GE APPLIANCES PFD95 Front Load Gas Dryer Owner’s Manual

GE APPLIANCES PFD95 Front Load Gas Dryer

Specifications

• Models: PFD95, PFD87, GFD65, GFD55, GFV55
• Brand: GE
• Trademark: General Electric Company
• Manufacturer: General Electric Company

Product Information:
The GE Dryer is designed to efficiently and safely dry your laundry. With various models available, it offers features like WiFi Connect (specific models) for added convenience. The dryer comes with important safety information to ensure proper usage and prevent accidents.

Product Usage Instructions

Safety Information:
It is crucial to read and understand all safety instructions provided in the manual before using the appliance. To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury, follow these basic precautions:

• Do not dry items that have been in contact with gasoline or other flammable substances.
• Properly dispose of the appliance following Federal and Local Regulations.
• Avoid storing or using flammable materials near the dryer.

Getting Started
Before operating the dryer, make sure to read and understand all safety information provided. Follow these additional guidelines:

• Avoid drying items that have had contact with flammable substances like gasoline or oils.
• Ensure items containing foam, rubber, or plastic are dried on a clothesline.
• Keep flammable materials away from the dryer to prevent fire hazards.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE

WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following:

• Read all instructions before using the appliance.

• DO NOT dry articles that have been previously cleaned in, washed in, soaked in, or spotted with gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, or other flammable or explosive substances, as they give off vapors that could ignite or explode.

• 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 load to catch fire. To reduce the risk of fire due to contaminated loads, the final part of the tumble dryer cycle occurs without heat (cool-down period). Avoid stopping a tumble dryer before the end of the drying cycle unless all items are quickly removed and spread out so that the heat is dissipated.

• DO NOT allow children to play on or in this appliance. Close supervision of children is necessary when this
  appliance is used near children.

• Before the appliance is removed from service or discarded, remove the door to the drying compartment.

• DO NOT reach into the appliance if the drum is moving.

• DO NOT install or store this appliance where it will be exposed to the weather.

• DO NOT tamper with controls.

• DO NOT climb or stand on this unit.

• DO NOT repair or replace any part of this appliance or attempt any servicing unless specifically recommended in the user-maintenance instructions or in published user-repair instructions that you understand and have the skills to carry out.

• Follow all fabric care instructions and warnings to prevent the melting of garments or damage to the appliance.

• DO NOT use fabric softeners or products to eliminate static unless recommended by the manufacturer of the fabric softener or product.

• DO NOT dry articles containing foam rubber or similarly textured rubber-like materials.

• Clean lint screen before or after each load.

• DO NOT operate the dryer without the lint filter in place.

• DO NOT store combustible materials, gasoline or other flammable liquids near the dryer. Keep area around the exhaust opening and adjacent surrounding areas free from the accumulation of lint, dust and dirt.

• The interior of the appliance and exhaust duct should be cleaned periodically by qualified service personnel.

• Unplug the appliance or turn off the circuit breaker before servicing. Pressing the Power or Start/Pause pad DOES NOT disconnect power.

• DO NOT operate this appliance if it is damaged, malfunctioning, partially disassembled, or has missing or broken parts, including a damaged cord or plug.

• DO NOT spray any type of aerosol into, on or near dryer at any time. DO NOT use any type of spray cleaner when cleaning dryer interior. Hazardous fumes or electrical shock could occur.

• See “ELECTRICAL CONNECTION” located in the Installation Instructions for grounding instructions.

• DO NOT use replacement parts that have not been recommended by the manufacturer. (e.g. parts made at home using a 3D printer).

Proper Disposal of your Appliance

• Dispose of or recycle your appliance in accordance with Federal and Local Regulations. Contact your local authorities for the environmentally safe disposal or recycling of your appliance.
• Consider recycling options for your appliance packaging material.

ADDITIONAL GAS DRYER WARNINGS

• Fire or Explosion Hazard
• Failure to follow safety warnings exactly could result in serious injury, death, or property damage.
• DO NOT store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.
• WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
• DO NOT try to light any appliance.
• DO NOT touch any electrical switch; DO NOT use any phone in your building.
• Clear the room, building, or area of any occupants.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
• Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency, or the gas supplier.

