GE DDE0590G Installation instructions

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ApplianceRegistration 2
CareandCleaning 11
ControlsSettingGuide 6,‘7
DryerExhaust 11
Energy-SavingTips 4
KnitsDryingTips 5,9
LintFilter 5,8, H
Loading 5,8
ModelandSerialNumbers 2
OperatingInstructions 5
PermanentPress
hying Tips 5, m
ProblemSolver 9, m
RepairService 11
SafetyInstructions 3,4
Sorting 5,8
UserMaintenanceInstructions H
Warranty BackCover
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FORYOURSAFETY
MdryinginstructiontermsinthisbookconformtotheCareLabelingRule
establishedbytheFederalTradeCommission,January1984.
,

TOminimixethepossibility
da firehazard.
@
DonotWM?heat todry articles
containingrubberypkastiqor
shilar nla%erials(suchaspRdded
!bI”as,
tennisshoes,gakmks, bath
mats,E’ugsqbibs3babypmk$@3stk
bags, de.) asthesematerialsmay
meltorbwn. MS(19somerwbber
materiais$whenkm$ed~emiWaler
et%-$ainCireumsmnces-pIwh.Ke
firebyspomtineomcombustion.
@Garmentslabeled“DryAway
FromHeat” (suchaslifejack@s
containingKapok)mustnotbeput
in yourdryer.
~Donot washWdry articles
that havebeenUMMM@in, Wwhed
in9soaked.h, or spottedwith
Combwtibleor explosiveSubstinew
(S1.whas gasoiixe,degrem?rs,
Welting solven@9lkem7er3e,eke)
whichmaygive‘offVqxwsthat
&!m.MI@lite‘&rqldee D@not‘use
or store swellSubstancesOnh
.mmnd your washerm’imr dryer
dwringOpemtione
@Anyarticlecmwhichyouhave
usedacleaningsolvent,or which
containsflammablematerials
(suchascleaningcloths,mops,
towelsusedinbeautysalons,
restmu-antsor barbershops,etc.)
mustnot,beplacedinornearthe
dryeruntilalltracesofthese
flammableliquidsor solidsand
theirfumeshavebeenremoved.
Therearemanyhighlyflammable
itemsusedin.homessuchas:
acetone,denaturedalcohol,
gasoline,kerosene,some
householdcleaners,somespot
removers,turpentines,waxes,wax
removersandproductscontaining
petroleumdistillates.
aCk%wlthe lint flltm beforeeach
load $0+Fpl%%%mtMaccumulation
insidetlmdryer or inthe Ewomo
Dfl NCBTOPERATETHE
~~}’~~ ‘VQITI-EOUTTHE ILIN4T’
IFJHLTWRIN PILACE.
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@Donotstoreitemsthatmayburn
ormelt(suchasclothing,paper
material,plasticsorplastic
containers,etc.)ontopofthedryer
duringoperation.
lib mwixemepossibtiity
d!injury.,
@Neverread intothe dryer Whik?
thedrm ismoving.Beforeloa&ng9
unloadingw’ addingCbthes$wait
UM the drum hascompletely
Stoppede
@Keepalllaundryaids(such
asdetergents,Me.aches,fabric
softeners,etc.)outofthereachof
children,preferablyin alocked
cabinet.Observeallwarningson.
containerlabelstoavoidpersonal
injury.
@.Keeptheflooraroundyour
appliancescleananddry toreduce
thepossibilityofslipping.

@mtiriwd)
Q~~elaundry processcanreduce
theflameretardancyoffabrics.TO
avoidsucharesult,thegarment
manufacturer’scareinstructions
shouldbefol~owedverycarefully.
@Neverclimbonor standonthe
dryertO~ Or door.
~ILlw.nOttamper with controls.
~TOminimizethepossibility
ofelectricshock,unplugthis
appliancefromthepowersupply
beforeattemptinganymaintenance
orcleaning(excepttheremovaland
cleaningofthelintfilter).N(3TE:
Thing theCycleSelecto~knob
toanOFFpositiondoesNCIT
disconnecttheappliancefrom
thepowersupply.
@Donotoperatethisappliance
if itisdamaged,malfimctioning,
partiallydisassembled,orhas
missingor brokenparts,including
adamagedcordorplug.
