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Before you call for service,

there are a few things you can do to help us serve you better.

RO_ _15 _n_[. It contains immaetions to help you use and maintain your dryer l_rol_rly.

Saw t[_ aBd MOlOy. Check the section titled "if Something Goes Wrong" before calling. This sec- tion was designed to solve common problems you might encounter.

down tbo mdel an#_rial

mmlwn; bore. They are on the label on the front of the dryer behind

the door.

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If}ou do need service, you can relax knowing help is only a phone

away. A list of toll-free customer servile numbers is included on the inside back cover. Or call the GE Answer Center ?? at 800.626.2000,

24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

??? 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 Instigation Instructions before it is used.

If you did not receive an Instigation 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-r 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

Instigation 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

Insolation 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.

??? Exhaust Duct-See Installation

Instructions??? Use only rigid metal

or flexible metal 4" diameter

ductwork inside the dryer cabinet

or for exhausting to the out_ide.

USE OF PLASTIC OR OTHER

COMBUSTIBLE DUCTWORK

CAN CAUSE A HRE.

PUNCTURED DUCTWORK

CAN CAUSE A FIRE IF IT COL-

LAPSES OR BECOMES OTHER-

WISE RESTRICTED IN USE OR

DURING INSTALLATION.

???Do not dr), 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 notwash or dr), articles that have been cleaned in, washed

in, soaked in, or spotted with

combustible or explosive

substances (such as wax, paint,

oil, gasoline, degreasers, dr)-

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.

??? An), 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 barbershops, 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 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@ fiberglass articles in your *cr. 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 retaxdancy 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

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

???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.

???Do not tamper with the controls???

???Do not operate this appliance

flit is damaged, malfunctioning,

partially disassembled, or

has missing or broken parts,

including a damaged cord

or plug.

Never climb on or s-d 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

ATrEMPT 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 antistatic 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???

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DEUCATESNOHEAT

LOWHEAT

A Clean the Lint Filter

Clean Me lint filtereachtime you m Me drjw.

CAUTION:

Do not operatethe dryer withoutthe lint filter in place.

A Fabric Care Selections

Always follow Fabric Manufacturer's Care Label

or instructions when laundering. Use this chart

as a general guide.

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Forregularto heavycottons.

_For.ynthe'dcs,blends_

labeled"permanentprom."

For delicares, synthetics and Items labeled"lumble dry low."

For "numno"Items without heal Um

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Cycle Descriptions

_XutomadicDryingCycles

CyelosaulmmiU??iillyaoimofinibdedrynm

!Am Poem.Press

!For synthetic blends and delicates.

Select _ Brvfor heavier loads,

I tim Dqfor lighter loads.

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Am Cottons

For cottons and most linens, For most normal loads set at am ceffws. Set

towards ilhm Dlyfor heavier and wetter

fabrics, _ Oqfor lighter fabrics.

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11madDry CyclN

el/elK runfor anseloemdtime

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Set the Cycle Selector at the desired drying time.

Damp Dry

To leave items partially dry set Cycle Selector on

tDamp Dry setting.

JDewrinkleFor removing wrinkles

from items that are clean

and dry or that are very

lightlydamp. Setthe

Cycle Selector on the

Dewrinlde setting.

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Use this option to minimize the wrinkles in clothes. The option provides approximatel_ 15 minutes of no-heat tumbling

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If je Signal option is selected, the Signal will soundat the end of me drying time and will soundseveral

MEDIUM

after the clothes are dry.

This option can only be used with the Automatic cycles.

The signal control can be set at OFF, MEDIUM or LOUD.

This signal will sound just before the end of the cycle to remind you to remove the clothes.

If you selected the Press Guard option the signal will sound at the end of the drying time and till sound smteral times during the Press Guard cycle. Thbwill remind you that the cycle is almost complete.

tines during the I_re_ Guard eyele.

_is will remind you that the cycle is almost complete.

