Hotpoint NWXR473ET User manual

Models: NWR473H NUR473H
NWR473GT NWR473GT
Dryer
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Welcome to the Hotpoint tiily. Wst of dl, you’ll e~erience
We’re proud of our qdtyprod-
these tiues each time you do
ucm and we betieve in dependable the
laund~. ~t’s importan~
sefice. You’ll see it in this e~~ because your new dryer will be
use rnand and you’ll hear it in the part of your f-y for a long drne.
friendyvoices of our customer
sefice departrnen~
Befwe
on the bnt of the ~er behind
the door.
Us”ng
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your
d~er
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he@you
800.626.2000
&fore you dl for setice, Hyou do need setice, you can
there are a fw things you can
rel= knowing help is ody a phone
do to help us serve you better. d away. A ht of tolhe customer
Ace numbers is included on tbe
Readtiia manml. It contains
inside back cover. & dl the GE
ins~ctions to help you use and Answer &nter” at 800.626.2000,
maintain your dryer
proper~.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Saw dma andmoney Check the
section tided
“K%mething Goes
Wrong” before
dling. ~is sec-
tion was designed to solve common
problems you might encounter.
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Read allsafe~ information befme using
● Use this appliance only for its
intended purpose as described
in this Owner’s Manual.
● This dryer mwt be properly
instiled and located in
accordance with
tie Instigation
Instructions before it is used.
Hyou did not receive an
Instigation Instructions sheet
witi your dryer, you can obtain
one by calling, toll free, the GE
Answer Center”, 800.626.2000.
– hperly ground to cotiorm
with dl governing codes and
ordinances. Follow details in
hstilation Instructions.
– Instil or store where the temp~-
ture is above 50°F. (lO°C.). Do
not instil the-r where it will
be ~osed to the weather.
– Connect to a properly rated,
protected and
tied power supply
circuit to avoid
electid overload.
– Gas d~ers MUST be efiausted
to the ou~ide. Carefully follow
the
Nausting detils in the
Instigation Instructions.
– ~austing electric d~ers to
the outiide is S~ONGLY
WCOMMENDm to prevent
large amounts of moisture and
lint from being blown into the
room. Carefully follow the
~austing details in tie
Insolation Instructions.
● Do not repair or replace
any part of the appliance or
attempt any seticing unless
spec~lcdly recommended in this
Owner’s Manual or in published
user-repair instructions that you
understand and have the
stills
to c- out.
s men disconnecting this
appliance pull by the plug rather
tian tie cord to avoid damage to
the cord
orjunction of cord and
plug.
MAe sure that the cord
is located so that it will not be
stepped on, tripped over or
othefise subjected to damage
or stress.
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● Exhaust DuctSee Installation
Instructions. Use only rigid med
or flexible meti 4“ diamemr
ductwork inside the
@er cabinet
or for exhausting to the outiide.
USE OF
PUSnC OR OTHER
COMBUS~a DUCWOm
~N ~USE A HRE.
PUNCTURED
DUCWO~
CAN ~USEA ~RE Wm COL
WPSES OR BECOMES OTHER-
WSE RES~CTED ~ USE OR
DUmG INSTAMTION.
. DO not d~ articles continkg
rubber, plastic, or similar
materials (such as padded b=,
tennis shoes, @oshes, bath
maw, rugs, bibs, baby pants,
plastic bags, pfllow, etc.) as
tiese materials may melt or
burn. Also, some rubber
materials, when heated, can
under certin circumstances
produce fire by spontaneous
combustion.
● Do not store items that may
burn or melt (such as clothing,
paper
mateti, plastics or
plastic containers, etc.) on top
of the
d~er during operation.
● Garmenw labeled “Dry Away
fmm Heat” or ‘Do not Tumble
Dq” (such as Iifejackets contain-
ing
fipok) must not be put in
your dryer.