DFJ’er-appliedfabric
Youmaywish‘toSWm.yfmr
launderedfabricsO%’rt?dwx?the
staticelwtric;tyinmm.we
reeomn%endyawwe eithera
M9rksdkw inItkewasheyde,
aecardingtothemanufacturers
ilM&Mctions
forthww prQdue@9m
tryadryer-added product for
whichthemanufacturergives
written asswmee Ulmthe!pdmgf?
thattheh productcanbe safely
u.md
inyour dryer.
Serviceorperformancepmbkxns
causedbytheuseoftheseproducts
aretheresponsibilityofthe
manufacturersofthoseproducts
andarenotcoveredunderthe
warrantyofthisappliance.
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INSTRUCTIONS
@Sortclothesbyweightsoyouwon’t
havetorunanextracycleforoneor
twoheavier,slower-dryingitems.
Seepage8.
@Donotoverloaddryer.For
efficientdrying,clothesneedto
tumblefreely.
~Tohelppreventironing,use
Knits/LowHeat.Removegarments
immediatelyatendofdryingcycle
andplaceonhangers.
@Thehotterthedryingtemperature,
themoreenergythatwillbeused.
Usethelowestpossiblesettingthat
willdrytheloadinreasonabletime.
*Dryyourclothesinconsecutive
loads.Usinga“warm”dryerwill
saveenergy.
~Cleandryerlintfiltereachtime
youdry.
@Cleandryerexhaustductingat
leastonceayear.A.partiallyclogged
exhaustcanlengthendryingtime.

operating
—[mtructiomforyour dryer
-: WAWING—TOreducetheriskoffire,electricshock,orinjurytopersons,
—read theINiPORTANTSAFETYUVYHWCTIONSbeforeoperatingthisappliance.
Drying Selections Start
LOW HEA1
KNITS
.RMA@HEAT ~,
GSNERAL@ELECTRIC
Heevy Duty Dryer
PERMANENTPRESSWITH COOLDOWN
LoadYourDryer Roperly
@Cleanthelintfiltereachtimethe
dryerisused.Alwaysbesurethe
lintfilteris inplace.Don’tusethe
dryerwithoutit.
@Goodsortingforthedryer
beginsatthewasher.Generally,if
clothesaresortedrightfor
washing,they’resortedrightfor
drying.Seepage8for sortinghelp.
(Ifyoudomixvarioustypesof
fabricsinyourload, setthe
controlsforthelighter-weight
fabricsandremovewhendry.
Resetcontrolsfortheremaining
heavierfabrics.)
setthecontrols
SeetheCoritrolsSettingGuideon
pages6and7.
OSet,Drying Selectionsswitch.
@Turn CycleSelectortodesired
cyclesetting.
@TurnSTARTswitchtostart
dryer.(Openingthedoorduring
operationstopsthedryer.To
restart,closethedoorandturn
theSTARTswitch.)
—
PolyesterKnits &
Permanent
Press
dryingtips
@DONOTOV13RL0AD—
Garmentsbeingdriedor
dewrinkledshouldtumblefreely.
~REMOVECLOTHES
HWMI?I’LY-TOhelpprevent
wrinkling,removefromthedryer
promptlyattheendofthedrying
cycles.
@PLACEONHANGERS-
PermanentPressandPolyester
Knitgarmentslookbestifplaced
onhangersafterdrying.

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controlssettingGuidefordifferentfabricsandloam ..
.
A%&g
Drying
Selection
Load ‘q@? cycle setting .
40to 50minutes setting foraverage-weightloads;
50to60minutessettingforworkclothesandthick
knittedcottons.
DampDryforironing:
20minutes—lightweightcottons;
25minutes—mediumweight;
30minutes-heavycottons.
45to55minutes.
Cottons&Linens Normal RegularCycle
PermPress&Knits
PermanentPress,TreatedCottons,
BlendswithCotton Normal
Synthetics—Polyester,Nylon,
AcrylicKnitsandWovenFabrics
Sturdy
Delicate Normal
Low/Knits PermPress&Knits 45to55minutes.
35to45minutes.
35to45minutes.
SilksandWools,Blendsincluding
SilksandWOOIS Low/Knits PermPress&Knits
35to45minutes.
Firstsetfor50minutes.Check.Setformoretime
ifnecessary.
PermPress& Knits
RegularCycle
RayonandAcetate
Down-filledgarments,ifmachine
washinganddryingare
recommended.
Low/Knits
Normal
40to45minutes. —
RegularCycle
BabyClothes—Sturdy:Diapers,
Nightgowns,Shirts,Pads,Sheets,
ReceivingBlankets,Coveralls.See
SpecialInstructions.
