Whirlpool LE6680XK User manual

Models LE6680XK;
LG668lXK
WhirlpOd DRYER
Use& Care
Guide
LAUNDRY INFORMATION CENTER
CYCLE CONTROL KNOB
TEMPERATURE SELECTOR
START BUTTON
Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here
If you ever need to call for service. you
~111need to give the Mode’ ond Serial Num-
bers Your dryer has these numbers on a plate Mode’ “O
behind the door
Copy the numbers IP these spaces
Keep this book in the Laundw lnformotlon
Center with your Dryer Guide sales slip
ard warranty

Before using
your Dryer
Please reccl -71s booKlet to be
,clre j 3ur dryer IS qs-olled and used
nroFw\i I+ ,LIII hc c ,
YJ get the Eest
resul’c and longtc+ fe \‘3cir dryer was
3eslgred tr, gw
You are personally responsi-
ble for making sure that your dryer...
l Is I-,stolled by c! ULJdfled installer
0 Is properly Instc3llesi and leveled In 3
.yell ;entllatea r(‘orr zr a floor that
zon support the tiwgDt
. ISconnected t,: t”le rjgi-t kind of ou+‘et
elec*rlc supp’y 3’ 0 gr’:iu* IOlng
. Is prope+ car-P :Tw! t :*fuel and
exhaust systems
0 IS usec 3r;y for ot2s 7’r;r-nallv
expeztea 3f hc-e clotnes dryers
0 is pwperl,i ma ntoipe;
l s xi of the tiea’he,
l Is wt rur whew +bNere 17ay be explo-
we fumes
l Is wt used by ,:?ildw 3r anyor,e
JnntYe tc operate it p’:3perly
Remove the Consumer Bciy
‘Guise label bef 3~ ~JS rg your dryer It
~~~11be easier to ‘P~IJ~P
Wpe out ‘he ?’ ;‘r .wth c dame
:l:jt-, -3 remove Jr I tl,,s+
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 nstallcr ‘G’ I! itructioqs for
complete ir~f3r~~+zr
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 suppller
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
Fellow the tnstructlons to qelp
you get the best drying results
SCIVP the manual for future use
Contents
Before Using Your Dryer
Loading Your Dryer
Understanding Your Dryer
Lint Screen
Using Your Dryer
Setting Drying Times
Selecting Cycles and
Temperature Settings
Using the Automatic Settings
FLUFFAIR
TUMBLE PRESS’ Control
End-of-Cycle Signal
Using the Drying Rack
If You Need Service or Help
Before Calling for Service
.I If ‘iolj Ueed Service
* I4 r”- _4clLF 0 Prob!em
L

loading your
Dryer ,‘-
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For best aryir,g resc,l?s and energy
savings sort dryer floods _arefullv
Separate loads ozcording ‘2
the type of fabric and welght For
example
l Dry heavy fabrics ,den ‘“s towels,
cottons] separateI\ from gh- fabrics
(permanent press, ;yntherlcs;
l Separate IInt givers (robeIs, swea--
shirts, etc ) from IIrt takers syqthetlcs,
blends permonen’ press;
l Keep dark colors arid lisjh* colors
separate
l Keep colorfast Items atiav from eon-
colorfast fabrics
Allow room for Items to turnDIe
freely ‘he load ~111drv faster with fewer
wrinkles When drying permarent press,
dry smaller-than-normal lxlds for the
best wrinkle removal
Use a mesh bag +s hold small
Items such as babk socks
Read the Dryer Guide for more
hrnts on sortrng and loadrng
Understanding
your Dryer
This dryer has a setting for TIVEG
DRYING, llke most Ither dryers But It
also has two automatic cycles AUTO-
MATIC REGULAR c17d AUTC~JATIC
PERMANENT PRESS
These automatic settings allow
you to choose hm or, yoc, &ant the
load Instead of ho’,> ‘YI’+ you need to
dry It For example,
II the AUTOMATIC
REGULAR Cycle, you can set the Cycle
Control Knob anywhere between VERY
DRY and LESS DRY The Cycle Control
Knob won’t move until the load begins
to get as dry as the setting ;ou selectei?
