GE PCVH480EK, PCVH485EK owner manual Before YOU Begin, For Your Safety

If you are planning to stack the washer and dryer, order Stacking Kit number GE24STACK to be used for this dryer. Kit sold separately.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Read these instructions completely and carefully.

•IMPORTANT– Save these instructions for local electrical inspector’s use.

•IMPORTANT– Observe all governing codes and ordinances.

•Install the clothes dryer according to the manufacturer’s instructions and local codes.

•Note to Installer – Be sure to leave these instructions with the Consumer.

•Note to Consumer – Keep these instructions for future reference.

•Clothes dryer installation must be performed by a qualified installer.

•This dryer must be exhausted to the outdoors.

•Before the old dryer is removed from service or discarded, remove the dryer door.

•Service information and the wiring diagram are located in the control console.

•Do not allow children on or in the appliance. Close supervision of children is necessary when the appliance is used near children.

•Proper installation is the responsibility of the installer.

•Product failure due to improper installation is not covered under the Warranty.

•Install the dryer where the temperature is above 50°F for satisfactory operation of the dryer control system.

•Remove and discard existing plastic or metal foil duct and replace with UL-listed duct.

FOR YOUR SAFETY:

WARNING – Risk of Fire

•To reduce the risk of severe injury or death, follow all installation instructions.

•Clothes dryer installation must be performed by a qualified installer.

•Install the clothes dryer according to these instructions and in accordance with local codes.

•This dryer must be exhausted to the outdoors.

•Use only 4″ rigid metal ducting for exhausting the clothes dryer to the outdoors.

•DO NOT install a clothes dryer with flexible plastic ducting materials. If flexible metal (semi-rigid or foil-type) duct is installed, it must be UL-listed and installed in accordance with the instructions found in “Connecting the Dryer to House Vent” on page 18 of this manual. Flexible ducting materials are known to collapse, be easily crushed and trap lint. These conditions will obstruct dryer airflow and increase the risk of fire.

•Do not install or store this appliance in any location where it could be exposed to water and/or weather.

•The National Fuel Gas Code restricts installations of gas appliances in garages. They must be 18 inches off the ground and protected by a barrier from vehicles.

•Save these instructions. (Installers: Be sure to leave these instructions with the customer.)