Hotpoint DLB2450R Installation instructions

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Contents

Appliance Registration

Automatic Drying

Care and Cleaning

Consumer Services

Controls Setting Guide

8,9

Dryer Exhaust

Energy-Saving Tips

Important Phone Numbers 15

Knits Drying Tips 6, 12

Lint Filter

6, 10

6,7

Model and

Serial

Numbers

Operating the Dryer

Perm.

Press Drying Tips 6, 12, 13

Problem Solver

11-13

Safety Instructions

3–5

Sorting

6,7

Storing Dryer

Timed Drying

User Maintenance Instructions 10

Warranty Back Cover

GE Answer

Center@

800.626.2000

se and Care

of Models

DB2450R

DU2450R

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YOU...

Read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you

operate and maintain your

new dryer properly.

Keep it handy for answers to

your questions.

If you don’t understand something

or need more help, write (include

your phone number)

Consumer Affairs

Hotpoint

Appliance Park

Louisville, KY 40225

Save time and money.

Before you request service . . .

check the Problem Solver

section. It lists causes of minor

operating problems that you can

correct yourself.

If you received a

damaged dryer...

Immediately contact the dealer (or

builder) that sold you the dryer.

Write down the model

and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label on the

front of the dryer behind the door.

These numbers are also on the

Consumer Product Ownership

Registration Card that came

with your dryer. Before sending

in this card, please write these

numbers here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any

correspondence or service

calls concerning your dryer.

WANING:

For your safety the information in

this

manual must be

fo~owed

mitie

the risk of

fwe

or explosion or to prevent property damage, personti injury or loss of

life.

—Do not store or use

gasotine

or other

●

hmediately

your gas supplier from a

flammable vapors and liquids in the neighbor’s phone.

FOMOW

the gas supplier’s

vicinity of this or any other appliance. instructions.

—W~T

TO DO

YOU

S~LL

GAS

●

you cannot

reach your

suppMer3

●

Do not try to light any appliance.

the fire department.

●

Do not touch any

elwtrid

switch; —Installation and service must

performed

do not use any phone in your

butiding.

by a

qua~led

instaUer,

service agency or

the gas

suppher.

●

Clear the room, building or area of

all

Wcupank.

All drying instruction terms in this book conform to the Care

Labeling Rule established by the Federal Trade Commission, January 1984.

If you need service

To obtain service, see the

Consumer Services page

in the back of this book.

We’re proud of our service and

want you to be pleased. If for some

reason you are not happy with the

service you receive, here are three

steps to follow for further help.

First, contact the people who

FINALLY, if your problem

serviced your appliance. Explain

is still not resolved, write:

why you are not pleased. In most Major Appliance Consumer

cases, this will solve the problem.

Action Panel

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, 20 North

Wacker

Drive

write all the details—including

Chicago, IL 60606

your phone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations

Hotpoint

Appliance Park

Louisville, KY 40225

WORTANT

SAFETY ~STRUCTIONS

●

Read

instmctions

before wing

ttis

apptiance.

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE

The

California Safe Drinking Water and

Toxic

Enforcement Act requires the governor of

C~ifornia 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

fuels.

~operly

adjusted dryers will minimize incomplete

combustion. Exposure to these substances can be

minimized further by properly venting the dryers

to the outdoors.

Warning-To reduce the risk of fire,

electric shock, or injury to persons

when using your appliance, follow basic

precautions, including the following:

. Use this

apptiance

only for its intended

purpose

as described in

this

Use and Care, Book.

●

This dryer must be properly

i’

‘b

.=,

installed and located

accordance

-a

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

Answer

Center@,

800.626.2000.

—~perly

ground to conform with

governing

codes

and ordinances.

Follow details in Installation Instructions.

—Locate where the temperature is above

50°F.

(lO°C.)

for satisfactory operation of the dryer

control system. Do not

insta~

or store 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.

—Exhausting 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

the Installation

kstructions.

●

Do not repair or replace any

part of the appliance or attempt

any servicing unless specifically

recommended in this Use and Care Book or

in published user-repair instructions that you

understand and have the skills to carry out.

●

When disconnecting this appliance

PU1l

the

plug rather than the cord

to avoid damage to the cord or junction

of cord and plug. Make sure that the cord

located so that

will not be stepped on, tripped

over or otherwise subjected to damage or stress.