Getting started

WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION before operating this appliance.

WARNING: Fire Hazard

• Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline, away from dryer.
• DO NOT dry anything that has ever had anything flammable on it (even after washing).
• No washer can completely remove oil.
• DO NOT dry anything that has ever had any type of oil on it (including cooking oils).
• Items containing foam, rubber, or plastic must be dried on a clothesline.
• Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, or fire.

Throughout this manual, features and appearance will vary from your model.

WiFi Connect (For customers in the United States only – on some models)
Your dryer is GE Appliances WiFi Connect enabled. Visit geappliances.com/connect and enter your model number to show you the proper steps to connect your appliance. Please visit GEAppliances.com/connect to learn more about connected appliance features, to learn what connected appliance App’s will work with your smartphone.

WiFi Connectivity: For assistance with the appliance or the ConnectPlus network connectivity, please call GE Appliances at 800.220.6899.

Quick Start:

1. Step 1

   • • Clean lint filter
   • • Loosely add items.
   • • Close door.
     NOTE: Dryer will not start with door open.

2. Step 2

   • If the screen is dark, press the Power pad to “wake up” the display.

3. Step 3

   • Select a sensor dry cycle. (Defaults are set for each dry cycle. These default settings can be changed. See the cycle descriptions for more information.)
   • Select TIMED DRY and set Time, Temp and Level.

4. Step 4

   • Press the Start/ Pause pad.

Features and appearance will vary.

• Power
  Press to “wake up” the display. If the display is active, press to put the dryer into idle mode.
  NOTE : Pressing Power does not disconnect the appliance from the power supply.

• Start and Pause
  Press Start to begin the cycle.
  NOTE: The door must be closed for the dryer to start the cycle. Pressing Start again will pause the cycle, the Start light may blink and “Pause” will display. To continue the cycle, press Start again.

• Display and Status Lights
  The display shows the approximate time remaining until the end of the cycle. On some models, the dryer cycle status (Sense, Drying, Damp and Cool) will be shown.

In addition, the display will show:

• Options
  Reduce Static (on some models) When selected, the dryer will spray a mist of water onto the load, at the end of the drying cycle, to reduce static. This option is not available with BULKY, SANITIZE or STEAM cycles.

• Damp Alert (Damp Alert/WiFi pad) (on some models)
  This option causes the dryer to beep when clothes have dried to a damp level. Remove items that you wish to hang dry. The Damp Alert will only beep when this option is selected (but the dry cycle will keep running). Removing clothes and hanging them when they are damp, can reduce the need to iron some items.

• Delay Dry
  Press the Delay Dry pad to set the delay start time in 1-hour increments up to 24 hours, and then back to clear (0 hours). After selecting the delay start time, press Start and the delay time will count down the time remaining until the cycle starts.

NOTE: To set the amount of delay time faster, you can press and hold the Delay Dry pad.

Delay Dry for WiFi-Connected Dryers
You have two options to set Delay Dry using your smartphone.

1. Option 1: Follow Delay Dry instructions. You can use the GE Appliances Laundry App to adjust the amount of time via your smartphone.
2. Option 2 – Remote Start: Set your dryer to “AP” using the Delay Dry pad. This allows you to use the GE Appliances Laundry App via your smartphone to start your dryer remotely at the time of your choosing. If the dryer is set to AP with no activity, it will start the dryer 24 hours later.

Air Fluff (on some models)
Provides 10 minutes of tumbling time with no heat. NOTE: On models without AIR FLUFF cycle, select TIMED DRY and set Temp to No Heat.

Sound (on some models)
To change the loudness of the end-of-cycle signal and the press pad volume, press the Sound pad as many times as needed to reach the desired volume. On some models there are four sound levels including off, other models have Off/On with press and hold functions.

NOTE:

• Remove garments promptly at the sound of signal. Place clothes on hangers so wrinkles will not set in.
• Use the Sound especially when drying fabrics like polyester, knits and permanent press. These fabrics should be removed so wrinkles will not set in.

