Hotpoint NVLR333ET User manual

NVLR333ET
NVLR333GT
Dryers
Owner’s Manual
Part No. 175D1807P180-1 Pub. No. 39-9354

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
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GASOLINE & FLAMMABLE VAPORS
■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.
IF YOU THINK YOU SMELL GAS:
Do not try to light a match, or cigarette, or turn
on any gas or electrical appliance.
Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use
any phone in your building.
Clear the room, building or area of all
occupants.
Immediately call your gas supplier from a
neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s
instructions carefully.
If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the
fire department.
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California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act
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.
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 minimized further by properly
venting the dryer to the outdoors.
For your safety, the information in this manual must be
followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric
shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury,
or loss of life.
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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, you can receive one by calling us toll-free at the
GE Answer Center
®
, 800.626.2000.
PROPER INSTALLATION
■Properly ground dryer to
conform with all governing
codes and ordinances. Follow
details in Installation
Instructions.
■Install or store where it
will not be exposed to
temperatures below freezing
or exposed to the weather.
■Connect to a properly rated,
protected and sized power
supply circuit to avoid
electrical overload.
■Remove all sharp packing
items and dispose of all
shipping materials properly.
Exhaust/Ducting:
Gas dryers MUST be
exhausted to the outside.
Exhausting electric dryers
to the outside is strongly
recommended
to prevent
large amounts of moisture
and lint from being blown
into the room.
Use only rigid metal or
flexible metal 4″diameter
ductwork inside the dryer
cabinet or for exhausting to
the outside.
USE OF PLASTIC
OR OTHER COMBUSTIBLE
DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A
FIRE. PUNCTURED
DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A
FIRE IF IT COLLAPSES OR
BECOMES OTHERWISE
RESTRICTED IN USE OR
DURING INSTALLATION.
For complete details, follow the
Installation Instructions.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
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YOUR LAUNDRY AREA
■Keep the area underneath
and around your appliances
free of combustible materials,
such as lint, paper, rags,
chemicals, etc.
■Keep the floor around your
appliances clean and dry
to reduce the possibility
of slipping.
■Close supervision is necessary
if this appliance is used by or
near children. Do not allow
children to play on, with, or
inside this or any other
appliance.
■Keep all laundry aids (such as
detergents, bleaches, etc.)
out of the reach of children,
preferably in a locked
cabinet. Observe all warnings
on container labels to
avoid injury.
■Never climb on or stand on
the dryer top.
WHEN USING YOUR DRYER
■Never reach into the dryer
while the drum is moving.
Before loading, unloading or
adding clothes, wait until the
drum has completely
stopped.
■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.
■Do not wash or dry articles
that have been cleaned in,
washed in, soaked in, or
spotted with combustible or
explosive substances (such as
wax, oil, paint, gasoline,
degreasers, dry-cleaning
solvents, kerosene, etc.)
which may ignite or explode.
Do not add these substances
to the wash water. Do not use
or place these substances
around your washer or dryer
during operation.
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Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as
described in this Owner’s Manual.
■Any article on which you have
used a cleaning solvent or
that 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 solvents or flammable
materials 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.
■The laundry process can
reduce the flame retardancy
of fabrics. To avoid such a
result, carefully follow the
garment manufacturer’s
care instructions.
■Do not dry articles containing
rubber, plastic, or similar
materials such as padded
bras, tennis shoes, galoshes,
bath mats, rugs, bibs, baby
pants, plastic bags, pillows,
etc. that may melt or burn.
Some rubber materials, when
heated, can under certain
circumstances produce fire
by spontaneous combustion.
■Do not store plastic, paper or
clothing that may burn or
melt on top of the dryer
during operation.
■Garments labeled
Dry Away
from Heat
or Do Not Tumble
Dry
(such as life jackets
containing Kapok) must
not be put in your dryer.
■Do not dry fiberglass articles
in your dryer. Skin irritation
could result from the
remaining particles that
may be picked up by clothing
during subsequent dryer
uses.
■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.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
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WHEN USING YOUR DRYER
■Never attempt to operate this
appliance if it is damaged,
malfunctioning, partially
disassembled, or has missing
or broken parts, including a
damaged cord or plug.
■The interior of the machine
and the exhaust duct
connection inside the dryer
should be cleaned at least
once a year by a qualified
technician. See the
Loading
and Using the Dryer
section.
■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 turns off.
■You may wish to soften your
laundered fabrics or reduce
the static electricity in them,
by using a dryer-applied
fabric softener 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-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 use of these
products are the
responsibility of the
manufacturers of those
products and are not covered
under the warranty to this
appliance.
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WHEN NOT IN USE
■Grasp the plug firmly when
disconnecting this appliance
to avoid damage to the cord
while pulling. Place the cord
away from traffic areas so it
will not be stepped on,
tripped over or subjected to
damage.
■Do not attempt to repair
or replace any part of this
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.
■Before discarding a dryer, or
removing it from service,
remove the dryer door to
prevent children from hiding
inside.
■Do not tamper with controls.
REMEMBER…
Your continued health and safety are important to us.
Please read and follow this Safety Information carefully.
We want you to remain a happy and healthy part of our
family.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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Congratulations!
You Are Now Part of the Hotpoint Family.
Welcome to the Hotpoint family. We’re
proud of our quality products and we are
committed to providing dependable service.
You’ll see it in this easy-to-use Owner’s
Manual and you’ll hear it in the friendly
voices of our customer service department.
Best of all, you’ll experience these values
each time you use your dryer. That’s
important, because your new dryer will be
part of your family for many years. And we
hope you will be part of ours for a long time
to come.
We thank you for buying Hotpoint. We
appreciate your purchase, and hope you will
continue to rely on us whenever you need
quality appliances for your home.
Important!
Staple sales slip or cancelled
check here.
Proof of the original purchase date
is needed to obtain service under
the warranty.
Write the model and serial
numbers here.
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#You can find them on the front of the
dryer behind the door.