Mitimize

the Possibility

of a Fire Hazard

●

Exhaust

Duct+ee

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

O~ER

COMBUSTIBLE

DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A FIRE. FOIL OR

OT~R

EASILY PUNCTURED DUCTWORK

CAN CAUSE A

~RE

IT COLLAPSES OR

BECOMES

OTHERWSE

RESTRICTED IN

USE OR

DU~G

INSTALLATION.

●

Do not use heat to dry articles containing rubber,

plastic, or similar materials

(such as padded

bras, tennis shoes, galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs,

baby pants, plastic bags, etc.) as these materials

may melt or burn. Also, some robber 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 the operation.

(continued next page)

WORTANT

SAFEH

~STRUCTIONS

●

Garments labeled

“Dry

Away from Heat”

(such as life jackets containing Kapok)

must not be put in your dryer.

l’~

●

Do not wash or dry articles that

have been cleaned in, washed in,

soaked in, orspottedwith

combustible or explosive substances

(such as wax, paint,

gasofine,

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

andor

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.

(continued)

●

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

F~TER

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.

Minimize the

Possibtiity

of Injury

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 subsequent dryer uses.

4‘\

●

The laundry process can reduce

the flame

retirdancy

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 detergent, 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 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.

●

Do not

timper

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

sbnd

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

W~H A MATCH. Burns may result from having

your hand in the vicinity of the burner when the

automatic ignition may turn on.

Dryer-applied Fabric Softeners or

Anti-sbtic

Conditioners

You may wish to soften your laundered

fabrics or reduce the static electricity in them.

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

the use of these products are the responsibility

of the manufacturers of those products and are

not covered under the warranty of this appliance.

SAVE

T~SE

~STRUCTIONS

ENERGY-SAVING

T~S

●

Sort clothes by weight so you won’t have to run an extra cycle for one

or two heavier, slower-drying items.

“

Do not overload your dryer. For efficient drying, clothes need

to tumble freely.

●

Use Automatic

Sensi-Dry

Cycles whenever possible to help prevent

overdying and to save energy.

●

help prevent ironing, use

Perm

Press (Medium) or

Knits/Delicates

(Low). Remove garments promptly at end of drying cycle and place

on hangers.

● Dry your clothes in consecutive loads. Using a “warm” dryer

will save energy.

● Clean the dryer lint filter each time you dry.

●

Clean the dryer exhaust

ducting

at least once a year. A partially clogged

exhaust can lengthen drying time.

HOW TO

OPEMTE

YOUR DRYER

WARNIN*TO

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

using your appliance, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before operating this appliance.

Check the Lint Filter.

Clean the lint filter each time the dryer is used.

Always be sure the lint filter is in place. Don’t use the dryer without it. See the Care and Cleaning section.

Sort and Load the Clothes

Good sorting for the dryer begins at the washer. types of fabrics in your load, set the controls for the

Generally, if clothes are sorted right for washing, lighter-weight fabrics and remove when dry. Reset

they’re sorted right for drying. If you do mix various controls for the remaining heavier fabrics.

Set

the

Controls.

See the Controls Setting Guide.

~Drying

Selections.

Cycle Selector.

Start Knob.

Select the proper heat for Turn the Cycle Selector to Turn the Start knob to start

your load.

the desired cycle setting. The the dryer. (Opening the door

selector may be turned in during operation stops the

either direction. dryer.

restart, close the

door and turn the Start knob).

The Difference between Automatic and Timed Drying

When using the Automatic When the air cools, the heat turns

Timed Drying

(Regular) Cycles, the Automatic back on. This off and on cycling

Dry Control system continually may happen a number of times When using the Timed Cycles, you

senses the temperature of the air (depending on the fabric, load select the number of minutes you

in the dryer drum. Wet Laundry size, and Cycle Selector setting). wish the dryer to run and it turns

keeps this air cool. When laundry The Cycle Selector advances off at the end of this time period.

is dry enough (and the drum air (when the heat is

until it

warm enough) the heat turns off.

automatically turns off dryer.

Polyester

Kni@

& Permanent Press Drying Tips

● DO NOT OVERLOAD— ● REMOVE CLOTHES

“

PLACE ON HANGERS—

Garments being dried or PROMPTLY—To help prevent Permanent press and polyester

dewrinkled should tumble freely.

wrinkling, remove clothes from knit garments look best if placed

the dryer promptly at the end of on hangers after drying.

the drying cycles.

