Models LE6900XK
LG6901XK
WhirlpOOl
DRYER
Use &
Care
Guide
I LAUNDRY INFORMATION
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with a question, have this information
ready:
I. Complete
Model and Serial Numbers
(from the plate just behind the door).
2.
Purchase date from sales slip (or date
installed).
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spaces. Keep this book in the Laundry
Information Center with your Dryer Guide,
sales slip and warranty.
Purchase lnsto~lation Dale
Serwce Cmpmv and Phone NurmSer
Before using
your Dryer
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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: See the
Dryer Guide for drying tips, intorma-
tion about permanent press and
knits, instructions for drying special
items and for things not to be dried in
your dryer.
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FOR YOUR SAFmY
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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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.
Please read this manual
Follow the InstructIons to neip
y#ou get the best drying results
Save the manual for future use
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Contents
Before Using Your Dryer
Loading Your Dryer
Understanding Your Dryer
Lint Screen
Using Your Dryer
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Setting Drying Times 2
Selecting Cycles and
Temperature Settings
5
Using the Automatic Settings ?
FLUFF AIR
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TUMBLE PRESS Control
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If You Need Service or Help
1 Sefore C311i’-Ng for Servi’ce
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T ‘f c’ou
‘veeu Service 8
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loading your
Dryer ,+--
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lint Screen
The lint screen IS under the Ild on
top of The dryer
F=r best drying resbI+s and energy
savings, sor’ dryer loads carefully
Separate loads accordng to
+he type of fabric and weight For
example
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Dry heave fabrics (denims. towels,
cottons) separately from light fabrics
(permanent press, syrthetlcs]
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Separate lint givers (towels sweat-
shirts, etc ) from lint takers (synthetics,
blends, permanent press]
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Keep dark colors and lIgh+ colors
separate
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Keep colorfast items awav from non-
colorfast fabrics
Allow room for Items to tumble
freely The load WIII dry faster with fewer
wrinkles
When drying 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 sorilng and loading
C/ecr; the !lnt screen before etch
iood A screen that’s blocked by lint
can cause longer dryng times
To remove the screen, open the
IId and pull the screen straight out Roll
the lint off the screen wtth your fingers.
DO NOT rinse the screen or wash
iv. Wet lint IS hard to remove.
When replacing the screen, push
It firmly Into place Close the IId.
Using Your Dryer
1. Put the sorted load in the dryer
and close the door tightly.
2. Turn the Cycle Control Knob to
the cycle you want.
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Use the Automatic Cycles for most
loads Star? with the pointer at the
middle of an Automatic Cycle See
page 6 for more InformatIon
NOTE: In the Automatic Cycles, the
Cycle Con!rol Knob does not keep
moving It starts and stops, depend-
ing on the heat ond the dryness of
the load
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Use TIMED DRYING for drying a certain
number of minutes, or for damp drying,
fluffing, or tumbling Items without ar
3. Set TEMPERATURE SELECTOR.
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Turn the TEMPERATURE SELECTOR to
the drying temperature needed for the
load See page 5 for suggested
settings
4. Push the Start Button.
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Make sure the door IS closed and the
Cycle Control IS set If the door IS
opened during the cycle, the dryer WIII
stop To restart the dryer, close the
door and push the Start Button
5. To stop the dryer:
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Open the door
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Or, turn the Cycle Control Knob to one
of the OFF positIons
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To change the setting while the
dryer is running, turn the Cycle Control
Knob, either way. so It points to the set-
ting you want
IMPORTANT To help reduce wrin-
kling. take the load from the dryer OS
soon as tumbling stops. This IS very
Important for permanent press, knits
and other svnthetlc fabrics
Setting Drying T
Times
Modern dryers are designed with
drying temperatures needed to safely
handle modern fabrics Cool-down
times have been added to heat set-
tlngs You might notlce slightly longer
drying times
The time it takes to dry a load
depends on
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The kind of fabric its weight and the
sue of the iood A large load of leans
WI/I take a lot longer to dry than a small
load of light synthetics
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The amount of moisture in the iood
Towels hold a lot of moisture, synthetics
don’t. Synthetics dry faster.
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Temperature of the rinse woter Cold
rinses help save on energy and wrinkles,
but a cold load WIII take sltghtly longer
to dry than a warm one
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Amount of //nt on the screen A full lint
screen slows the air flow and can make
drying time longer.
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Room temperature The dryer heats
room air If the room air temperature
IS not above 45 F (7 2 C). the automatic
cycle WIII not advance the timer and
shut off the dryer. Use Timed Drying as a
temporary way of drying a load Dr\/ing
times WI/I be longer due to the cold air.
Removal of wrinkles may be poor
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Proper insfaiiot~on ond exhaust sys
terns For the fastest possible drying
time, InstallIng and exhausting your
dryer properly is important See installa-
tion instructions
Be
careful not to overdry. Overdry-
ing can cause shrinkage, damage
to some fabrics and static cling.
