Hotpoint DLL1550R Installation instructions

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How to

get

the best from

Your

Drver

Contents

Use

and

Care

Appliance Registration

Care and Cleaning

of Models

Consumer Services

Controls Setting Guide

8,9

Dryer Exhaust

Energy-Saving Tips

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

User Maintenance Instructions 10

Warranty

Back Cover

GE Answer

Center@

800.626.2000

Dm1550R

550R

~LP

YOU...

Read this book carefully. Save time and money. Write down the model

It is intended to help you

Before you request service . . .

and

serial

1iUmberS.

operate and maintain your check the Problem Solver

You’ll find them on a label on the

new dryer properly.

section. It lists causes of minor

front of the dryer behind the door.

Keep it handy for answers to operating problems that you can

correct yourself. These numbers are also on the

your questions.

Consumer Product Ownership

If you don’t understand something Registration Card that came with

or need more help, write (include

If you received a

your dryer. Before sending in

your phone number)

damaged dryer...

this card, please write these

Consumer Affairs Immediately contact the dealer (or

numbers here:

Hotpoint

builder) that sold you the dryer.

Appliance Park

Model Number

Louisville, KY 40225

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any

correspondence or service

calls concerning your dryer.

WA~ING:

For your safety the information in this manual must be

foHowed

minitie

the risk of fire or explosion or to prevent property damage, personal injury or loss of

Me.

—Do not store or use gasoline or other

arnmable

vapors

and

fiquids

in the

vicinity of this or

any

other appliance.

—W~T

TO DO

YOU

S~LL

GAS

●

Do not try to light any appliance.

Do not touch any electrical switch;

do not use any phone in your btiding.

●

Clear the room,

b@ding

or area of

Occupanti.

●

tiediately

your gas supplier from a

neighbor’s phone.

FOHOW

the gas

suppfier’s

instructions.

you

annot

reach your gas

supplier?

can

the fire department.

—Instigation and service must be performed

by a qualified

insta~er,

service agency or

the

gas

suppher.

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

First, contact the people who

FINALLY, if your problem

Consumer Services page serviced your appliance. Explain

is still not resolved, write:

in the back of this book.

why you are not pleased. In most Major Appliance Consumer

We’re proud of our service and cases, this will solve the problem. Action Panel

want you to be pleased. If for some NEXT, if you are still not pleased, 20 North

Wacker

Drive

reason you are not happy with the write all the details—including Chicago, IL 60606

service you receive, here are three your phone number—to:

steps to follow for further help. Manager, Consumer Relations

Hotpoint

Appliance Park

Louisville, KY 40225

WORTANT

SAFETY NOTICE

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

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.

Properly 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

fire,

electric

shock,

i~ury

to persons

when using your appliance, follow basic

precautions, including the following:

●

Use this

apptiance

ody for its intended

purpose

as described

this Use and Care Book.

●

This dryer must be properly

‘.Q.i{~

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

calling, toll

free, the GE Answer Center”, 800.626.2000.

—Properly ground to conform with

governing codes and ordinances.

detils

in Installation Instructions.

—hcate

where the temperature is above

50°F.

(10*C.) for satisfactory operation of the dryer

control system. Do not install or store the

dryer where it

fil

be exposed to the weather.

<onnect

to a properly rated, protected

and sized power supply circuit

to avoid

electrical overload.

—Efiausting

to the outside is STRONGLY

~COMMENDED

to prevent large amounts

. .

of moisture and

lint

from being blown

into

the

room. Carefully follow the Exhausting

Details

the Installation Instructions.

●

Do not repair or replace any

part of the

app~ance

or attempt

any servicing

uniess

specifically

recommended in this Use and Care Book or

in published user-repair instructions that you

understand and have the

stils

to carry out.

●

When disconnecting this

appfiance

PU1l

the

plug rather than the

cord

to avoid damage to

the

cord

junction

of cord and

plug.

Make sure that

the cord is located so that

will

not be stepped

on, tripped over or otherwise subjected to

damage or stress.

Mti@ze

the Possibility

of a Fire Hazard

●

Exhaust

DuctAee

Installation Instructions.

Use

ody rigid metal or

flefible

metal

4“

diameter ductwork inside the dryer cabinet

or for exhausting to the outside.

USE OF

PLAS~C

OR OTHER COMBUSTIBLE

DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A

FO~

OTHER

EASEY

PUNCTURED DUCTWORK

CAN CAUSE A

COLLAPSES OR

BECOMES OTHERWISE

RES~CTED

USE OR DURWG INSTALLATION.

not use heat

dry articles containing

rubber~

plastic,

simtiar

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 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 the operation.

{continued next page)

WORTANT

SAFEH

~STRUCTIONS

(continued)

●

Garmenb

labeled “Dry Away from Heat”

(such as life

jackeh

containing Kapok)

must not be put in your dryer.

4‘~

●

Do not wash or dry articles

that have been cleaned in,

washed in, soaked in,

orspotted

with combustible or explosive

substances (such as wax, paint, gasoline,

degreasers,

dry-cleaning

solvenb,

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.

●

Clean the lint filter before each load

‘ii===’<

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.

To Minimize the Possibility of Injury

●

Never reach into the dryer while the

drum is moving.

Before loading, unloading

or adding clothes, wait until

tie

dmm

has

completely stopped.

●

Do not dry

fiber~ass

articles in your dryer.

Skin irritation could result from the remaining

glass particles that may be picked up by clothing

during subsequent 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 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 tamper with the controls.

