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DRYER
Use & Care
Guide
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LAUNDRY INFORMATION
and Serial Numbers
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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.
FOR YOUR SAFETY
If you smell gas
1 Open windo;vs
2 Don’t touch
electrical
switches
3 Exting,Jish any open
flame
4 Immediately
call
your gas supplier.
FOR YOUR SAFETY
Do not store or use
gasoline
or other
9ammable
vapors and
itquids in the vicinity
of
fhis or any other
appliance
Contents
3efote
Using Your Dryer
_o=rdrng
Your Dryer
Jnderstanding
Your Dryer
.Int Screen
i)slng Your Dryer
Setting
Drying
limes
Selecting
Cycles
and
Temperature
Settings
Using the Automatic
Settings
FLUFF AIR
TUMBLE PRESS Control
End-of-Cycle
Signal
If You Need Service
or Help
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Loading
Dryer
your
;-
lint Screen
rhe lint screen IS unaer
t-le
elf the crier
*+‘e ;v’ jc-c:essefc,re
.,“ells
p ,Iv-i- (7 ] 7 A screer
that s blocked
I -t car cause longer drying trmes
IC
or
‘cc
bv
Understanding
your Dryer
Th s dryer ha: 3 ,et+ir ;j ‘or Tlt,4ECDRYING
lrke most .,trsrr Ilrrers Bu’
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OISO nas t’nlo autorra+~::
;:vcNes AJTG
VA’IC
REGULAR dr’cl Ai i’i=“,lATlC
PERMANENT P?ES’
These adto’ at i‘ ett r gs ollzh
you to choose %I\‘. jr. i I’L Ndnt the
load Instead of ‘1 V~j ’ : ,’ x need +c
dry It
For exampI&:
r ?he A JTOMATIC
REGULAR Cycle, y:)u car set the Cyc’e
Control Knob any’.urlere
betlhieen
VERY
DRY ond LESS DRk The Cyc e Contr-3
Knob wont move I,~-#+Ith,e I?& begirs
to get as dry as thtl i,ettir 1 . 3?1 selected
ro remove
the screen
open
*he IIC and pull the screen straight out
Roll the irnt off the screen with your
fingers
DO NOT rinse the screen
or
wash it. Wet lint IS hard to remove
When replocrng
the screen,
pclS’It ilrml
4 l-,to piace
Close the IId
Using Your Dryer
1.
Put the sorted load in the dryer
and close the door tightly.
2.
Turn the Cycle Control
the cycle you want.
Knob to
Use +he Acltomot~c
8’1. t?~:lor 7‘ :st
loads
Start ti!th t?e pr ‘r ter at ?he
~Ccle See
middle of arI Aut I-a*
page 0 for m3re ~~forr3-lon
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NOTE: lfi ‘he AJtoma’lc
(3ycles the
Cvcie Control Knob Toes not Keep
{ng on the ?ec* any
.?e dryness
of
1
Use TIMEC DRVING for drving a certoir
number of ml&es
or for damp 3rylrg
fluffing, or tul?bling
Items without air
l
Setting
Times
3.
Set TEMPERATURE SELECTOR.
Turn the TEMPERATURE SELECTOR t:,
the drying temperature
needed
for +he
load See page 5 for suggested
settlpgs
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4.
Push the Stari Button.
Make sure the door IS closed ap,d the
Cycle Control IS set If the door Is
opened
during the cycle
the dryer “Y 11
stop To restart
the dryer, close the
door and push the Star+ Button
l
5.
To stop the dryer:
0 Open the door
l Or, turn the Cycle
C?rltrs, Knot; tc ‘ore
of the OFF positIons
l To change
the setting
while the
dryer is running,
turn the Cycle Control
Knob, either wa,j so it points tothe Seth
tlng you want
IMPORTANT
To help reduce
wrenkllng take the load from the dryer OS
soon as tumbling
stops Th?ls IS very
importanf
for permanent
press, kWs
ar,d other synthetic
fobrlcs
4
Drying
Moderr,
dryers are designed
with drying temperatures
needed
to
safely hanale
modern
fabrics
Cooldown times rlave beer- added
to heat
seWrigs
You might nofice slight!y
longer drying times
The time it lakes to dry CI load
depends
on
l ‘ne
i(ir?d c+ fobr!c
rts aeght
an3 ?tie
size ot the loo:l A large load of jeans
tillI take a 13 longer to dry than a
squall load of light synthetics
0 ?e ~2vob7t
of Tokiture
in the ioocj
Towels hola a lot of moisture
synthetics
3or ? Synthetics
dry faster
l B,vperoture
of the r/rise water
Cold
rlcses help save on energy
and wrenkles. but a cold load WI// take slightly
longer to dry than a warm one
l i?nlc~l?t
o! l/ni or) the screen
A full
llrt screen slows the air flow and can
Take
drying time longer
l Ternperatbre
t~rw~~S ihe dryer The
dryer heats room air If that air IS cold.
