Whirlpool LE5700XK User manual

DRYER
Models LE57OOXK;
LG5701XK
Use& Care
Guide
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Before using
your Dryer
Please read this booklet to be
sure your dryer IS installed and used
properiy It WIII help ‘you get the best
results and longest ltfe your dryer was
desrgned to give.
You are personally responsi-
ble for making sure that your dryer...
l Is installed by a quaIlfled installer.
l Is installed in an area protected from
the weather
l Is properly installed and leveled in a
well ventilated room on a floor that
can support the weight
l Is located in an area where the tem-
perature ISabove 45 F (7 2-C).
l Is connected to the right kind of outlet,
electric supply and grounding.
l Is properly connected to fuel and
exhaust systems
l Is used only for jobs normally
expected of home clothes dryers.
l Is properly maintained
l Is not run where there may be explo-
sive fumes.
l Is not used by children or anyone
unable to operate It properly
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 “Installation Instructions” for
complete information.
See Setting Drying Times, page 6
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.
FOR YOUR SAFETY
Do not store or use
gasoline or other
flammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity of
this or any other
appliance.
Please read this manual
Follow the instructions to help
you get the best drytng results
Save the manual for future use I
Contents
Before Using Your Dryer 2
Loading Your Dryer 3
Lint Screen 3
Using Your Dryer
4
Selecting Cycles and Temperature
Settings 5
Setting Drying Times 6
FLUFF AIR 6
TUMBLE PRESS’ Control 6
If You Need Service or
Assistance 7
1. Before Calling for Assistance 7
2. If You Need Assistance 7
3. If You Need Service 7
4. If You Have a Problem 8

loading your
Dryer
For best dryng results and energy
savings, sort dryer loads carefully
Separate loads according to
the type of fabric and werght For
example
l Dry heavy fabrics (denrms. towels.
cottons) separately from light fabrics
(permanent press, synthetrcs)
l Separate lint grvers [towels, sweat-
shirts, etc ) from lint takers (synthetics.
blends, permanent press]
l Keep dark colors and light colors
separate
l Keep colorfast Items away from non-
colorfast fabrics
Allow room for Items to tumble
freely. The load will dry faster with fewer
wrinkles When dryng permanent press,
dry smaller-than-normal loads for the
best wrinkle removal
Use a mesh bag to hold small
Items such as baby socks
Read the Dryer Guide for more
hints on sorting and loadlng
lint Screen
The lent screen IS under the Ild on
top of the dryer
Ciean the iint screen before each
iocd A screen that’s blocked by Ilnt
can cause longer drying trmes
To remove the screen, open the
Ild and pull the screen strarght out Roll
the lint off the screen with your fingers
DO NOT rinse the screen or wash
it. Wet lint is hard to remove.
When replocrng the screen. push
It firmly Into place Close the Ird

yourDryer
1. Put the sorted load in the dryer
and close the door tightly.
2. Turn the Cycle Control Knob to
the cycle you want.
l Use LIGHT for sma I loads of light-
weight fabrics The LIGHT Cycle runs for
the least time Use LI’GHT also to damp
dry loads for lronrng
l Use MED for norm& size loads of light
or medium weight fabrrcs [sheets, pii-
lowcases. shirts, etc )
l Use HEAVY for normal size loads of
heavy fabrrcs (towels, jeans, corduroys\
l Use EX HEAVY for large loads or for
heavy bulky Items (quilts spreads blar-
kets, etc ]
SUGGESTION:
You can set the Cycle Control Knob
anywhere past, between or below
the EX HEAVY and LIGHT settings For
the ftrst few loads
l Set the pornter lr the middle of the
load setting
l If the load ISdrier than you wont,
set it to the rrght (for less time1 the
next time
l If the load ISnot as dry as you
want, set tt to the left [for more time;
the next time
For example:
l Use PERMANENT FRESS for a loriger
period of cool-down time Set the
pointer for the number of minutes of
dn/ing time you wont [See Setting
Dn/lng rimes on page 6 1
l If laundry IS left in the dryer after it has
stopped tumbling, use the Tumble
Press Control setting (page 6: to help
remove the hrinkles
3. Set TEMPERATURE SELECTOR.
l Turn the TEMPERATURE SELECTOR to
the drying temperoture needed for
the load See page 5 for suggested
settings
4. Push the Start Button.
l Make sure the door ISclosed and
Cycle Control ISset If the door IS
opened during the cycle the dryer wrll
stop To restart the dryer, close the
door arid push the Start Button
5. To stop the dryer:
l Open the door
l Or, turn the Cycle Control Knob to one
of the OFF postions
l To change the setting while the
dryer is running, tdrn the Cycle Control
Knob, either way so It points to the sei-
tlng you want
NOTE: The Cycle Control Knob
should point to OFF when the dryer is
not being used
IMPORTANT To help reduce wrin-
kling take the load from the dryer as
soon as tumbling stops This ISvery
Important for permanent press, knits
and other synthetic fabrics

