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Use and Care Guide
Home Laundry Automatic Dryer
Models:
(Electric Heat)
LE8367W/L2
D2491E38
(Gas Heat)
LG8369W/L2
KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. (If the dryer changes
ownership, be sure this manual accompanies the dryer.)
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Amana Dryers...
Thank you for buying an Amana dryer. Your satisfaction with this new product is very important to us. This Use
and Care Guide will help you understand how your dryer operates.., and how to get the most benefit from the
features you selected.
Please read this Use and Care Guide thoroughly.
Complete the Registration Card in the packet with this guide and return to Amana's Product Registration
Department promptly. If your registration card is missing, call 1-800-843-0304.
If you believe something is operating incorrectly, please read the "Before You Call for Service" section, on
Page 16. If you still have questions, please call us at 1-800-843-0304. (Weekdays, during normal business hours,
Central Time.)
Any time you call or write us regarding your dryer, have the following information readily available. It is located on
a nameplate, found on the inside of the dryer door opening. Take a moment to fill in the information so you have it
handy!
Serial No. Model No.
Manufacturing No.
Date of purchase
Dealer address
Keep a copy of your sales receipt for future reference,
Selling dealer
in case warranty service is required.
Factory Service Centers
Listed below are Factory Service Centers which service most metropolitan and surrounding areas. Amana also
has a network of independent authorized servicers. Locate aFactory Service Center or independent servicer by
calling 1-800-NATLSVC (628-5782) inside U.S.A. and 319-622-5511 outside U.S.A. When contacting Amana,
provide product information. (Locate product information on the nameplate). Warranty service must be performed
by an authorized servicer. Amana also recommends contactingan authorized servicer ifservice is required after
warranty expires.
Following are the Amana Factory Service Centers:
ARIZONA -- Also dispatches service in areas of Nevada
NO. & SO. CALIFORNIA
COLORADO -- Also dispatches service in areas of Utah
FLORIDA
GEORGIA -- Also dispatches service in areas of Alabama, North and South Carolina and Tennessee
IOWA -- Also dispatches service in areas of Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin
ILLINOIS -- Also dispatches service in areas of Indiana and Kentucky
MASSACHUSETTS -- Also dispatches service in areas of New Hampshire and Rhode Island
MARYLAND mAlso dispatches service in areas of Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
NEW YORK -- Also dispatches service in areas of Connecticut and New Jersey
OHIO -- Also dispatches service in areas of Michigan and Pennsylvania
TEXAS
WASHINGTON mAlso dispatches service in areas ofOregon
Did you know Amana offers a complete line of kitchen and laundry appliances.., refrigerators, freezers, ranges,
cooktops, wall ovens, microwave ovens, dishwashers, washers and dryers? We also manufacture a complete
selection of high efficiency gas furnaces plus both central and room air conditioners. We hope you'll consider
Amana the next time you need one of these products.
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Table of
Set Drying Time
How To Use YourDryer
-- _WARNING
For your safety, the information in this manual must
be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion or
to prevent property damage, personal injury or death.
mDo not store or use gasoline or other flammable
vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any
other appliance.
-- WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
•Do not try to light any appliance.
•Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use
any phone in your building.
•Clear the room, building or area of all occupants.
•Immediately call your gas supplier from a
neighbor's phone. Follow the gas supplier's
instructions.
•If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the
fire department.
Installation and service must be performed by a
qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.
©Copyright 1995, Ripon Service Parts Center
Product Publications
P.O. Box 990
Ripon, Wl 54971
All Rights Reserved. No part of the contents of
this book may be reproduced or transmitted in
any form or by any means without the written
permission of the publisher.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
(Save These Instructions)
&WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire,
electric shock, serious injury
or death to persons when
using the dryer unit, follow
these basic precautions:
1. Read all instructions before
using the dryer.
2. Refer to the GROUNDING
INSTRUCTIONS in the
INSTALLATION manual for the
proper grounding of the dryer.
