Whirlpool LE9800XK User manual

SOLID STATE Mark II Series
ELECTRONIC TOUCH CONTROL
Models LE9800XK and LG9801XK
Guide
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INFORMATION
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Before using
your Dryer
Please reclri t YE bc loklet to be
sLre your dryer 15II s’allecl and used
properly. It WIII help ,ou get the best
results and longrs- 1fe Your dryer was
designed to gtvp
You are personally responsi-
ble for making sure that your dryer...
l Is installed by a +alIfied Installer.
l Is Malled In GUIcrea protected from
the weather
l Is properly tnstalNe 3 and leveled in a
well ventilated r-ior~ on a floor that
can support the weight
l Is located in a-’ area where the tem-
perature ISaboie 45 F (7 2 C).
l Is connected to the right kind of outlet,
electric supply and grounding.
l Is properly connected tc fuel and
exhaust systems
l Is used only for robs rlormally
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 ‘lnstal~at~or Instructions’ for
complete information
See Setting D-vthg Tmes, page8
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
Please read this manual
Follow the instructions to help
you get the best drying results.
Save the manual for future use
FOR YOUR SAFETY
Do not store or use
gasoline or other
flammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity of
this or any other
appliance.

Understanding loading your
your Dryer -
Ihrs dryer IS(?f+err t Porn ones
you may nave Jsec ! t)ef :.e I+ISrmpor-
tant that you read ‘) ‘; U 1 arld Care
Gurde It contarns : ~qg+-r: r#s on the
way to use ‘,our dr\ +?Ito ;I& the best
results and longest .jief;.l rrf+ from your
dryer Please read +c-ark>l JI y
Contents
Before Using Your Dryer
Understanding Your Dryer
Loading Your Dryer
Starting Your Dryer
Other Selections
Selecting A Drying Temperature
CUSTOM DRY CONTROL
TIMED DRY CONTROL
TUMBLE PRESS. Control
FINISH GUARD’ Control
FLUFFAIR
Setting Drying Times
End-of-Cycle Signal
Lint Screen
Drum Light
Using the Drying Rack
If You Need Service or Assistance
I. Before Callrng for Assistance
2 If You Need Azsrstance
3 If You Need Servrce
4 If You Have CI r’roblern
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For best drying results and energy
so: rr;gs. sort dryer loads carefully
Sort loads according to the type
of fabric and weight For example
l Dry heavy fabrics (denims. towels,
cottons] separately from light fabrics
(permanent press, synthetics)
l Separate lint grvers (towels, sweat-
shorts, etc ) from lint takers (synthetics,
blends. permanent press).
l Keep dark colors and lrght colors
seoarote
l Keep colorfast Items away from non
colorfast fabrrcs.
Allow room for items to tumble
freely The load WIII dry faster with fewer
wrrnkles When drying 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 loadtng.

Starting Your Dryer
1
Put the sorted load into
2
Move the POWER
n the dryer and close . SWITCH to ON.
the door tightly.
To Stop Dryer:
l Open the door or
l Move POWER
SWITCH to OFF
To Check load:
l Open door.
l Dryer will remem-
ber setting if you
restart within 2 mm-
utes Touch selector
with blinking light to
restart
To Restart Dryer:
l Close dryer door
. Touch FABRICTEMP
SELECTOR with the
blinking light.
l Dryer will remem-
ber CUSTOM DRY or
TIMED DRY settrng
you were using
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IMPORTANT: If a finished
load is not as dry as you
like:
1. Clear dryer memory by
moving the POWER SWITCH
to OFF and then back to
ON.
2. Touch the FABRIC-TEMP
SELECTOR for the load
type.
3. Touch the 20-minute
TIMED DRY Control.
Remember to select a dif-
ferent dryness setting for
the next similar load.
Other Selections:
FINISH GUARD ”-
Control
. FINISH GUARD IS
automatrc in all
cycles. If o load is
not removed at the
end of a cycle, the
dryer will tumble the
load in short cycles
to help prevent
wrinkling.
l If you do not want
FINISH GUARD, touch
the FINISH GUARD
Selector [The FINISH
GUARD light will
go out.) See page 7
for details