HOW TO SORT

CLOT~S

Sort by Surface Texture

LINT PRODUCERS—such as terry toweling and

Separate

chenille—give up lint.

LINT COLLECTORS—such as man-made fibers and

napped fabrics like velveteen and corduroy—attract

lint. These must be dried separately.

Sort by Fabric

Separate

[

nen’n

In addition to

sorting to reduce

Cottons & a

Synthetics,

Permanent a

Delicates

lint collection, we

~Linens

frOm

Blends& from

~Pressfrom

Poly

Knits

recommend that you

wash fabrics of similar

construction together

whenever possible.

Sort by Color

Sort by Weight

For information on tumble drying extra large

Separate

items

and different fabrics and loads, see the

Controls Setting Guide.

HOW TO LOAD

CLOT~S

Don’t overload your dryer.

Crowded loads don’t dry

efficiently and clothes may

be unnecessarily wrinkled.

Loads should look like this:

Drum with

Cottons & Linens

CONTROL

SETT~G

GU~E

FOR

D~FERENT

FABWCS

AND LOADS

Fabric Care

Drying Selection* Cycle

Load

Cycle Setting

Heavy or Normal Setting.

Cottons

(High)

Automatic

Sensi-Dry

Timed Cycle

Cottons and Linens

45 minutes for dry; 20 minutes

for damp dry ironing.

Permanent Press.

minutes to de-wrinkle

garments that have

not been washed.

Perm.

Press Automatic

Sensi-Dry

Permanent Press, Treated Cottons,

Blends with Cotton

(Medium)

Timed Cycle

Synthetics-Polyester, Nylon,

Acrylic Knits and Woven Fabrics

Sturdy

Permanent Press

(Medium)

Knits~elicates

Automatic

Sensi-Dry

Automatic Sensi-Dry

Permanent Press.

Delicate

Knits.

(Low)

Knits/Delicates Automatic

Sensi-Dry

Silks and Wools, Blends including

Silks and Wools Knits.

(Low)

Knits/Delicates Automatic

Sensi-Dry Knits.

Rayon and Acetate

(Low)

Cottons

Automatic

Sensi-Dry

Normal Setting.

Down-filled Garments, if machine

washing and drying are recommended

Baby Clothes—Sturdy: Diapers,

Nightgowns, Shirts, Pads, Sheets,

Receiving Blankets, Coveralls. See

Special Instructions

Baby Clothes—Delicate

(High)

Heavy or Normal Setting.

Cottons

(High)

Automatic

Sensi-Dry

Timed Cycle

45 minutes.

Knits~elicates

Automatic

Sensi-Dry Knits.

(Low)

Cottons

Timed Cycle

(High)

Set at 20 to 25 minutes.

Blankets—Wool, Part-wool, Cotton,

Electric, Synthetic. See below under

“Extra-large Items.”

Curtains, Slipcovers, Draperies.

DO NOT MACHINE DRY

~BERGLASS.

Chenille Bedspreads, Robes.

See below under “Extra-large Items.”

Rubber-coated Items, Laminated

Fabrics, Vinyl, Plastics and

Articles with Plastic Trim.

Bathmats and Rugs

First setting, set at 20 minutes;

Second setting, set at

minutes.

Cottons

Timed Cycle

(High)

First setting—20 minutes;

additional settings—5 minutes.

Set for time desired.

Cottons

Timed Cycle

(High)

Perm.

Press Timed Cycle

First setting—20 minutes;

additional settings—5 minutes.

Extra-large Items—Queen or King

Size Sheets, Blankets or Spreads,

Sleeping Bags, Insulated Jackets or

Suits, Mattress Covers (Pads),

Quilted Bedspreads.

First setting—20 minutes;

second setting—l 5 minutes;

additional settings—5 minutes

(Medium)

Pillows—Feather and Polvester- Set at 50 minutes

Cottons

]

Timed Cycle

filled

(if manufacturer rec~mmends

they be dried in a dryer). See

Special Instructions.

(High)

*The terms High, Medium and Low Heat are those usually found on fabric care labels. For best results, follow your fabric care labels.

NOTE: The Cycle Selector settings indicated above are to be used as a guide.

