Whirlpool LE7800XK User manual

DRYER

Use &

Care

Guide

da &

Models LE7800XK;

LG7801XK

LAUNDRY INFORMATION CENTER

CYCLE CONTROL KNOB

TEMPERATURE SELECTOR

Copy Your Model and Serial Numbers Here

When you need service, or Cal’

ti;th a question. have this lnformatior

ready.

’ Complete Model and Serral Numaers

:from the plate just behlnd the door]

2

Purchase date from sales slip (or date

,nstaIled)

Copy this Information In these

f spaces. Keep this book rn the laundry

:

1 lrlformation Center with your Dryer

Guide

sales slip and warranty

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Before using

your Dryer

Please read this booklet to be

sure your dryer

IS

installed and used

properly It WIII help you get the best

results and longest life your dryer was

designed to give

You are personally responsi-

ble for making sure that your d!yer...

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Is Installed bv a qualified 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

ran suppoct 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 properlv

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 lnstallatlon InstructIons” for

complete informatlon

.See Setting Drying Tmes page 4

FOR YOUR SAFETY

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 Please read this manual

Follow the InstructIons to help Follow the InstructIons to help

you get the besl drying results you get the besl drying results

Save the manual for future use Save the manual for future use

Contents

Before Using Your Dryer

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Loading Your Dryer

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Lint Screen ...............

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Using Your Dryer

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Setting Drying Times

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Selecting Cycles and

Temperature Settings

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Using the Automatic Settings

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FLUFF AIR ........................

TUMBLE PRESS n Control

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FINISH GUARD w Control

Using the Drying Rack

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End-of-Cycle Signal

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If You Need Service or

Assistance

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I. Before Calling for Assistance

2. If You Need Assistance

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3. If You Need Service

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4. If You Have a Problem

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loading your

Dryer f

For best drying resuits ano energy

soings sort dryer loads carefullv

Separate loads

accJrurng to

the

type of fobrlc and Lvelgnt For

exampie

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Dry heavy fabrics (dec!ms towels

cottons) separateiv from light fobr!cr

(permonent press. synthetlcsl

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Separate lent givers (+owels. sw’eo’

shirts etc 1 from lint takers tsynthetlcs

blends permanent press,

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Keep dark colors and lmght colo~c

separate

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Keep colorfast items uwoy fr~r n3pI

colorfast fabrics

Allow room

for items to tumble

freely The load

will

dry foster wth fewer

wrinkles

When dryng permanent press,

dry smaller-than-normal loads

for the

best wrinkle removol

Use a mesh bag

tc hold small

items such as baby socks

Read the Dryer Guide

for more

hints on sorting and loading

lint Screen

ihe lint screen IS under the IId 0’1

tar? of the dryer

Cfe,~f; tile i rt screer; SeWe eL? -fJ

io8:‘1 A screen that s blocked by lint

car) cause ionger dwlng t#mes

To remove ?he screen, open the

Ird and pull the screen strorght out Roti

the lent off the screen wrth your fingers

DO NOT rinse the screen or wash

it.

Wet lint IS hard to remove

When reploclng 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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Setting Drying

Times

SELECTING CYCLES AND TEMPERATURE SETTINGS

Choose thIe correct settings according tc the chart below

TEMPERATURE

TYPE OF LOAD

DRYING CYCLE

SELECTOR

COTTONS

HFAW- Bedspreads. Mattress pads quilts AUTOMATIC

HEAVY - HIGH

REGULAR

MtDUMAND IIGHTWEIG~T - Shirts dresses, sheets,

HEAVY-HIGH

diapers towels. work clothes AUTOMATIC

REGULAR

PERMANENT PRESS

HE,A,Y- Work clothes jackets ro~ncoais etc

AUTOMATIC

PERM’T PRESS ~

PERMANENT

MED

PRESS

#MED M ::‘t’GuT Shirts ldn’forms dresses slacks etc AUTOMATIC

PERM’T PRESS -

PERMANENT

MED

PRESS

KNITS

4t4.NtE Gc’