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● DO not=h or d~ articles that
have been cleaned in, whed
in, soaked in, or spotted with
combustible or explosive
substices (such as-, paint,
oil, 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
subs~ces around your washer
and/or d~er 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 barbershops, eti.) must
not be placed in or near the
&eruntil dl traces of these
flammable liquids or solids
and their fumes 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 distilla~s.
.
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Read allsafe~ information before using
● Clean the lint filter before
each load to prevent lint
accumulation inside the
d~er or in tie room. DO
NOT
OPEWTE THE DR~R
-OUT THE ~T HLTER
IN
P~CE.
. Keep the area -und ~d
underneath your appliances
free
fmm the accumulation
of combustible ma~rids,
such as lint, paper, rags,
chemids, etc.
● The interior of the machine
and the exhaust duct
connection inside the
@er
should be cleaned periodically
byaqu~fiedindi~du~.
● Never reach into the d~er
while the drum is moving.
Wfore loading, unloading or
adding clothes, wait until the
drum has completely stopped.
● Do not@ fiberglass articles
in your *cr. Skin irritation
could result &m the remaining
glass particles that may be picked
up by clotiing during subse
quent d~er uses.
s The laund~ process can
reduce the flame
retardancy
of fabrics. To avoid such a
restit, the garment manufacturer’s
care instructions should be
followedve~ carefully.
● Close supetiion is necessary
if this appliance is used by or
near children. Do not allow
children to play inside, on,
or with this appliance or any
discarded appliance. Dispose
of discarded appliances and
shipping or packing materials
properly. kfore discarding a
d~er, or removing from sefice,
remove tie door of the d~er
compartment.
● Keep dl laundry aids (such
as detergents, bleaches, fabric
softeners, etc.) out of tie reach
of children, preferably in a
locked cabinet. Obseme
dl
warnings on container labels
to avoid personal inju~.
. Keep tie floor around your
appliances clean and
dq to
reduce the possibility of slipping.
● To minimtie the possibility
of electric shock, unplug this
appliance from the power supply
or disconnect the
d~er 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).
● N~: Turning the Cycle
Selector knob to an
OPP
position does NOT
disconnect the appliance
from the power supply.
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● DO not tamperwiti the controls.
.
Do not operate this appliance
ifit is damaged, mtiunctioning,
partially disassembled, or
has missing or broken
pm,
including a damaged cord
or plug.
. N~er climb on or s-don tie
dryer top.
● Myours is a gas d~er, it is
equipped witi an automatic
electric ignition and does not
have a pilot light. DO NOT
A~ TO HG~ -
A ~TCH. Burns may restit
fmm having your hand in tie
vicinity of the burner when the
automatic ignition may turn on.
SAW T~~INSTRUCTIONS
. Y OU may wish to soften your
laundered fabrics or reduce
the static electricity in them
by using dryer~pplied fabric
softeners or an antistatic
conditioner. We recommend
you use either a fabric softener
in
tie wash ~cle, according to
the mantiacturer’s instructions
for those products, or
~ a
~er-added product for which
tie manufacturer gives written
assurance on the package that
their product can be safely used
in your dryer.
*rvice or performance prob
lems caused by the use of tiese
products are the responsibility
of the manufacturers of those
products and are not covered
under
tie
warran~ of this
appliance.
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The
controk
on your
d~m
pms guad
A Clean the Lint Filter
A
Fabric Care
Selections
Clean tie Iitifihreach time VU uaa tie d~~
Alwap follow Fabric Manufacturer’s Care hbel
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Cycle Descriptions
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signal
MEDIUM
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damp dq
I
A
Selecting Drying Cycle
A
‘ Statiing Dryer
Select an automatic or timed qde. See tie
s Close tie d~er door.
above
~de Descriptions.
● Select START.
Opening tie door during tie operation till
stop
tie @cr. To restart tie &er, dose tie
door and select START to complete tie ~cle.