Th’s .:c;e & i“~~e Sdl:Ye contains
sugges?io~s 0’1 tie L%CI~tc use yo’~r dryer
to get ‘“IP best results an3 longest useful
life frorn your 3ryer Please read I+
careful \i
lint Screen
The lint screen IS urlder tye Id on
top of the dryer
Z/eon :he hiit screeii before
etch iocG A screer that’s blocked by
lint caq cause longer drying times.
T~ remove the screen, open
the 11dand pull the screen straight 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 replacing the screen,
pusn it firmly iito p!ace Close the lid

Using Your Dryer
1. Put the sorted load in the dryer
and close the door tightly.
2. Turn the Cycle Control Knob to
the cycle you want.
0 Use t7e Au*cmatlc ‘C I lc:: for most
3acs Star: 21tq *he pc S’Sterat th2
rnlddle of or- Au+2moti Cvcle See
oage 6 for more Inforr,-l~I+lon
NOTE: ITIthe Adtom;W Cycles the
Cycle Control Knob lees not keep
lng on tqe hea+ arc i?o dryness of
l Use TIMED DRWNG fzr drying a certain
number of mlnutG?s or f:;r damp dn/lng
fibffirg, or ‘tirnb’lng ItenTs without air
3. Set TEMPERATURE SELECTOR.
l Turn the TEMPERATURE SELECTOR to
the lrylng temperature needed for the
load See page 5 for juggested
settings
4. Push the Start Button.
l Make sure the door is closed and the
Cycle Control ISset If the door IS
opened during t?e cycle the dryer ~111
stop To restart the dryer, close the
door and push the Star+ Button
5 . To stop the dryer:
l Open the door
l Or, turn the Cy’zle Control Knob to one
of the OFF positions
l To change the setting while the
dryer is running, turn the Cycle Contra1
Knob, either wav. so It points to the set-
ting you wont
IMPORTANT To help reduce wren-
kilng, take the load from the dryer as
1 and other synthetic fabrics
soon CIStUmb1 ng stops This ISvery
important for permcnent press, knits
4
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2
Setting Drying
Times
Modern dryers are designed
with drying temperatures needed to
safe/y handle modern fabrics Cool-
down times have been added to heat
settings You might notice slightly
longer drying times
The time It takes to dq a load
depends on
l ‘be Kind ot fabric IIS weigh? and ?he
size of the ioad A large load of jeans
&ill take o lot longer to dry than a
small load of light synthetics.
l The a7ount of moisture in the ioac!
Towels hold a loi of moisture, synthetics
don’t. Synthetics dry faster
l Terr7perofure of the rinse water Cold
rinses help save on energy and wren-
kles, but a cold load WIII take slightly
longer to dry than a warm one
l A-r?oun? of iint on the screen A full
lint screen slows the air flow and can
make drying time longer
l iemperoture around fhe dryer The
dryer heats room air If that air IS cold,
drying time WIII be longer
l Proper insto//ot/on ond exhaust sys
ferns For the fastest possible drying
time, installing and exhausting your
dryer properly IS Important. See lnstal-
lotlon Instructions

SELECTING CYCLES AND TEMPERATURE SETTINGS
Chzoje tie correc’ :e+tlT‘lqi according to the chart below
TEMPERATURE
TYPE OF LOAD DRYING CYCLE SELECTOR
COTTONS
Ls:2,‘” BaJspre: i ‘.’ :+*rebs paas qL1 ts AUTOMATIC HEAVY HIGH
REGULAR
‘,1,+__ $1 ;.h$Y -;G,, “,tE, ,+.