COTTONS RAYONS BiErJDS ~ T-shirts 41110MATIC

PERM T FRESS -

slacks polo shirts, etc FERMANENT

MED

CRESS

, GtiITbVE’GHT -~ SYNTHETIC FIBERS (polyester, acr$~c, AUTOMATIC

KNITS LOvi/

etc ) AND BLENDS ~ Llngerle. blouses. dresses PERMANENT

eic PRESS

DELICATELY CONSTRUCTED FABRICS-Sheer Curtains AUTOMATIC

GENTLE -

(2 or 3 panels]

PERMANENT

EX~LOW

PRESS

FOAM RUBBER ARTICLES - Follows bras etc

‘IMED DRYING FLUFF AIR

HEAT SENSITIVE FABRICS ~ Oleflr rlylon etc

TIMED DRYING

FLUFF ~ AIR

TO damp dry clothes for ~ron,ng. set control In the T!MED DRYING Cycle for 15 to 25 minutes

MIXED LOAD

If YOU drv a load of various weights of fabrics. select the cycle for the lighter aeIght fobrlc

When dryer stops. remove the dry articles and reset the control

Using the

Automatic Settings

Wrth AUTOMATIC REGULAR and

AUTOMATIC PERMANENT PRESS you

select how dry you want the load to be

When the load IS as dry OS the setttng

you have selected, the Cycle Control

WIII advance toward endIng the cycle

Use the AUTOMATIC REGULAR

Cycle to dry most family loads During

the last five minutes of the dryng cycle

the load IS tumbled wrt-2ut heat T*IS

helps make the &ICZ eosle’+‘z rcndl~

Use the AUTOMATIC PERMANENT

PRESS Cycle +c dri/ permor#ent c‘ress

knits and oth,er syrrthetlI: fatbr is Tt-?> ‘!:si

IC m:n,tes of !he drying cyclcl are .X ‘n

0k.t vet 7~1s ccm~ac‘~~~ 7 : we -elm

kef-p .L’rlnkies from setting

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F3r the first fe!w lcods set the

Cycle Coctrol Knob to point

in

the rrld~

die between VERY DRY and LESS DR’T

When the dryer stops feel the

Items in the load If they are about how

you like them keep usrng this setting

If the items are drier 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 as you

want. use a setting nearer VERY DRY the

next trme you dry a load like that

After dr-yng a few loads you

WIII

find o fovorlte setting to use

FLUFF AIR

This temperature setting IS useful

for fluffing beddrng. pillows and cloth-

ing. or dustrng dropes It IS also best

to use when damp-dryng heat-sensltrve

Items

FLUFF AIR should be used for such

Items as plastic show,er curtolns or

tablecloths rubber~backed rugs

some

p~l!o~.~s 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

rumber of minutes you want in the

TIMED DRYING Cycle

TUMBLE PRESS

Control

Th s se;+ ng 5 UsefJ’ for ‘enlo\

mg

i’.

r rklec fr=nl pocking n su,tcases Jr

closets TLrv!BLE PRESS wlli relp put them

back n’o thle r ore set shape

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‘et ,^Y,cie Cortroi Knob to TUMBLE

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Set TEMPERATURE SELECTOR to

PERM T PRESS MED or HEAVY HIGH

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Push the Stort Button

For best results TUMBLE PRESS

only o few Items at a trme put them on

“angers or fold them as soon as the

dn/er stops

FINISH GUARD<%

Control

When you are not able to unload

the dryer as soon as It stops, wrrnkles

can set In

Your dryer has a feature called

FINISH GUARD If you don’t open the

door wrthln five mrnutes after the dryer

stops, FINISH GUARD takes over

automatically

The FINISH GUARD Control tum-

bles the load, without heat, every five

minutes for up to 40 mrnutes Thus tum-

bling rearronges and fluffs the load

to help avord the wrinkles that set in

when the load remains in a worm dryer

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Using the

The dryng rack lets you dry Items

that you may not want to tumble IIke

sneakers, stuffed toys, etc

1. Fit the rear legs of the rack into the

grooves on the back wall of the dryer

Push them in and let the front legs of the

rack down on the front of the dryer OS

shown

2. Put Items to be drred on top of the

rack Allow sD,zce hebee,- ~‘YYT for :?r

to 71ove arwnc

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3. The rack does not move but the

drum turns Be sure nothrng hangs over

the edges of the rock

Do

not hang

items from the rack

4. Close the door and turn the Cycle

Control Knob to a time setting !r, the

TIMED DRYING Cycle

5. Drying time WIII depend on how

much moisture the items hold Sug-

gested drying temperatures are given In

the followrng chart

6. Push the Start Button

7.

