Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 8314840B Whirlpool
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ELECTRONIC ELECTRIC AN D GAS DRY ER S Use & Car e Guide For que stions abou t feat ures, oper ation/pe rformanc e, parts a ccess ories o r serv ice, ca ll: 1-800- 253- 1301 or vi si t our web sit e at ... www .whirl pool.com T abl e of Conte nts .
2 T ABLE OF CONT ENTS DRYER SAFETY................... ................. .......................... ............ 3 PARTS AND FE ATURES .............. ................. ................. ............ 5 CHECKING YOUR V ENT .............. ................
3 DRYER SAF ETY You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately follow instructions. You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't follow instructions.
4 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INST RUCTION S To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using the dryer, follow basic precautions, including the following: WARNING: ■ Read all instructions before using the dryer. ■ Do not place items exposed to cooking oils in your dryer.
5 P ART S AND F EATURES 1. Control panel 2. Model an d ser ial number label 3. Dryer drum 4. Lint scr een 5. Exhaust grill 6. Wide- opening d oor Addi tional featur es your drye r has: End of C y cle Signal selector WRINKLE SHIELD ™ selector SEN SEO N ™ electr onic sensor Drying rack Dr um lig ht 2.
6 CHECKING YOUR VEN T Y our dryer must be pro perly installed and vented to ach ieve maximu m drying ef ficiency and shorten drying times. Use t he minimum rec ommended inst allation clearances (found in yo ur Installatio n I nstructions) to avoid blocking the flow of combu stion and ve ntilation ai r .
7 USING YOUR DR YER Starting Y our Dryer Bef ore us ing you r drye r , w ipe th e dr ye r dru m wit h a da mp c loth to re move dust fro m storing and shipping. The fo llowing steps prov ide a n ov er vie w fo r op er ati ng y our dry er . Spec if ic di rec tion s for ea ch step ar e contained in the following sections.
8 Loading Clothes Loa d cl ot h es lo os ely in to the dry er . Do n o t pa ck t he d ry er . Al low space f or clothe s to tumble fr eely . The following chart sh ows exa mpl es of bal an ced lo ads tha t wo ul d allo w fo r prope r tu mbl ing . Drying, Cycle and T emperature T ips Select the corr ect cycle an d temper atur e for your lo ad.
9 Heavy Duty with the SENSEO N™ Drying System Select this c ycle to tho roughly dr y heavyweight item s such as, jeans, co rdur oys or work clo thes. The t emperatur e is autom atically se t at High. Normal with the SE NSEON ™ Drying System Select this c ycle to evenly d ry sturd y casual clothe s such as, khakis and cot ton jerseys.
10 Air Only Setting Use the Air Only setting for items that r equire d rying without heat such as r ubber , plastic and he at sensitive fab rics. Pr ess the Timed Dry cycle and select Air O nly on the temp eratur e selector . This char t shows example s of items t hat can b e dried us i ng th e Air Only setting.
11 This chart shows example s of items t hat can b e rack dr ied. Aft er selecting the Rack D ry cycle, select the tempera ture sett ing and drying time acro ss from eac h item. *(Minu tes) Rese t cycle to c omplete drying, if n eeded. (Dr ying tim e will depend on amount of moisture items hold).
12 Changing the Drum L ight If your dryer has a drum light, the dryer light automati cally turns on inside the drye r drum when y ou open t he door . T o change the dru m light 1. Un plug dry er o r dis con ne ct pow er . 2. Open th e dryer door . Locate t he light bu lb cover o n the back wall of the dryer .
13 Dryer will not run ■ Check the fo llowing: Is the po we r co rd pl ugg ed i n? Has a fuse blown, or has circuit b reak er tripped? W as a r egular fu se used? Use a time-de lay fuse.
14 AS SI ST AN CE O R SE RVI CE Befor e calling for assist ance or se rvice, please check “T roublesh ooting.” It may save you the cost o f a service call. If you still need help, follow th e instructions below . When calling, please know the purc hase date and the co mplete model and serial number of you r appliance.
WHIRLP OO L GO LD ® DRYE R W ARRANT Y ONE-YEAR FULL WARRANTY For o ne year fr om the d ate of pur chase, wh en this drye r is operated and maintained according to instru ctions atta ched to or f ur n.
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