GE Spacemaker DDP1400S User manual

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Safe~ instructions ....................3-5
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Operating Instructions, ~ps
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Problem Solver.......................l I-13
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Consumer Services ...................l 5
Appliance Registration ..................................2
Important Phone Numbers........................l 5
Model and Serial Numbers ..........................2
Warran~ ........................................Back Cover
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~~;: Care and Cleaning
D~er Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Lint Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Storing the Deer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
User Maintenance Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Read this book carefdly.
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, call:
GE Answer Center@
800.626.2000
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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.
Hyou received a
damaged dryer...
Immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold vou the drver.
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:
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Model Number
SeHal Number
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service
calls concerning your dryer.
WAMG: For your safety the information in this manual must be fo~owed to minimize
the risk of fire or e~losion or to prevent property damage, personal injury or loss of
We.
—Do not store or use gasotie or other
flammable vapors and
tiquids in the
vicinity of this or any other
apphance.
—-T TO DO ~ YOU S~LL GAS
c Do not try to light any apptiance.
● Do not touch any electrical switch;
do not use any phone in your btiding.
c Clear the room, btidiug or area of
M Occupanti.
● tiediately ca~ your gas suppHer from a
neighbor’s phone. FOUOW the gas supplier’s
instructions.
c M you mot reach your gas suppfier,
d the fm department.
—btaUation and service must be performed
by a qua~led instiler, service agency or
the gas
supptier.
All drying instruction terms in this book conform to the Care
Labeling-Rule established by the
Federd 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.
HRST, contact the people who serviced your
appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most
cases, this will solve the problem.
NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the
details—including your phone number—to:
Manager, Consumer Relations
GE Appliances, Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
HNALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write:
Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel
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20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, ~ 60606

WORTANT SAFE~ NOTICE
The California Safe Dritig Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act requires
tie 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
LP fuels.
Properly adjusted dryers will minimize incomplete
combustion. Exposure to these substances can be
minimizd 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, fouow basic
precautions, including the
fo~owing:
● Use this apptiance ody for its intended
purpose as described in this Use and Care Book.
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● This dryer must be properly instied
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Instigation Instructions before it
is used. M you did not receive an Installation
Instructions sheet with your dryer, you can obtain
one by
caning, toll free, the GE Answer Center?
800.626.2000.
—Properly ground to conform with
all governing codes and ordinances.
FOUOW detils in hstiation Instructions.
—Locate where the temperature is above 50°F.
(lO°C.) for satisfactory operation of the dryer
control system. Do not
ins~ or store the
dryer where it wi~ be exposed to the weather.
—Connect to a properly rated, protected
and sized power supply circuit
to avoid
electrical overload.
—Exhausting to the outside is STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED
to prevent large amounts
of moisture and Hnt from being blown into the
room. Carefully follow the Exhausting Details
in the kstallation Instructions. If your dryer is
not exhausted to the outside, see the Care and
Cleaning section.
c Do not repair or replace any
part of the apptiance or attempt
any servicing udess specifica~y
recommended in this Use and Care Book or
in published user-repair instructions that you
understand and have the sk~s to carry out.
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● When disconnecting this apptiance
~ pd 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.
To Mititie the Possibility
of a Fire Hward
● Exhaust Duct—See Instigation Instructions.
Use
ody rigid meti or flexible meti 4“
diameter ductwork inside the dryer cabinet
or for exhausting to the oukide. USE OF
PLASTIC OR
O-R COMBUSTIBLE
DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A
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PUNCTURED DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE
A - F ~ COLLAPSES OR BECOMES
OT~RWISE RES~CTED IN USE OR
D~G INSTALLATION.
● Do not dry articles containing rubber, plastic, or
sidar materhds (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 material, plastics
or plastic containers, etc.) on top of
the dryer
during operation.
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WORTANT SA~~ ~STRUCTIONS
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● Garments labeled “Dry Away from Heat”
(such as Me jackefi containing Kapok)
must not be put in your dryer.
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● Do not wash or dry articles
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that have been cleaned in,
washed in, soaked in, or spotted
with combustible or explosive
substances (such as WW, paint, gasoline,
degreasers, dry-cleting solventi, 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.
c 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 placd in or near the dryer until dl
traces of these flammable liquids or solids and
their fumes have been removed. There are many
higtiy flammable items used in homes such as:
acetone, denatured alcohol,
gasotine, kerosene,
some household cleaners, some spot removers,
turpentines, waxes, wax removers and products
containing petroleum distillates.