drying time will be longer
l Proper
/nstolWion
m~i exhaust
sys
te,r?s For the fastest possible
drying
time. InstallIng
and exhausting
your
drver properly
IS Important
See lnstallotion lnstructlons
3
4
SELECTING CYCLES AND TEMPERATURE SETTINGS
Choose
the correct
set’irlgs
accordlng
to the cbort
below
TYPE OF LOAD
DRYING CYCLE
TEMPERATURE
SELECTOR
COTTONS
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VI12
~. Bedspreo
o"."AN3
alopers
‘lb
,;~“‘tiss
.iG,J+",hvi ‘;r’
towels
;.ork
pads
4~’ ‘5
AUTOMATIC
REGULAR
Shirts. dresses
clcthes
sheets,
AUTOMATIC
REGULAR
PERM T PRESS HEAVY HIGH
PERM’T PRESS HEAVY HIGH
PERMANENT PRESS
YE4!Y ~ Work clottles
fiJt170’JWE
IacKets
Gh’T ~ jhIrts
rolncoats
ur;lt?rms,
dresses
etc
slacks,
etc
,4UTOMATlC
PERMANENT
PRESS
AUTOMATIC
PERMANENT
PRESS
PERM T PRESS HEAVY HIGH
PERM’T PRESS HEAVY HIGH
KNITS
HEAflLZ/,CIGH;
~ COTTONS.
siacks, polo shl,ts e+c
IIGH%I~/GHTetc ] AND
RAYONS,
BLENDS - Tmshlrts.
SYNTHETIC FIBERS (polyester.
acrylic
BLENDS ~ Llngerle,
blouses, dresses, etc
DELICATELY CONSTRUCTED
FABRICS - Sheer Curtalps
(2 or 3 panels]
FOAM RUBBER ARTICLES ~-Pillows,
To damp
dry clothes
for I’onlrg,
bras, eic
set control
In the TIMED
AUTOMATIC
PERMANENT
PRESS
AUTOMATIC
PERMANENT
PRESS
AUTOMATIC
PERMANENT
PRESS
TIMED
DRYING
PERM T PRESS ~
HEAVY HIGH
KNITS GENTLE ~
LOW
KNITS GENTLE ~
LOW
DRYING
FLUFF-AIR
Cycle for 15 to 25 rrlnutes
MIXED LOADS
If YOU dry a mixed li;ad of various
fabric
When dryer stops, remove
welghts
of fobrlcs,
select the cycle for the lighter
the dry articles
and reset the control
weight
Using the
Automatic
FLUFFAIR
Settings
-t 5 te.-peature
setting 1s useful
3 flut: r g beGdr- g, pillows and cloth: ‘1 cius+~r J drapes
It IS also best
.; I:e ‘., +le~s iarnc- drying heot-sensitve
+t r’,
FLUFF AIR should be used for such
Items as plastic snower curtarns or
‘ablecloths
rubber-backed
rugs, some
p llows stuffed toys, etc.
l
Turn the TEMPERATURE SELECTOR to
FL UFF 41;:
l
Tur,l the Cycle Control Knob to the
number of mnutes you want in the
TIMED DRYING Cycle
l
Push the Start Button
TUMBLE PRESS ’
Control
This setting IS useful for removing
wrrnkles from packtng
in suttcases or
closets TUMBLE PRESS WIII help put them
back into their pre-set shape
l
Set Cycle Control Knob to TUMBLE
PRESS
l
Set TEMPERATURE SELECTOR to
PERM’T PRESS HEAVY HIGH
DAMP DRY
Push the Start Button
For best results, TUMBLE PRESS
only a few items at a ttme, put them on
hongers or fold them as soon as the
dryer stops
l
End-of-Cycle
Signal
.; s,p’3l
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I i+t
.
w’s+,
If You Need
Service or Help,
We Suggest You
Follow These
Three Steps:
calling
for service.