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Within 8 seconds, Touch the
. LOWER part of a FABRIC-TEMP
\
SELECTOR. [See chart, page 6.
for correct selection for load type ]
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Touch the LOWER part of
n a CUSTOM DRY or TIMED
A
DRY Control.
/(/ CUSTO!DRY TIMED DRY
Control Select the set& that Touch the cbniroi for
l Use this setting for describes how dry you the drying time you
freshening and want the load to be’ want, from 20 to 80
removing wrinkles DAMP DRY, LESS DRY, mtnutes. (See page 7
frorn dry items. NORMAL DRY, MORE DRY for details.)
l Move the POWER or VERY DRY. You may
SWITCH to ON. need to try different set-
@Touch the TUMBLE tings to find the degree of
PRESS Selector (See dryness you like. (See
page 7 fa details ) page 6 for details )
IMPORTANT: If you do not touch a CUSTOM
DRY or TIMED DRY selector, the dryer will
automatically select NORMAL DRY. If this IS
not the dryness you like, you must touch one
of the other dryness selectors
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SELECTING A DRYING TEMPERATURE
The chart below has suggested fabric lzads and drying temperatures
TYPE OF LOAD FABRIC-TEMP SELECTOR
COTTONS
HtAVV ~ Bedspreads mattress pads :]uilts towels work clothes
denims
wfD/UM ANC IIGHJ~~I/F/GH~ ~ Shirts dresses sheets diapers
PERMANENT PRESS
REG HEAVY HIGH
REG HEAVY~HIGP
HEAW- Work clothes ,ackets. raIncoats, etc
MED/UWVEIC+/L Shirts uniforms dresses slacks etc
KNITS
PERM T PRESS-MED
PERM T PRESS-MED
YEAVYWIGH~ ~ CO’TOYS RAYONS BLENDS T~shlrts slacks polo
shirts etc KNITS GENTLE LOW
dGHTWElGYT ~ SYNTHETIC FIBERS [polyester ocn/l~c etc ) AND
BLENDS tIngetIe blouses, dresses etc KNITS GENTLE-LOW
DELICATELY CONSTRUCTED FABRICS Sheer curtains (2 or 3 panels] KNITS GENTLE~LOW
FOAM RUBBER ARTICLES
FLUFF AIR
HEAT SENSITIVE FABRICS ~ Oleflr nylor etc FLUFF AIR
To leave a load slightly damp for !ronlng select the DAMP DRY setting
MIXED LOADS
If you dry o load with mlxed weights of a fabric use the FABRIC-TEMP SELECTOR for
the llahtest one When the dryer slops. take out the dry Items and restart the dryer
CUSTOM DRY Controls
If you use one of the CUSTOM
Each CUSTOM DRY Control
DRY Control select~cns [VERY DRY selection has
up to 10 mrnutes of cool-
MORE DRY NORMAL DRY LESS DRY ::r down before the dryer stops. During the
DAMP DRY], the dryer ti,:,l ‘un until the
last few minutes, the load is tumbled
selected dryness s reocrled ThIere ISnc without heat. This cool-down helps keep
heed to set a time
wrinkles from settrng In and makes han-
dling the dry items easier
SUGGESTIONS:
l For the first few loads you dry bse
NORMAL DRY When the dryer stops,
check to see If the load ISas dry as
you want
l If the load ISnot as dry as You l’ke,
use MORE DRY or VERY DRY
l If the load IStoo dry, you can use
LESS DRY the next time, or DAMP DRY
If you want to Iron the clothes
As the load tumbies the items
l Bulky loads [beaspreads. blankets.
touch a sensor on the back of thle dryer
drum This sensor feels the omount of quilts) ~111dry better if you use the
TIMED DRY Control setting [Start
moisture in the load When the dryrless
you have selected ISreached, the dryer ‘with 60 minutes )
automatically shuts off
l For best dryng and wrinkle-free
results, use the CUSTOM DRY
You may need to fry different Control
dryness settings to find the one you ,
like.
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TIMED DRY Controls
Use a TIMED DRY Control setting
for any load you want to dry by time
For example, very small loads or large,
bulky item loads
l Touch a FABRIC-TEMP Control setting
l Touch the number of minutes you
want 20, 30,40. 60 or 80
Each TIMED DRY Control setting
has a cool-down time That time
depends on the setting
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Includes 5Minute Includes lo-Minute
Cool-Down Cool-Down.
FINISH GUARD R
Control
When ihe dry cycle IScompleted,
FINISH GUARD rakes over auiomatlcally
The FINISH GUARD Control tum-
bles tne ;oad lavthout Cleat, every five
minutes for up io 2’ 2 hours This tumbling
rearranges and fluffs ihe load io help
prevent wrinkles thai set IV when a load
remans in a tiNarm dryer
The lndlcator llghi will stay on as
long as FINISH GUARD IStumbling the
load
TO CANCEL FINISH GUARD:
Touch FINISH GUARD Control selecior at
any iime during the cycle (ltght WI/I
go out)
TUMBLE PRESS’R
Control
This setting is useful for removing
wrinkles from items packed In suitcases
or closets. TUMBLE PRESS gives you 15
minutes of tumbling at the medium
fabric temperature, and 5 more minutes
of tumbling without heat FINISH GUARD
ISautomatically selected with this cycle.
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.
FLUFFAIR
FLUFF AIR gives you 20 minutes of
tumbling without heat To remind you
of what WIII happen, the FLUFF AIR and
FINISH GUARD lights will be on. [You can
cancel FINISH GUARD by touching it )
This setting ISuseful for flufftng
bedding, pillows and clothing Use ii
also for damp-drying heat-sensltlve
items such as plastic shower curtains or
tablecloths, rubber-backed rugs, some
pillows, stuffed toys, etc
If you want more than 20 minutes
of tumbling, touch the FLUFF AIR and
the TIMED DRY Control for the amount
of iime you want [up to 80 minutes).

