GE DDE7106R User manual

Dryer
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Safe~ instructions ....................3-5
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Operating Instructions, Tips
AutomaticDrying...........................................7
ControlsSettingGuide.............................8,9
Cycle Settings....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..6
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~~j~: Care and Cleaning
Dryer Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Problem Solver .......................l 2-l4
More questions ?...call
GE Answer Center” 800.626.2000
Consumer Services ...................l5
Model and Serial Numbers ..........................2
Repair Service .................................................2
Warranty ........................................Back Cover
Models: DDE7106R DDG7186R
User Maintenance Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
GE Appliances

~LP US ~LP 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...
Consumer Affairs Immediately contact the dealer (or
GE Appliances, Appliance Park
builder) that sold you the dryer.
Louisville, KY 40225
To obtain a Spanish language Para obtener la versi6n en
version of this book, call
espafiol de este manual, name a
GE Answer CentermGE Answer Center”,
servicio de
800.626.2000 informaci6n
para el consumidor,
consumer information service.
te16fono 800.626.2000.
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.
WA-G: For your~ety & Mormation in this manual must be fo~owed to mi-
the *k of fi or e@~ton or to prevent property damage, persod i~ury or loss of Me.
● tiediately d your gas supptier from a
neighbor’s phone. Fotiow the gas supp~er’s
instructions.
c M you mot reach your gas supplier,
d the fire department
—b~tion and service must be performed
by a q-cd ins~er, service agency or
the gas supptier.
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
GE Appliances, Appliance Park
Louisville. KY 40225
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~ORTNT SAFETY NOTICE
The Cahfornia 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 expas~e to such substances.
Gas appliances can cause minor exposure
to four of these substances, namely benzene,
carbon monoxide, formtidehyde and soot,
caused primarily by the incomplete combustion
of natural gas or
W fuels.
Properly adjusted dryers will minimize incomplete
combustion. Exposure to these substances can be
minimized further by properly venting the dryers
to the outdoors.
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Warning-To reduce the tisk of fire,
eleettic shock, or i@ury to persons
when using your apphance, follow basic
pmutions, including the following:
● Use this appEance ody for its intended
purpose as described in this Use and Care Book.
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● This dryer must be properly
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instiled and located in accordance
with the htilation Instructions
before it is used. Uyou did not receive an
hstilation hstructions sheet with your
dryer, you can obtain one by cding, toll
free, the GE Answer Center”, 8W.626.2W.
—Properly ground to conform tith M
governing codes and ordinances. Follow
detaib i~ WsMlation Instructions.
—Locate where the temperature is above 50°F.
(lO°C.) for satisfactory operation of the dryer
control system. Do not instil or store the
dryer where it
til be exposed to the weather.
<onn~t to a properly rated, protected
and
stied power supply circuit to avoid
electrical overload.
—Exhausting to the oukide is STRONGLY
RECO~ENDED to prevent large amounts
of moisture and lint from being blown into the
room. Carefully follow the Exhausting Details
in the Installation hstructions.
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● Do not repair or repla~ any
part of the
apphee or attempt
any servicjng mdws specifidly
recommended h this Use and Care Book or
in published user-repair instructions that you
understand and have the stib to mrry ouk
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● When disconnecting this appliance
pdl by the plug rathsr 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 win not be stepped
on, tripped over or otherwise subjuted to
damage or stress.
To ~tike the Po~ibflity
of a Fire Hamrd
Q Exhaust Duct4ee MMation htructions.
Use only rigid meti or flexible meti 4“
dhuneter ductwork inside the dryer cabinet
or for exhausting to the oubide. USE OF
PLASTIC OR O~R COMBUSTIBLE
DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A
~. FOU OR
O~R EASLY PUNCTURED DUCTWORK
CAN CAUSE A
HRE W IT COLLAPSES OR
BECOMES OHRWISE ~S~CTED fN
USE OR DURfNG ~STALLA~ON.
● Do not use heat to dry articles contig robber!
plastic, or similar materhds (such as padded
bras, tennis shoes, galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs,
baby pants, plastic bags, etc.) as these materials
may melt or
burn. Mso, 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.
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WORTANT S~m mSTRUC~ONS
(continued)
● Garments labeled “Dry Away from Heat”
(such as life jackets containing
Kapok)
must not be put in your dryer,
\bt “DonotwMhord~articl@
that
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have been cleaned in, washed in,
~ / soaked in, orspotted with
combustible or explosive substanm
(such as wax, pain$ 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 a~or
dryer during operation.
● Any article on which you have used a cleaning
solvent, or which contains flammable materiais
(such as cleaning cloths, mops, towels used in
beauty salons, restaurants or barbershops, etc.)
must not be placed in
or near the dryer until dl
traces of these flammable iiquids or solids and
their fumes have
been removed. There are many
highly flammable items used in homes such as:
acetone, denatured aicohol, gasoline, kerosene,
some household cleaners, some spot removers,
turpentines, waxes, wax removers and products
containing petroleum distillates.
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● Clean the tint filter before each load
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to prevent lint accumulation inside
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thedryer or in the room. DO NOT
OPERA~ ~ DRYER -OUT ~ L~
~~R IN PLACE.
● Keep the area around and underneath
your appliances free from the accumulation
of combustible materiais, such as lint, paper,
rags, chemicals, etc.
● The interior of the machine and the exhaust
duct connection inside the dryer shouid be
cleaned periodidly by a quaiified individual.
Ta~
me Pmibtiity of ~q
s Never reach into the @er w~ tie
drum h moving. Befok loading, unioading
or addkg clothes, wait until the drum has
completely stopped.
o DO no$ d~ fikrgk articles in your dryer.
Skin irritation could resuit from the remaining
glass particles that may
be pickd up by clothing
during subsequent dryer US&S.