Normal
—
35to45minutes.
20to25minutes.
Low/Knits PermPress& Knits
BabyClothes—Delicate
Blankets-Wool,PartWool,
Cotton,Electric,Synthetic.See
belowunder“Extra-largeItems:’
—
Normal RegularCycle
Normal Forfirstsetting,setat20minutes;
forsecondsetting,setat 15minutes.
Curtains,Slipcovers,Draperies.
DONOTMACHINEDRY
FIBERGLASS.
.—
ChenilleBedspreads,Robes.See
belowunder“Extra-largeItems?
RegularCycle
Firstsetting-20 minutes;
additionalsettings—5minutes.
Setfortimedesired.
Normal RegularCycle
NoHeat RegularCycle
Rubber-coatedItems,Laminated
Fabrics,Vinyl,Plasticsand
ArticleswithPlasticTrim.
Firstsetting-20 minutes;
additionalsettings—5minutes.
Firstsetting—20minutes;
secondsetting—15minutes;
additionalsettings—5minutes.
BathmatsandRugs Normal
Low/Knits
RegularCycle
RegularCycle
Extra-1argeItems—QueenorKing
SizeSheets,Blanketsor Spreads,
SleepingBags,InsulatedJacketsor
Suits,MattressCovers(Pads),
QuiltedBedspreads.
Normal RegularCycle
Pillows—FeatherandPolyester-
filled(ifmanufacturerrecommends
theybedriedinadryer).See
SpecialInstructions.
130minutes.
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ThetermsHigh,MediumandLowHeatarethoseusuallyfoundonfabriccarelabels.Forbestresults,followyourfabriccarelabels.
}JOTE:
T)-wCycleSelectorsettingsindicatedabovearetobe usedasaguicie.Youmayfindthatbestresultsareobtainedforcertainofyourfabrics
bysettingtheCycJeSelectortoeithersideoftherecommendedsettings. 6

specialInstructions
—Donotdrynon-colorfastitemswithwhitesorlight-coloreditems,
Donotoverloaddryer;clothesshouldtumblefreely.Removepromptlyassoonasdryerstops;placeclothesonhangersto
minimizewrinkling.
Donotoverloaddryer;clothesshouldtumblefreely.Removepromptlyassoonasdryerstops,placeclothesonhangersto
minimizewrinkling.
Drysilksandwoolsinyourdryeronlyifrecommendedbythegarmentmanufacturer.Followinstructionscarefully.
Tumbledryingismandato~.Downmustbethoroughlydriedtoremoveodorandpreventmildewing.Placetwolarge,drytowelsinthe
dryertoimprovetumblingandshortendryingtime.Twoclean,drytennisshoesaddedtodryeralsohelptofluffupthedown.Besure
todrythoroughly.
IMPCHU’ANT.Ifchildren’s.sIeepwearismadeofModacrylic,tumbledryonlyonLow/Knitstemperature.NormalHeatcandamagethese
fabrics.Checkmanufacturer’sdryinginstructions.
Seeaboveinstructions.
Placeindryerwith3or4drytowelswhichhavebeenheatedfor5minutes.Settimerfor20to25minutes.Donotsetcontrolformorethan
25minutes.Doonlyoneblanketatatime.Removeblanketatendofcycleandblockblanketbacktooriginalshape.Pressbindingwithwarm
iron.Allowtodrybeforestoring.
Usedrytowelsasbuffers.Settimerfor20minutes.Ifitemsarestillwet,resetfor15minutesandcheckagain,Itemsshouldberemovedwhile
stilldamp.Placeslipcoversonfurnitureimmediately.Hangdraperiesandcurtainssothatcreaseswillfallout.Stopdryerperiodicallyandcheck
filterforexcesslint.Removeandrestartdryer,
?’umbledryonNoHeatsettingasheatmaycausealterationinshape,colorandappearanceofsucharticles.
Stopdryerperiodicallyandcheckfilterforexcesslint.Removeandrestartdryer.