Setting Drying
Times
Modern dryers are designed with
drying temperatures needed to safely
handle modern fabrics. Cooldown
times hove been added to heat set-
trngs. You might notrce slightly longer
dryrng times
The time It takes to dry CIload
depends on
l lbe knd of fabric, ifs weight and the
size of the iood A large load of jeans
WIII take a lot longer to dry than a small
load of light synthetics.
0 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 cause less wrinkling and help save
energy, but a cold load will take slightly
longer to dry than a warm one.
l Amount of iint on the screen A full lint
screen slows the air flow and can make
drying time longer
l Room femperoture The dryer heats
room air If the room temperature is not
above 45 F (7 2 C), drying time WIII
be longer and removal of wrrnkles may
be poor. Use a TIMED DRY Control
l Proper instaiiation and exhaust sys-
terns For the fastest possrble drying
time, installing and exhausting your
dryer properly ISimportant. See installa-
tion instructions
End-of-Cycle
Signal
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The dryer will beep five times to
let you know when the cycle ISfinished.
Dryer will also beep after each FINISH
GUARD tumbling.
The slgnal is helpful when you are
drying permanent press, synthetics
and other items that should be taken
out as soon us the dryer stops
The signal can’t be turned off and
it is not adjustable.
a
lint Screen
The lint screen ISunder the lid on
top of the dryer.
Clean the lint screen before
each load. A screen that’s blocked by
lint can cause longer drying times.
To remove the screen, open the
lid and pull the screen straight out. Roll
the lint off the screen with your fingers.
DO NOT rinse the screen or wash
it. Wet lint IShard to remove. I
When replacing the screen, push
It firmly Into place. Close the lid
Drum light
When the light Inside the drum
needs to be changed, you can reach It
through the dryer door.
1. Unplug the dryer to avoid possible
electrical shock
2. Open the door and remove the light-
bulb cover by turning It clockwrse.

