Download Whirlpool LG7801XK User's Manual

Models
LE7800XK;
LG7801XK
DRYER
Use & Care
Guide
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LAUNDRY INFORMATION
CENTER
CYCLE CONTROL KNOB
TEMPERATURE SELECTOR
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Your Model
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a question.
need
have
and Serial Numbers
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service,
or Cal’
this lnformatior
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2 Purchase date from sales slip (or date
,nstaIled)
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1 lrlformation
Center with your Dryer Guide
sales slip and warranty
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Before using
your Dryer
Please read this booklet
to be
and used
sure your dryer IS installed
properly
It WIII help you get the best
results and longest life your dryer was
designed
to give
FOR YOUR SAFETY
If you smell gas:
1. Open windows
2. Don’t touch
electrical
switches
3. Extinguish any open
flame
4. Immediately
call
your gas supplier:
You are personally
responsible for making sure that your d!yer...
Is Installed bv a qualified
Installer
Is Installed
in an area protected
from
the weather
l Is properly
installed
and leveled
In a
on a floor that
well ventilated
room
ran suppoct the weight
l Is located
in an area where the temperature
IS above
45 F (7.2 C]
l Is connected
to the right kind of outlet,
electric
supply and grounding
l Is properly
connected
to fuel and
exhaust systems
l Is used
only for jobs normally
expected
of home clothes dryers
l Is properly
maIntained
l Is not run where
there may be explosive fumes
l Is not used
by children
or anyone
unable to operate
It properlv
Remove the Consumer
Buy
Guide label before using your dryer It
will be easier to remove
Wipe out the drum with a damp
cloth to remove any dust
l
l
Please read this manual
Follow the InstructIons
to help
you get the besl drying
results
Save the manual
for future use
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: See the
Dryer Guide for drying tips, information about permanent
press and
knits, instructions
for drying special
items and for things not to be dried in
your dryer.
.See the lnstallatlon
InstructIons”
complete
informatlon
.See Setting Drying Tmes
page
for
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FOR YOUR SAFETY
Do not store or use
gasoline or other
flammable
vapors and
liquids in the vicinity of
this or any other
appliance.
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Contents
Before Using Your Dryer ..........
Loading Your Dryer ..............
.......
Lint Screen ...............
Using Your Dryer .................
Setting Drying Times .............
Selecting Cycles and
..........
Temperature
Settings
Using the Automatic
Settings .....
FLUFF AIR ........................
TUMBLE PRESS n Control ...........
FINISH GUARD wControl
Using the Drying Rack ............
End-of-Cycle
Signal ..............
If You Need Service or
.....................
Assistance
I. Before Calling for Assistance
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2. If You Need Assistance
3. If You Need Service .........
4. If You Have a Problem .......
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loading
Dryer
your
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For best drying resuits ano energy
sort dryer loads carefullv
Separate
loads accJrurng
to
the type of fobrlc
and Lvelgnt For
exampie
l Dry heavy
fabrics (dec!ms
towels
cottons)
separateiv
from light fobr!cr
(permonent
press. synthetlcsl
l Separate
lent givers (+owels. sw’eo’
shirts etc 1 from lint takers tsynthetlcs
blends
permanent
press,
l Keep
dark colors and lmght colo~c
separate
l Keep
colorfast
items uwoy fr~r n3pI
colorfast
fabrics
Allow room for items to tumble
freely The load will dry foster wth fewer
wrinkles
When dryng
permanent
press,
dry smaller-than-normal
loads for the
best wrinkle removol
Use a mesh bag tc hold small
items such as baby socks
Read the Dryer Guide for more
hints on sorting and loading
lint Screen
ihe lint screen IS under the IId 0’1
tar? of the dryer
Cfe,~f; tile i rt screer; SeWe eL? -fJ
io8:‘1 A screen that s blocked
by lint
car) cause ionger dwlng t#mes
soings
To remove ?he screen, open the
Ird and pull the screen strorght out Roti
the lent off the screen wrth your fingers
DO NOT rinse the screen or wash
it. Wet lint IS hard to remove
It firmly
When reploclng
the screen,
Into place
Close the IId
push
Using Your Dryer
1.
Put the sorted
load
and close the door
in the dryer
tightly.
2.
Turn the Cycle
Control
Knob to
the cycle
you want.
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Setting Drying
Times
SELECTING CYCLES AND TEMPERATURE SETTINGS
Choose
thIe correct
settings
according
tc the chart
below
DRYING
TYPE OF LOAD
COTTONS
HFAW-
Bedspreads.