.I Shirts aresses, sheets
lopers to\r. A’S .L;xr< clothes AUTOMATIC HEAVY ~ Hlr,p
REGULAR
PERMANENT PRESS
#;AL’~ Viork clo*+les iac-kets raIncoats etc AUTOMATIC PERM T PRESS
PERMANENT MED
PRESS
%.It :, ( J *,1 L’Jf, 8%;h’~
$,qlrt> clriforms, dresses slacks etc AUTOMATIC PERM’T PRESS
PERMANENT MED
KNITS PRESS
+&~~i?VEiGti~ ~ C3TTOUS ?AYONS, BLENDS---shirts, AUTOMATIC PERM T PRESS ~
slacks polo s’xrts etc PERMANENT MED
PRESS
~~;+?Vt/G/i~ SkNTHETlC FIBERS (polyester, acrylic AUTOMATIC KNITS - LOW
etc ; AND B, ENZ Lingerie, blouses. dresses, PERMANENT
etc PRESS
DELICATELY CONSTRUCTED FABRICS- Sheer Curtans AUTOMATIC GENTLE ~
,2 or 2 panels] PERMANENT EX-LOW
PRESS
FOAM RUBBER ARTICLES - Pillows. bras etc TIMED DRYING FLUFF-AIR
To damp dry clothes for Ironing. set control in the TIMED DRYING Cycle for 15 to 25 minutes
MIXED LOAD
If you dry a ioad of various weights of fabrics. select the cycle for the lighter welght fabric
When dryer stops, remove the dry articles and reset the control

REGULAR
FLUFFAIR
This femperoture setting IS useful
f3r flutflng Sedu~r,y. pil!ms and cloth-
ing or dusting drapes It IS also best
to use wher duc-fln drqlng heat sensltlve
l+erns
6
F,UFC 4lR should be used for such
-L r s GS plastic shower curtaos or
z:,iecloths rdbber-backed ‘Jgs soTle
:J a: stuffed toys, etc
.
-,m- the TEMPERATURE SELECTOR to
! JFF AIR
l -c1rr the Cycle Control Knob t.z Ire
-IL pber of vlnutes you Nani in the
ri”.lEC DRWNG Cjcle
TUMBLE PRESS
Control
Ys setting ISuseful for removing
,Qrlnkles from packing In sultcoses or
c osets TUMBLE PRESS will help put them
Dock Into t?elr pre-set shape
l Set Cycle Control Knob to TUMBLE
P7ESS
l Se? TEMPERATURE SELECTOR to
PE?u T PRESS MED or HEAVY HIGH
DAMPDRY
l Push the Stari Button
For best results, TUMBLE PRESS
only a few Items at a time, put them on
hangers or fold them as soon OSthe
dryer stops
End-of-Cycle
Signal
A signal WI let you know that
tqe aver has stopped
The slgnal IShelpful vJher‘ you are
awIng permanent press, synthetics
ard other items that really should be
taker, out as soon as the dryer stops
The slgrlol can’t be turned off and
It ISriot adjustable

Using th
Drying
Rack
-he dry pig r,lck le+z :ou dr;
item5 that you ma/ root h;ap’ to +c,m-
tye, ‘Ike sneahers stdffe:d ?=;s, etc
1. Fit the rear egs :f the vock Into the
grooves on t7e back ~V.Oi of the dryer
Push them or- and et t?e frort :egs sf
ihe racK dowrl 3n t”le fr311 =f the dryer
as shown
2. p’,A Items t3 be 3rlec: Ir +op Of the
rack ;f;ow ,o=ce “~+;Lc~I~- ‘Ye- +>’ ~:
‘0 -o\,e grou7,:
3. The rack goes --aI .I ?.‘e belt ‘“e
druli tu’7s Be sure’ r?othng hangs 3ve’
the edges of the rzck Do not hang
items from the rack
4. Close the door one tclrr the Cycle
Control Knob to a tile settirig In the
TIMED DRYING Qcle
5. Drying time WII depeX ‘on hsvd
much l?olsture the Items “loId Sug~
gested dryirg ten,perat,jres are giver
in the following ct’nrt
6. Push the Start F!lJttor
7. To remove the r(Jck r~~;ihl 11back
lift up ard pull out
Items for Drying Temp.
Rack Drying Setting
1. Wool Socks -~
YNITS~ LO’SJ
[Block to shape or,‘!
rr PERM T
lay flat on racu )
FRESS ~ VIED
2. Stuffed Toys biE”VV HIGH
iCotton or 0olvesW
fiber fjlied 1
3. Stuffed Toys ‘L;F AIR
;Foo-r rublner’ fll#cC
4. Sneakers
b Id;; 4lR
5. Foam Rubber FWL’F AIR
Pillows
If You Need
Service or Help,
We Suggest You
Follow These
Three Steps:
il. Before calling for service ...
