When Using The Dryer - GE DBL333 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READALLINSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
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WARNING'!
WHEN USING YOUR DRYER
• Never reach into the dryer while the drum is
moving. Beibre loading, unloading or adding
clothes, wait until the drum has completely
stopped.
• Cleanthe lint filter beforeeach load to prevent
lint accumulation inside the dryer or in the
room. DO NOT OPERATE THEDRYERWITHOUT
THELINT FILTER IN PLACE,UNLESSTHEDRYING
RACKIS IN USE.
• Do not wash or dry articles that have been
cleaned in, washed in, soaked in, or spotted
with combustible or explosive substances
(such as wax, oil, paint, gasoline, degreasers, •
dry-cleaning solvents, kerosene, etc.) which
may ignite or explode. Do not add these
substances to the wash water. Do not use or
place these substances around your washer •
or dryer during operation.
• Any article on which you have used a cleaning
solvent or that 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 solvents or flammable materials 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.
The laundry process can reduce the flame
retardancy ofi_tbrics. To avoid such a resuh,
carefully ibllow the garment manufacturer's
care instructions.
Do not dry articles containing rubber, plastic,
or similar materials such as padded bras, tennis
shoes, galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs, baby
pants, plastic bags, pillows, etc. that may meh
or burn. Some rubber materials, when heated,
can under certain circumstances produce fire
by spontaneous combustion.
Do not store plastic, paper or clothing that
may burn or meh on top of the dryer during
operation.
Garments labeled Dry Away from Heat or Do
Not rumble Dry (such as life jackets containing
Kapok) must not be put in your dryer.
Do not dry fiberglass articles in your dryer.
Skin irritation could result from the remaining
particles that may be picked up by clothing
during subsequent dryer uses.
To minimize the possibility of electric shock,
unplug this appliance fl'om the power supply
or disconnect the &Ter at the household
distribution panel by removing the fllse or
switching off the circuit breaker before
attempting any maintenance or cleaning
(except the removal and cleaning of the lint
filter). NOTE:Turning the Cycle Selector knob
to an OFFposition does NOTdisconnect the
appliance fi'om the power supply.
Do not spray any type of aerosol into, on or
near dtTer at any time.
Do not place items exposed to cooking oils in
your dryer. Items contaminated with cooking
oils may contribute to a chemical reaction that
could cause a load to catch fire.
Never attempt to operate this appliance if
it is damaged, malflmctioning, partially
disassembled, or has missing or broken parts,
including a damaged cord or plug.
The interior of the machine and the exhaust
duct connection inside the dryer should be
cleaned at least once a year by a qualified
technician. See the Loading and Using the Dryer
section. Do not use any type of spray cleaner
when cleaning dryer interior. Hazardous imnes
or electrical shock could occur.
If yours is a gas &Ter, it is equipped with an
automatic elecu'ic ignition and does not have
a pilot light. DONOTATTEMPT TOLIGHTWITH
A MATCH.Burns may resuh fi'om having your
hand in the vicinity of the burner when the
automauc zgnltzon turns on.
You may wish to soften your laundered fabrics
or reduce the static electricity in them by using
a drye>applied fabric softener or an anti-static
conditioner. 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. Set_'ice or
performance problems caused by use of
these products are the responsibility of the
znanufacmrers of those products and are not
covered under the warrant), to this appliance.