GE DRYER DWLR473GT User manual

Models: DWLR473ET DWLR473GT
Owner's Manual
Important Safety Information
Operating Instructions
The Controls on Your Dryer
Other Dryer Features
Helpful Information
Specialized Fabric Guide
Loading Suggestions
Care of Product
If Something Goes Wrong
Before You Call For Service
Venting the Dryer
GE Service Numbers
Warranty, Back Cover
GEAnswer Centers
800.626.2000
GEAppliances

Welcome to the GE family. We're
proud of our quality, products and
we believe in dependable service.
You'll see it in this easy-to-use
manual and you'll hear it in the
friendly voices of our customer
sin-vice department.
Best of all, you'll experience
these value:; each time you do
the laundry. That's important,
because your new dryer will be
part of your family for a long time.
Before
using
your
dryer
Staple your receipt to the inside back
cover of this manual
Write down the model and serial
numbers here. The), are on the label
on the fron Lof the dryer behind
the door.
Model number
Serial number
Date of purchase
800. 626. 2000
2
Before you call for service,
there are a few things you can
do to help us serve you better.
Read this manual It contains
instructions to help you use and
maintain your dryer properly.
Save time and money. Check the
section titled "If Something Goes
Wrong" before calling. This sec-
tion was designed to solve common
problems you might encounter.
If you do need service, you can
relax knowing help is only a phone
call away. A list of toll-free customer
service numbers is included on the
inside back cover. Or call the
GE Answer Center at 800.626.2000,
24 hours a cay, 7 days a week.
Para obtener la versi6n en
espa_ol de este manual, llame a
GE Answer Center ®, servicio de
informaci,Sn para el consumidor,
tel(_fono 800.626.2000.

Read all safer7 information before using
WARNING:For your safety the information in this manual must be
:followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion or to prevent property
damage, personal injury or loss of life.
Do not store or use gasoline
or other flammable vapors °
and liquids in the vicinity of
this or any other appliance.
Installation and service must
be performed by a qualified
installer, service agency or
the gas supplier.
IFYOU SMELL GAS
IDo not tUto light any appliance,
2
3
Do not touch any electrical
switch; do not use any phone
in your building.
Clear the room, building or
area of all occupants.
hnmediately call your gas
supplier from a neighbor's
phone. Follow the gas
supplier's instructions.
5If you cannot reach your gas
supplier, call the fire department.
This 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.
California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act
Gas appliances can cause
minor exposure to four of these
substances, namely benzene,
carbon monoxide, fovmaldehyde
and soot, caused primarily by tile
incomplete combustion of natural
gas or LP fuels.
Properly adjusted dryers will
minimize incomplete combustion.
Exposure to these substances car._
be minimized further by properly
venting the d_Ter to dm outdoor,<
3

Read aUsaf tyinformation before using
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or hnjury to persons
when using your appliance, follow basic precautionsi including
the follo_ sections.
i
4
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 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 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 dryer 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
Installation Instructions.
Exhausting electric dryers to
the outside is STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED 1:oprevent
large amounts of moisture and
lint from being blown into the
room. Carefully follow the
Exhaust:ng details in the
Installat!on 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 haw. • 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. Useonly rigid metal
or flexible metal 4" diameter
ductwork inside the dwer cabinet
orfor exhausting to the outside.
USEOFPLASTIC OR OTHER
COMBUSTIBLE DUCTWORK
CAN CAUSEA FIRE.
PUNCTURED DUCTWORK
CAN CAUSEA FIRE IFIT COL-
LAPSESOR BECOMESOTHER-
WISERESTRICTEDIN USEOR
DURING INSTALLATION. •
• Do not dry articlescontaining
rubber, plastic, or similar
materials (suchaspadded bras,
tennis shoes,galoshes,bath
mats,rugs,bibs, babypants,
plasticbags,pillows, etc.) as
thesematerials maymelt or
burn. Also, some rubber
materials, when healed, 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 not wash or dry articles that
have been cleaned in, washed
in, soaked in, or spotted with
combustible or explosive
substam:e:_ (such as wax, paint,
oil, gasoline, degreasers, dry-
cleaning solvents, kerosene, etc.)
which maT[ignite or explode. Do
not add these substances to the
wash water. Do not use these
substance s around your washer
and/or d:.Ter 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
flammalc:le liquids or solids
and theil- fumes have been
remow__d. 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
containi ng petroleum distillates.
5

