GE GFDR480EFWW User manual

Safety Instructions ...........2–4

Operating Instructions

Controls...........................4–8

QuickStartGuide....................5

UsingtheDryer......................9

Features............................10

Care and Cleaning ............ 11

Installation Instructions

BeforeYouBegin...............12-14

ConnectingtheInletHoses.........15

ConnectingaGasDryer.........16–19

Connecting an

ElectricDryer....................20–22

Exhausting the Dryer............23–29

FinalSetup..........................30

Reversing the Door Swing.......31–34

Stacking the Washer

and Dryer .......................36–38

Troubleshooting Tips.......39–42

Consumer Support

Consumer Support........Back Cover

Warranty (Canada)................. 44

Warranty (U.S.) ..................... 43

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Dryers

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GFDR485

GFDR480

GFDS375

GFDS370

GHDS365

GHDS360

GFDS265

GFDS260

GFDS255

GFDS250

Printed in the United States

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill you or hurt you and others.

All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER”, “WARNING”, or “CAUTION”. These

words are defined as:

Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.

DANGER

WARNING

CAUTION

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your appliance, follow

basic precautions, including the following:

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Read all instructions before using the appliance.

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DO NOT dry articles that have been previously cleaned in, washed in, soaked in or spotted with gasoline, dry-cleaning

solvents, or other flammable or explosive substances, as they give off vapors that could ignite or explode.

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DO NOT allow children to play on or in this appliance. Close supervision of children is necessary when this appliance

is used near children. Before the appliance is removed from service or discarded, remove the door to the drying

compartment.

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DO NOT reach into the appliance if the drum is moving.

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DO NOT install or store this appliance where it will be exposed to the weather.

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DO NOT tamper with controls,

repair or replace any part of this appliance or attempt any servicing unless specifically

recommended in the user maintenance instructions or in published user repair instructions that you understand and

have the skills to carry out.

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DO NOT use fabric softeners or products to eliminate static unless recommended by the manufacturer of the fabric

softener or product.

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DO NOT use heat to dry articles containing foam rubber or similarly textured rubber-like materials.

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Clean lint screen before or after each load. DO NOT operate the dryer without the lint filter in place.

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Do not store combustible materials, gasoline or other flammable liquids near the dryer.

Keep area around the exhaust

opening and adjacent surrounding areas free from the accumulation of lint, dust and dirt.

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The interior of the appliance and exhaust duct should be cleaned periodically by qualified service personnel.

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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 load to catch fire.

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Keep the floor around your appliances clean and dry

to reduce the possibility of slipping

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Unplug the appliance or turn off the circuit breaker before servicing. Pressing the Power or Start/Pause button DOES NOT

disconnect power.

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DO NOT operate this appliance if it is damaged, malfunctioning, partially disassembled, or has missing or broken parts,

including a damaged cord or plug.

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DO NOT spray any type of aerosol into, on or near dryer at any time. Do not use any type of spray cleaner when cleaning dryer

interior. Hazardous fumes or electrical shock could occur

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See “Electrical Connection” located in the Installation Instructions for grounding instructions.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING

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ADDITIONAL GAS DRYER WARNINGS

For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion

or to prevent damage, personal injury, or death.

- DO NOT store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

- WHAT TO DO 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 any 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.

- Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency, or the gas supplier.

WARNING

State of California Proposition 65 Warnings:

The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement 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 of potential exposure

to such substances.

WARNING

This product contains one or more chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or

other reproductive harm.

Gas appliances can cause low-level exposure to some of these substances, including benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and

soot, caused primarily by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or LP fuels. Exposure to these substances can be minimized by

properly venting the dryer to the outdoors.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

About the dryer control panel.

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before

operating this appliance.

WARNING!

WARNING WARNING

Explosion Hazard Fire Hazard

Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline, away

from dryer.

DO NOT dry anything that has ever had anything flammable on

it (even after washing).

Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, or fire.

No washer can completely remove oil.

Do not dry anything that has ever had any type of oil on it

(including cooking oils).

Items containing foam, rubber, or plastic must be dried on a

clothesline or by using an air dry cycle.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or fire.

Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.

Models:

GFDR485

GFDR480

GFDS375

GFDS370

GHDS365

GHDS360

Models:

GFDS265

GFDS260

Models:

GFDS255

GFDS250

1 8 2 7

54316

910 11 12

17 13 18 19

1 8 2 7

54316

910 11 12

17 13 18 19

1 8 2 7

54316

10 11 12

13 18 19

Power

Press to “wake up” the display. If the display is active, press to turn the dryer off.

NOTE: Pressing Power does not disconnect the appliance from the power supply.

Control settings. GEAppliances.com

Quick Start

Press the

Power

button.