3, Do not dry articles that have
been previously cleaned in,
soaked in, washed in,or
spotted with gasoline, dry-
cleaning solvents, other
flammable or explosive
substances as they give off
vapors that could ignite or
explode.
4. Do not allow children to play on
or in the dryer. Close
supervision of children is
necessary when the dryer unit
is used near children. This is a
safety rule for all appliances.
5. Before the dryer is removed
from service or discarded,
remove the door tothe drying
compartment.
6. Do not reach into the dryer if
the cylinder isrevolving.
7. Do not install or store the dryer
where itwill be exposed to
water and/or weather.
8. Do not tamper with the controls.
.Do not repair or replace any
part of the dryer, or attempt any
servicing unless specifically
recommended in the User-
Maintenance Instructions or in
published user-repair
instructions that you understand
and have the skills to carry out.
10. Do not use fabric softeners or
products to eliminate static
unless recommended by the
manufacturer of the fabric
softener or product.
11.To reduce the risk of fire, DO
NOT DRY plastics or articles
containing foam rubber or
similarly textured rubberlike
materials.
12.ALWAYS clean the lint filter
after every load. A layer of lint
in the filter reduces drying
efficiency and prolongs drying
time.
13. Keep area around the exhaust
opening and adjacent
surrounding area free from the
accumulation of lint, dust and
dirt.
14.The interior of the dryer and the
exhaust duct should be cleaned
periodically by qualified service
personnel.
15.This gas appliance contains or
produces a chemical or
chemicals which can cause
death or serious illness and
which are known to the State of
California to cause cancer, birth
defects, or other reproductive
harm. To reduce the risk from
substances in the fuel or from
fuel combustion, make sure this
appliance is installed, operated,
and maintained according to
the instructions in this booklet.
16.Dryer will not operate with the
loading door open. DO NOT by-
pass the door safety switch by
permitting the dryer to operate
with the door open. The dryer
will stop tumbling when the
door is opened. Do not use the
dryer if it does not stop
tumbling when the door is
opened or starts tumbling
without pressing the START
mechanism. Remove the dryer
unit from use and call the
serviceman.
17.To reduce the risk of fire, DO
NOT put clothes which have
traces of any flammable
substances such as vegetable
oil, cooking oil, machine oil,
flammable chemicals, thinner,
etc., or anything containing wax
or chemicals such as in mops
and cleaning cloths, or anything
dry-cleaned at home with a dry-
cleaning solvent in the dryer.
18.Use the dryer onlyfor its
intended purpose, drying
clothes.
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19. Always disconnect the electrical
power to the dryer before
attempting service. Disconnect
the power cord by grasping the
plug, not the cord.
20. Replace worn power cords and/
or loose plugs.
21. Install this dryer according to
the iNSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS. All
connections for electrical
power, grounding, and gas
supply must comply with local
codes and be made by licensed
personnel when required. Do
not do it yourself unless you
know how!
22. Remove laundry immediately
after the dryer stops.
23. Always read and follow
manufacturer's instructions on
packages of laundry and
cleaning aids. Heed all
warnings or precautions. To
reduce the risk of poisoning or
chemical bums, keep them out
of reach of children at all times
(preferably in a locked cabinet).
24. Do not tumble fiberglass
curtains and draperies unless
the label says it can be done. If
they are dried, wipe out the
cylinder with a damp cloth to
remove particles of fiberglass.
25. ALWAYS follow the fabric care
instructions supplied by the
garment manufacturer.
26. Never operate the dryer with any
guards and/or panels removed.
27. DO NOT operate the dryer with
missing or broken parts.
28. DO NOT by-pass any safety
devices.
29. Failure to install, maintain, and/
or operate this machine
according to the manufacturer's
instructions may result in
conditions which can produce
bodily injury and/or property
damage.
IMPORTANT: Solvent vapors from
dry-cleaning machines create
acids when drawn through the
heater of the dryer. These acids
are corrosive to the dryer as well
as to the laundry load being dried.
Be sure make-up air is free of
solvent vapors.