NOTE:

???Remove getme_ pmmpt_ at me sound of the signal. Place clothes

on hangers w wrinkles won't sst in.

???Use the Signal especially when drying fabrics like polyester knits and permanent press. These fabrics should be removed proBpt/?? so wrinkles wont set in.

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F-,xtra Lmlge Items

(Includes

comforters,

blankets and

mattress pads.)

Add _-4 dry towels and one blanket and set timer for 2&25 minutes. Dry only one blanket at a time. Do not set control for more than 2 5 minutes. At the end of drying cycle block the blanket back to its original shape. Allow blanket to dry thoroughly before storing.

Use a medium heat drying setting.

Use a low heat drying setting.

Use a low heat drying setting.

Use a low heat drying setting.

Dry only one extra large item at a time. Set dryer for 20 minutes. When time is up, check and redistribute load. Reset dryer and check after 15 minutes. When time is up, check and redistribute load. Reset timer and check at 5 minute intervals. C&eck after each 5 minutes to ensure articles do not fill dryer drum. Large, wet articles should have ample room in the dryer, but as they dry

and fluffup they may not have room to tumble.

ffAffl/0N:Items without room to tumble may block airflow and could result in scorched items. Dry mattress pads separately. Use a low heat drying setting.

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As a general rule, if clothes are

sorted properly for the washer, they are sorted properly for the dryer???

Sortby_lor

(Separate colorfast from

non-colorfast fabrics*)

???Whites

???Lights

???Darks

SeFarambyfabri??type

???Cotmm and linens

???Permanent press cottons

and blends

???Synthetic and poly knits

???Delicates

???Avoid dryingvery small loads.

???Sort clothes by weight so you won't have to full an _tra cycle for one or two heavier, slower

drying items.

???Do not add fabric softener sheets once the load has become warm???

This may cause fabric softener stains.

???Do not overload. This causes inefficient operation and unnecessary wlink_. Clothes need to tumble fi'eely.

kpsmm BatIm_ucem from

lint _llertors

??? Lint producers: terry cloth and

chenille

???Lint co]lectors: velveteen and corduroy

Sort by weifM

???Hea T Items

???Light Items

???DO not dry the following items:

???Fiberglass items

???W_lem

???Rubber coated items

???PlastivJ

???1_ _ with plastic trim

???Foam-fflled items

The drum is rust-resistant. However, colored fabrics which lose color or bleed in the washer may cause dis- coloration of the-r drum. We recommend that the dryer drum

be cleaned with a cloth using a

detergent and _rater paste or a mild

abrasive, such as Soft Scl31b TM.

Rinse thoroughly. Then tumble-

dry several wet rags or old towels

for 20 to 30 minutes before using

the dryer normally.

Inspect and dean the dryer

exhaust duc_ag at least once

a year" to prevent dogging. A

partially clogged exhaust can

lengthen the drying time.

???Make sure the inside flaps of the exhaust hood move freely (you may want to check with a mirror).

???Make sure inside flaps are fully open when dryer is operating.

???Make sure there is not wild life

(birds, insects, etc.) nesting

inside the exhaust duct or hood.

C w.kthe _r_of_e_mt

hood vM_a m nor to dd of debris

To clean the exhaust duct follow

these steps:

I Turn offelectrical supply by

disconnecting the plugfrom

the wall socket.

2 Disconnect exhaust duct from

the dryer.

3 Vacuum the exhaust duct with

the hose atlachmerlL

4[ Reconnect the exhaust duct m

the dryer.

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Improper use of fabric softener

Dryi_ dlrtyitems with ???letm ones

Qlothes were not completely clean

Stmic ebctr_ty can attractlint

Paper, dmue, err. leftin podmm

Mat to Do

???Make sure the dryer plug is pushed completely into the oudet.

???Check the house fi_e/circuit breaker

box and replace fuse or reset breaker. NfflE'Most electric dryers use two breakers.

???Check the house fuse/circuit breaker box and replace fuse or reset breaker.