Select a dry cycle. (Defaults are set

for each cycle. These default

settings can be changed. See

Control settings for more

information.)

3Press the Start/Pause button.

Normal/Mixed Loads For loads consisting of cottons and poly-blends.

Cottons For cottons and most linens.

Bulky/Bedding For large coats, bed spreads, mattress covers, sleeping bags, blankets, comforters, jackets, small

rugs, and similar large and bulky items.

Active Wear Clothing worn for active sports exercise and some casual wear. Fabrics include new technology

finishes and stretch fibers such as Spandex. Also for clothing labeled Easy Care or Perma Press:

For wrinkle-free and permanent press items.

Delicates For lingerie and special-care fabrics.

Speed Dry For small loads that are needed in a hurry, such as sports or school uniforms. Can also be used if

the previous cycle left some items damp, such as collars or waistbands.

Towels/Sheets

Use for towels OR sheets. It is not recommended to mix towels and sheets in the same load.

Sanitize Reduces certain types of bacteria by 99.8%, including: Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas

aeruginosa, and Klebsiella pneumoniae. The antibacterial process occurs when high heat is used

during a portion of this drying cycle.

Steam Dewrinkle

Full Loads Ideal for loads left in dryer for an extended time.

Warm Up Provides 10 minutes of warming time to warm up clothes.

Air Fluff Use to tumble items without heat.

Time Dry

Use to set your own dry time. Time Dry is also recommended for small loads. To use:

1. Turn dry cycle dial to Time Dry.

2. Increase the drying time by pressing the Add Time button.

Note: This button only increases the time. When max time is reached, pressing the button

again will reset the counter to the lowest setting.

3. Select the Temp.

4. Close the door.

5. Press Start/Pause.

Dry Cycles

The dry cycle controls the length and tumble speed of the drying process. The chart below will help you match the dry

setting with the loads.

If the screen is dark, a press

of the Power button will

“wake up” the display.

Control settings.

Add Time

Press to add time to the Steam Dewrinkle,

Warm Up,Air Fluff or Time Dry cycles.

Dry Temp

You can change the temperature of your dry

cycle.

High For regular to heavy cottons.

Medium For synthetics, blends and items labeled Permanent Press.

Low For delicates, synthetics and items labeled Tumble Dry Low.

Extra Low For lingerie and special-care fabrics.

No Heat This option may only be used with Air Fluff, in which items are tumbled without

heat.

Sensor Dry Level

The sensor continuously monitors the amount of

moisture in the load. When the moisture in your

clothes reaches your selected dry level, the dryer

will stop.

NOTE: Sensor dry Level only works with

Cottons, Normal, Active Wear, Delicates,

Speed Dry, Bulky, Towels/Sheets, Sanitize

and Steam Dewrinkle cycles.

Extra Dry

(on some models)

Use for heavy-duty fabrics or items that should be very dry, such as towels.

More Dry Use for heavy or mixed type of fabrics.

Dry Use for normal dryness level suitable for most loads. This is the preferred cycle for

energy saving.

Less Dry Use for lighter fabric (ideal for ironing).

Damp For leaving items partially damp.

6Start/Pause

Press to start a dry cycle. If the dryer is

running, press it once and it will pause the

dryer. Press it again to resume the dry cycle.

7My Cycle

Set up your favorite combination of settings

and save them here for one touch recall.

These custom settings can be set while a cycle

is in progress.

To store a My Cycle combination of settings:

1. Select your drying cycle.

2. Change Temp and Level settings to fit your

needs.

3. Select any drying options you want.

4. Press and hold the My Cycle button for 3

seconds to store your selection. A beep will

sound and the button will light up.

To recall your stored My Cycle combination:

Press the MY CYCLE button before drying a

load.

To change your stored My Cycle

combination:

Repeat steps 1–4.

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Steam Refresh Cycle

For slightly wrinkled dry garments. Significantly

reduces wrinkles on up to 5 garments. After the

Steam Refresh Cycle, the unit will beep and display

“0:00.” If the unit is not turned off or if the door is

not opened, the dryer will continue to tumble for

30 minutes. At the end of 30 minutes, it will display

“0:00” and the cycle will be complete.

NOTE: A single extremely light fabric item may need

to have an additional item included to achieve

optimum results.

Detangle (on some models)

Activates reverse tumbling to reduce tangling, dry

more evenly, and improve drying times. Typical

loads such as bed and bath mixed loads, where

sheets, towels and pillow cases are laundered

together, benefit from this capability. When the

dryer reverses direction, there will be a slight pause

and sound change. This is normal.

eDry

Reduces the total energy consumption of specific

dryer cycles by adjusting certain heat settings.

NOTE: Cycle times will change when e-Dry is

selected.

