Hotpoint Dm2650R Installation instructions

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Contents

Appliance Registration

Automatic Drying

Care and Cleaning

Consumer Services

Controls Setting Guide

8,9

Dryer Exhaust

End-of-Cycle Signal

Energy-Saving Tips

Knits Drying Tips

7, 13

Light Bulb Replacement

Lint Filter

6, 11

Loading 6, 10

Model and Serial Numbers

Operating the Dryer

Perm.

Press Drying Tips 7, 13, 14

Press Guard Feature

Problem Solver

12–14

Safety Instructions

3-5

Sorting 6, 10

Storing Dryer

Timed Drying

User Maintenance Instructions 11

Warranty

Back Cover

from

Dryer

use

and

Care

of Models

Dm2650R

DU2650R

GE Answer Center”

800.626.2000

HELP US HELP 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)

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...

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

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~~G:

For your safety the information in this manual must

fo~owed

minimti

the risk of

fire

or explosion or to prevent property damage, personal

injury

or loss of

tife.

—Do not store or use gasoline or other

flammable vapors and liquids in the

vicinity of this or any other appliance.

—WWT 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

occupants.

●

Mediately

caU

your gas supplier from a

neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s

instructions.

●

you cannot reach your gas supplier,

cdl the

department.

—Installation and service must be performed

by a qualified installer, service agency or

the gas supplier.

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

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.

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

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MORTANT

SAFETY

~STRUC~ONS

Read

imtmctiom

before wing

ttis

app~ance.

~PORTANT 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 of fire,

electric shock, or injury to persons

when using your appliance, follow basic

—

precautions, including the following:

Use this appliance only for its intended

purpose

as described in this Use and Care Book.

●

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

governing codes and ordinances.

detafls

in Installation Instructions.

—Locate where the temperature is above

50°F.

(lO°C.)

for satisfactory operation of the dryer

control system. Do not

instati

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.

—E~austing 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

the appliance or attempt

any

servicing unless

specifically

recommended in this Use and C-are 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.

Mak;

sure that the

cord is located so that it will not be stepped on,

tripped over or otherwise subjected to damage

or stress.

Minhize

the Possibility

of a Fire Hazard

●

Exhaust

Duct+ee

InstaUation

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

HRE.

FOIL OR

OTHER EASILY PUNCTURED DUCTWORK

CAN CAUSE A FIRE IF IT COLLAPSES OR

BECOMES OTHERWISE RESTRICTED IN

USE OR DURING 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 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

m;terids,

plastics

or plastic containers, etc.) on top of the dryer

during the operation.

(continued next page)

WORTANT

SA~TY

~STRUCTIONS

(continued)

●

Garments labeled “Dry Away from Heat”

(such as life jackets containing Kapok)

must not be put in your dryer.

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●

Do not wash or dry articles that

was . ,

with combustible or

&xplosive

substances (such as wax, paint, 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

antior

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

.-,,.,

‘,”~:.z

.,,

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.

Minimize the Possibility 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

your dryer.

Skin irritation could result from the remaining

glass

ptiicles

that maybe picked up by clothing

during subsequent dryer uses.

l’~

●

The laundry process can reduce

the

flame

retardancy

of fabrics.

To avoid

sucha

result, the garment

manufacturer’s care instructions

should be followed very carefully.

●

supervision is necessary

if this appliance is used by or

near

chfldren.

Do not allow

children to play inside, on, or

with this appliance or any discarded

appliance. Dispose

ofdiscarded

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

position does NOT

disconnect the

appliace

from the

power supply.

. 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

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.

Dryer-applied

Fabric

Softeners or

Anti-static 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

martufacturer

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-SAV~G

TWS

“

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.

● To 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

WARNING—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 Care and Cleaning section.

—

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.

Select the proper heat for

your load.

NOTE: FLUFF (NO HEAT)

is to be used only with the

Timed cycles.

Press Guard.

(Operates only with Automatic

cycles).

Turn the Press Guard knob

to YES to help minimize

wrinkle-setting in your

clothes. Press Guard provides

approximately one hour of

no-heat tumbling after the

clothes are dry.

End-of-Cycle Signal.

(Operates with any cycle).

Select this signal, if desired, to

remind you to remove clothes

from the dryer when the cycle

ends. See the End-of-Cycle

Signal section at right.

Cycle Selector.

Turn the cycle selector to

the desired cycle setting.

The selector may be turned

in either direction.

Start Knob.

Turn the Start knob to start the

dryer. (Opening the door

during operation stops the

dryer. To restart, close the door

and tum the Start knob.)

—.

End-of-Cycle Signal.

(Operates with any cycle.)

The signal control can be set anywhere between

OFF and LOUD, depending on the desired sound

level. The signal

will

sound just before the end of

the cycle to remind you to remove the clothes.