*Maim sure gas shutoff at dryer and main dmtoffare fully open???

???Move dryer to an even floor space, or adjust as necessary until even.

???Follow directions on fabric softener package.

???Use your dryer to dry only dean items. Dirty items can stain dean items and the dryer.

???Sometimes stains which cannot be seen when

the clothes are wet "appear" after drying. Use

proper _ng procedures before drying.

???Clean lint screen before each load.

???Sort lint producers (like chenille) from lint collectors (like corduroy).

???See suuestions in this section under STATIC.

???Separate large loads into smaller ones???

???Empty all pockets before laundering clothes.

No fabric sof-temerw_ used

Synthefia, permanent

and blends am canse static

loads of heavy items

(llke beach toweb)

_trob n_rOl_rly set

Lint filt_ is full

Improper or ol_lruct_l

Blown fuses or tril3_! drcnit breakers

O_rloac_3g/

_mb'mlng loads

Underloadin[

???Try a fabric softener.

???Adjust controls for less dl_/ing.

???Try a fabric softener???

???Try a fabric softener.

???Separate heavy items fTom light weight items

(generally, a well-sorted washer load is a well-sorted dryer load)???

sLarge, heavy loads contain more moisture

and take longer to dry. Separate large, heavy

items into smaller loads to speed drying time.

??? Match control settings to the load you

aredryin[[.

???Clean lint filter before every load.

???Check instigation instructions for proper ducting/venting.

???Make sure ducting is clean, free of kinks and unobstructed.

???Check to see if outside wall damper operates easily.

???See the Venting the Dryer section.

???Replace fuses or reset circuit breakers. Since most dryers use 2 fuses/breakers, make sure both are operating???

???Do not put more than one-her load in the dryer at a time.

???If You are drying only one or two items, add a few items to ensure proper tumbling???

Letti_ items .it in _-yer

Some fabrics will naturally shrink when wxshed. Others

can be safely washed, but will shrink in the dryer.

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ViCarto Do

, Select a shorter drying ILme.

???Remove items while they still hold a slight amount of moisture.

???Remove items when cycle ends and fold or hang immediately.

???To avoid shrinkage, follow garment care labels exactly.

???Some items may be pressed back into shape after drying.

???If you are concerned about shrinkage in a particular item, do not machine wash or tumble dry it.

Venting the Dryer

For the best drying performance

the dryer needs to be properly

vented. CM_Ily follow me dmils

MF_mmting in me l_ll_iu

???Use only rigid metal or flexible metal 4" diameter ductwork

inside the dryer cabinet or for

exhausting to the outside.

???Do not use plasticor other com bustible ductwork.

???Use the shortest length possible.

Do not-h or collapse.

???Avoid resting the duct on sharp objects.

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For one year from date of original purchase, we will provide, free of charge, parts and service labor in your home to repair or replace any part of tlw dryerthat fails because of a manufacturing defect.

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FOUR-YFAR WARRANTY

From the second through fifth year

f_om date of original purchase, we will

replace, free of charge, an extra large or super capacity dryer drum that because of a manufacturing defect. You pay for the service trip to your home and _'nrvice labor charges???

???Service trips to your home to teach you how to use the product.

l_J_ad your Owner's A Ifyou then have any questions about operating the

PcorOduct,please contact your dealer or our mumerAffairs office at the address

below, or call, toll free:

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All warranty service will be provided by

our Factory Service Centers or by our authorized Customer C_rc ?? servicers

during normal working hours. Should your appliance need service,

during warranty period or beyond, call 80043_(800-432-9757).

If you have an installation problem,

contact your dealer or installer. You ar responsible for providing adequate electrical, exhausting and other connecting facifities.

???Replacement of house fuses or resettin_ o fcircuit breakerL

???Failure of the product if it is misused, or used for other than the intended

pmimse or used commercially.

???Damage to product caused by accident, fire, floods or acts of God.