GE DSKS433EBWW Handbuch

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READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. 

  GEAppliances.com

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 Keep the area underneath and around your 

appliances free of combustible materials  

(lint, paper, rags, etc.), gasoline, chemicals  

and other flammable vapors and liquids.

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 Keep the floor around your appliances clean 

and dry to reduce the possibility of slipping.

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 Close supervision is necessary if this appliance 

is used by or near children. Do not allow children to 

play on, with or inside this or  

any other appliance.

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 Keep all laundry aids (such as detergents, bleaches, 

etc.) out of the reach of children, preferably in a 

locked cabinet. Observe all warnings on container 

labels to avoid injury.

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 Never climb on or stand on the dryer top.

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 Keep the area around the exhaust opening 

and adjacent surrounding areas free from the 

accumulation of lint, dust and dirt.

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 Do not obstruct the flow of ventilating air. Do not 

stack or place laundry or throw rugs against the 

front or back of the dryer.

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 Never reach into the dryer while the drum is 

moving. Before loading, unloading or adding 

clothes, wait until the drum has completely 

stopped.

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 Clean the lint filter before each load to prevent lint 

accumulation inside the dryer or in the room. DO 

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 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.

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 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 clothes load to catch fire.

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 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.

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 The laundry process can reduce the flame 

retardancy of fabrics. To avoid such a result, 

carefully follow the garment manufacturer’s  

care instructions.

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 Do not dry articles containing rubber, plastic, 

foam 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.

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 Do not store plastic, paper or clothing that may 

burn or melt on top of the dryer during operation.

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 Garments labeled Dry Away from Heat or Do Not 

Tumble Dry (such as life jackets containing Kapok) 

must not be put in your dryer.

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 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.

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 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 PAUSE does NOT 

disconnect the appliance from the power supply.