Specialpt-ecautionsmustbetakentodryextra-largeitems.Setdryerfor20minutesthencheckcarefullySet15minutesforsecondsetting,check
again;and5minutesforeachadditionalsetting.Makesurethatarticledoesnotfilldrum.Manylargearticles,whenwet,haveampleroomin
dryer,butastheyd~ andfluffupmaynothaveroomtotumble.Checkcarefullyeveryfewminutesandifarticleisstillwetordampandfills
dryer,finishdryingonline.Donot,underanycircumstancesoperatedryerforlongertimeswithoutchecking.CAUTK3N:Iflargeitemsdonot
haveroomtotumble,theairflowmaybeblockedwhichcouldresultinscorchingyourvaluableitems.Manylargeitems,likeshagrugs,cannot
bedriedinhomesizedryers.DOiVOTtumbledryjacketscontainingKapok.(Seefiltercleaninginstructionsabove.) —.
Checktickingforholesorweakseamswherefeathersorfillingcouldescape.Drynomorethanonepillowatatimeandsetdryerformaximum
time.Stopdryeroccasionallyandshakepillowstoredistributefillingformoreevendrying.Checkpillowsatendofdryingtime.Iftheyarenot
completelydry,returnthemtodryerandresetformoredryingtime.Featherpillowsdryveryslowlyandmustbedriedcompletelytoprevent
rni]dcwing.D(3iVOTtumbledrypillowscontainingkhpok.
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Formoreinformationoncarelabeling,sendfor“What’sNewAboutCARELA13ELSV
ForsalebytheSuperintendentofDocuments,U.S.GovernmentPrintingoffice, Washington,D.C.20402.
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Howtosorttheclothes
NormaHy,ifyouhavesortedclothescorrectlyforwashing,
youwillalsohaveproperlysorteddryingloads.
sortby SRd%Mx?textm”e
Separate *
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Lint
Producers
from
LINT’P130DUC13RS-suchas
terrytowelingandchenille—give
uplint. LINTCOLLECIORS—
suchasman-madefibersand
nappedfabricslikevelveteenand
corduroy—attractlint,andmustbe
driedseparately.
sortby M3rk
Separate .
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13
Cottorls&
Linens
from
Synthetics,
\
Blends &
Po!yKnits
from
from
sortby color
Separate
●
13 Whites
from
from
\arks/’
from
sortby weight
Separate ,,
.
HeavyItems
T3 (suchas
towels)
from
Forinformationontumbledrying
extra-largeitemsanddifferent -
fabricsaid loads,seepages6and7.
hadditiontosortingto reducelint
collection,itisrecommendedthat
fabricsofsimilarconstructionbe
driedtogetherwheneverpossible.
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Howtoloadthe
clothes
Don’toverloadyourdryer.
Crowdedloadsdon’tdryefficiently
andclothesmaybeunnecessarily
wrinkled.
Loadsshou~dlooklikethis:
Drum with
Cottons &Linens
Drum with
Permanent Press Load
Cleanthelint filterbefore
dryingeveryLoade
Cleanlintfilter(seeshadedarea)
byputtingyourmoistenedfingers
atthecorneroffilterandwipingin
adownwardmotionalltheway
acrosstotheothercorner.
Lint Filter
Foradditionalinformationon lint
filter,seepage11.

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PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEDY
DRYER WON’T’ ~Dryerunplugged.Makesurepowercordispluggedin.
START *Nopowertodryer.Checkfusesandcircuitbreakerstomakesuredryerisgetting
current..Mostelectricdryersusetwo.
@Controlsimproperlyset.MakesurecontrolsaresetandSTARTswitchisturned.
Openingthedoorduringoperatio~stopsthedryer.lb re-start,closethedoorandturn
theSTARTswitch.
@Dryerdoorisopen.Closedoozsecurely—dryerwillnotrun withdooropen.
~Circuiti$overloaded,Donotoperateotherappliances
Onthesameelectricaloutlet
or circuitwhilethedryerisoperating.
C3xYllmsT14.KE @
Controlsimproperlyset. Checkallcontrolstomakesuretheyarecorrectlysetfor
mo LONGTo DRY theloadyouwanttodry.Seepages5-7.
~~~ogged ]~n~fi~ter.~emove and clean fiter before every load. Periodicallycleanarea
underlintfilterwithvacuumcleaner.SeepageH.
*Improperduct~ng. ~~ke sure dryer& ducted jr-iaccorcla~ce withInstallation
Instructions.
~obstructioninexhaustducting.Makesureductingis cleanandfreeofobstruction;
makesuredamperin outsidewallcapoperateseasily.Hflexibleductingisused,be
sureitisnotkinkedandisproperlyinstalledaccordingtoInstallationInstructions.
~Blownfusesor tripped &~uit breakers. check householdfusesorcircuitbreakers.