SELECTING CYCLES AND TEMPERATURE SETTINGS
Choose the correct settings occordlng to the chart below
TEMPERATURE
TYPE OF LOAD CYCLE SELECTOR
COTTONS - LINENS
tY’R;I ~t4,*i \sery large toads ~ Bedspreads PERM T PRESS~
mattress pods qullis tX HEAVY HEAVY HIGH
,-;a,% -4,44 CS ~~Tcb#els ,ears cordurovs work PERM T PRESS-
clot?es HEAVY HEAVY HIGH
21; -j
, l’llt G-i’ COTTOW ~ Sheets pIllowcases PERM T PRESS-
cotton underwear diapers MEDIUM HEAVY HIGH
i G-7!.t G”r .IOTTO,YS or damp dry Batlstes PERM T PRESS-
organdIes llngerle LIGHT HEAVY HIGH
PERMANENT PRESS- SYNTHETIC FIBERSAND
BLENDS
PERMANENT
'iE4\%"~?t GM- *ABR CS
Work clothes, jack&s PRESS PERM T PRESS~
raIncoats efc
40-50 MIN HEAVY HIGH
tdk,‘), \d!lt 0: ~~R~ZJCS ~ Shlr+s play clothes PERM T PRESS-
sheets slacks
30-40 MIN HEAVY HIGH
L ~;*,“b~bt GH’i 4CiR CS Llngerle blouses dresses PERM T PRESS-
etc
20~30 MIN HEAVY HIGH
KNITS
PERMANENT
“.‘A.M:E G*- ~ COTTONS RAYONS BLENDS ~ PRESS PERM T PRESS-
T-shirts slacks shirts. etc
40-50 MIN HEAVY HIGH
[fG~iQ~v’E’GN” ~ SYNTHETIC FABRICS (polyester
acvl~c etc I and Blends Lingerie. blouses
dresses etc
30-40 MIN KNITS GENTLE~LOW
Dt! CA”k CCNSJ/? ‘CT,‘
Li _ _ 3 KAABRCS ~ Curtains (2
zr 3 panels ’ Sheers
20-30 MIN KNITS GENTLE-LOW
FOAM RUBBER ARTICLES ~ Pillows bras. etc PERMANENT FLUFF AIR
PRESS
20-30 MIN
HEAT SENSITIVE FABRICS ~ Olefln iylon etc
20-30 MIN FLUFF AIR
To Damp 3n, clothes for lron’ng set control In LIGHT setting or PERMANENT PRESS cycle for
20 minutes
MIXED LOADS
If you dry a mixed loac! of \jarious weights of fabrics. select the cycle for the lighter weight
fabric When dryer stops remove the dry ortlcles and reset the control

Setting Drying
Times
Modern dryers are designed
with dry/ins temperatures needed to
safely handle modern fabrics Cool-
down times have been added to heat
settings You mrght notice slrghtly
longer drying times
The time It takes to dry a load
depends on.
l The kind of fabric, its weight and the
size of the iood A large load of jeans
WI/I take a lot longer to dry than a
small load of light synthetics
l The amount of moisture in the iood
Towels hold a lot of moisture, synthetics
don’t. Synthetics dry faster
l Temperature of the rinse water Cold
rinses help save on energy and wrin-
kles, but a cold load WIII take slightly
longer to dry than a warm one
mAmount of //nt on the screen A full
lint screen slows the a/r flow and can
make drying time longer
l Room temperature The dryer heats
room air If the room arr temperature IS
not above 45 F (7 2 C), drying trme WIII
be longer and removal of wrrnkles may
be poor
l Proper instaiiotion and exhousf sys~
terns For the fastest possrble drying
time, Installing and exhausting your
dryer properly IS important See rnstal-
lation instructtons.
Be careful not to overdry. Over-
drying can cause shrinkage,
damage to some fabrics and
static cling.
FLUFFAIR
This temperature setting is useful
for fluffing beddrng, pillows and cloth-
rng, or dustrng drapes It IS also best
to use when damp-drying heat-
sensitive items
l Turn the TEMPERATURE SELECTOR to
FLUFF AIR
l Turn the Cycle Control Knob to the
number of minutes you want In the
PERMANENT PRESS Cycle
l Push the Start Button.
TUMBLE PRESS”
Control
This setting IS useful for removing
wrinkles from packing in surtcases or
closets TUMBLE PRESS will help put
them back into their pre-set shape
l Set Cycle Control Knob to TUMBLE
PRESS
l Set TEMPERATURE SELECTOR to
PERM’T PRESS HEAVY HIGH
l Push the Start Button
For best results, TUMBLE PRESS
only a few Items at a time, put them
on hangers or fold them as soon as
the dryer stops
FLUFF AIR should be used for
such Items as plastrc shower curtans
or tablecloths. rubber-backed rugs,
some pillows. stuffed toys, etc
6

If You Need
Service or
Assistance, We
Suggest You Follow
These Four Steps:
1. Before calling for assistance...
Performance problems often
result lrom little things you can find and
fix yourself without tools of any kind.
l Modern dryers are designed to dry at
the cooler temperatures needed by
modern fabrics They may need more
time than you are used to.
l Room temperature IScold
2. If you need assistance’
i 2
%kl 01
TmH-CARE
FRANCHISED SERVICE
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DRYER DOES NOT RUN
l Is electric power cord plugged In?
l Is the dryer door closed tightly’ Your
dryer has a switch by the door that
shuts off the dryer If the door is
opened.
l Did you push the Start Button?
l Check clrcult breakers or both fuses In
the fuse box
DRYER RUNS BUT DOES NOT HEAT.
l Is the Cycle Control Knob pointing
to at least 10 minutes or LIGHT?
(The last minutes are cool-down
time )
l Is it a gas dryer? See if the gas IS
turned on. If not, turn the Cycle Control
Knob to OFF. Turn on the gas and wait
five minutes for the automatic switch
to reset. Then try starting it again
l Is it an electric dryer? Check the cir-
cuit breakers or fuses in the fuse box.
An electric dryer will have two fuses. If
one is blown, the dryer may run, but
not heat.
DRYING TIME IS LONGER THAN USUAL.
l Check the lint screen. Remove lint.
Keep the screen clean for best drying
results and times.
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