To stop the signal while sounding, turn the signal

control to OFF or advance the Cycle Selector to OFF.

The signal should always be used when drying

polyester knits or permanent press items which

should be removed as soon as the dryer stops to

help prevent setting of wrinkles.

The signal should also be used with the

Press Guard feature.

signal

The Difference Between Automatic and Timed Drying

Automatic Drying Timed Drying

When using the Automatic Cycles, the When using the Timed Cycles, you select the number

Automatic Dry Control system continually senses of minutes you wish the dryer to run and it turns off at

the temperature of the air in the dryer drum. Wet the end of this time period.

laundry keeps the air cool. When laundry is dry

,—

enough ( and the drum air wwm enough) the heat

turns off. When the air cools, the heat turns back on.

This off and on cycling may happen a number of

times (depending on the fabric, load size and

cycle

Selector setting). The Cycle Selector advances (when

the heat is ofo until it automatically turns off dryer.

Polyester Knits & 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.

—

CONTROL

SETTmG

GUmE

FOR

D~FERENT

FABWCS

AND LOADS

Fabric Care

Drying Selection* Cycle

Cycle Setting

Load

—

Heavy or Normal Setting.Cottons and Linens

Cottons

(High)

Automatic Cycles

Timed Cycle 45 minutes for dry; 20 minutes

for damp dry ironing.

Automatic Cycles

or Timed Cycle

Permanent Press, Treated Cottons,

Blends with Cotton

Perm.

Press

(Medium) Perm.

Press. Use Press-Guard feature

if desired. 10 minutes to de-wrinkle

garments that have not been washed.

Synthetics—Polyester, Nylon.

Acrylic Knits and Woven Fabrics

Sturdy Perm.

Press

(Medium)

Knits~elicates

(Low)

Automatic Cycles

Perm.

Press. Use Press-Guard feature

if desired.

Knits. Use Press-Guard feature

if desired.

Delicate

Silks and Wools, Blends including

Silks and Wools

Knits/Delicates

(Low)

Automatic

Cycles Knits.

Automatic Cycles

Knits.

Rayon and Acetate Knits/Delicates

(Low)

Down-tilled Garments, if machine

Cottons Automatic Cycles

Normal Setting,

washing and drying are recommended. (High)

Baby

Clothes—Sturdv:

DiaDers.

Cottons

Automatic Cycles Heavy or Normal Setting.

45 minutes.

Nig~tgowns,

Shirts, Pads,

Skeets,

(High)

Receiving Blankets, Coveralls. See

Timed

Cycle

Special Instructions

Baby Clothes—Delicate Knits/Delicates

—

Knits.

Automatic Cycles

(Low)

Blankets—Wool,

Pafi-wool,

Cotton,

Electric, Synthetic. See

below

under

“Extra-large Items.”

Curtains, Slipcovers, Draperies.

DO NOT MACHINE DRY

FIBERGLASS.

Cottons

(High)

Timed Cycle Set at 20 to 25 minutes

Cottons

Timed Cycle

(High)

For first setting, set at 20 minutes;

For second setting, set at

minutes.

Chenille Bedspreads, Robes.

Cottons

Timed Cycle

See below under “Extra-lar~e Items.”

(Hi~h)

First setting—20 minutes;

additional settings—5 minutes.

Rubber-coated

Items,

Laminated Fluff Timed Cycle

Fabrics, Vinyl, Plastics and No Heat

Articles with Plastic Trim.

Bathmats and Rugs

Cottons

Timed Cycle

(High)

Set for time desired.

First setting—20 minutes;

additional settings—5 minutes.

First setting—20 minutes;Extra-1arge Items—Queen or King

Size Sheets, Blankets or Spreads,

Sleeping Bags, Insulated Jackets or

Suits, Mattress Covers (Pads),

Quilted Bedspreads.

Perm.

Press

(Medium)

Timed Cycle

second setting—1 5 minutes;

additional settings—5 minutes.

Pillows—Feather and Polyester-

Cottons

Timed Cycle

filled (if manufacturer recommends Set at 50 minutes.

(High)

they be dried in a dryer). See

Special Instructions.

*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.

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. 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 carefully. Set 15 minutes for second

setting, check again; 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 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

jackets

containin~

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

tbem

to dryer and reset for more drying time. Feather pillows dry very

slowly and must be dried completely to prevent mildewing.

DO NOT tumble dry pillows containing 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.

HOW TO SORT CLOTHES

Sort by Surface 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

Separate

In addition to

sorting to reduce

lint collection, we

recommend that you

wash fabrics of similar

construction together

whenever possible.

Sort by Color

Sort by Weight

Separate

efrome

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:

Drum with rum with

Cottons & Linens Permanent Press Load

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