Whirlpool 4LEC7646EZ0 User manual

PART NO. 3405515
UseAndCare
GUIDE
ELECTRIC AND GAS DRYERS
A Note to You ......................... 2
Dryer Safety......................... 3-4
Parts and Features ................ 5
Operating Your Dryer ............ 6
Before starting your dryer... 6
Starting your dryer.............. 6
Stopping/restarting
your dryer ........................... 7
Selecting the right cycle
and setting.......................... 7
End of cycle signal............ 12
End of cycle signal and
FINISH GUARD® feature... 12
Using the drying rack........ 13
Caring for Your Dryer .......... 14
Laundry Tips ........................ 19
Troubleshooting................... 23
Requesting Assistance
or Service ............................. 25
Index...................................... 26
Warranty ............................... 28
1-800-253-1301
Call our Consumer Assistance Center
with questions or comments.
Home Appliances

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A Note to You
Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL®appliance.
Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, WHIRLPOOL dryers are easy to
use, save time, and help you manage your home better. To ensure that you enjoy years of
trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It contains valuable informa-
tion about how to operate and maintain your dryer properly and safely. Please read it care-
fully. Also, please complete and mail in the Ownership Registration Card provided with your
appliance. The card helps us notify you about any new information on your appliance.
Please record your model’s information.
Whenever you call to request service on
your appliance, you need to know your
complete model number and serial number.
You can find this information on the model
and serial number label (see diagram on
page 5 for location of label).
Please also record the purchase date of
your appliance and your dealer’s name,
address, and telephone number.
Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.
Our Consumer Assistance Center
number is toll-free.
Model Number _________________________
Serial Number _________________________
Purchase Date _________________________
Dealer Name __________________________
Dealer Address ________________________
Dealer Phone __________________________
1-800-253-1301

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Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety statements under
warning symbols. Please pay special
attention to these symbols and follow any
instructions given. Here is a brief explana-
tion of the use of the symbol.
Dryer Safety
WARNING: For your safety, the information in this manual must be
followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, or to prevent prop-
erty damage, personal injury, or loss of life.
– Do 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.
This symbol alerts you to
hazards such as fire,
electrical shock, or other
injuries.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING – To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to
persons when using the dryer, follow basic precautions, including
the following:
servicing unless specifically
recommended in this Use and
Care guide or in published
user-repair instructions that you
understand and have the skills to
carry out.
•Do not use fabric softeners or
products to eliminate static unless
recommended by the manufacturer
of the fabric softener or product.
•Do not use heat to dry articles
containing foam rubber or similarly
textured rubber-like materials.
•Clean lint screen before or after
each load.
•Keep area around the exhaust
opening and adjacent surrounding
areas free from the accumulation
of lint, dust, and dirt.
•The interior of the machine and
exhaust duct should be cleaned
periodically by qualified service
personnel.
•See Installation Instructions for
grounding requirements.
•Read all instructions before using
the dryer.
•Do not dry articles that have been
previously cleaned in, washed in,
soaked in, or spotted with gaso-
line, dry-cleaning solvents, other
flammable, or explosive substan-
ces as they give off vapors that
could ignite or explode.
•Do not allow children to play on
or in the dryer. Close supervision
of children is necessary when the
dryer is used near children.
•Before the dryer is removed from
service or discarded, remove the
door to the drying compartment.
•Do not reach into the dryer if the
drum is moving.
•Do not install or store the dryer
where it will be exposed to the
weather.
•Do not tamper with controls.
•Do not repair or replace any part
of the dryer or attempt any
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
DRYER SAFETY

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Parts and Features
The parts and features of your dryer are illustrated below. Become familiar with all parts and
features before using your dryer. Page references are included next to some features. Refer
to those pages for more information about the features.
NOTE: The drawings in this book may vary from your dryer model. They are designed
to show the different features of all models covered by this book. Your model may not
include all features.
Additional features your
dryer may have:
End of cycle signal selector (p. 12)
FINISH GUARD®feature selector (p. 12)
Drying rack (p. 13)
Lint signal (p. 15)
Drum light (p. 16)
*On some models
LARGE CAPACITYLARGE CAPACITY
3 CYCLE 3 TEMP3CYCLE 3TEMP
AUTOMATICDRY MISERAUTOMATICDRY MISER
ENERGYEFFICIENTENERGYEFFICIENT
OFF
OFF
TUMBLEPRESSTUMBLEPRESS
DAMPDRYDAMPDRY
AUTOMATICAUTOMATIC
PERMANENTPERMANENT
PRESSPRESS
HEAVY DUTYHEAVY DUTY
60
OFF
OFF
50
40
30
20
10
OFF OFF
COOLDOWN
COOLDOWN
LESSDRY
LESSDRY
VERYDRY
VERYDRY
VERYDRY
VERYDRY
LESSDRY
LESSDRY
TIMED DRYINGTIMED DRYING
AUTOMATICAUTOMATIC
REGULARREGULAR
PUSHTO STARTPUSH TO START
TEMPERATURESELECTORTEMPERATURESELECTOR
FLUFF
FLUFF
AIR AIR PERM'T
PERM'T
PRESS
PRESS
HEAVY
HEAVY
HIGH HIGH
GENTLE GENTLE
LOW LOW
FABRIC
FABRIC
TEMP TEMP
KNITS
KNITS
Wide-opening
hamper door*
Cycle control
knob
(may include
temperature
settings*)
(pp. 6-9)
Model and serial
number label
(p. 2)
Dryer drum
(p. 15)
Start button
(p. 7)
Lint screen
(p. 14)
Temperature selector*
(pp. 7, 10)
Full-width hamper door*
Other doors:
Super wide-opening door*
(Reversible door – see
Installation Instructions)
Small side-swing door*
Large side-swing door*
(Reversible door – see
Installation Instructions)