Mostelectricdryersusetwo.It ispossibleforonetobeblownor trippedandthedryer
stilItumblewithoutheat.
@Impropersorting.Donotmixheavy,hard-to-dryitemswithlightweightarticles.
oLarge loads of ~oisture-ho]dingfabrics,SUChasbeachtowels,takealongtimeto
removemoisture.
*Toomanyitemsindryer.Dryonlyonewasherloadatatime.Donotcombineloads.
*Toofewitemsindryer.Ifdryingonlyonearticle,addtwomoresimilararticles,even
if dry,toinsurepropertumbling.
SHRINKAGE, @Somefabricswillshrinkwhethermachinewashedandtumbledriedorwashedbyhand
GENERAL anddripdried;othersmaybesafelywashedbutwillshrinkinadryer.FollowGarment
Manufacturers’CareLabelsexactly.If indoubt,donotmachinewashortumbledry.
SHRINKAGE, *I?ekmationshrinkage canoccurinknitfabricsthathavebeenimproperlystretched
KIWI’S andelongatedbythemanufacturer.Whenthisoccurs,garmentmaybepressedback
intoshapeaftereachwashanddrycycle.
*Progressiveor Wayed shrinltageiscausedwhenstaichor sizing(insomefabrics)
is graduallyremovedbylaundering.Maybenoticedinoldergarmentsthathavebeen
launderedmanytimeswithoutpreviousshrinkage.TreatasforRelaxationShrinkageabove.
*Shrinkage causedby ovQrlReatingoccursincertainknitfabricsthathavebeen&xit-
shaped.Whenwashing,dryingor ironingtemperaturesexceedthetemperaturesused
to shapeset, shrinlmgemayoccur.Thiscannotbecorrected,butitcanbepreventedby
wmhingin coldorwarmwater.
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PROBLEM mstimmCAUSE f4ND mm,~~
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1~~~~~~~~ ~p%J a~eav~llg ~l~t~es in&ye~ ~fi~~~~]mb~~~[e-mail]~rom~t~~andhailg
PERMANE.NI’PRESS themi.nlmediately
AND“NO-IRON’
HTH$’J!s eJT~~
~a~y ~ffj~s j~ &ye~$ ~1-yo~~y one w~S~fjr load at atime, Donotcombineloads.
@Toofewitemsind~yer+~-fdl-ying
~D~yone ar+ti~~e,a&j tvifoOzmore similar arlicles~e!lell
ifdry,toinsurepropertumbling.
6+Improper]~ad~.Avoid
laU~&~i~g ~~~~y ~ermanent PRSS items, sdl MWO& dO&X$
withlighterPermanentPressitems,suchasshirtsorblouses.Donotwashordry
PermanentPresswithregularlaundry.
eT&jm~y ~~othesin~a~her.~temsm~~thaveroomtomovefreely.PermanentI%%3SS
loadsshoukialwaysbesmallerthanregularloads...rmmorethanmediumloads,
~Use~fincomectwashanddq ~Yc~es.use Pe~anent PressWashCyclewhichprcwides
acool-downrinsetominimizewrinkling.
s~correct water~eve]euse largewa~r~~velfor~~~UIYJ]o@IIE&.URlevelorhalffull
forsmallload.
~wa~~g~q~~lyintoo~0~wa~~.w~s~inCOOIorwarmwaterwithplentyofdetergent.
~Accwu]ation oflimesc~eduetouseofcarbonatedetergents.Ifyoumu~t
IN& a
mm-phosphatedetergent,avoidtheuseofahigh-carbonatedetergent.
@FA~~~etousefab~csofiener.Praperuseoffabricsoftenerwi~~minhize wridding.
TolWENlveWrwes:
1. Retwnble.
2. ,Rerinseanddry.
3. Ifunsuccessful,retumbleonnormaltemperatureforIO-Bminutesandhang
immediately.
4. Eoncarefully.
5. Sendtodrycleanersforpressing.
6. Somewrinklesmayremainwhichcannotberemoved:
*?WYI.’E:IfyoufollowgoodlaundryproceduresandPermanent.PressckMhesstillcome
outwrinkled,thefinishmaynotbegoodquality.Also,inpermanentpresssyntMic/
cottonblends,thecottonportionofthefabriccaneventuallywearawayleavingonlythe
synthetic,Sinceit’sthecottonportionwhichistreatedforPermanentPress,a10ssor
decreaseofl?ermammtPressperformancewillresult.
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