● Clean the tint fiiter before each load to prevent
tint
accumdation inside the dryer or in the
room. DO NOT OPERA~ THE DR~R
~HO~ THE L~T ~TER ~ PLACE.
● Keep the area around and underneath your
appliances free from the accmnulation of
combustible
materkds, such as lint, paper, rags,
chemicals, etc.
● The interior of the machine and the exhaust
duct connection inside the dryer should be
cleaned periodica~y by a qudfled individud.
To Miti e the Possibility of ~jury
c 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 subsequent dryer uses.
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● The laundry process can reduce
the flame
retardancy of fabrics.
~ / Toavoidsucharesult, the garment
manufacturer’s care instructions
should be followed very carefully.
● Close supervision is necessary
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if this apptiance is used by or
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near ctidren. Do not allow
children to play inside, on, or
with this apptiance or any discarded
appliance. Dispose of discarded appliances and
shipping or packing rnaterhds properly. Before
discarding a dryer, or removing from service, –
remove the door of the dryer compartment.
i ● Keep d laundry aids (such
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as detergents, bleaches, fabric
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softeners, etc.) out of the reach
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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 stipping.
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● 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).
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NOTE: Turning the Cycle Selector
~ bob to an O~position does NOT
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disconnect the appliance from the
power supply.
● Do not tamper with the controls.
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● Do not operate this appliance if it is damaged?
mtiunctioning, partiafly disassembled, or has
missing or broken parts, including a damaged
cord or plug.
D Never climb on or stand on the dryer top.
● H yours is a gas dryer, it is equipped with an
automatic electric ignition and does not have
a pilot light DO NOT A~M~ TO LIGHT
~H A MATCH. Burns may result from having
your
hmd in the vicinity of the b~er 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
mSTRUC~ONS
ENERGY-SA~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.
● Remove garments promptly at the end of the 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.
O~IONAL ACCESSO~S
Accessory kits are available for installing the dryer in a rack above
the washer. See your dealer or call 800.626.2000 for accessory kit
information.
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HOW TO OPEMTE YOUR DRYER
WARN~G-To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons,
read the
WORTANT SAFETY ~STRUCTIONS before operating this appliance.
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Check the Lint Ffiter
Clean the lint filter each time the dryer is used. Always
2. Lightly squeeze the body as shown
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be sure the lint filter is in place.
while puliing the cover off.
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Do not run the dryer with the lint screen 3. ROLL lint off the screen with
loose, damaged, blocked or missing. Doing so
your fingers. Do not tinse or
can cause overheating, damage fabrics and be a wash the screen.
fire hazard.
4. Replace the cover on the body of
The lint screen is located inside
the-lint screen.
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the dryer drum, on the back wall.
Squeeze body;
5. Before replacing the lint screen,
To clean:
pull cover off
remove any lint from the wire mesh
1. Use the finger holes to pull the lint on the back wall (behind the lint screen).
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screen straight out. 6. Push the lint screen straight back until it snaps
Pull straight out
into place.
Sort and Load the Clothes
Good sorting for the dryer begins at the washer.
If you do mix various types of fabrics in your load,
Generally, if clothes are sorted right for washing, set the controls for the lighter-weight fabrics and
they’re sorted right for drying. See the How to Sort
remove when dry. Reset controls for the remaining
the Clothes section. heavier fabrics
Set the Controls
See the Suggested Fabric and Drying Selections guide.
~ Cycle Selector.
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Turn the Cycle Selector to the desired cycle setting.
The selector may be turned in either direction.
Stirt Button.
Press the Start button to start the dryer. (Opening
the door during operation stops the dryer. To
restart, close the door and press the Start button.)
NOTE: Drying times will vary according to the type of heat used (electric,
natural gas or
LP gas), size of load, types of fabrics, wetness of clothes and
condition of exhaust ducts.
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Polyester hits & Permanent Press Drying Tips
“ DO NOT OVERLOAD— Q REMOVE CLOTHES
“ PLACE ON HANGERS—
Garments being dried or PROMPTLY—To help prevent
Permanent press and polyester
dewrin~ed 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.
The Difference Between Automatic, Timed and Air Drying
Automatic Drying Timed Drying.
The Automatic cycles use a solid sensing device,
When using the Timed Cycles, you select the number
located on the back of the dryer drum, to measure
of minutes you wish the dryer to run and it turns off at
the amount of moisture in the load. The sensor
the end of this time period. The last 5 minutes of this
“feels” the moisture in items as they tumble over it.
cycle are without heat. This helps make the load
As the items begin to dry, the moisture level drops.
easier to handle.