See mxtpagefm othdqmfeahres
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It” ‘ I
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Othwd~wfeaturesJour model has
Use this option to minimhe the
H/m=
tinMes in clothes. me option
Wtbe Signal o~”on is selecta~ the
provides approximately 15
Signal m-llsoundat the end of tie
OR
Sm
@
minutes of n~heat tumbling
d~=rrg time and wiilsoundsewml
after the clothes are dry.
ti~s durfrrg the ~ss Guadcycle.
~is option can only be usedtiti ~is
will nmindyou that the cycle
the Automatic cycles.
is almost complete.
me signal control can be set at
0~, ~DIUM or LOUD.
~is signal till soundjust before
the end of the cycle to remind you
to remove the clothes.
Hyou selected the Press Guard
option tie signal til sound at the
end of
fie drying time and till
sound seved times during the Press
Guard cycle. ~istil remind you
that the @e is almost complete.
NOTE:
● Ramow ganents pm~ at tie
wund of the signal Place clothes
on hangem w m-nkles wonlsat in.
● Use the Signal especia//y when
d~ng fabrics Iikepolyestarknits
andpe~nentpmss. ~ese hbtics
sbouldbe mmowdpmmflyw
wrinkles wont set in.
&fore replacing the light bulb,
be sure to unplug the
d~er pomr
cord or disconnect the dryer at the
household distribution panel by
removing the fuse or
fitching
off the circuit bre~er. Reach
above
@er opening from inside
tie drum. Remove the bulb and
replace
tith the same sbe bulb.
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Alwa~ hllowFabtic Man&~mfs Care hbal orin~ti-ons &en Iaundeting,
Werwise me tie inhrnration below as a genemlguide.
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Mend any holes or weak seams where feather or filling could
escape.
~ only one pdlow at a time. Stop dryer occasionally and
shake pillow, redistributing falling for even
d@ng. Check pillow
at the end of -g time. If it is not completely d~, reset d~er
for more d~ng time.
D~ on low heat only.
ti~ON:DO not dry pillows containing foam rubber.
Add ~@ towek and one bhket and set timer for 2&25 minutes.
Dryonlyoneblanket ata time. Do not setcontrolformore than 25
minutes. At tie end of d~ng qcle block the blanket back to its
original shape. Allow blanket to
d~ thoroughly ~ore storing.
Use a medium heat
@ng setting.
~tidc Use a low heat ~ng setting.
Use a low heat
d~ng setting.
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Use a low heat drying setting.
(hcludes
D~ only one extra large iwm at a time. Set @er for 20 minutes.
Codorters,
men time isup, check and redistribute load. Reset dryer and
blankets and check after 15 minutes.
men time is up, check and redistribute
mattress pads.)
load. Reset timer andcheckat 5 minute inteti. ~eckaftereach
5 minutes to ensure articles do not ml dryer drum. -e, wet
tides shotid have ample room in the d~er, but as they dry
and
fltiup they may not have room to tumble.
~~ON:Items without room to tumble may block airflow and
could result in scorched items.
D~ mattress pads sep~tely. Use
a low heat d~ng setting.
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Loading
As agened rule, if clothes are
sorted proper~for the washer, they
are sorted proper~ for the dryer.
fitibymlw
(%parate colofit horn
non+olofit &brics*)
c ~~s
● Ughm
● D~~
c Avoid dryingveq srn~ loads.
● m not dry the fo~owing itims:
● brt clothes by weight so you .
rlb~lw items
won’t have to
u an mtra ~de
● w~le~
for one or two heavier, slower
. Rubber coa~d i~ms
~ngitems.
● pl~ti~
● Do not add fabric softener sheets
● 1~~ with plastic *
once the load has become warm.
. Fo~.fled i~~
~is may cause fibric so~ner
stains.
c Do not overload. ~is causes
inefficient operation and
unnece-~
* g, Clothes
need to tumble fie~.