This cycle can be used with Cottons,Normal,Active

Wear,Delicates,Speed Dry,Bulky,Towels-Sheets,

Sanitize and Steam Dewrinkle.

Extended Tumble

Minimizes wrinkles by adding approximately 60

minutes of no-heat tumbling after clothes are

dry. The beeper will sound every five minutes as a

reminder to remove the clothes.

The estimated time remaining display will show

“0:00”.

The extended tumble time does not get added to

the cycle time on the display.

Damp Alert

This option causes the dryer to beep when clothes

have dried to a damp level. Remove items that you

wish to hang dry. The Damp Alert will only beep

when this option is selected.

Removing clothes and hanging them when they are

damp can reduce the need to iron some items.

Delay Dry

Use to delay the start of your dryer.

1. Choose your dry cycle and any options.

2. Press Delay Dry. You can change the delay time

in 1 hour increments, using the Delay Dry button.

3. Press the Start/Pause button to start the

countdown.

NOTE: If the door is opened while the dryer is in

Delay Dry, the countdown time will not restart

unless the door is closed and Start/Pause button

has been pressed again.

Control settings.

Light (on some models)

Press the button to turn on the light in the

dryer.

Press the button again to turn the light off.

This only controls the light when the door is

shut.

NOTE: The light will turn off by itself after

one minute when the door is shut.

Volume

Alerts you that the cycle is complete. The beeper

will continue to sound every minute for the next

5 minutes, until the clothes have been removed.

The clothes should be removed when the beeper

goes off so wrinkles don’t set in.

Press Volume to select low, medium or high

volume, or to turn the beeper off.

Lock Control

You can lock the controls to prevent any

selections from being made. Or you can lock

or unlock the controls after you have started

a cycle.

Children cannot accidentally start the dryer by

touching buttons with this option selected.

To lock the dryer, press and hold the Lock

Control button for 3 seconds.

To unlock the dryer controls, press and hold

the Lock Control button for 3 seconds.

A sound is made to indicate the lock/unlock

status.

The indicator light above the button will

illuminate when the controls are locked.

NOTE: The Power button can still be used

when the machine is locked.

17 eMonitor (on some models)

The eMonitor lights display the relative

energy use of your selected cycle and options.

They are provided as an energy guide and

range from Good (1 light) to Better (5 lights).

Cycle (time), dryness level, temperature, and

additional tumble options can increase or

decrease your energy efficiency. Some cycles

will not provide a display.

18 Clean Filter Message

This message represents only a reminder and

does not always appear when the filter needs

cleaning. The filter should be cleaned after every

drying cycle is complete.

This message will disappear after the Start/

Pause button is pressed. Even though you may

have already cleaned the filter (before or after

the Power button has been pressed), the “Clean

Filter” message will still be displayed until the

Start/Pause button is activated.

19 Display

Displays the approximate time remaining until

the end of the cycle.

As the cycle begins, you will see an initial

approximate total cycle time in the display.

Then lights will “race” in the display. This

means the dryer is continuously monitoring

the amount of moisture in the load. The lights

will continue until the dryer senses a low level

of moisture in the load. At that point, the dryer

will calculate and display the approximate

time remaining.

Using the dryer. GEAppliances.com

Fabric Care Labels

Below are fabric care label “symbols” that affect the clothing you will be laundering.

Tumble

dry

Dry Normal Permanent Press/

wrinkle resistant Gentle/

delicate Do not tumble dry

Do not dry

(used with

do not wash)

Heat

setting

High Medium Low No heat/air

Special

instructions Line dry/

hang to dry Drip dry Dry flat In the shade

Dry Labels

As a general rule, if clothes are sorted

properly for the washer, they are sorted

properly for the dryer. Try also to sort items

according to size. For example, do not dry a

sheet with socks or other small items.

Do not add fabric softener sheets once

the load has become warm. They may

cause fabric softener stains. Bounce®

Fabric Conditioner Dryer Sheets have been

approved for use in this dryer when used

in accordance with the manufacturer’s

instructions.

Do not overload. This wastes energy and

causes wrinkling.

Sorting and Loading Hints

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

About dryer features.

Drying Rack (on some models)

A handy drying rack may be used for drying

delicate items such as washable sweaters.

Place items flat on the drying rack and

block such items as wool sweaters and

delicate fabrics. Dry with low heat.

To install the drying rack, extend the drying

rack into the dryer drum. Rest the front two

legs on the front angled ledge and then

rest the rear two legs on the rear angled

edge.

NOTES:

The drying rack is designed for use with

the Time Dry cycles. Use with sensor

cycles may result in damp items or

extended cycle times.

Do not use this drying rack when there

are other clothes in the dryer, that are

not placed on the rack.

Rest rear legs on

rear angled ledge

Rest front legs on

front angled ledge

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