Whirlpool LE5700XK User manual

DRYER

Models LE57OOXK;

LG5701XK

Use & Care

Guide

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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 responsi-

ble for making sure that your dryer...

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Is installed by a quaIlfled installer.

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Is installed in an area protected from

the weather

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Is properly installed and leveled in a

well ventilated room on a floor that

can support the weight

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Is located in an area where the tem-

perature IS above 45 F (7 2-C).

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Is connected to the right kind of outlet,

electric supply and grounding.

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Is properly connected to fuel and

exhaust systems

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Is used only for jobs normally

expected of home clothes dryers.

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Is properly maintained

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Is not run where there may be explo-

sive fumes.

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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.

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.

-See the “Installation Instructions” for

complete information.

See Setting Drying Times, page 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

you get the best drytng

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

Selecting Cycles and Temperature

Settings 5

Setting Drying Times 6

FLUFF AIR

6

TUMBLE PRESS’ Control

6

If You Need Service or

Assistance 7

1. Before Calling for Assistance 7

2. If You Need Assistance 7

3. If You Need Service 7

4. If You Have a Problem 8

loading your

Dryer

For best dryng results and energy

savings, 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)

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Separate lint grvers [towels, sweat-

shirts, etc ) from lint takers (synthetics.

blends, permanent press]

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Keep dark colors and light colors

separate

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Keep colorfast Items away from non-

colorfast 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

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. push

It firmly Into place Close the Ird

yourDryer

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 LIGHT for sma I loads of light-

weight 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, pii-

lowcases. 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 blar-

kets, etc ]

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:

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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

3. Set TEMPERATURE SELECTOR.

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Turn the

TEMPERATURE SELECTOR to

the drying temperoture 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

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

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 postions

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To change the setting while the

dryer is running,

tdrn the Cycle Control

Knob, either way so It points to the sei-

tlng you want

NOTE: The Cycle Control Knob

should point to OFF when the dryer is

not being used

IMPORTANT To help reduce wrin-

kling take the load from the dryer as

soon as tumbling stops This IS very

Important for permanent press, knits

and other synthetic fabrics

SELECTING CYCLES AND TEMPERATURE SETTINGS

Choose the correct settings occordlng to the chart below

TEMPERATURE

TYPE

OF LOAD

CYCLE

SELECTOR

COTTONS - LINENS

tY’R;I ~t4,*i \sery large toads ~ Bedspreads

PERM T PRESS~

mattress pods qullis

tX HEAVY

HEAVY HIGH

,-;a,% -4,44 CS ~~ Tcb#els ,ears cordurovs work

PERM T PRESS-

clot?es

HEAVY HEAVY HIGH

21; -j

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l’llt G-i’ COTTOW ~ Sheets pIllowcases

PERM T PRESS-

cotton underwear diapers

MEDIUM

HEAVY HIGH

i G-7!.t G”r .IOTTO,YS or damp dry Batlstes

PERM T PRESS-

organdIes llngerle

LIGHT

HEAVY HIGH

PERMANENT PRESS- SYNTHETIC FIBERS AND

BLENDS

PERMANENT

'iE4\%"~?t GM- *ABR CS

Work clothes, jack&s

PRESS

PERM T PRESS~

raIncoats efc

40-50

MIN

HEAVY HIGH

tdk,‘), \d!lt 0: ~~R~ZJCS ~ Shlr+s play clothes

PERM T PRESS-

sheets slacks

30-40

MIN

HEAVY HIGH

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4CiR CS Llngerle blouses dresses

PERM T PRESS-

etc

20~30

MIN

HEAVY HIGH

KNITS

PERMANENT

“.‘A.M:E G*- ~ COTTONS RAYONS BLENDS ~

PRESS

PERM T PRESS-

T-shirts slacks shirts. etc

40-50

MIN

HEAVY HIGH

[fG~iQ~v’E’GN”

~ SYNTHETIC FABRICS (polyester

acvl~c etc

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and Blends Lingerie. blouses

dresses etc

30-40

MIN KNITS GENTLE~LOW

Dt! CA”k CCNSJ/? ‘CT,‘

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3

KAABRCS

~ Curtains (2

zr 3 panels ’ Sheers

20-30

MIN KNITS GENTLE-LOW

FOAM RUBBER ARTICLES

~ Pillows bras. etc

PERMANENT

FLUFF AIR

PRESS

20-30

MIN

HEAT SENSITIVE FABRICS ~

Olefln iylon etc

20-30

MIN

FLUFF AIR

To Damp 3n, clothes for lron’ng set control In LIGHT setting or PERMANENT PRESS cycle for

20 minutes

MIXED LOADS

If you dry a mixed loac! of \jarious weights of fabrics. select the cycle for the lighter weight

fabric When dryer stops remove the dry ortlcles and reset the control

Setting Drying

Times

Modern dryers are designed

with dry/ins temperatures needed to

safely handle modern fabrics Cool-

down times have been added to heat

settings You mrght notice slrghtly

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

size of the iood A large load of jeans

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 water Cold

rinses help save on energy and wrin-

kles, 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

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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

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Proper instaiiotion and exhousf sys~

terns For the fastest possrble drying

time, Installing and exhausting your

dryer properly IS important See rnstal-

lation instructtons.

Be careful not to overdry. Over-

drying can cause shrinkage,

damage to some fabrics and

static cling.

FLUFF AIR

This temperature setting is useful

for fluffing beddrng, pillows and cloth-

rng, or dustrng drapes It IS also best

to use when damp-drying heat-

sensitive items

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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.

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

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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 as

the dryer stops

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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If You Need

Service or

Assistance, We

Suggest You Follow

These Four Steps:

1. Before calling for assistance...

Performance problems often

result lrom little things you can find and

fix yourself without tools of any kind.

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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.

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Room temperature IS cold

2. If you need assistance’

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TmH-CARE

FRANCHISED SERVICE

. . .

1

DRYER DOES NOT RUN

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Is electric 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.

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Did you push the Start Button?

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Check clrcult breakers or both fuses In

the fuse box

DRYER RUNS BUT DOES NOT HEAT.

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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 cir-

cuit 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.

Call the Whirlpool COOL-LINE @

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 operation

from your appliance or, If service is nec-

essary, recommend a qualified service

company in your area

3.

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