Ptob1er.l are sornetlmes caused
: II e thing /oil rzor correct without
” 31: ‘Iheck .r s /IS+before you coil
!. ’
S+-“Jlce
. ?Y, ? DOES -v 37 RLlN
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0 6 f-lectrlc pctier / z
:3’ ! plugge-l In’ 3 I 2:’
.._ ’
l s i e jyer llor closed t~ghtly~ Your
In--r has c snl~tch by the door that
;hL.ls off the dryer if the door IS
opened
. 31ti you push
+hp Start BuFzn’ ~~~$ig
L/e -
2
l Check clrcult breakers or fuses in the
fuse box
jXl:R RUNS SIJT DOES NOT HEAT
l 1s+Te Cycle Control Knob set cor-
rec’lyq [The l3st 5 minutes are cool-
3csJn tt-ne I~; AUTOMATIC REGULAR
the last 10 minutes In AUTOMATIC
PE’iVANENT PRESS are without heat ]
l ,s I+ o gas dr\/erv See if the gas IS
turned on If not, turn the Cycle Con-
trc Knob ic OFF Turn on the gas
3n3 wait five minutes for the auto-
mystic swltcr. to reset Then trd starting
it ugoln
l Is I+ a-# electric dryer’ Check the
clr:Jlt oreakers or fuses in the fuse
DOX An electric dryer will have two
fuses if one IS blown, the dryer may
run, but qot heat
DRYING TIME IS LONGER THAN USUAL
l Check the lint screen Remove lint
Keep the screen cleaq
l Modern dryers are designed with
drying temDeratures needed to
safely handle moderr fabrics Cool
down times have been added to
heat settings You might nottce
sliqh+‘~! lopger drying tiqes
7

2. If you need service’ :
If your WYIRLPJOL appliance ever
needs service ar‘lywhere In the United
States, help ISlu;t a phone call away
to your nearest WhIrlpool franchised
TECH-CARE- ser,ilce representative
WhIrlpool ma~lnta~ns a riatlonwlde
network of francmised TECH-CARE ser-
vice companies to fulfill your warranty
and provide after-warranty service
and maintenance tc keep your
WHIRLPOOL appliance In peak
condition
You’ll find your nearest TECH-CARE
service compary llsted In your local
telephone book Yellow Pages under
Washers Dryers RepaIring or Servic-
ing Should you not find a listing,
dial free, the Whirlpool COOL-LINE-
service assistance telephone num-
ber [phone].
When calling from:
Michigan [phone]
Alaska &
Hawaii (800) 253-l 121
If you move...T= make sure that your
appliance IS ccrrectly installed and
to insure its continued satisfactory
operatior,, please telephone your
TKirlpool
CORPORATION
Tearest TECY-CARE’ service companv
for installation or to get the name gf
o qualified Installer (Installation ~3s’
41 of course, be paid by you ;
Helpful hints...You can help your
TECH-CARE service representative give
you faster service if you Include the
mode’ and serial number of ‘vzur
appliance when requesting service
Alsc, retain your sales slip and
warranty to verify your warranty status
Remember...Your TECH-CARE serbIce
representative IS specially trained in
the expert repairing and servicing of
your WHIRLPOOL appliarces Ye can
help you marntaln the qualltv
orIgInally built into your WHlRLaOO;
appliance. So why not take the time.
r,ow, to ,ook up his telephone number
and jot It down in ihe space provrded
on the cover
3. If you have a problem :
Call WhIrlpool Corporation IV Benton
Harbor at the COOL-LINE service
assistance telephone number [see
Step 2) or write
Mr. Stephen E Upton, Vice President
WhIrlpool Corporation
Administrative Center
2000 US 33 North
Senton Harbor, Mlchlgan 49022
.lf you must call or write, please
provide your name, address,
telephone number, type of appliance
brand, model, serial number, date of
purchase, the dealer’s name and a
complete description of the problem
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to better respond io your request for
assistance
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