NOTE: The WARNING and
IMPORTANT instructions
appearing in this manual are not
meant to cover all possible
conditions and situations that may
occur. It must be understood that
common sense, caution and
carefulness are factors which
CANNOT be built into the dryer
unit. These factors MUST BE
supplied by the person(s)
installing, maintaining, or operating
the dryer.
Always contact your dealer,
distributor, service agent or the
manufacturer about any problems
or conditions you do not
understand.
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Before Drying...
Energy Saving Tips
•Make sure the lint filter is
always clean.
• Do not overload the dryer.
• Do not overdry items.
• Remove items to be ironed
while still damp.
Large loads of similar fabrics
dry the most efficiently.
However, dry permanent press
in smaller loads to prevent
wrinkling.
•Use the correct FABRIC
SELECTOR setting for the type
of fabric being dried.
• Locate your dryer so the
exhaust duct is as short and
straight as possible.
• Do not open the door during
the drying cycle.
• Plan to do your laundry on
low humidity days; your
clothes will dry faster.
Dry multiple loads of clothes
one right after another so
dryer interior does not have to
be reheated for each load.
Helps and Hints
-&WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire,
explosion, serious injury or
death, clothes which have
traces of any flammable
substances such as cooking
oil, machine oil, flammable
chemicals, thinner, etc. must
not be put into the dryer.
Regular or *Untreated Clothes
Aproperly sorted wash load is
generally a dryer load. In both
washing and drying, the bulk or
volume ofclothes, ratherthan
pounds, willdetermine the
load size. The dryer cylinderis
large and isdesigned to dry a large
or average load at maximum
efficiency. DO NOT OVERLOAD
THE DRYER -- MAXIMUM LOAD:
Dryer cylinder one thirdto one half
fullof wet clothes.
Loads consisting ofseveral small
pieces only, such as knit shortsor
diapers, do not tumble well and
may require longer drying time
which could result in excessive
wdnkling. Add several towels to aid
tumbling. Large and small items
together make the best load for the
dryer.
For the most even drying, fabrics in
a load should be of similar weight.
If mixed loads are dded, remove
the lighter weight fabrics when they
are dry. Avoid overdrying to
prevent harshness of fabrics,
wrinkling, and possible
shdnkage.
Clothing loads mustbe cooled
properly at the end ofthe drying
cycle. Do not remove them from
dryer until it has gone through cool-
down and the cycle is
completed.
*Treated clothes are those items
that will be labeled "FLAME
RETARDANT," "SCOTCH-
GUARD", TM etc. Followthe CARE
LABELS on these garments for the
proper washing and drying.
Permanent Press and Synthetics
These loads will require the
following special treatment to get
the best resultsfrom their
"no-iron" properties.
Static electricity may cause
garments of synthetic fibers
(as in lingerie) to cling together,
especially if they are overdried.
The use of a liquid fabric
softener in the rinse water of
the washer will soften clothes
and reduce static electricity.
Do not wash or dry clothes that
shed lint in the same load with
permanent press or knit
garments.
•Remove permanent press
loads immediately after dryer
stops.
Exhaust System
--&WARNING
A clothes dryer produces
combustible lint. To reduce
the risk of fire, serious injury
or death, the dryer MUST be
exhausted to the outdoors.
Do not use plastic or thinfoil
flexible ducting.
The necessary suggestions and
directions for installationand
proper exhausting are given in
the INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS which are
included with the dryer.
The exhaust duct should be
cleaned periodically to remove
any obstructions.
Check occasionally to make
sure the flapper on the weather
hood moves freely, is not
pushed in and that nothing has
been set against it. Also check
that the flapper is not standing
open. If itis open, leaves or
even snow could restdct it. Any
restrictionof the air from the
dryer will decrease drying
efficiency.
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Sort
Ifyou have correctly sorted the
items for washing, they should be
properly sorted for drying too.