You may find that best results are obtained by setting the Cycle Selector to either side of the recommended settings.

Special Instructions

Do not dry non-colorfast items with whites or light-colored items.

Do not overload dryer; clothes should tumble freely. Remove promptly as soon as dryer stops; place clothes on hangers to

minimize wrinkling.

Do not overload dryer; clothes should tumble freely. Remove promptly as soon as dryer stops; place clothes on hangers to

minimize wrinkling.

Dry silks and wools in your dryer only if recommended by the garment manufacturer. Follow instructions carefully

Tumble drying is mandatory. Down must be thoroughly dried to remove odor and prevent mildewing. Place two large, dry towels

in the dryer to improve tumbling and shorten drying time. Be sure to dry thoroughly.

IMPORTANT. If children’s sleepwear is made of Modacrylic, tumble dry only on Low/hits. Normal Heat can

damage these fabrics. Check manufacturer’s drying instructions.

See above for instructions

Place in dryer with 3 or 4 dry

towels

which have been heated for 5 minutes. Set timer for 20 to 25 minutes. Do not set control

for more than 25 minutes. Do

only

one blanket at a time. Remove blanket at end of cycle and block blanket back to original shape.

Press binding with warm iron. Allow to dry before storing.

Use dry towels as buffers. Set timer for 20 minutes. If items are still wet, reset for 15 minutes and check again.

Items should be removed while still damp. Place slipcovers on furniture immediately. Hang draperies and curtains so that creases

will fall out. Stop dryer periodically and check filter for excess lint. Remove and restart dryer.

Tumble on FLUFF (No Heat) setting as heat may cause alteration in shape, color and appearance of such articles

Stop dryer periodically and check filter for excess lint. Remove and restart dryer.

Special precautions must be taken for extra-large items. Set dryer for 20 minutes

then

check carefilly. Set 15 minutes for second

setting, check again; and 5 minutes for each additional setting. Make sure that article does not fill drum. Many

l~e

articles, when

wet, have ample room in dryer, but as they dry and fluff up may not have room to tumble. Check carefully every few minutes and if

article is still wet or damp and fills dryer, finish drying on line. Do not, under any circumstances operate dryer for longer times

without checking. CAUTION: If large items do not have room to tumble, the air flow may be blocked which could result in scorching

your valuable items. Many large items, like shag rugs, cannot be dried in home size dryers. DO NOT tumble dry jackets containing

Kapok.

(See filter cleaning instructions above).

Check ticking for holes or weak seams where feathers or filling could escape. Dry no more than one pillow at a time and set dryer

for maximum time. Stop dryer occasionally and shake pillows to redistribute filling for more even drying. Check pillows at end of

drying time. If they are not completely dry, return them to dryer and reset for more drying time. Feather pillows dry very

slowly and must be dried completely to prevent mildewing. DO NOT tumble

dqpillows

containing

fiPOK.

Refer to Garment Manufacturers’ Care Labels

For more information on care labeling, send for “What’s New About CARE LABELS.”

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,

D.C.

20402.

CA~

CLEAN~G

User Maintenance Instructions

CAUTION: If yours is an electric dryer, before you have it connected

in your new residence, be sure your licensed electrician confirms that the

supply voltage matches the voltage specified on the rating plate.

Dryer Exterior

Wipe off any spills or washing Dryer control panel and finishes Apply these pre-treatment products

compounds. Wipe or dust with a may be damaged by some laundry away from the dryer. The fabric

damp cloth. Try not to strike the pre-treatment soil and stain may then be washed

and

dried

surface with sharp objects. remover products if such products normally. Damage to your dryer

are sprayed on or have direct caused by pre-treatment products

contact with the dryer. is not covered by your warranty.

Dryer Drum Dryer Exhaust Dryer Storage

The porcelain enamel drum Inspect and clean the dryer To store your dryer for a

is rust-resistant and requires no exhaust

ducting

at least once short period of time, disconnect

special care. a year.

the power supply and clean the

lint filter.

Lint Filter

Before every dryer

use,

clean the lint filter.

Put your moistened

fingers at the corner of

the filter and wipe in a

downward motion all

the way across to the

other corner.

I-int

Filter

Periodically,

remove the lint

filter

and

insert

the suction hose

from your vacuum

cleaner into

the opening.

Air Circulation

Do not obstruct the flow of

combustion and ventilating air.

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