Whirlpool BYCD3722W0 User manual

Use&Care
Electric and
GasDryers
A Note to You ............ 2
Dryer Safety ..............3
Parts and Features ... 5
Checking Your Vent ... 6
Operating Your
Dryer .........................8
Caring for Your
Dryer ....................... 12
Troubleshooting ...... 15
Requesting
Assistance
or Service ................ 17
Index ....................... 18
Warranty ................. 20
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ANomYou
Thankyouforbuyinpthisappliance.
You have purchased a quality world-class appliance. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation,
we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information about how to operate and maintain your
appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully.
Also, complete and mail the Ownership Registration Card provided with your appliance. The card helps us
notify you about any new information on your appliance.
Pleaserecordyourmodel’sinformation.
Whenever you call to request service for your appli-
Model Number
ante, you need to know your complete model number
and serial number. You can find this information on the
Serial Number
model and serial number label/plate (see the diagram
Purchase Date
on the “Parts and Features” section for the location of Dealer Name
the label). Also, record the other information shown in
the next column.
Dealer Address
Dealer Phone
Keepthisbookandthesalessliptogetherinasafeplaceforfuturereference.
I
OurConsumerAssistanceCenternumberistoll free.
1-800-253-1301
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DKYERSAFEIY
Yoursafetyandthesafetyofothersisveryimportant.
We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and
obey all safety messages.
This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.
All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER” or
“WARNING.” These words mean:
You will be killed or seriously injured If you don’t
follow instructions.
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t
follow instructions.
All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can
happen if the instructions are not followed.
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. \
- 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
l Do not try to light any appliance.
l Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building.
l Clear the room, building or area of all occupants.
l Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas
supplier’s instructions.
l 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.
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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:
0 Read all instructions before using the dryer. 0 Do not repair or replace any part of the dryer
0 Do not dry articles that have been previously or attempt any servicing unless specifically
cleaned in, washed in, soaked in, or spotted with recommended in this Use and Care Guide or
gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, other flammable, in published user-repair instructions that you
or explosive substances as they give off vapors understand and have the skills to carry out.
that could ignite or explode.
l Do not use fabric softeners or products to
0 Do not allow children to play on or in the dryer. eliminate static unless recommended by the
Close supervision of children is necessary when manufacturer of the fabric softener or product.
the dryer is used near children. 0 Do not use heat to dry articles containing foam
0 Before the dryer is removed from service or rubber or similarly textured rubber-like materials.
discarded, remove the door to the drying 0 Clean lint screen before or after each load.
compartment. 0 Keep area around the exhaust opening and
0 Do not reach into the dryer if the drum is moving. adjacent surrounding areas free from the
0 Do not install or store the dryer where it will be accumulation of lint, dust, and dirt.
exposed to the weather. 0 The interior of the dryer and exhaust vent should
0 Do not tamper with controls. be cleaned periodically by qualified service
personnel.
l See Installation Instructions for grounding
requirements.
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The parts and features of your dryer are illustrated on this page. 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.
Startbutton
(P-8)
Lint screen
(P- 12)
Model and
serial number I serial number
labellabel II
@- 2) @- 2)
Dryer drumDryer drum
@- 13)@- 13)
Additionalfeaturesyourdryermayhave:
End of cycle signal selector (p. 8)
Drum light (p. 14)
- Exhaust grill
Small side-swing
/door