GE Appliances DDE5700G Use And Care Manual page 4

Imp• rtant Safety Instructions
(continued)
To minimize the possibility
of injury.
• Never reach into the dryer while
the drum is meting• 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 children
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
iniury.
• 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 flame retardancy of fabrics. To
avoid such a result, the garment
manufacturer's care instructions
should be followed very carefully.
• Never climb on or stand on the
dryer top or door.
• Do not tamper with controls•
• 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). NOTE:
Turning the Cycle Selector knob
to an OFF position does NOT
disconnect the appliance from
the power supply.
• Do not operate this appliance
if it is damaged, malfunctioning,
partially disassembled, or has
missing or broken parts, including
a damaged cord or plug.
• 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 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.
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INSTRUCTIONS