety Information

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.

Read all safety information before using

Important Safety Information

Warning

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons

when using your appliance, follow basic precautions, including

the following sections.

Safety Precautions

•Use this appliance only for its

intended purpose as described

in this Owner’s Manual.

•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

with your dryer, you can obtain

one by calling, toll free, the GE

Answer Center®, 800.626.2000.

— Properly ground to conform

with all governing codes and

ordinances. Follow details in

Installation Instructions.

— Install or store where the tempera-

ture is above 50°F. (10°C.). Do

not install 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.

— Gas dryers MUST be exhausted

to the outside. Carefully follow

the Exhausting details in the

Installation Instructions.

— Exhausting electric dryers 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 Instructions.

•Do not repair or replace

any part of the 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.

•When disconnecting this

appliance pull 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.

Read all safety information before using

•Exhaust Duct—See 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 OTHER

COMBUSTIBLE DUCTWORK

CAN CAUSE A FIRE.

PUNCTURED DUCTWORK

CAN CAUSE A FIRE IF IT COL-

LAPSES OR BECOMES OTHER-

WISE RESTRICTED IN USE OR

DURING INSTALLATION.

•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.) as

these materials may melt or

burn. Also, some rubber

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 operation.

•Garments labeled “Dry Away

from Heat” or “Do not Tumble

Dry” (such as life jackets contain-

ing Kapok) must not be put in

your dryer.

•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, paint,

oil, gasoline, 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

and/or 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.

Important Safety Information

•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.

•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.

•Never reach into the dryer

while the drum is moving.

Before loading, unloading or

adding clothes, wait until the

drum has completely stopped.

•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 subse-

quent dryer uses.

•The laundry process can

reduce the flame retardancy

of fabrics. To avoid such a

result, the garment manufacturer’s

care instructions should be

followed very carefully.

•Close supervision is necessary

if this appliance is used by or

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.

•Keep all laundry aids (such

as detergents, bleaches, fabric

softeners, etc.) out of the reach

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.

•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.

Read all safety information before using

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

•Do not tamper with the controls.

•Do not operate this appliance

if it is damaged, malfunctioning,

partially disassembled, or

has missing or broken parts,

including a damaged cord

or plug.

•Never climb on or stand 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 WITH

A MATCH. Burns may result

from having your hand in the

vicinity of the burner when the

automatic ignition may turn on.

•You may wish to soften your

laundered fabrics or reduce

the static electricity in them

by using dryer-applied fabric

softeners 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 prob-

lems 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.

Clean the lint filter each time you use the dryer.

CAUTION:

Do not operate the dryer without the lint filter

in place.

Always follow Fabric Manufacturer’s Care Label

or instructions when laundering. Use this chart

as a general guide.

Operating Instructions

The

controls

on your

dryer

Clean the Lint Filter

Fabric Care Selections

COTTON

PERM

PRESS KNITS

DELICATES

OPTIONS

EXTRA

CARE SIGNAL

RESET

OPTIONS

FABRIC CARE

FLUFF

PUSH TO

START

HIGH

HEAT MED

HEAT LOW

HEAT NO

HEAT

Drying Selections Usage

For regular to heavy cottons.

For synthetics, blends and items

labeled “permanent press.”

For delicates, synthetics and items

labeled “tumble dry low.”

For “fluffing” items without heat. Use

the Timed Dry cycle.

Cotton/High Heat

Perm Press/Med Heat

Knits Delicates/Low Heat

Fluff/No Heat

Select an automatic or timed cycle. See the

above Cycle Descriptions.

•Close the dryer door.

•Select START.

Opening the door during the operation will

stop the dryer. To restart the dryer, close the

door and select START to complete the cycle.

Cycle Descriptions

Selecting Drying Cycle

Starting Dryer

See next page for other dryer features

Timed Dry

Set the Cycle Selector at

the desired drying time.

Damp Dry

To leave items partially

dry set Cycle Selector on

Damp Dry setting.

Dewrinkle

For removing wrinkles

from items that are clean

and dry or that are very

lightly damp. Set the

Cycle Selector on the

Dewrinkle setting.

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.

Automatic Permanent Press

For synthetic blends and delicates.

Select

More Dry

for heavier loads,

Less Dry

for lighter loads.

Automatic Cottons

For cottons and most linens

For

most normal loads select the Preferred

Regular Setting*. Set towards

More Dry

for heavier and wetter fabrics,

Less Dry

for lighter fabrics.

Automatic Drying Cycles Timed Dry Cycles

Cycles automatically sense dryness Cycles run for a selected time

LESS DRY

COOL DOWN

EXTRA CARE

80 MIN

DAMP DRY

DEWRINKLE 70

MORE DRY

EXTRA CARE

LESS DRY

MORE DRY

AUTOMATIC

COTTONS AUTOMATIC

PERMANENT

PRESS

TIMED DRY

Operating Instructions

Other dryer features your model has

Use this option to minimize the

wrinkles in clothes. The option

provides approximately 15

minutes of no-heat tumbling

after the clothes are dry.

This option can only be used with

the Automatic cycles.

HINT:

If the Signal option is selected, the

Signal will sound at the end of the

drying time and will sound several

times during the Extra Care cycle.

This will remind you that the cycle

is almost complete.

Extra Care

CARE

Selecting RESET OPTIONS

cancels all options that have been

selected.

RESET

OPTIONS

Reset Options

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.

Drum Lamp

This signal will sound just before

the end of the cycle to remind you

to remove the clothes.

If you selected the Extra Care option

the signal will sound at the end of the

drying time and will sound several

times during the Extra Care cycle.

This will remind you that the cycle is

almost complete.

NOTE:

•

Remove garments promptly at the

sound of the signal. Place clothes

on hangers so wrinkles won’t set in.

•

Use the Signal especially when

drying fabrics like polyester knits

and permanent press. These fabrics

should be removed promptly so

wrinkles won’t set in.

Signal

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