GE DPVH880 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 2

IMPORTANT SAFETYINFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFOREUSING.
A WARNING!
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 death.
• Do not store or use
gasoline
or other • Installation and service must be
flammable vapors and
liquids
in the
performed by a qualified installer,
vicinity
of this or any other
appliance,
service agency or the gas
supplier.
WHAT TO DO IF VOU 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.
_] lmmediately 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.
[]Clear the room, building or area
of all occupants.
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.
Gasappliances can cause minor exposureto four of these substances,namelg benzene,carbon monoxide,
formaldehgde and soot, caused primarilg bg the incomplete combustion of natural gas or LPfuels.
Properlg adjusted drgers will minimize incomplete combustion. Exposure to these substances can be
minimized further bg properlg venting the drger to the outdoors.
PROPERINSTALLATION
This dryer must be properly installed and located in accordance with the Installation Instructions
before it is used. Installation Instructions are included in the back of this manual.
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• Properlg ground drger 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 water
or weather.
• Connect to a properlg rated, protected and sized
power supplg circuit to avoid electrical overload.
• Remove all sharp packing items and dispose of
all shipping materials properlg.
Exhaust/Ducting
] Drgers MUST be exhausted to the outside to
prevent large amounts of moisture and lint from
being blown into the room.
[_Use onlg rigid metal 4" diameter ductwork inside
the drger cabinet. Use onlg rigid metal or flexible
metal 4tin diameter ductwork for exhausting to
the outdoors. Never use plastic or other
combustible, easg-to-puncture ductwork.
For complete details, follow the Installation
Instructions.