information before using
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 dry fiberglass articles
in your dryer. 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 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 ch:!ldren. Do not allow
children to play inside, on,
or with 1:hisappliance or any
discarded applianoe. Dispose
of discarded appliances and
shipping or packing materials
properl,/. Before discarding a
dryer, o:: 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
warning:; on container labels
to aw)id 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
or discoimect the dryer at the
househo[d 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 lmob to an OFF
position does NOT
disconne,zt the appliance
from the power supply.
6

• 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
ATTEMPT 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 &yer-applied fabric
softeners or an anti-static
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-add ed 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 cau.,:,ed 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 THE SE INS TR U CTI O S

The
controls START
START
FABRICCARE EXTRACARE
COTrONS PERM. PRESS OFF SET
HIGHHEAT MI!D.HEAT
KNITS FLUFF
DELICATES NO HE_T
LOWHEAT
_Clean the Lint Filter
Clean the lint filter each time you use the dryer.
CAUTION:
Do not operate the dryer without the lint filter
in place.
8
AFabricCareSelections
Always follow Fabric M_.nufacturer's Care Label
or instructions when la_mdering. Use this chart
as a general guide.
Drying Selections Usage
For regular to heavy cottons.
Fo; synthetics, blends and items
labeled "permanent press.,
J' '" '" Fol deiicates, synthetics and items
tab.._!ed"tumble dry low."
iFor ffluffing" items without heat. Use
the timed Dry cycle..

SIGNAL
MEDIUM
EXTRACARE
LESSDRY
AUTOMATIC
COTTONS
MOREDRY
DEWRINKLE
DAMPDRY
MOREDRY AUTOMATIC
LESSDRY PERMANENT
COOL PRESS
DOWN
EXTRACARE
40 50
80 MIN
70
TIMEDDRY
NOTE:
typeofheatused(Electric,
Nat.ratorLPgas},size
ofload,types offabrics,
lwetnessofclothesand
i°
,& Selecting Drying Cycle
Select an automatic or timed cycle. See the
above Cycle Descriptions.
_StartingDrFer
• Close the duet door.
•Select START.
Opening the door du ring the operation will
stop the dryer. To restart the dryer, close the
door and select STAkT to complete the cycle.
See next pagejor other &y_ features
9

Other dryer features your model has
OFF SET
Use this option to minimize the
wrinkles in clothes. It provides
approximately 15 minutes of
no-heat tumbling after the clothes
are dry.
This option can only be used with
the Automatic cycles.
HINT"
If the Signal option is selected, the
Signal wiJrlsound at the end of the
drying time and will sound several
times during the Extra Care cycle.
This will remind you that the cycle
is almost complete.
MEDIUM
OFF LOUD
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 Extra Care option
the signal will sound at the end of
the drying time and will sound sever-
al times during the Extra Care cycle.
This will remind you that the cycle is
almost complete.
NOTE:
•Remove :_arments promptly at the
sound of the signal Place clothes
on hangors so wrinkles won't set in.
•Use the &'gnal especially when
drying fabrics like polyester knits
and permanent press. These fabrics
should b,=.removed promptly so
wrinkles won't set in'.
Before replacing the light bulb,
be sure to unplug the dryer power
cord or disconnect the dryer at the
household distribution panel by
removing the tuse or switching
off the circuit breaker. Reach
above dryer opening from inside
the drum. Remove the bulb and
replace with the same size bulb.
10