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SELECTING CYCLES AND TEMPERATURE SETTINGS
Choose the correc’ settings occordlng tcthe chart be’oti
TEMPERATURE
TYPE OF LOAD
DRYING CYCLE SELECTOR
COTTONS
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AUTOMATIC
PERM’T PRESS
REGULAR HEAVY HIGH
PERM’T PRESS
AUTOMATIC HEAVY HIGH
REGULAR
AUTOMATIC PERM’T PRESS
PERMANENT
HEAVY HIGH
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Sh’rts dresses sheets
d’apers +cwems h;Jrk clcthes
PERMANENT PRESS
PRESS,
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ur’l*orms aresses slacki +tc AUTOMATIC
PERM T PRESS ~
PERMANENT
HEAVY HIGH
PRESS
KNITS
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T-sh rts AU’OMATIC PERM T PRESS ~
slacks pole shirts e’c
PERMANENT HEAVY HIGH
PRES:
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S /NTHE‘ _‘ :14ii;S l(polyester at-v ;
AUTOFY1ATlC
KNITS GENTLE ~
etc AND B,-ENDS :
wer’e blouses, dresses
PERMANENT
LOW
etc PRESS
DELICATELY CONSTRUCTED FABRICS ~ Sheer Cu-toIns
AUTOMATIC
KNITS GENTLE ~
:2 or 3 panels]
PERMANENT
LOW
PRESS
FOAM RUBBER ARTICLES Follows bras etc
TIMED DRYING FLUFF~AIR
To damp dry clothes for lronlrlg set control In the TIMED DRYING Cycle for15 to 25 minutes
MIXED LOADS
If you dry a mixes 1x1~3 of various weights of fabrics. select the cycle for the lighter weight
fabric When dyer stops remove the dry articles and reset the control
Using the
Automatic
Settings
With AUTOMATIC REGULAR and
AUTOMATIC PERMANENT PRESS, you
select how dry you want the load to be
When the load is as dry as the setting
you hove selected the cycle control Will
advance toward ending the cycle
Use the AUTOMATIC REGULAR
Cycle to dry most famrly loads During
tne last five mrnutes of the drying cycle,
the rood IS tumbled without heat Thus
helps make the load easrer to handle
Use the AUTOMATIC PERMANENT
PRESS Cycle to dry permanent press.
knits and other synthetrc fabrics The last
10 mrnutes of the dryrng cycle are with-
out heat This cool-down time helps
keep wrrnkles from setting In
For the frrst few loads, set the
Cycle Control Knob to point in the mid-
dle between VERY DRY and LESS DRY
When the dryer stops, feel the
Items in the load If they are about how
you like them, keep using this setttng
If the Items are drrer 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 OS you
want, use a setting nearer VERY DRY the
next time you dry o load like that
After dryrng a few loads. you will
find a favorite setting to use
FLUFF AIR
This temperature setting IS Useful
for fluffing bedding, pillows and cloth-
ing, or dusting drapes It is also best
to use when damp-dryng heat-
sensitive Items
FLUFF AIR should be used for
such Items as plastic shower curtains
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 mrnutes you want In the
PERMANENT PRESS Cycle.
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Push the Start Button
TUMBLE PRESS ’
Control
This setting IS useful for removing
wrinkles from packing In suitcases or
closets TUMBLE PRESS WIII help put them
bock Into their pre-set shape
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Set Cycle Control Knob to TUMBLE
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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 OS the
dryer stops
If You Need
Service or Help,
We Suggest You
Follow These
Three Steps:
1. Before calling for service . . .
Problems ore sometImes causea
by I ttle things you C:CI~ correct tiithok,+
tools Check this I st betore you cali
for service
DRYER DOES NOT X1>
0 Is electric power
cord plugged sr 1
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IS the dryer door closed *ightly’ Your
dwer has a switc’ by t?e door that
shuts off tpe dryer f ‘he door 1s
opened
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Cqeck circuit breakers or‘fuses in t-e
fuse box
DRYER RUNS BUT DOES XQ- HLAE,
0 Is the Cycle Control Knot2 set corm
rectly’ [The last 5 minutes are coci~
down lime In AJTOMATIC_ REGULAR
the lost 10 minutes In AUTOMATIC
PERMANENT PRESS are without ?eat
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Is It a gas dryer’ See I‘ ihe gas 1s
turned or If not turr t% Cycle
Car
trol Knob io OFF Tcrr 3r’ the gas
and wait five rnlq,ltes for the auto-
matIc swltci- to reset ‘hen try siartirg
it again
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Is ‘i or elecirlc layer’ Iheck t7e
circblt breakers or ‘dses r: the fuse
box An electric dryer h”ll “love +wi
fuses If one IS bl=wr -1e dryer l?av
run but not heat
DRYING TIME IS LONG-E? -IHAN LSLAL
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Check ihe IInt screerl Remove In+
Keep the screerl clean for bes’
drying resu!ts or:d i!mes
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Modern dryers are designed to d&
at ihe cooler temperatures needed
by modern fabrics They may neec
more time than vou ore \,sed iz
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