Hotpoint&You,
AService Partnership.
Inside you will find many
helpful hints on how to use and
maintain your dryer properly.
Just a little preventive care on
your part can save you a great
deal of time and money over the
life of your dryer.
Read this Manual
Ask any Hotpointappliance owner and they
will tell you we stand behind our products
with unmatched quality service. However,
did you know that most questions result
from simple problems that you can easily fix
yourself in just a few minutes? This
Owner’s Manual can tell you how.
You’ll find many answers to
common problems here.
If you review our chart of
Troubleshooting Tips first,
you may not need to call for
service at all.
Review the Section on
Troubleshooting Tips
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 in the back section.
Or you can always call the
GE Answer Center®at
800.626.2000, 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.
If You Need Service
Customer ServiceTroubleshooting TipsOperating InstructionsSafety Information
Safety Information . . . . . . .2–7
Operating Instructions
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Control Settings . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Loading and Using
the Dryer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Troubleshooting Tips
Before You
Call For Service . . . . . . . . .12–14
Venting the Dryer . . . . . . . . . . .15
Customer Service
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Service Telephone
Numbers . . . . . . . . . .Back Cover
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About the dryer control panel.
LESS
DRY
OFF
OFF
OFF 60
50
40
30
20
10
COOL
DOWN
MORE
DRY
LESS
DRY
MORE
DRY
auto cottons
(high heat) auto perm. press
(med. heat)
START
START
70 min
timed
(no heat)
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Control Settings
Start
Close the dryer door. Select START. Opening the door
during operation will stop the dryer. To restart the dryer,
close the door and select
START to complete the cycle.
Automatic Drying Cycles
Automatic drying cycles automatically sense fabric
dryness. Select
MORE DRY for heavier fabrics, LESS DRY
for lighter fabrics.
AUTO PERM. PRESS For synthetic blends and delicates.
AUTO COTTONS For cottons and most linens.
TIMEDDRY Set the Cycle Selector at the desired
drying time.
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