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● The laundry prwess can reduce
tie flame retarticy of fabrics.
~ ~ Toavoid sucha~csult, theg~ent
manufacturer’s care instructions
should be foiiawed VOW carefully.
a Close supervision is necessary
if this app~anc~ is ~d by or
near Mdren. Do not dow
cMdren to piay insid% on, or
tith this apptiance or any discarded
appiiancQ. Dispose of =ed appliances and
shipping or pacidng matetiais properly. Before
-rding a dryer, or remo~g Mm service,
remove
tie door of the dryer compartmen~
● Keep ail Armdry aids (such
m detergen~ bleaches, fabric
softeners, etc.) out of the mch
of
children, preferably in a locked
cabinet.
Obsarve ail warnings on
contai~er Iatils to avoid personal injury.
● Keep the floor around your appliances clean
md dry to reduce the possibility of siipping.
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*To minimb the possibility of electric
shock, unplug this appiiance from the
power supply before attempting any
main@fiance or cleaning (except the rcmovd
and cleaning of the lint filter).
NOTE: Turning the Cycle Selector
knob to an
0~ position does NOT
disco~ect the appfiauce from tie
power supply,
o Do not tamper with the controis.
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● Do not operate this appliance if it is damaged,
malfunctioning, partially disa~embled, or has
missing or broken parts, including a damaged
cord or plug.
c Never climb on or stand on the dryer top.
● M yours is a gas dryer, it is equipped with a
automatic electric ignition and d- nat have
a pflot tight. DO NOT A~M~ 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 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.
SAW T~SE
~STRUCTIONS
● 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 Drying Cycles whenever possible to help prevent over-
dying and to save energy.
● To help prevent ironing, use fiits~ow Heat. 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.
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HOW TO OPEMTE YOUR DRYER
WARNINGTO reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to
persons when using your appliance, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS before operating this appliance.
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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.
@ 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 turn the Start knob.)
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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 warm 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 offi until it 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.
Drying Selections Guide for the Automatic Cycles
Set to Normal Position Set toward More Dry
● For most normal loads. For loads that include heavy-
weight fabrics.
● If you desire to remove
more moisture.
● For light weight fabric loads.
● If you desire to remove
less moisture.
● For very small loads.
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CONTROL SETT~G GU~E
FOR D~FERENT FABNCS AND LOADS
Load Dqing Selwtion* Cycle Cycle Setiing
Cottons and Linens
Permanent Press, Treated Cottons,
Blends with Cotton
Normal Automatic Regular Cycle
or Timed Cycle See Drying Selections Guide.
Normal See Drying Selections Guide.Automatic Perrn.
Press Cycle
Timed
CVcle
Synthetics—Polyester, Nylon,
Acrylic Knits and Woven Fabrics
Sturdy
Delicate
Automatic Perm.
Press Cycle See Drying Selections Guide
Normal
Low/Knits
Silks and Wools, Blends including
Silk and Wool
Rayon and Acetate
Low/Knits Automatic Perm.
Press Cycle
Automatic Perm.
Press Cycle
Set toward LESS DRY. See Drying
Selections Guide.
Set toward LESS DRY. See Drying
Selections Guide.
Low/Knits
Down-tilled Garments, if machine
washing and drying are recommended. Normal
Automatic Regular Cycle
Baby Clothes—Sturdy, such as
Diapers, Nightgowns, Shirts, Pads,
Sheets, Receiving Blankets,
Coveralls
Baby Clothes—Delicate
Normal Automatic Regular Cycle
Low/Knits Automatic Perm.
Press Cycle
Set toward LESS DRY.
Blankets—Wool, Par-wool, Cotton,
Electric,
Syntbetic. See below under
“Extra-large Items.”
Normal Timed Cycle Set at 20 to 25 minutes.
Curtains, Slipcovers, Draperies.
DO NOT MACHINE DRY
RBERGLASS.
Chenille Bedspreads, Robes.
See below under Extra-large Items.
Normal
Timed Cycle For first setting, set at 20 minutes;
For second setting—set
15 minutes,
Normal
Timed Cycle For first setting, set at 20 minutes;
additional settings—5 minutes.
Rubber-coated Items, Laminated
Fabrics,
Vinyl, Plastics and
Articles with Plastic Trim.
No Heat Timed
Cycle Set for time desired.
Timed
Cycle For first setting, set at 20 minutes;
additional settings—5 minutes.
Bathmats and Rugs Normal
Extra-1arge
Items+ueen or King
Size Sheets, Blankets or Spreads,
Sleeping Bags, Insulated Jackets or
Suits, Mattress Covers (Pads),
Quilted Bedspreads.
Pillows—Feather and Polyester-
filled (if manufacturer recommends
they be dried in a dryer). See
Special Instructions.
Low/Knits Timed Cycle
Timed Cycle
For first setting, set at 20 minutes;
second setting—l 5 minutes;
additional settings—5 minutes.
Normal
Set at 70 minutes.
*The terms
High, Medium and Low Heat are those usuallv found on fabric care labels. For best results, follow your fabric care labels.
NOTE: The
C~cle Selector settings indicated above tie t: be used as a guide.
You may tind that best results are obtained by setting the Cycle Selector to either side of the recommended settings.
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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/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 NO HEAT setting as heat may cause alteration in shape, color and appearance of such articles.
Stop dryer periodically and
cbeck filter for excess lint. Remove and restart dryer.
Special precaution.s 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 large articles, when wet, have ample room in
dryer, but as they dry and
flrrfi 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 l~e items do not
have room to tumble, the air flow maybe 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 dryiacket.f 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 dry pillow.r c.cmtaining 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.
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HOW TO SORT CLOTmS
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
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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 T~ 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 Drum
with
/
Permanent Press Load
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