3. Remove the light bulb bv turning it
counterclockwrse
4. Rep/ace ihe nil/t: on/y wi:h 0 40 watt
app//once bdb (from most hardware,
grocery or vorletv stores]
5. Replace the light-bulb cover and
lock in place by turning
counterclockwise
2. Lay wet items on top of the rack
Now space between them for air to
mode around
3. The rack does not move, but the
drum turns Be sure nothing hangs over
the edges of the rack Do not hang
items from the rack
4. To remove the rack, push It back. lrft
up and pull out.
NOTE Use the TIMED DRY Control seT-
trngs Drying times WIII depend on how
much moisture the items hold Sug-
gested dryrng temperatures ore given II
the following chart
Using the
Drying Rack
The drying rack lets you dry Items
that you may not “vant to tumble, like
sneakers, stuffed tovs, etc
Items for
Rack Drying Drying Temp.
Setting
KNITS GENTLE
- LOW
I. Wool Sweaters
[Block to shape and
lay flat on rack ]
2. Stuffed Toys
[Cotton or polyester
fiber filled )
3. Stuffed Toys
(Foam rubber fIlled
4. Sneakers
5. Foam Rubber
Pillows
REG HEAVY
~ HIGH
FLUFF AIR
FLUFFAIR
FLUFFAIR
1. Fit the rear legs of the rack Into the
grooves on the back wall of the drY/er
Push them In and jet the front legs of the
rack down on the front of the dryer as
shown

If You Need
Service or
Assistance, We
Suggest You Follow
These Four Steps:
1. Before calling for assistance...
Pr::t:le-r>: or;. 5>sietimes caused
b\i Ilt’ e :I~I~IC~I‘I X. 1 ]‘~I :orrect wlthout
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tools rYhrx zk -*>‘, ‘1s‘ ::? sre you catI
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0 Is elec+:~c f:ower .rr plugged lcl
l Is the orYer door C/IX-~ tightly’ Your
dryer bus c svrtcr 11Y -he door that
shuts off the dryer If ‘he door IS
opened
l DIG you move the l,:?,VER SWITCH to
ON? And touch a FABRIC-TEMP
SELECTOR wIthin G?,ghNtseconds’
-DRYER RUNS BUT DOES NOT HEAT
DICI you touch a FABRIC-TEMP
SELECTOR other than FLUFF AIR7
Is I+o gas dryer7 See if the gas IS
-urned on If not move the POWER
<WITCH to OFF. Turr on the gas and
wat five mrnutes for the automatic
swh/tch to reset Then trv starting it
agalr
1s11ar\ electrrc aryer7 Check the clr-
cult breakers or fuses in the fuse box.
An electric dryer will have two fuses If
one ISblown, the dryer may run, but
rlo+ heat
DRYING TIME IS LONGER THAN USUAL
l Check the lent screen. Remove lent
Keep the screen clean
l Modern dryers are designed with
drying temperatures needed to safely
handle modern fabrics. Cool-down
trmes have been added to heat set-
tlngs You might notice slrghtly longer
dving times.
l Room temperature IScold
2. If you need assistance ...
Call the Whirlpool COOL-LINE’ servrce
assistance telephone number DIOI
free from
Continental U.S. . . . [phone]
Michigan . . . . . . . . . . [phone]
Alaska &
Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 253-l 121
and talk with one of our trained
Consultants The Consultant can Instruct
you In how to obtain satisfactory
operatron from your applrunce or, if
servrce ISnecessary, recommend a
qualified service company In your area
l Check crrcuit breakers or both fuses in
the fuse box
l Was there on electrlcol InterruptIon or
brownout condrtrcn’) The dryer shuts
off so motor will no+ be damaged
Restart dryer
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Call our COOL-LINE servrce assistance
telephone number :see Step 2) and talk
wrth one of our Corsultants, or if you
prefer, write to
Mr Guy Turner Vrce Presrdert
Whrrlpool Corporation
Admrnrstrotive Center
2000 US-33 korth
Benton Harbor, Ml 49022
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