Do not operate this appliance if it is damaged,

malfunctioning,

parti~y

disassembled, or has

missing or broken parts, including a damaged

cord or plug.

●

Never climb on or

stind

on the dryer top.

●

If yours is a gas d~er, it is equipped with an

automatic electric ignition and does not have

a pilot light.

DO NOT

A~EM~

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.

D~er-applied

Fabric Softeners or

Anti-s@tic

Conditioned

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.

● To help prevent ironing, use the Permanent Press or Knits cycle. 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

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.

Sort and Load the Clothes

Good sorting for the dryer begins at the washer. Generally, if clothes are

sorted right for washing, they’re sorted right for drying. See the How to

Sort the Clothes section. If you do mix various types of fabrics in your load,

set the controls for the lighter-weight fabrics and remove when dry. Reset

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 dryer. (Opening the door

The selector may be turned

during operation stops the

in either direction. dryer. To restart, close the

door and turn the Start knob).

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 CLOTHES

Sort by

Sufiace

Texture

Separate

LINT PRODUCERS—such as terry toweling and

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

In addition to

sorting to reduce

lint collection, we

recommend that you

wash fabrics of similar

construction together

whenever

poss;ble.

Sort by Color

Sort by Weight

Separate

For information on tumble drying extra large

items and different fabrics and loads, see the

Controls Setting Guide.

HOW TO LOAD THE CLOTHES

Don’t overload

your dryer.

Crowded loads don’t dry

efficiently and clothes may

be unnecessarily wrinkled.

Loads should look like this:

.r”mwi,h/~

Drum with

Cotions

& Linens

Permanent Press Load

CONTROLS SETTING GUIDE

Drying

Load Selection

Cottons & Linens

Normal

Permanent Press. Treated Cottons,

Normal

Blends with Cotton

Synthetics—Polyester, Nylon,

Acrylic Knits and Woven Fabrics

Sturdy Normal

Delicate

Low/Knits

Silks and Wools, Blends

Low/Knits

including Silks and Wools

Rayon and Acetate

Low/Knits

Down-filled garments,

Normal

if machine washing and drying

are recommended.

Baby Clothes—Sturdy: Diapers,

Normal

Nightgowns, Shirts, Pads, Sheets,

Receiving Blankets, Coveralls.

See Special Instructions.

Baby Clothes—Delicate

Low/Knits

Blankets—Wool, Part Wool, Normal

Cotton, Electric, Synthetic. See

below under “Extra-large Items. ”

Curtains, Slipcovers, Draperies

Normal

DO NOT MACHINE DRY

FIBERGLASS.

Chenille Bedspreads, Robes. See

Normal

below under “Extra-large Items. ”

Rubber-coated Items, Laminated No Heat

Fabrics, Vinyl, Plastics and

Articles with Plastic Trim.

Bathmats and Rugs

Norma]

Extra-large Items—Queen or King

Low/Knits

Size Sheets, Blankets or Spreads,

Sleeping Bags, Insulated Jackets or

Suits, Mattress Covers (Pads),

Quilted Bedspreads.

Pillows—Feather and Polyester-

Normal

filled (if manufacturer recommends

they be dried in a dryer). See

Special Instructions.

Cycle

Cycle Setting

Timed Cycle 40 to 50 minutes setting for average-weight loads;

50 to 60 minutes setting for work clothes and thick

knitted cottons.

Damp Dry for ironing:

20 minutes—lightweight cottons;

25 minutes—medium weight;

30 minutes—heavv cottons.

Special Cycle

Perm.

Press setting

Special Cycle

Perm.

Press setting

Knits setting

Special Cycle Knits setting

Special Cycle

Perm.

Press setting

Timed Cycle 45 minutes

Special Cycle Knits setting

Timed Cycle

20 to 25 minutes.

Timed Cycle For first setting, set at 20

minutes;.

for second setting, set at 15 minutes.

Timed

Cycle

First setting—20 minutes;

additional settings—5 minutes.

Timed Cycle Set for time desired.

Timed Cycle

First setting—20 minutes;

additional settings—5 minutes.

First setting—20 minutes;

second setting—1 5 minutes;

additional settings—5 minutes.

Timed Cycle 90 minutes.

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

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.

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/Knits temperature. Normal Heat can damage these

fabrics. Check manufacturer’s drying instructions.

—

See above 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 dry on 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.

Spe(icllprecclutions

must be taken to dry

extra-lage

items. Set dryer for 20

minutes then check

carefilly.

Set 15 minutes for second setting, check

a&ain;

and 5 minutes for each additional setting. Make sure that article does not fill drum. Many large articles, when wet, have ample room in

dryer, but as they dry and tluff 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

dr}’

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 dr) pillows

c<mtaining

Kapok.

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.

CAm

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 Apply these pretreatment products

compounds. Wipe or dust with finishes may be damaged by

away from the dryer.

The fabric

a damp cloth. Try not to strike some laundry pretreatment soil may then be washed and dried

the surface with sharp objects. and stain remover products if normally. Damage to your dryer

such products

are

sprayed on or caused by pretreatment products

have direct contact with the dryer.

is not covered by your warranty.

Dryer Drum Dryer Exhaust Dryer Storage

The porcelain enamel dmm

Inspect and clean the dryer

To store your dryer for a

is rust-resistant and requires exhaust

ducting

at least once a year.

short period of time, disconnect

no special care.

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.

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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