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LE57OOXK;
LG5701XK
DRYER
Use & Care
Guide
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INFORMATION
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Before using
your Dryer
Please read this booklet
to be
sure your dryer IS installed
and used
properiy
It WIII help ‘you get the best
results and longest ltfe your dryer was
desrgned
to give.
You are personally
responsible for making sure that your dryer...
Is installed
by a quaIlfled
installer.
Is installed
in an area protected
from
the weather
l Is properly
installed
and leveled
in a
well ventilated
room
on a floor that
can support 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 properly
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.
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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.
-See the “Installation
Instructions”
complete
information.
See Setting Drying Times, page
for
6
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.
FOR YOUR SAFETY
Do not store or use
gasoline or other
flammable
vapors and
liquids in the vicinity of
this or any other
appliance.
Please
read this manual
Follow the instructions
to help
results
you get the best drytng
Save the manual
for future use
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Contents
Before Using Your Dryer
Loading Your Dryer
Lint Screen
Using Your Dryer
Selecting
Cycles and Temperature
Settings
Setting Drying Times
FLUFF AIR
TUMBLE PRESS’ Control
If You Need Service or
Assistance
1. Before Calling for Assistance
2. If You Need Assistance
3. If You Need Service
4. If You Have a Problem
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5
6
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loading
Dryer
your
For best dryng results and energy
sort dryer loads carefully
Separate
loads according
to
the type of fabric and werght
For
example
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Dry heavy fabrics (denrms. towels.
cottons)
separately
from light fabrics
(permanent
press, synthetrcs)
l Separate
lint grvers [towels, sweatshirts, etc ) from lint takers (synthetics.
blends, permanent
press]
l Keep
dark colors and light colors
separate
l Keep
colorfast
Items away from noncolorfast
fabrics
Allow room for Items to tumble
freely. The load will dry faster with fewer
wrinkles
When dryng
permanent
press,
dry smaller-than-normal
loads for the
best wrinkle removal
Use a mesh bag to hold small
Items such as baby socks
Read the Dryer Guide for more
hints on sorting and loadlng
lint Screen
The lent screen IS under the Ild on
top of the dryer
Ciean the iint screen before each
iocd A screen that’s blocked
by Ilnt
can cause longer drying trmes
savings,
To remove the screen, open the
Ild and pull the screen strarght out Roll
the lint off the screen with your fingers
DO NOT rinse the screen
or wash
it. Wet lint is hard to remove.
When replocrng
the screen.
It firmly Into place
Close the Ird
push
yourDryer
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 LIGHT for sma I loads of lightweight fabrics
The LIGHT Cycle runs for
the least time Use LI’GHT also to damp
dry loads for lronrng
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Use MED for norm& size loads of light
or medium
weight fabrrcs [sheets, piilowcases.
shirts, etc )
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Use HEAVY for normal size loads of
heavy fabrrcs (towels, jeans, corduroys\
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Use EX HEAVY for large loads or for
heavy bulky Items (quilts spreads
blarkets, etc ]
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SUGGESTION:
You can set the Cycle Control Knob
anywhere
past, between
or below
the EX HEAVY and LIGHT settings
For
the ftrst few loads
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Set the pornter lr the middle of the
load setting
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If the load IS drier than you wont,
set it to the rrght (for less time1 the
next time
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If the load IS not as dry as you
want, set tt to the left [for more time;
the next time
For example:
Use PERMANENT FRESS for a loriger
period of cool-down
time Set the
pointer for the number of minutes of
dn/ing time you wont [See Setting
Dn/lng rimes on page 6 1
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If laundry IS left in the dryer after it has
stopped
tumbling,
use the Tumble
Press Control setting (page 6: to help
remove the hrinkles
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3.
Set TEMPERATURE SELECTOR.
Turn the TEMPERATURE SELECTOR to
the drying temperoture
needed
for
the load See page 5 for suggested
settings
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4.
Push the Start Button.
Make sure the door IS closed and
Cycle Control IS set If the door IS
opened
during the cycle
the dryer wrll
stop To restart the dryer, close the
door arid push the Start Button
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5.
To stop the dryer:
Open the door
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Or, turn the Cycle
of the OFF postions
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Control
Knob
to one
To change
the setting while the
dryer is running, tdrn the Cycle Control
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Knob, either way
tlng you want
so It points
to the sei-
NOTE: The Cycle Control Knob
should point to OFF when the dryer
not being used
IMPORTANT
To help reduce
wrinkling take the load from the dryer as
soon as tumbling
stops This IS very
Important
for permanent
press, knits
and other synthetic
fabrics
is
SELECTING CYCLES AND TEMPERATURE SETTINGS
Choose
TYPE
the correct
settings
occordlng
to the chart
below
CYCLE
OF LOAD
TEMPERATURE
SELECTOR
COTTONS - LINENS
tY’R;I ~t4,*i
\sery large toads ~ Bedspreads
mattress
pods
qullis
,-;a,% -4,44 CS ~~Tcb#els ,ears
cordurovs
work
clot?es
21; ,-j l’llt
G-i’ COTTOW
~ Sheets pIllowcases
cotton underwear
diapers
i G-7!.t
G”r .IOTTO,YS or damp
dry
Batlstes
organdIes
llngerle
PERMANENT PRESS- SYNTHETIC FIBERS AND
BLENDS
'iE4\%"~?t GM- *ABR CS Work clothes, jack&s
raIncoats
efc
tdk,‘), \d!lt 0:
~~R~ZJCS ~ Shlr+s play clothes
sheets slacks
L ~;*,“b~bt GH’i 4CiR CS
Llngerle
blouses
dresses
etc
KNITS
“.‘A.M:E
G*- ~ COTTONS
RAYONS
BLENDS ~
T-shirts slacks
shirts. etc
[fG~iQ~v’E’GN” ~ SYNTHETIC FABRICS (polyester
acvl~c
etc I and Blends
Lingerie.
