A
Warning-To reduce the risk of
fire,
electric shock, or injury to persons
when using your
apptiance,
fo~ow
basic precautions, including
the
following:
●
Use this appliance ody for its intended
purpose
as described in this Use and Care Book.
●
This appliance must be properly
installed and located in accordance
with the Instigation Instructions
before it is used.
If you did not receive an
hstdlation Instructions sheet with your
appliance, you can obtain one by calling, toll
free, the GE Answer Center
~800.626.2000.
—Properly ground to conform with
d
governing codes and ordinances.
Follow
details in hstilation Instructions.
—Locate where the temperature is above
50°F.
(lO°C.)
for satisfactory operation of the
appliance control system. Do not
instil
or
store the
appfiance
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
RECOHNDED
to prevent large amounts
of moisture and lint
from
being
blown into the
room. Carefully follow the details in the
installation
Ins~ctions.
If your appliance is
not
vented to the outside, see
sptid
instructions in
Care and Cleaning section.
ffthis
appliance has a
gas dryer, it must be
efiausted
outside.
●
Do not repair or replace any
part of the appliance or attempt
any servicing unless
sx]dy
recommended in this Use and Care Book or
in
pubtished
user-repair instructions that you
understand and have the
stik
to carry
OUL
To
M*
e the
PossibiKty
of
a
Fire
Hward
●
Efiaust
Duct4ee
hstaBation
htructions.
Use only metal duct inside for exhausting dryer
to the outside.
USE OF PLASTIC OR OTHER
COMBUSmLE
DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A
-.
FOE OR
O~R
EAS~Y
PUN~URED
DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A
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IT
COLLAPSES OR BECOMES OTHERWISE
RESTRICTED
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USE OR
DUG
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Do
not use heat to dry articles containing rubber,
plastic, or similar
materiah
(such as padded
bras, tennis shoes, galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs,
baby pants, plastic bags, etc.) as these materials
may melt or burn.
Mso,
some rubber materials,
when heated,
can
under certain circumstances
produce
fire
by spontaneous combustion.
●
Do not
store
items that may burn or melt
(such as clothing, paper material, plastics
or plastic containers, etc.) on top of the appliance
during the operation.
@
Garments labeled
‘~ry
Away from
Heat”
(such as life jackets containing Kapok)
must not be put in your dryer.
●
Any article on which you have used a cleaning
solvent, or which 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
dl
traces of these flammable liquids or solids and
their
fumes
have been removed. There are many
hig~y
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
pekoleum
distillates.
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nexipge)
●
Turn off water faucets when the washer is not
in use to relieve pressure on hoses and valves,
and to
tinimize
leakage if a hose or valve should
break or rupture.
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●
When disconnecting this
appHance
~
pdl 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
that
it will not be stepped on, tripped
over or otherwise subjected to damage or stress,