MtDUMAND
diapers
Mattress
IIGHTWEIG~T
towels. work
PERMANENT
PRESS
HE,A,Y- Work clothes
#MED
KNITS
4t4.NtE
M ::‘t’GuT
- Shirts
clothes
jackets
Shirts
pads
quilts
Gc’
COTTONS
RAYONS
slacks
polo shirts, etc
HEAVY
- HIGH
HEAVY-HIGH
sheets,
AUTOMATIC
REGULAR
etc
dresses
BiErJDS
, GtiITbVE’GHT -~ SYNTHETIC FIBERS (polyester,
etc ) AND BLENDS ~ Llngerle.
blouses.
eic
DELICATELY
CONSTRUCTED
(2 or 3 panels]
TEMPERATURE
SELECTOR
AUTOMATIC
REGULAR
dresses,
ro~ncoais
ldn’forms
CYCLE
FABRICS-Sheer
slacks
etc
~ T-shirts
acr$~c,
dresses
Curtains
FOAM RUBBER ARTICLES - Follows bras etc
HEAT SENSITIVE
FABRICS ~ Oleflr
rlylon etc
TO damp
dry clothes for ~ron,ng. set control
In the T!MED
AUTOMATIC
PERMANENT
PRESS
AUTOMATIC
PERMANENT
PRESS
PERM’T PRESS ~
MED
41110MATIC
FERMANENT
CRESS
AUTOMATIC
PERMANENT
PRESS
PERM T FRESS MED
PERM’T PRESS MED
KNITS
LOvi/
AUTOMATIC
PERMANENT
PRESS
GENTLE EX~LOW
‘IMED
TIMED
FLUFF
AIR
FLUFF ~ AIR
DRYING
MIXED LOAD
If YOU drv a load of various weights
of fabrics.
select the cycle
When dryer stops. remove
the dry articles
and reset the control
DRYING
DRYING
Cycle
for 15 to 25 minutes
for the lighter
aeIght
fobrlc
Using the
Automatic
Settings
Wrth AUTOMATIC
REGULAR and
AUTOMATIC
PERMANENT PRESS you
select how dry you want the load to be
When the load IS as dry OS the setttng
you have selected,
the Cycle Control
WIII advance
toward endIng the cycle
Use the AUTOMATIC
REGULAR
Cycle to dry most family loads
During
the last five minutes of the dryng
cycle
the load IS tumbled
wrt-2ut
heat T*IS
helps make the &ICZ eosle’+‘z
rcndl~
Use the AUTOMATIC
PERMANENT
PRESS Cycle +c dri/ permor#ent
c‘ress
knits and oth,er syrrthetlI: fatbr is Tt-?> ‘!:si
IC m:n,tes of !he drying cyclcl are .X ‘n
0k.t
kef-p
vet
7~1s
.L’rlnkies
F3r the
Cycle Coctrol
die between
ccm~ac‘~~~
7 : we
-elm
from setting r
first fe!w lcods
set the
Knob to point in the rrld~
VERY DRY and LESS DR’T
FLUFF AIR should be used for such
Items as plastic show,er curtolns or
tablecloths
rubber~backed
rugs some
p~l!o~.~s stuffed toys etc
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Turn the TEMPERATURE SELECTOR to
FLUFF AIR
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Turn the Cycle Control Knob to the
rumber
of minutes you want in the
TIMED DRYING Cycle
TUMBLE PRESS
Control
Th s se;+ ng 5 UsefJ’ for ‘enlo\ mg
r rklec fr=nl pocking
n su,tcases Jr
closets TLrv!BLE PRESS wlli relp put them
back
n’o thle r ore set shape
l
‘et ,^Y,cie Cortroi
Knob to TUMBLE
i’.
Set TEMPERATURE SELECTOR to
PERM T PRESS MED or HEAVY HIGH
l
Push the Stort Button
For best results TUMBLE PRESS
only o few Items at a trme put them on
“angers
or fold them as soon as the
dn/er stops
l
When the dryer stops feel the
Items in the load If they are about how
you like them keep usrng this setting
If the items are drier than you like
use a setting nearer LESS DRY or COOL
DOWN the next time you dry a load like
that
If the Items are not as dry as you
want. use a setting nearer VERY DRY the
next trme you dry a load like that
After dr-yng a few loads you WIII
find o fovorlte setting to use
FLUFFAIR
This temperature
setting IS useful
for fluffing beddrng.