blouses
dresses
etc
Dt! CA”k L i CCNSJ/? _‘CT,‘
(2
_ 3 KAABRCS~ Curtains
zr 3 panels
’ Sheers
FOAM RUBBER ARTICLES ~ Pillows
tX HEAVY
HEAVY
MEDIUM
LIGHT
PERMANENT
PRESS
40-50 MIN
20~30 MIN
PERM T PRESS~
HEAVY HIGH
PERM T PRESSHEAVY HIGH
PERM T PRESSHEAVY HIGH
PERMANENT
PRESS
40-50 MIN
PERM T PRESSHEAVY HIGH
30-40 MIN
30-40 MIN
KNITS GENTLE~LOW
20-30 MIN
KNITS GENTLE-LOW
PERMANENT
PRESS
20-30 MIN
HEAT SENSITIVE FABRICS ~ Olefln iylon
etc
20-30 MIN
To Damp 3n, clothes for lron’ng
set control
In LIGHT setting or PERMANENT
20 minutes
bras.
PERM T PRESS~
HEAVY HIGH
PERM T PRESSHEAVY HIGH
PERM T PRESSHEAVY HIGH
PERM T PRESSHEAVY HIGH
FLUFF AIR
etc
FLUFF AIR
PRESS cycle
for
MIXED LOADS
If you dry a mixed loac! of \jarious
fabric
When dryer stops remove
weights
of fabrics.
select the cycle for the lighter
the dry ortlcles
and reset the control
weight
Setting
Times
Drying
Modern
dryers are designed
with dry/ins temperatures
needed
to
safely handle
modern
fabrics
Cooldown times have been added
to heat
settings
You mrght notice slrghtly
longer drying times
The time It takes to dry a load
depends
on.
l The kind
of fabric, its weight
and the
size of the iood A large load of jeans
WI/I take a lot longer to dry than a
small load of light synthetics
l The amount
of moisture
in the iood
Towels hold a lot of moisture,
synthetics
don’t. Synthetics
dry faster
l Temperature
of the rinse water
Cold
rinses help save on energy
and wrinkles, but a cold load WIII take slightly
longer to dry than a warm one
mAmount
of //nt on the screen
A full
lint screen slows the a/r flow and can
make drying time longer
l Room
temperature
The dryer heats
room air If the room arr temperature
IS
not above 45 F (7 2 C), drying trme WIII
be longer and removal
of wrrnkles may
be poor
l Proper
instaiiotion
and exhousf
sys~
terns For the fastest possrble
drying
time, Installing
and exhausting
your
dryer properly
IS important
See rnstallation instructtons.
Be careful not to overdry. Overdrying can cause shrinkage,
damage
to some fabrics and
static cling.
FLUFF AIR
This temperature
setting is useful
for fluffing beddrng,
pillows and clothrng, or dustrng drapes
It IS also best
to use when damp-drying
heatsensitive
items
FLUFF AIR should be used for
such Items as plastrc shower curtans
or tablecloths.
rubber-backed
rugs,
some pillows.
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
number of minutes you want In the
PERMANENT PRESS Cycle
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Push the Start Button.
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TUMBLE PRESS ”
Control
This setting IS useful for removing
wrinkles from packing
in surtcases
or
closets
TUMBLE PRESS will help put
them back into their pre-set shape
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Set Cycle Control
Knob to TUMBLE
PRESS
Set TEMPERATURE SELECTOR to
PERM’T PRESS HEAVY HIGH
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Push the Start Button
For best results, TUMBLE PRESS
only a few Items at a time, put them
on hangers
or fold them as soon as
the dryer stops
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If You Need
Service or
Assistance, We
Suggest You Follow
These Four Steps:
1. Before
calling
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Modern
dryers are designed
to dry at
the cooler temperatures
needed
by
modern
fabrics
They may need more
time than you are used to.
Room temperature
IS cold
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2. If you need
%kl
for assistance...
Performance
problems
often
result lrom little things you can find and
fix yourself without tools of any kind.
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DRYER DOES NOT RUN
Is electric
power cord
plugged
In?
Is the dryer door closed tightly’
Your
dryer has a switch by the door that
shuts off the dryer If the door is
opened.
Did you push the Start Button?
Check clrcult breakers
or both
the fuse box
fuses In
DRYER RUNS BUT DOES NOT HEAT.
Is the Cycle Control Knob pointing
to at least 10 minutes or LIGHT?
(The last minutes are cool-down
time )
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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 wait
five minutes for the automatic
switch
to reset. Then try starting it again
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Is it an electric
dryer? 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.
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Check the lint screen. Remove lint.
Keep the screen clean for best drying
results and times.
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