Wrinkle Care
Use this option to minimize the wrinkles in clothes. It provides 1 hour of no- heat tumbling after the clothes are dry. If you are using the cycle Sound and you select the Wrinkle Care option, a signal will sound at the end of the drying time and several times during the Wrinkle Care cycle. This will remind you that it is time to remove the clothes.

More Time + / Less Time –
The selected cycle set Time can be further adjusted, in one-minute increments, by pressing the More Time + and Less Time – pads.

ecoDry
Available for BULKY, TOWELS, COTTONS, MIXED LOADS, ACTIVE WEAR and DELICATES. When the ecoDry pad is pressed, cycle settings change to reduce the total energy consumption of the selected sensor cycle.

NOTE:

• Cycle times will change when ecoDry is selected. The ecoDry option will default to on for COTTONS. For optimal energy savings, turn ecoDry on. For optimal drying times, turn ecoDry off.
• Energy savings will vary across loads and cycles.

Light (on some models)
The drum light will turn on if the Light pad is pressed or the door is opened. It will turn off when the door is shut, the Light pad is pressed again or after 5 minutes if the door is left open.

Small Load (on some models)
Select to use for a small load with any sensor cycle (except SANITIZE).

My Settings (on some models)
As the cycle selector knob is turned, the Time (timed dry), Level (dryness level) and Temp (temperature) settings change to automatic pre-set default settings. If you desire a different setting, press the appropriate pad(s). Then press and hold the My Settings pad for 3 seconds and the dryer will “remember” these settings for that Knob Selection. In the future, when you turn the selector knob to that cycle, your settings will be automatically recalled.

NOTE:

• Signal sound cannot be set for My Settings.
• On models equipped with AI (Artificial Intelligence), My Settings may be set automatically based on your usage habits. If you would like to reset this, press and hold MY Settings to clear the memory.

Control Lock
You can lock the controls to prevent any selections from being made. Or you can lock the controls after you have started a cycle. Children cannot accidentally start the dryer by touching pads with this option selected. To lock/unlock the dryer controls, press and hold the Light pad for 3 seconds. The control lock icon will flash while locking/unlocking, stay on when locked, and turn off when unlocked.

NOTE : The Power pad can still be used when the machine is locked. WiFi (Damp Alert/WiFi pad) Press and hold the Damp Alert/WiFi pad for 3 seconds to activate.

Dryer Control – Bluetooth Pairing (on some models)

1. Power on both the washer and the dryer but do not start any cycles.
2. Press and hold the Tumble Care button on the washer for 5 seconds until the Bluetooth LED ( BLUETOOTH ) starts to flash and you hear an audible tone.
3. Open and close the dryer door 3 times within 10 seconds to make it discoverable to the washer.
4. The washer will attempt to discover the dryer, the Bluetooth icon will flash and both displays will blink “ – – – ”.
5. The Bluetooth icon on the washer should illuminate solid signifying that the machines are now paired. The display on the washer will display “bt” once the pairing is complete.
6. If the Bluetooth units fail to pair, repeat steps 1-5.
7. To unpair the machines, press and hold the Tumble Care button for 10 seconds or open and close the dryer door 3 times within 10 seconds.

How to use the Dryer Control Feature (on some models )

1. Power on the washer.
2. Press and hold the Dryer Control button on the washer for 3 seconds to power on the dryer.
3. The dryer’s cycle selection will flash to display the recommended sensor cycle that pairs to the last completed washer cycle as the washer display reads “drY”.
4. To use this cycle, press the Dryer Control button to start the dryer. The dryer can be paused by opening its door or pressing the Dryer Control button. To restart the dryer with its door closed, press the Dryer Control button again.
5. To select Timed Dry instead of the sensor dry cycle, press the Timed Dry button on the washer while the display says “drY”. Repeated presses of this button will step through preset Timed Dry times (default is 10 minutes).
6. Once you’ve selected the Timed Dry cycle’s duration, press the Dryer Control button within 10 seconds to start the dryer.

NOTE: Your dryer’s control panel is fully functional even when you are using Dryer Control through the washer. Powering off the washer will not power off the dryer when a dry cycle is in progress.

Loading

Always follow fabric manufacturer’s care label when laundering.