Separate: Lights
NN
Darks
Lint Shedding
Fabric
Separate:
Lint Receiving
Fabric
Separate: No Heat Items
Low Heat Items
High Heat items
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Towels, flannels, chenille, cottons,
rugs, etc., shed lint. Corduroys,
knits (including socks), permanent
press, and synthetics attract lint.
In any kind of drying, lightweight
fabrics will dry faster than
heavyweight fabrics. If mixed loads
are dried together (such as sheets
and towels), remove the lighter
weight fabrics when they are dry to
prevent overdrying and wrinkling.
The best method is to dry clothes
which require the same time and
temperature in the same load.
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Load
Do not overload your dryer. Bulk,
not weight, determines the load
size. If the dryer is overloaded, it
could cause discoloration or
permanent heat damage to the
load. There should be space in the
dryer for the clothes to tumble
freely. This helps to reduce
wrinkles. Large and small pieces
together make up loads which will
tumble well. The average load will
fill the cylinder one third to half full
when wet.
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Cylinder with wet
cottons and linens
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Cylinder with wet
permanent press
A load can be too small. Just a few
small pieces will not tumble
properly. They willtake longer to
dry and they may be wrinkled. For
small loads, add a couple of large
towels or non lint shedding items to
aid in tumbling.
Set Drying
Temperature
The temperature to be selected is
determined by the fiber in the
fabric. Read the fabric care labels
on the garment for drying
instructions.
Some materials must be dried with
no heat because of their
composition. Do not put "no heat"
items in the dryer.
Set Drying Time
The length of drying times vary
according to the following:
• Size of the load.
Amount of moisture to be
removed. The type of fabric,
washer, and washer spin speed
will determine this.
• Heat and moisture in the room
(damp air coming into the dryer
will increase drying time).
• Type of installation(length and
type of exhaust pipes, etc.)
•Electric voltage or gas pressure.
Exact drying times cannot be given
because they will vary. Your own
times may be different in the winter
than the summer.
IN THE AUTOMATIC CYCLE,
YOU NEED NOT WORRY ABOUT
TIME. The AUTOMATIC CYCLE
will determine the time needed. Set
the dryer for the type of fabric in
the load. Avoid setting the timer for
a "higher" setting than necessary.
Use the AUTOMATIC
PERMANENT PRESS/KNITS
CYCLE for loads of permanent
press, knits, and clothes made
from or containing synthetic fibers.
This cycle has a longer "cool
down" period at the end of the
cycle to reduce wrinkling.

How to Use Your Dryer...
The timer knob will not advance
with the same regularity in the
AUTOMATIC cycle as it does in
the TIME DRY cycle.
For example, you may notice the
timer knob remains in the same
position for 15 minutes before it
begins to move. THE TIMER IS
NOT MALFUNCTIONING. This
only means it took 15 minutes for
the load to become dry enough to
start advancing the timer knob.
The length of time it takes for the
timer knob to begin advancing
depends on the type and size of
load being dried.
Automatic
Regular/Delicate Cycle
Cool-Down Periods
The AUTOMATIC REGULAR/
DELICATE cycle has a five minute
cool-down period at the end of the
cycle. During that time, the toad is
tumbled with no heat. This helps
reduce wrinkling. Setting the timer
knob in the COOL-DOWN position
will result in the load being tumbled
with no heat. Do not remove load
until COOL-DOWN period is
complete and dryer stops.
Suggested Dryer Settings
Automatic Regular /Delicate Cycle
Load Size
Medium
Load Type Small Large
Heavy Cottons Between
Rugs More Dry More & Less Dry
Denim Less Dry
Corduroys
Cotton Work Clothes Between
Cotton Knits More Dry More & Less Dry
Cotton Shirts Less Dry
Dresses Between Between
Dress Shirts (Perm. More & Less Dry Less Dry
Press-Polyester/Cotton
Blend) Less Dry & Cool-Down
Sheer Between
Lightweight Cottons Less Dry Less Dry Less Dry
Items Labeled "Dry & Cool-Down
With Low Heat"
Automatic
Permanent Press/Knits
Cycle
Use this setting for permanent
press, polyester knits, heavy and
medium weight synthetics that are
"no-iron".
