Whirlpool 8314840B manual

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 8314840B[...]

2 T ABLE OF CONT ENTS DRYER SAFETY................... ................. .......................... ............ 3 PARTS AND FE ATURES .............. ................. ................. ............ 5 CHECKING YOUR V ENT .............. ................. ................. ............ 6 USING YOUR DRY ER .......... ................. .................[...]

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. All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not [...]

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. Items contaminated with cooking oils may contribute to [...]

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. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1.[...]

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 . Refer to you r In stallatio n I nstruction s [...]

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. 1. Load clo thes loosely int[...]

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. Dryer[...]

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. The te mpe[...]

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. (*Minu tes) Reset cycle to comple te[...]

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). NOTE: If your m odel does not have a drying rack you[...]

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 . Remove the screw located in the lower r[...]

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. Is the dr ye r do or firm ly clos ed ? W as the ST ART p ad firmly presse d? Is a cycle se lected? Unusual sounds ■ Has t he dr yer had a peri od o f non -u se?[...]

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. This information will help[...]

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 nished with the pro duct, Whir lpool Corporation will pay for FSP ® rep lacement p arts and repair lab or to co rrect de fects in ma terials or wor km[...]