Whirlpool LE3000XK User manual

DRYER

Use & Care

Guide

Models LE3000XK;

LG3001XK

CYCLE CONTROL KNOB

START BUTTON

LINT SCREEN

LOADING

DOOR DOOR

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1 Complete Model and Serial Numbers

(from the plate just behind the door).

2 Purchase date from sales slip (or date

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installed).

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Information Center with your

Dryer Guide, __~

sales slip and warranty

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Before using

your Dryer

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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: See the

Dryer Guide for drying tips, informa-

tion about permanent press and

knits, instructions for drying special

items and for things not to be dried in

your dryer.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

Do not store or use

gasoline or other

flammable vapors and

liquids in the vicinity of

this or any other

appliance.

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 help

you get the best drying results.

Save the manual for future use.

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Contents

Before Using Your Dryer

2

Loading Your Dryer

3

Lint Screen 3

Using Your Dryer 4

Setting Drying Times 4

Selecting A Drying Temperature 5

Tumbling to Remove Wrinkles

6

If You Need Service or

Assistance

‘5

1. Before Calling for Assistance 6

2. If You Need Assistance

6

3. If You Need Service

7

4. If You Have a Problem 7

loading your

Dryer ,/

For best drying results ond energy

savings, sort dryer oods carefully

Separate loads

according to

‘he type of fabric ant weight For

example

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Dry heavy fabrrcs (denims, towels,

cottons) separately from Qght fabrics

(permanent press, synthetics)

0 Separate lint givers (towels, sweat-

shirts, etc ) from lent takers (synthetrcs.

blends, permanert press,

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Keep dark colori ara light colors

seporote

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Keep colorfast items cway from non

colorfast fabrics

Allow room

for items to tumble

freely The load WIII dry fester with fewer

wrrnkles

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

hunts on sorting and loodng

lint Screen

The lint screen

IS

under the IId on

tap of the dryer

C/eon the iint screen before eacr

!ocd A screen that’s blocked by lint

COP

cause longer dryrng times.

To remove the screen, open

the lrd and pull the screen straight out

Roll the lint off the screen wrth your

fingers,

DO NOT rinse the screen or

wash it.

Wet lint

IS

hard to remove

When replacing the screen,

push rt firmly Into place Close the lid

Using

your Dryer

1.

Put the sorted load in the dryer

and close the door tightly.

2. Turn the Cycle Control Knob to a

cycle and cycle tlme.

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Turn the Control Knob either way until It

pornts to the number of minutes you want

in the cycle you want

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Use the HEAT Cycle for regular family

loads such as towels, sheets, clothes

etc The last 5 rnrnutes in this cycle are

wr+hout heat to cool down the load

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Use the AIR Cycle to fluff or damp dry

items that must not be heated

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Examples of no-heat items include

plastrc shower curtarns, tablecloths, rub-

ber backed rugs, overshoes and foam-

rubber stuffed toys or p~tlqws

3. Push the Start Button.

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Make sure the dryer door IS closed and

the Cycle Control Knob IS set to a cycle

and time

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If the dryer door IS not closed, the dryer

will not start

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If the dryer door IS opened while the

dryer IS running the dryer ~111 stop TO

restart the dryer,

close the door and

push the Start Button

IMPORTANT: To 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.

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4. 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 positrons

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To change the setting while the

dryer is running,

turn the Cycle Contro!

Knob, either way, so it points to the set-

ting you want.

NOTE: The Cycle Control Knob should

point to OFF when the dryer is not

being used.

Setting Drying

Times -

Modern dryers are desrgned

tilth dvrng temperatures needed +o

safely handle modern fabrrcs Cool-

down times have been added to heat

settings You might notice slightly

longer drying trmes

The time it takes to dry a load

depends on

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“‘e kmd of fubrc /ts weight and ?he

s’je c,+ +?e /cod A large load of jeans

WIII take a iot longer to dry than a

small load of light synthetics

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‘?e omoont of 9o:sture ir- the load

Towels hold a lot of moisture. synthetics

don’t Synthetrcs dry faster

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rinses help save on energy and wren-

Kles, but o cold load WII’ take slightly

;onger to dry than a dorm one

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Amoclnf or Id oi; +be screen

A full

lint screen slows the a;r flow and

~a’

make dryng 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), dryrng time WIII

be longer and removal of wrinkles may

be poor

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~nstaiiation ond exhaust sys

‘ems For the fastest possible drytng

time, lnstolllng and exhausting your

?,r‘i/er properly IS important See instal

‘ation lnstructrons

SELECTING A DRYING TEMPERATURE

The chart below has suggested fabrrc loads and dryng temperatures

TYPE OF LOAD

DRYING TEMPERATURES

COTTONS

HEAW-

Bedspreads, mattress pads, qurlts. towels, work clothes.