The COOL TUMBLE portion of
this cycle is a cool-down (no heat)
period. The end of cycle signal
(if selected) will buzz for a short
period of time at the end of
cool-down. If the clothes are not
removed at that time, the timer will
advance into the Cool Tumble
cycle, where the signal will buzz
for a short period of time for every
five minutes of the 15 minute cycle
before dryer stops.
Suggested Dryer Settings
Automatic Permanent
Press/Knits Cycle
Cycle
Load Type (Timer
Setting)
Permanent Press
Polyester Knits More Dry
Heavy and Medium
Weight Synthetics
Lightweight,Delicates
Sheers and those Less Dry
labeled "Dry With
Low Heat"
NOTE: Use the Fabric Selector
setting appropriate for your load.
Example: Set Fabric Selector on
Delicate for delicate loads.
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Time Dry Cycle
This cycle will operate the dryer for
the number of minutes for which it
is set (up to 80). Use for any load
desired. Use for items you might
want to remove while still damp.
Set Fabric Selector knob to desired
setting.
Check garment care {abels for
proper dryer setting. Turn the timer
knob for the number of minutes
required for drying.
This cyc[e has a five minute cool-
down (no heat) period. The dryer
will not heat if set for five minutes
or less. The signal (if selected) will
buzz for a short period of time at
the end of the cool-down.
Suggested Dryer Settings
Time Dry Cycle
Minutes
Load Type (Approx.)
Cottons 50 - 70
Heavyweight /(More Dry)
Average Load
Lightweight /20 - 40
Average Load (Less Dry)
The times suggested are
approximate. Your loads,
installation, and drying
requirements will determine the
setting you should use.
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Operation
Instructions
-AWARNING
To reduce the risk of fire,
electric shock, serious injury
or death to persons, read
the IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS, Pages 4
and 5, before operating the
dryer.
To Dry Clothes
IMPORTANT: Please read
instructions before using dryer.
Before using dryer for the first
time, wash out the inside of the
dryer cylinder with a sudsy cloth,
then wipe dry. Install the dryer
according to the INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS. KEEP THESE
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE
REFERENCE.
1. CLEAN LINT FILTER before
each use.
2. LOAD DRYER. Open dryer
door. Shake out laundry and
place in dryer.
3. CLOSE DOOR. Dryer will not
operate with the door open.
4. SELECT drying temperature:
The FABRIC SELECTOR
controls the drying
temperature.
FABRIC SELECTOR
REGULAR
NO HEAT
IMPORTANT: The heat on the
DELICATE setting is not
sufficientto remove wrinkles from
permanent press.
5. SELECT TIMER SETTING in
cycle desired: AUTOMATIC
PERMANENT PRESS/KNITS,
AUTOMATIC REGULAR/
DELICATE or TIME DRY,
These cycles controlthe drying
time.
The Energy Saver Settings,
marked with adot (.), show which
dryer settings will use the least
energy.
6. START DRYER: Push the timer
knob in.
TO STOP DRYER AT ANY TIME,
open door or turn timer knob to an
OFF position.
TO RESTART DRYER, close door,
reset timer ifnecessary, and push
the timer knob in. Your dryer is
designed so that itwill not operate
ifthe door is open.
7. SET SIGNAL CONTROL:
Rotate selector to =loud"
(loudest sound) or to "off' (no
sound) or to any level in
between.
In the Automatic Permanent
Press/Knits cycle, the signal will
buzz for a short period of time
at the end of cool down. If
clothes are not removed at that
time, the timer will advance into
the Cool Tumble cycle, where
the signal will buzz for a short
period of time for every five
minutes of the 15 minute cycle
before dryer stops.
In the Automatic Regular/
Delicate and Time Dry cycles,
the signal will buzz for a short
period of time at the end of the
cool down.
The signal will stop when the
door is opened, or when the
timer is advanced to an OFF
position.
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