Safety Instructions - GE DDG8280SBMAA Use & Care Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement 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,
Gas appliances can cause minor exposure
to four of these substances, namely benzene,
carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and soot,
caused primarily by the incomplete combustion
of natural gas or LP fuels.
Properly adjusted dryers will minimize incomplete
combustion. Exposure to these substances can be
minimized further by properly venting the dryers
to the outdoors.
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Warning--To reduce the risk of fire,
electric shock, or injury to persons
when using your appliance, follow basic
precautions, including the following:
, Use this appliance only for its intended
purpose as described in this Use and Care Book.
,This dryer must be properly installed
and located in accordance with the
Installation Instructions before it
is used. If you did not receive an Installation
Instructions sheet with your &yer, you can obtain
one by calling, toll free, the GE Answer Center ®,
800.626.2000.
--Properly .ground to conform with
all governing codes and ordinances.
Follow details in installation Instructions.
--Locate where the temperature is above 50OE
(10*C.) for satisfactory operation of the dryer
control system.. Do not install or store the
dryer where it will be exposed to the weather.
--Connect to a properly rated, protected
and sized power supply circuit to avoid
electrical overload.
--Exhausting to the outside is STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED to prevent large amounts
of moisture and lint from being blown into the
room. Carefully follow the Exhausting Details
in the Installation Instructions.
.Do not repair or replace any
part of the appliance or attempt
any servicing unless specifically
recommended in this Use and Care Book or
in published user-repair instructions that you
understand and have the skills to carry out.
. When disconnecting this appliance
pull by the plug rather than the
cord to avoid damage to the cord
or junction of cord and plug Make sure that
the cord is located so thatit willnot be stepped
on, tripped over or otherwise subjected to
damage or stress.
To _. e the Possibility
of a Fire Hazard
Exhaust Duct--See Installation Instructions.
Use only rigid metal or flexible metal 4"
diameter ductwork inside the dryer cabinet
or for exhausting to the outside. USE OF
PLASTIC OR OTHER COMBUSTIBLE
DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A FIRE.
PUNCTURED DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE
A FIRE IFIT COLLAPSES OR BECOMES
OTHERWISE RESTRICTED IN USE OR
DURING INSTALLATION.
.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.) as these materials may
melt or burn. Also, some rubber materials, when
heated, can under certain circumstances produce
fire by spontaneous combustion.
.Do not store items that maybum or melt
(such as clothing, paper material, plastics
or plastic containers, etc.) on top of the dryer
during operation.
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