denims

HEAT

MEDiUMAND IIGHJWtlGHJ

- Shirts, dresses, sheets, diapers

HEAT

PERMANENT PRESS

HEAW

- Work clothes, lockets, ralncoats. etc

MFDiUMWEiGHT - Shirts, unrforms. dresses, slacks, etc

KNITS

HEAT

MAWMIGHT-

COTTONS, RAYONS, BLENDS-T-shorts, slacks, polo

shirts, etc

IIGHTWf/GH~-SYNTHETIC FIBERS’(polyester, acrylrc. etc.) AND

HEAT

BLENDS- Lingerre. blouses, dresses, etc

HEAT

DELICATELY CONSTRUCTED FABRICS - Sheer curtains (2 or 3 oanels)

HEAT

FOAM RUBBER ARTICLES

AIR

HEAT SENSITIVE FABRICS

Olefrn nylon etc AIR

To damp dry Items for rrorlng, set the Cycle Control Knob for 15 to 25 mrnutes in the

HEAT Cycle.

MIXED LOADS

If you dry a load with mrxed fabrrc weights. select a trme for the lrghtest one, When the

dryer stops, take out the dry Items and restart the dryer

Tumbling to

Remove

Wrinkles

Wher perniar lent press and syn

thetlc knits are wrinkled from pockrng lrI

sudcases

or crow de7 or’ ciosets, your

dryer can help put them bock into thei,

pre-set shape

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Set Cycle Contrcl Knob to HEAT for 20

minutes

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Push the Start But’or,

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For best results, ‘umble 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

Assistance, We

Suggest You Follow

These Four Steps:

1. Before calling for assistance...

Performance problems often

result from llttle thongs you can find and

fix yourself without tools of any ktnd

DRYER DOES NOT RUN

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Is electrtc power ‘cord plugged in’

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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 peer t+-. -8: r )

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Check crrc,,” t=rp :?

: tPl fuses ir

the fuse bar

DRYER RUNS 611:[.,: ‘. <-’ t<EAJ

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Is the Cycle Cor Tr r ~!~ et n the

HEAT Cycle’ ,s ,A p. - r 2 ‘:; at least

10 mtnutes? :-he

.I,‘ t ‘T~lr~tes

ore

cool-down time

0 Is it a gas a-ier %- I ‘Fe gas 1s

turned on lr ‘.,o+ +I~,” -nr~ CYcle Con-

trol Knob to 3FF -I.,-

v “‘e gas

and watt five ml’ u’s~ 13’ +ne auto-

matrc switch ic rese- -‘>er +ry starting

It again

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Is It an electrrc il^,eV ’ ChIeck the

ctrcuit breakers or t&es ir, the fuse

box An electric dryer w4 hove two

fuses If one IS b 0~’ ‘he dryer may

run, but not heat

DRYING TIME IS LONGER THAN USUAL

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Check the lent screen Remove lent

Keep the screer’ clean for best

dn/lng results end t mes

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Modern dryers ore designed to dry

at the cooler temperatures needed

by modern fabrics They may need

more ttme than you are used to

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Room temperature

IS

cold

2. If you need assistance’...

Call the Whirlpool COOL-LINE p

service assistance telephone num-

ber. Dial free from:

Continental U.S. (800) 253-1301

Michigan.. . (800) 632-2243

Alaska & Hawaii (800) 253-1121

and talk with one of our trained Consul-

tants The Consultant can instruct you

In how to obtain satisfactory operatton

from your appliance or, if service

is

nec-

essary, recommend a qualified service

company In your area

3.

If you need service’ . . .

FRANCHISED SERVICE J

WhIrlpool nas o nationwide net-

work of franchised TECH-CARE u Service

Companies TECHCARE service iechni-

cians are tratned to fulfill the product

warranty and provide after-warranty

service. anywhere II the Clnrted States

To locate TECH-CARE servrce in your

area, call our COOL-LINE servrce assls-

tance telephone number [see Step 2) or

look in your telepnone drectory Yellow

Pages under

APPLIANCES-

ELECTRICAL

HOUSEHOLD-

APPLIANCES-MAJOR

MAJOR-SERVICE.4

OR

REPAIRING.3 PARTS

REPAIR

OR

WASHING MACHINES, DRYERS

I IRONERS-SERVICING

4.

If you have a problem* . . .

Call our COOL-LINE service CISSIS-

tance telephone number (see Step 2)

and talk with one of our Consultants, or If

ycxj prefer, wsrite to

Mr. Guy Turner, Vice Prestdent

WhIrlpal Corporation

Admrnlstrat~ve Center

2000 US-33 North

Berlton Harba, Ml 49022

-If vou must call OT write, please provtde

model number, serlal number, date of

purchase, and a complete descrlptton of

the problem. This tnfotmatton IS needed

In order to better respond to your request

for asslstance

Model and Serial

WHlRLPOOLA~Pl,ANC~S

FR4NCHISEDTICd iAPE SEPblCL

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