Sorting and Loading Hints: Fire Hazard

• Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline, away from dryer.
• DO NOT dry anything that has ever had anything flammable on it (even after washing).
• No washer can completely remove oil.
• DO NOT dry anything that has ever had any type of oil on it (including cooking oils).
• Items containing foam, rubber, or plastic must be dried on a clothesline.
• Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, or fire.

As a general rule, if clothes are sorted properly for the washer, they are sorted properly for the dryer. Try also to sort items according to size. For example, do not dry a sheet with socks or other small items. Do not add fabric softener sheets once the load has become warm. They may cause fabric softener stains. Bounce Fabric Conditioner Dryer Sheets have been approved for use in this dryer when used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not overload. This wastes energy and causes wrinkling.

Drying Rack (Available as an option)
A handy drying rack may be used for drying delicate items such as washable sweaters. To install the drying rack, place the rack all the way into the dryer drum and fit its feet down and securely into place in the dryer.

NOTES:

• The drying rack must be used with the TIMED DRY cycle. Use with sensor cycles may result in damp items or extended cycle times.
• Do not use this drying rack when there are other clothes in the dryer.
• If your model did not come with a drying rack, order WE02X29449 online at GEApplianceparts.com, 24 hours a day or by phone at 877.959.8688 during normal business hours.

Care and cleaning

Interior and Duct
The interior of the appliance and exhaust duct should be cleaned once a year by qualified service personnel.

The Exhaust Duct: Inspect and clean the exhaust ducting at least once a year to prevent clogging. A partially clogged
exhaust can lengthen the drying time.

Follow these steps:

1. Turn off the electrical supply by disconnecting the plug from the wall socket.
2. Disconnect the duct from the dryer.
3. Vacuum the duct with the hose attachment and reconnect the duct.

The Exhaust Hood: Check with a mirror that the inside flaps of the hood move freely when operating. Make sure that there is no wildlife (birds, insects, etc.) nesting inside the duct or hood.

Exterior
Wipe or dust any spills or washing compounds with a damp cloth. The dryer control panel and finishes may be damaged by some laundry pretreatment soil and stain remover products. Apply these products away from the dryer. The fabric may then be washed and dried normally. Damage to your dryer caused by these products is not covered by your warranty.

Lint Filter
Clean the lint filter before each use. Remove by pulling straight up. Run your fingers across the filter. A waxy buildup may form on the lint filter from using dryer-added fabric softener sheets. To remove this buildup, wash the lint screen in warm, soapy water. Dry thoroughly and replace. Vacuum the lint from the dryer lint filter area if you notice a change in dryer performance.

NEVER OPERATE THE DRYER WITHOUT ITS FILTER IN PLACE.

Stainless Steel (on GFD85 & PFD95 models only)
The stainless steel used to make the dryer drum provides the highest reliability available in a GE Appliances dryer. If the dryer drum should be scratched or dented during normal use, the drum will not rust or corrode. These surface blemishes will not affect the function or durability of the drum. To clean stainless steel surfaces use a damp cloth with a mild, non- abrasive cleaner suitable for stainless steel surfaces. Remove the cleaner residue and then dry with a clean cloth.

Alcosta Aluminized Steel (on all other models)
The steel used to make the dryer drum has an aluminized coating on its surface to prevent it from rusting or corroding. Any surface blemishes will not affect the function or durability of the drum. To clean the Alcosta surface use a damp cloth with a mild, non-abrasive cleaner suitable for stainless steel surfaces. Remove the cleaner residue and then dry with a clean cloth.

Drum Light (on some models)
The drum light is an LED light. Replacement must be done by a qualified technician.

FAQ

Q: What should I do if I smell gas near the dryer?
A: If you smell gas near the dryer, do not try to light any appliance. Avoid touching any electrical switches or using phones in the building. Clear the area of occupants and call your gas supplier or the fire department immediately.

Q: Can I dry items that have had oil on them?
A: It is recommended not to dry items that have had any type of oil on them, including cooking oils, to prevent the risk of fire or explosion.

References

• Appliance Parts, Accessories & Water Filters | GE Appliances
• Connect Your Smart Appliances

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