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Care & Ckaning
u
i
The drum is mt-resistan~ Hmer,
dete~ent andwaterpas~ ora mild
colored fabrics which lose color or
ab~e, such as 3ofi-3crubm.
bleed in
themher may cause &
tise thorougMy. Then tumble
coloration of the-r drum. We
~=ed wetrags or old towek
recommend that the
@er drum for 20 to 30 minutes before using
be
cleanedwiti a dotb using a the
@er nody.
Wipe off any spi~s or washing
App~ these pretreatment pmduc~
compounds. Wipe or dust with
away tim the dryer. The tibric
a damp cloth. TV not to strike may
tien be washed and dried
the sAwith sharp objects. normally. Damage
m your ~r
Dryer control panel and tihes
caused by pretiatment products
may be damaged by some
laun~
is not cwered by your ~
v.
pmma~ent soti and stain remmr
ptiUCtS if SUCh products are
sprayed on or ham direct contact
with
the @r.
More mery @er use, dean the
To store your
dryerfora short
period of time, disconnect the
power supply and clean the
ht
~ter.
.
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hspect and dean the dryer To clean
tie efiaust duct follow
efiaust ducdng at least once
a year to pment dogging. A
pti$ dogged tiaust can
lengthen the drying time.
these steps:
1 Tumoffelectric~ supply@
disconnecting the plugtim
thetil socke~
2 Disconnect ~ustductfim
the ~r.
3 Vacuum the efiaust duct with
the hose attachmen~
the d~er.
● M~es- the inside flaps of the
etiust hood mwe fiely (you
may want to check with a
-r).
● Make sure inside fips are fily
open when dryer is operating.
s Make sure there b not tild We
(bti, insects, etc.) nestig
inside the efiaust duct or hood.
(
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Possible &uses
Mat to Do
~b m-
. @ sm the dryer plug is pushed
mmpletely inm the outie~
*da is off
● w sure gas shutoff at ~ and main
shutiare My open.
. Separate large loads km smder ones.
hper, dasue, * Min~
● hpq~ ph~ before tideringdothes.
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Problem Possible Causes
mat to Do
● Adjust connk for less -g.
No fabric soberm uaed
● TV a fabric softener.
*tbetim,
~tp
. TV a fabric mf~ner.
d -m ause *tic
● ~p=m heaw i~m horn light wight
i~ms
(genedly, amll~rtedmherload is a
w1l-orted tier load).
,
~ loads of heavy items
● q, heavy loads contain more moisture
& beach hb) and tie
longer to dry. Separate large, heavy
items into sdler loads to speed @g time.
** im~yset
. Match control settings to the load yOU
hproper or Obcted
. check instigation instructions fOr proper
d-
ducting/venting.
● Ma~ SUre ducting is clean, free of hks
and unobsmcted.
. Check to see if outside til damper
operates easily.
● See the Venting the Dryer section.
mm fuaea or tipped
● Rw~~ &s or reset circuit breakem. Since
eireuit breakers
most ~rs use 2 fuses/breakers, make sure
both are operating.
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● DO not put more tian one-her load in
eomb~ 1-
the dryer at a time.
Underloe
● If You are d@ng only one or No items,
add a fa items to ensure proper tumbling.
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Problem Possible Causes Mat to Do
● Select a shorter @ng tie.
● Rem~e iwms while tiey stil hold a slight
amount of moisture.
=&-~trn*
● Rem~e items when cycle ends and fold or
hang immediately.
● If you are concerned about shrinbge in
a pardctiar item, do not machine wash or
tumble dry it.
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VmtingtheD~w
For the best drying pefiorrnance
tie dryer needs to be properly
vented.
titil~bllow tie dmik
on MaWbg in tie l~llm=on
l~bm
● Use only rigid meti or fltible
● Use tie sho~st length possible.
me~ 4“ diameter ducwrk
. DO not-h or co~apse.
inside tie @er cabinet or for
.
etiusdng to tie outide.
● Avoid resdng tie duct on sharp
objects.
Do not use pbtic or otier com-
bustible
duc~rk
● W=ng ~ cotim M l~al
hildi~h
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