GE DPVH880 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 3

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WARNING!
YOURLAUNDRYAREA
• Keep the area underneath and around gour
appliances free of combustible materials,
(lint, paper,rags, etc.),gasoline, chemicals
and other flammable vapors and liquids.
• Keep the floor around gour appliances clean
and drg to reduce the possibilitg of slipping.
• Close supervision is necessarg if this appliance is
used bg or near children. Do not allow children to
plag on,with or inside this or ang other appliance.
• Keep the area around the exhaust opening
and adjacent surrounding areas free from the
accumulation of lint, dust and dirt.
• Keep all laundrg aids (suchas detergents,
bleaches, etc.)out of the reach of children,
preferablg in a locked cabinet. Observe all
warnings on container labels to avoid injurg.
• Never climb on or stand on the dryer top.
WHEN USING YOUR DRYER
Never reach into the drger while the drum is
moving. Before loading, unloading or adding
clothes, wait until the drum has completelg
stopped.
Clean the lint filter before each load to prevent lint
accumulation inside the dryer or in the room. DO
NOT OPERATETHE DRYER WITHOUT THE LINT
FILTER IN PLACE.
• Do not wash or drg articles that have been
cleaned in,washed in,soaked in or spotted
with combustible or explosive substances (such as
wax, oil, paint, gasoline, degreasers,drg-cleaning
solvents, kerosene,etc.}.These substances give
offvapors that nag ignite or explode. Do not add
these substances to the wash waten Do not use
or place these substances around gour washer
or drger during operation.
• Do not place items exposed to cooking oils in
gour drgen Items contaminated with cooking oils
nag contribute to a chemical reaction that could
cause a clothes load to catch fire.
Ang article on which gou have used a cleaning
solvent or that contains flammable materials
(such as cleaning cloths, mops, towels used in
beautg salons,restaurants or barber shops,etc.}
must not be placed in or near the drger until
solvents or flammable materials have been
removed. There are mang highlg 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 laundrg process can reduce the flame
retardancg of fabrics. To avoid such a result,
carefullg follow the garment manufacturer's
care instructions.
• Do not drg articles containing rubber, plastic
or similar materials such as padded bras, tennis
shoes,galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs, babg pants,
plastic bags, pillows, etc. that nag melt or burn.
Some rubber materials, when heated, can under
certain circumstances produce fire bg spontaneous
combustion.
• Do not store plastic, paper or clothing that mag
burn or melt on top of the drger during operation.
• Garments labeled Dry Awag from Heat or Do Not
Tumble Dry (such as lifejackets containing Kapok)
must not be put in gour drger.
• Do not drg fiberglass articles in gour drgen
Skin irritation could result from the remaining
particles that nag be picked up bg clothing
during subsequent drger uses.
• To minimize the possibilitg of electric shock, unplug
this appliance from the power supplg or disconnect
the drger at the household distribution panel bg
removing the fuse or switching off the circuit
breaker before attempting ang maintenance or
cleaning (except the removal and cleaning of the
lint filter}.NOTE:PressingSTART/PAUSE or POWER
does NOT disconnect the appliance from the power
supplg.
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