...
Problems
ore sometimes
caused
by little things you can correct
without
tools Check this list before
you call
for sersjilce
DRYER DOES NOT RUN
l Is electric
power
core: plugged
In’
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/
9
that
‘be dn-tr ?as s+opp’1c
-l?e s~gna s fie8pt i when you are
dryng
permanent
press synthetics
3nd otter items ‘hot really should be
*aker
JL’ as soon CIS the dryer stops
-he sIgna car * be tclrned off ana
t ‘s nc+ odlustable
1. Before
3rd vou push the Start
l
Is the sryer door closed
trghtly’
Your
dryer has a swrt,:r by rhe door that
shuts off the dryer if the door IS
opened
Button7
Check
crrcurt breakers
or fuses in the
fuse box.
DRYER RUNS BUT DOES NOT HEAT
l Is the
Cycle Control
Knob set correctly?
(The last 5 minutes are cooldown trme in 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 Control Knob to OFF Turn on the gas
and wart five minutes for the automatrc switch to reset Then try starting
It agaln
l Is It on electric
dryer7 Check the
circuit breakers
or fuses in the fuse
box An electric
dryer will have two
fuses If one IS blown, the dryer may
run, but not heat
DRYING TIME IS LONGER THAN USUAL
l Check
the lent screen. Remove
lint
Keep the screen cleun
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 notice
slightly longer drying trmes
l
2. If you need
service.
:
If {our WHIRLJi?3L
appliance
ever
needs service
clrvwhere
in the United
States
help IS JJsr a uh’zne call away
to your nearest
~~‘hlrlpool franchised
TECH-CAREsers/ice representative
Wri~rlpoo~ Tc:lntolr,
o natIonwIde
network
of fran znisea TECH-CARE
service companies
to fLlflll your warranty
oqd provide
of?er-warranty
service
one malntenar
ce to keep your
WHIRLPOOL
opp’lalce
In peak
cordltlon
‘VOU II find yo(Jr nearest TECH-CARE
service
compc~~~y llsted I? your local
teiepQOne
booK ‘/el’Ow
pages under
Washers
Dryer:
RepaIrIng
or Servlcing Should
you not find a listing,
dial free, the Whirlpool
COOL-LINE’
service
assistance
telephone
number (800) 253-1301.
When calling
from:
Michigan
(800) 632-2243
Alaska
&
Hawaii
(800) 253-l 121
If you move...ro
make sure that your
appliance
IS correctly
installed
and
to Insure Its corltinued
satisfactory
operatlor
plecse
telephone
your
TE&mol
Par+ No 691253 Rev A
CORPORATION
nearest
TECH-CARE’
service
companv
for Instal!atlon
or to get the name of
a qualified
installer
(Iqstallatlon
cost
will,
of course, be paid by ‘vou)
Helpful hints...vou
can help you’
TECH-CARE
service
representative
give
you faster service
if you Include
the
model and serial number
of you’
appliance
wher requesting
service
Also, retain your sales slip and
warranty
to verify your warranty
status
Remember...Your
TECH-CARE
service
representative
IS speclclly
trained
in
the expert repairing
and servlclr,g
of
your WHIRLPOOL
appliances
He can
help you maintain
the quality
orIginally
built Into your WHIRLPOOL
appliance
So why not take the time,
now, to look up his teiephone
number
and jot It down In the space
provided
on the cover
3. If you have
a problem
:
Call Whirlpool
Corporation
in Bentor
harbor
at the COOL-LINE
service
assistance
telephone
number
(see
Step 2) or write
rvlr Stephen
E Upton, Vice President
Whirlpool
Corporation
AdmInIstratIve
Center
2000 US 33 North
Bentor
Harbor, Mlchlgan
49022
If you must call or write, please
provide
your name, address
telephone
number
type of appliance
brand,
model.
serial number.
date of
purchase.
the dealers
name, and a
complete
descrlptlon
of the problem
This information
IS needed
In order
to better respond
to your request for
assistance
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