pillows and clothing. or dustrng dropes
It IS also best
to use when damp-dryng
heat-sensltrve
Items
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FINISH GUARD<%
Control
When you are not able to unload
the dryer as soon as It stops, wrrnkles
can set In
Your dryer has a feature called
FINISH GUARD If you don’t open the
door wrthln five mrnutes after the dryer
stops, FINISH GUARD takes over
automatically
The FINISH GUARD Control tumbles the load, without heat, every five
minutes for up to 40 mrnutes Thus tumbling rearronges
and fluffs the load
to help avord the wrinkles that set in
when the load remains in a worm dryer
End-of-Cycle
Signal
Using the
4 slgrol LI I:I le+ yoIj ~CCVV that the
has stopped
rhe srgnal IS helpfcl
.vhen you are
dw/ng permanent
press, synthetics
or-c other Items that really should be
*aken out as soon as the dryer stops
The stgnai can I be turned off and
It 1snot adjustable
dyer
The dryng
rack lets you dry Items
that you may not want to tumble
IIke
sneakers,
stuffed toys, etc
1. Fit the rear legs of the rack into the
grooves on the back wall of the dryer
Push them in and let the front legs of the
rack down on the front of the dryer OS
shown
2. Put Items to be drred on top of the
rack Allow sD,zce hebee,~‘YYT for :?r
to 71ove arwnc
i
3. The rack does not move but the
drum turns Be sure nothrng hangs over
the edges of the rock Do not hang
items from the rack
4. Close the door and turn the Cycle
Control Knob to a time setting !r, the
TIMED DRYING Cycle
5. Drying time WIII depend
on how
much moisture the items hold Suggested drying temperatures
are given In
the followrng
chart
6. Push the Start Button
7. To remove the rack push I+ back rift
up and pul; out
Items for
Rack Drying
fItled
j
3. Stuffed Toys
(Foam rubber- fMed )
4. Sneakers
5. Foam Rubber
Pillows’
1. Before
FLUFF AIR
FLUFF AIR
FLUFF AIR
calling
for assistance...
Performance
problems
often
result from lrttle things you can find and
frx yourself without tools of any kind
DRYER DOES NOT RUN
Is electric
power cord
plugged
in3
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Is the dryer door closed tightly? Your
dryer has a switch bv the door that
jb<TS off the dver If the door IS
opened
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Cld you push
the Start Button?
Drying Temp.
Setting
I. Wool Sot ks
‘Block to shape and
lay flol on rack ;
2. Stuffed Toys
[Cotton or polyester
fiber
If You Need
Service or
Assistance, We
Suggest You Follow
These Four Steps:
Check crrcuit breakers
or fuses tn the
fuse box
DRYER RUNS BUT DOES NOT HEAT
l Is the Cycle
Control Knob set correctly’
[The last 5 mrnutes are cooldown time rn AUTOMATIC
REGULAR,
the last 10 minutes In AUTOMATIC
PERMANENT PRESS are without heat )
l Is It a gas
dryer?See
if the gas is
turned on If not, turn the Cycle Contro
Knob to OFF Turn on the gas and wait
five mrnutes for the automottc
swttch
to reset Then try starting rt ogarn
l
Is It an electric
dryer7 Check the clrcult breakers
or fuses in the fuse box
An electric
dryer WIII have two fuses. If
one IS blown, the dryer may run, but
not heat
DRYING TIME IS LONGER THAN USUAL
l Check
the lint screen
Remove lint
Keep the screen clean for best dvlng
results and times
l Modern
dryers are designed
with
drying temperatures
needed
to safely
handle
modern
fabrics. Cool-down
times have been added
to heat settings You might notlce slightly longer
dryng
times
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Room temperature
IS cold
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2. If you need
assistance”...
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4. If you have a problem‘...
Call our COOL-LINE Service assistance telephone
number [see Step 2)
and talk with one of our Consultants,
or if
you prefer, write to:
Mr. Guy Turner. Vice President
Whirlpool
Corporation
Administrative
Center
2000 US-33 North
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Call the Whirlpool
COOL-LINE
*
service
assistance
telephone
number. Dial free from:
Continental
U.S. (800) 253-1301
Michigan..
(800) 632-2243
Alaska
& Hawaii
(800) 253-1121
and talk with one of our tralned
Consultants. The Consultant
can Instruct you
In how to obtain satisfactory
operation
from your appliance
or, if service 1snecessary, recommend
a qualifted
service
company
in your area
3.
APPLIANCESHOUSEHOLDMAJOR--SERVICE&
REPAIR
Xlf you must call OTwrite, please provide.
model number, serial number, date of
purchase,
and a complete
description
of
the problem.
This information
is needed
rn order to better respond to your request
for assistance
.,.
Whirlpool
has a natIonwide
network of franchised
TECH-CARE k Service
Companies
TECH-CARE service technlcians are trained to fulfill the product
warranty
and provide
after-warranty
service, anywhere
in the UnIted States.
To locate TECH-CARE service in your
area, call our COOL-LINE
service CISSIStance telephone
number (see Step 2) or
look In your telephone
directory
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