GE DDE0580G - Manual (Page 3)

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
—Save These Instrectioiis
Mead all insiriicilons before using this appliance.
W4MNING—To reduce the risk
of fire, electric shock, or injury to
persons when using your
appliance, follow basic precautions,
including the following:
® Use this appliance only for its
intended purpose as described in
this Use and Care Book.
® This dryer mnst be properly
Insialled and located In
accordance with tlie Installation
Insirnctlons before it is used. If
you did not receive an Installation
Instructions sheet with your diyer,
you can obtain one by contacting
the service location nearest you,
—Properly ground to conform
with all governing codes and
ordinances. Follow details in
Installation Instructions.
—Locate where the temperature
is above 50°F. (10°C.) for satisfactory
Gyration of the dryer control
stem. Do not install or store the
er where it will 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 lint from being blown
into the room. Carefully follow the
Exhausting Details in the Installation
Instructions.
® 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.
® Do not repair or replace any part
of the appliance or attempt any
servicing unless specifically
recommended in this Use and Care
^^ook or in published user-repair
that you understand
i^nd have the skills to carry out.
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To mliilmize the possIMlIty
of a fire haiard,
® Do not use heat to dry articles
containing rubber, plastic, or
similar materials (such as padded
bras, tennis shoes, galoshes, bath
mats, rugs, bibs, baby pants, plastic
bags, etc.) as these materials may
melt or bum. Also, some rubber
materials, when heated, can under
certain circumstances produce fire
by spontaneous combustion.
® Garments labeled “Dry Away
From Heat” (such as lifejackets
containing 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 substances
(such as gasoline, degreasers,
drycleaning solvents, kerosene, etc.)
which may give off vapors that
could ignite or explode. Do not use
such substances around your washer
and/or dryer 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
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 distillates.
® 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 area around and underneath
your appliance 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.
To miiiliiiize tlie possiblity
of Injury.
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® Never reach into the dryer while
the dmmis moving. Before loading,
unloading or adding clothes, wait
until the drum has completely
stopped.
® Close supervision is necessary
if this appliance is used by or near
children. Do not allow cWldren to
play inside, on or with this appliance
or any discarded appliance. Dispose
of discarded appliances and shipping
or packing materials properly.
Before discarding a dryer, or
removing from service, remove the
door of the drying 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 warnings on
container labels to avoid personal
injury.
® Keep the floor around your
appliances clean and dry to reduce
the possibility of slipping.
® 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.
® The laundry process can reduce
the name retardancy of fabrics. To
avoid such a result, the garment
m.anijfacturer’s care instmctioiis
should be followed very carefully.
® Never climb on or stand on the
dryer top or door.
® Do not tamper with controls.