When the proper degree of dryness is sensed, the
Air Cycle.
timer advances into a gentle heat, then cools down.
The dryer does not heat when the Cycle Control knob
is set on AIR. This cycle can be used to fluff or air dry
bedding, plastic tablecloths, foam rubber pillows,
stuffed toys, sneakers, etc.
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Do not dry plastic or rubber items with hea~
Use AIR setting, or line dry. Faflure to do so
could result in
fire or damaged items.
Drying Selections Guide for
Set to ASTERISK Position
● Energy preferred automatic setting.
● For most normal loads.
the Automatic Cycles
Set toward More Dry Set toward Less Dry
● For loads that include heavy-
● For light weight fabric loads.
weight fabrics. . If you desire to remove
● If you desire to remove less moisture.
more moisture.
● For very small loads.
End of Cycle Signal
This operates with any cycle. The signal will sound just before the end of
the cycle to remind you to remove the clothes.
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SUGGESTED FABWC
AND DR~G SELECTIONS
Cycle Suggested
Air
Perm. PressReg,
Timed
For Clothes Loa~abrics such as:
● Sheer curtains
● Cottons and linens
● Down-filled garments, if machine washing
and drying is recommended
● Permanent Press fabrics with cotton
● Synthetics
● Pillows*
The terms High, Me&urn and Low Heat are those usually found on
fabric care labels. For best results, follow your specific fabric care label.
Special Instructions
Refer to garment manufacturer’s care labels for more information.
*Pillows Check ticking for holes or weak seams where feathers or filling could escape.
DRY
O~Y ONE PILLOW AT A TIME. Set dryer for maximum time. Stop
dryer occasionally and shake pillow to redistribute filling for more even drying.
Check pillow at end of drying time—if not completely dry, return pillow to dryer
and reset for more drying time. Feather pillows dry very slowly and must be dried
completely to prevent mildew. DO NOT tumble dry pillows containing kapok.
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HOW TO SORT CLOT~S
Sort by Sutiace Texture
LINT PRODUCERS—such as terry toweling and
chenille—give up lint.
LINT COLLECTORS—such as man-made fibers and
napped
fabfics lke 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 poss[ble.
Sort by Color
Sort by Weight
Separate
For more information, see the Special Drying
Instructions section.
How to Load Your Dryer
For best results, dry only articles of the same or similar type fabric in a single
load. Never overload the dryer. The drum should be no more than 1/2 full of
wet articles. Overloading prolongs drying time and produces uneven drying.
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User Maintenance Instmctions
● To keep your dryer looking good,
wipe cabinet with a damp cloth.
Occasionally wash it with mild
soap and water and then apply a
light coat of appliance polish to
help preserve the finish.
● Clean the lint filter before
every load.
● Keep area around and underneath
● Do not store dryer where it will
your appliance free from the
be exposed to the weather.
accumulation of combustible
Q If your dryer is exhausted to the
materials, such as lint, paper, rags,
outside, inspect and clean dryer
chemicals, etc.
exhaust ducting at least once a year
● Keep the floor around your
appliances clean and dry to
reduce the possibility of slipping.
Dryer
If your dryer is exhausted to the outside, inspect and
clean the dryer exhaust
ducting at least once a year.
A clothes dryer produces combustible lint. When the
dryer is not exhausted to the outside, this lint is more
apt to accumulate in and near the dryer, which could
create a fire hmard.
How to reduce the possibility of a fire hazard, if
your dryer (gas dryers must be exhausted outside)
is not exhausted to the outside:
● Clean the lint filter before every load. See How to
Operate Your Dryer section.
Lint can gather inside the dryer and create a
FIRE
HAZARD. This lint should be removed at least
every 2 or 3 years, or more often, depending on
dryer usage.
AElectrical Shock and Personal Injury
Hazard
● Unplug the power supply cord or turn off the
electrical power.
. Do not put hands inside the cabinet.
● Make sure the dryer is cool.
“ More than one person is required to lift, tilt
or move the washer/dryer because of its weight
and size.
Failure to do so could result in electrical shock,
injury or damage.
Cleaning should be done
ody by a qualified
person.
1. Unplug unit from electrical supply or turn off
electrical power.
2. Remove back panel from dryer. (See Installation
Instructions.)
3. Avoid touching wires and thermostats.
4. Remove lint from boxed-in area with a soft brush
or vacuum cleaner.
5. Replace back panel, reconnect and level the
appliance.
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