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GE Appliances
Dryers
Owner’s Manual
Models Type: 453
473
®
GE Answer Center 800.626.2000
Part No. 175D1807P241 Pub. No. 49-9970 2–98 CG
500A277P021
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Congratulations! Safety Information . . . .3–5 You Are Now Part of the GE Family. Welcome to the GE family. We’re proud of our quality products and we are committed to providing dependable service. You’ll see it in this easy-to-use Owner’s Manual and you’ll hear it in the friendly voices of our customer service department. Best of all, you’ll experience these values each time you use your dryer. That’s important, because your new dryer will be part of your family for many years. And we hope yo
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or death. n Do not store or use gasoline or other n Installation and service must be performed flammable vapors and liquids in the by a qualified installer, service agency
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! YOUR LAUNDRY AREA n Keep the area underneath and around your n Keep all laundry aids (such as detergents, appliances free of combustible materials, (lint, bleaches, etc.) out of the reach of children, paper, rags, etc.), gasoline, chemicals and other preferably in a locked cabinet. Observe all flammable vapors and liquids. warnings on container labels to avoid injury. n Keep the floor around your appliances clean and n Ne
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service n Never attempt to operate this appliance if it is n You may wish to soften your laundered fabrics damaged, malfunctioning, partially disassembled, or reduce the static electricity in them, by using or has missing or broken parts, including a a dryer-applied fabric softener or an anti-static damaged cord or plug. conditioner. We recommend you use either a fabric softener in the wash cycle, according to n The inte
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About the dryer control panel. You can locate your model number on the label on the front of the dryer behind the door. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Models Type 453 AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC COTTONS PERMANENT START FABRIC CARE PRESS MORE DRY LESS DRY START LESS DRY COTTONS PERM. PRESS COOL REG. HEAT MED. HEAT DOWN * MORE DRY KNITS FLUFF 80 MIN DELICATES NO HEAT LOW HEAT 70 DEWRINKLE 60 50 TIMED DRY 40 DAMP DRY 2 3 1 Models Type 473 AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC COTT
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service Control Settings IMPORTANT: Clean the lint filter each time you use the dryer. Fabric Care 1 COTTONS For regular to heavy cottons. REG. HEAT PERM. PRESS For synthetics, blends, delicates and items labeled permanent press. MED. HEAT FLUFF For fluffing items without heat. Use the TIMED DRY cycle. NO HEAT KNITS For delicates, synthetics and items labeled tumble dry low. DELICATES LOW HEAT Drying Cycles— Automatic cycle
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About your dryer features. Extra Care—On some models EXTRA CARE Use this option to minimize the wrinkles If you have a Cycle Signal knob and you in clothes. It provides approximately 15 select the EXTRA CARE option, a signal will OFF SET minutes of no-heat tumbling after the sound at the end of the drying time and clothes are dry. several times during the EXTRA CARE cycle. This will remind you that it is time to This option can only be used with the remove the clothes. Automatic cycles. Cycle Si
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service About the reversing the door. Reversing the Door Tools needed: n Standard #2 n Tape-tipped n Needle-nosed Phillips screwdriver putty knife pliers Open the door and remove the filler plugs opposite the hinges. With the door 1 completely open, remove the bottom screw from each hinge on the dryer face. Insert these screws about half way into the TOP holes, for each hinge, on the opposite side (where you removed the f
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Loading and using the dryer. Always follow the fabric manufacturer’s care label when laundering. Sorting and Loading Hints As a general rule, if clothes are sorted properly for the washer, they are sorted properly for the dryer. Do not add fabric softener sheets once the load has become warm. They may cause fabric softener stains. Do not overload. This wastes energy and causes wrinkling. Do not dry the following items: fiberglass items, woolens, rubber-coated items, plastics, items with plastic
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service Venting the Dryer For the best drying performance the dryer needs to be properly vented. The dryer will use more energy and run longer if it is not vented to the below specifications. Carefully follow the details on Exhausting in the Installation Instructions. n Use only rigid metal or flexible metal 4² diameter ductwork inside the dryer cabinet or for exhausting to the outside. n Do not use plastic or other combu
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Before you call for service… Troubleshooting Tips Save time and money! Review the charts on the following pages first and you may not need to call for service. Problem Possible Causes What To Do Dryer doesn’t start Dryer is unplugged • Make sure the dryer plug is pushed completely into the outlet. Fuse is blown/circuit breaker is • Check the house fuse/circuit breaker box and tripped replace fuse or reset breaker. NOTE: Most electric dryers use two fuses/breakers. Dryer doesn’t heat Fuse is b
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service Problem Possible Causes What To Do Clothes take too long Improper sorting • Separate heavy items from lightweight items (generally, to dry a well-sorted washer load is a well-sorted dryer load). Large loads of heavy fabrics (like • Large, heavy fabrics contain more moisture and take beach towels) longer to dry. Separate large, heavy fabrics into smaller loads to speed drying time. Controls improperly set • Match
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Notes 14 Customer Service Troubleshooting Tips Operating Instructions Safety Instructions
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service GE Dryer Warranty (For customers in the U.S.) All warranty service provided by our Factory Service Centers, ® or an authorized Customer Care technician. For service, call 800-GE-CARES. For The Period Of: GE Will Replace, At No Charge To You: One Year Any part of the dryer which fails due to a defect in materials or workmanship. During this full From the date of the one-year warranty, GE will also provide, free of
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Service Telephone Numbers. ® GE Answer Center In the U.S.: 800.626.2000 The GE Answer Center® is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In Canada, contact: Manager, Consumer Relations, Camco Inc., 1 Factory Lane, Suite 310, Moncton, N.B., E1C 9M3. In-Home Repair Service In the U.S.: 800-432-2737 Expert GE repair service is only a phone call away. In Canada, call 800-361-3400. Special Needs Service In the U.S.: 800.626.2000 GE offers, free of charge, a brochure to assist in planning a barrier-free
