GE DBL333 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 4

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READALLINSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
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A WARNING!
WHEN USING YOUR DRYER
• Never reach into the dryer while the drum is
moving. Before loading, unloading or adding
clothes, w-ait until the drum has completely
stopped.
• Clean thelint filter before each load to prevent
lint accumulation inside the dryer or in the
room. DONOT OPERATE THEDRYERWITHOUT
THELINT FILTERIN 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 v_aten 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 of fabrics. To avoid such a result,
carefully follow the garment manufacturer's
care instructions.
• Do not dry articles containing rubbm; plastic,
or similar materials such as padded bras, tennis
shoes, galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs, baby
pants, plastic bags, pillows, etc. that may melt
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 melt on top of the dryer during
operation.
• Garments labeled OryAwagfrom Hoator Do Not
YumbloDry (such as life jackets containing
Kapok) must not be put in your drym:
• Do not dry fiberglass articles in your dryen
Skin irritation could result fi'om the remaining
particles that may be picked up by clothing
during subsequent dryer uses.
• To minimize the possibility of electric shock,
unplug this appliance from the power supply
or disconnect the dryer at the household
distribution panel by removing the fuse 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 off position, or pressing PAUSEdoes NOT
disconnect the appliance from the power supply.
• Do not spray any type of aerosol into, on or
near dryer at any time.
• Do not place items exposed to cooking oils in
your dryen 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, malfunctioning, 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 Oryor
section. Do not use any type of spray cleaner
when cleaning dryer interiol: Hazardous fumes
or electrical shock could occm:
• If yours is a gas drym, it is equipped with an
automatic electric ignition and does not have
a pilot light. DONOTATTEMPT TOLIGHT WITH
A MATCH.Burns may result from having your
hand in the vicinity of the burner when the
automatic ignition turns on.
• You may wish to soften your laundered fabrics
or reduce the static electricity in them by using
a dryer-applied fabric softener or an anti-static
conditionen 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 drym: Service or performance
problems caused by use of these products are
the responsibility of the manufacturers of
those products and are not covered under
the warranty to this appliance.