To remove the rack push I+ back rift

up and pul; out

Items for

Rack Drying

I. Wool Sot ks

‘Block to shape and

lay flol on rack ;

2. Stuffed Toys

[Cotton or polyester

fiber fItled j

3. Stuffed Toys

(Foam rubber-

fMed )

4. Sneakers

5. Foam Rubber

Pillows’

Drying Temp.

Setting

FLUFF AIR

End-of-Cycle

Signal

4 slgrol LI I:I le+ yoIj ~CCVV that the

dyer has stopped

rhe srgnal IS helpfcl .vhen you are

dw/ng permanent press, synthetics

or-c other Items that really should be

*aken out as soon as the dryer stops

The stgnai can I be turned off and

It 1s not adjustable

If You Need

Service or

Assistance, We

Suggest You Follow

These Four Steps:

1. Before calling for assistance...

Performance problems often

result from lrttle things you can find and

frx yourself without tools of any kind

DRYER DOES NOT RUN

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Is electric power cord

plugged in3

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Is the dryer door closed tightly? Your

dryer has a switch bv the door that

jb<TS off the dver If the door IS

opened

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Cld you push

the Start Button?

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Check crrcuit breakers or fuses tn the

fuse box

DRYER RUNS BUT DOES NOT HEAT

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Is the Cycle Control Knob set cor-

rectly’ [The last 5 mrnutes are cool-

down time rn AUTOMATIC REGULAR,

the last 10 minutes In AUTOMATIC

PERMANENT PRESS are without heat )

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Is It a gas dryer?See

if

the gas is

turned on If not, turn the Cycle Contro

Knob to OFF Turn on the gas and wait

five mrnutes for the automottc swttch

to reset Then try starting rt ogarn

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Is It an electric dryer7 Check the clr-

cult breakers or fuses in the fuse box

An electric dryer WIII 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 dvlng

results and times

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Modern dryers are designed with

drying temperatures needed to safely

handle modern fabrics. Cool-down

times have been added to heat set-

tings You might notlce slightly longer

dryng times

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Room temperature IS cold

2. If you need assistance”...

FRANCHISED SERVICE

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 tralned Consul-

tants. The Consultant can Instruct you

In how to obtain satisfactory operation

from your appliance or, if service 1s nec-

essary, recommend a qualifted service

company in your area

3.

If you need service .,.

Whirlpool has a natIonwide net-

work of franchised TECH-CARE k Service

Companies TECH-CARE service technl-

cians are trained to fulfill the product

warranty and provide after-warranty

service, anywhere in the UnIted States.

To locate TECH-CARE service in your

area, call our COOL-LINE service

CISSIS-

tance telephone number (see Step 2) or

look In your telephone directory Yellow

Pages under,

APPLIANCES- ELECTRICAL

HOUSEHOLD-

APPLIANCES-MAJOR

MAJOR--SERVICE&

OR

REPAIRING& PARTS

REPAIR

WHIRLPOOLAPPL.ANCES W~IRLPOOLAPPLIANCES

FRANCHISEDTECH CARE

F24NCwISEDTECr C4RE

SERVICE

OR

WASHING MACHINES, DRYERS

L IRONERS-SERVICING

WtJIRLPOOLAPPLIANCES

FRANCHlSED:ECH~CARESERVICE

4. If you have a problem‘...

Call our COOL-LINE Service assis-

tance telephone number [see Step 2)

and talk with one of our Consultants, or if

you prefer, write to:

Mr. Guy Turner. Vice President

Whirlpool Corporation

Administrative Center

2000 US-33 North

Benton Harbor, MI 49022

Xlf you must call OT write, please provide.

model number, serial number, date of

purchase, and a complete description of

the problem. This information is needed

rn order to better respond to your request

for assistance

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