Maytag MD-15 User manual

INTELLIDRY DRYER MD-15 1

MD7600

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IMPORTANTSAfETYINSTRU(TIONS

Foryour safety,the informationin this

manualmust be followed to minimize

the risk of fire or explosionor to pre-

vent property damage,personalinjury

or death.

-Do not store or use gasolineor other

flammablevapors and liquids in the

vicinityofthis or anyotherappliance.

-WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELEGAS

Donot try to light anyappliance.

* Donot touch anyelectricalswitch.

Donot useanyphonein your

building.

Clearthe room,buildingor areaof

ail occupants.

immediatelycall your gas supplier

from a neighbor’s phone. Follow

the gas supplier’slnstructlons.

if youcannotreachyourgassuppii-

er,call thefire department,

Installation and service must be per-

formedby a qualified h&alter, service

agencyor the gassupplier.

WAGGING-To reducethe risk of fire,electricshockor injury to persons

whenusingyour appliance,foifowbasicprecautions,ineiudtngthe foilowing:

Readall instructionsbeforeusingthe

appliance.

To avoid the possibility of fire or

explosion:

a. Do not dry itemsthat have been

previouslycleanedin, washedin,

soakedin, or spottedwith gaso-

line, dry-cleaning solvents,other

flammable or explosive sub-

stances as they give off vapors

that could ignite or explode.Any

materialon which you have used

acleaningsolvent,orwhichissat-

urated with flammableliquids or

solids,shouldnotbeplacedinthe

dryer, until all traces of these

flammable liquids or solids and

their fumes have been removed.

Thereare manyhighly flammable

items used in homes, such as:

acetone,denaturedalcohol,gaso-

line,kerosene,someliquidhouse-

hold cleaners, some spot

removers,turpentine, waxes and

wax removers.

b. Items containing foam rubber

(may be labeled latex foam) or

similarly textured rubber-like

materialsmust not be dried on a

heatsetting.Foamrubbermateri-

als when heated,can under cer-

taincircumstancesproducefireby

spontaneouscombustion.

Donot allowchildrento playon or in

the appliance.Close supervision of

childrenis necessarywhenthe appli-

anceis usednearchildren.

4. Beforetheapplianceisremovedfrom

service or discarded, remove the

doorto the dryingcompartment.

5. Donot reachintothe applianceifthe

drumis moving.

6. Do not install or storethis appliance

where it will be exposed to the

weather,

7. Donottamperwithcontrols.

8. Do not repairor replaceany part of

the applianceor attemptany servic-

ing unlessspecificallyrecommended

in published user-repairinstructions

that you understandand have the

skillsto carryout.

9. Do not use fabricsoftenersor prod-

uctsto eliminatestaticunlessrecom-

mendedfor dryer use by the manu-

facturerofthefabricsoftenerorprod-

uct.

10. Cleanthe lint screenbeforeor after

eachload.

11.

Keep the area around the exhaust

openingand surroundingareas free

fromlint accumulation,dustand dirt.

12. The interiorof the dryerandexhaust

duct should be cleaned periodically

byqualifiedservicepersonnel.

13. This appliance must be properly

grounded.Neverplug the appliance

cord into a receptaclewhich is not

grounded adequatelyand in accor-

dancewith local and nationalcodes.

See installation instructions for

groundingthis appliance.

14. Donotsit on topoftheclothesdryer.

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONSFORFUTUREREFERENCE

Donotplaceintoyour

dryerlawnsthathavebeenspottedor

soakedwithvegetabl@Donotplaceintoyourdryeritemsthathavebeenspottedorsoakedwithvegetabl@

oil or cooking ofi, Evenafterbeingwan, these item8maycontain $ig~fi~ntoil or cooking ofi, Evenafterbeingwan, these item8maycontain $ifl~fi~nt

amountsof theseoit& Theremainingoil can ignite~~n~n~iy. Thepotentialamountsof theseoit& Theremainingoil can ignite~~n~n~ly. Thepotential

for spontaneousignition increaseswh@nthe items containing vegetableoil or

cooking oil are exposedto heat. Heatsources,such as your clothes dryer,cancooking oil are exposedto heat. Heatsources,such as your clothes dryer,can

warmtheseitems,allowinganoxlrfasionreactionIntheoilto occur. Oxidationcre-warmtheseitems,allowinganoxlrfasionreactionIntheoilto occur. Oxidationcre-

atesheat.atesheat. Ifthis heatcannotescape,the itemscan becomehot enoughto catchIfthis heatcannotescape,the itemscan becomehot enoughto catch

fire. Piling,stackingor storingthesekindsof itemsmaypreventheatfromescap=fire. Piling,stackingor storingthesekindsof itemsmaypreventheatfromescap=

ing andcancreateafire haxard.ing andcancreateafire haxard.

Ail washedandunwashedfabricsthat oar&in vegetabieoil or cookingoil canbe

dangerous.WashingtheBeitemsin tfotwaterwith extradetergentwill reduce,but

will noteliminate,thehazard.

Alwaysuse

the“cool down” cyoiefortheseItenufto

reducethe items’temperature. Neverremovethe@ item8fr&mthe ciothesdryer

hot or interrupt&e drying cycleuntil the itemshaverun huh the“cool down”

cycle. Naverpils or &ck th& itemswhentheyamh&.

Ail washedandunwashedfabricsthat oar&in vegetabieoil or cookingoil canbe

dangerous.WashingtheBeitemsin tfotwaterwith extradetergentwill reduce,but

will noteliminate,thehazard.

Alwaysuse

the“cool down” cyoiefortheseItenufto

reducethe items’temperature. Neverremovethe@ item8fr&mthe ciothesdryer

hot or interrupt&e drying cycleuntil the itemshaverun huh the“cool down”

cycle. Naverpils or &ck th& itemswhentheyamh&.

SAFETY

NOTICE

WARNING

The California Safe Drinking Water and

ToxicEnforcementActof 1986(Proposition

65) requiresthe Governorof Californiato

publish a list of substancesknownto the

StateofCaliforniatocausecanceror repro-

ductive harm, and requires businessesto

warn customersof potential exposuresto

suchsubstances.

Usersof this applianceare herebywarned

that the burning of gas can result in Iow-

level exposureto some of the listed sub-

stances, including benzene,formaldehyde

and soot, due primarily to the incomplete

combustionof naturalgasor liquid petrole-

um(LP)fuels.Exhaustductsshouldbekept

freeofobstructionsand properlyexhausted

dryerswill minimizeexposure.

DRYEREXtiAUSTTlPI

WARNING

- Plasticornonmetalflexibleductpresentsapotentialfirehazard.

Readtheinstallation

instructionsand the

user’sguide.

exhaustthe air easily.

Keepductruns ml

asstraightas

possible.

Use4 inchdiameter

rigidmetalduct.Tapeall joints,

includingat the dryer.Neveruse

lint-trappingscrews.

Clean

before

newdryer,Besurevent

flap opensandclosesfreely.

Inspectandcleanthe exhaust

systemannually.

DON

Letapoor

exhaustsystem

causeslow drying.

DON

Restrictyourdryerwith a poorexhaust

system.

DONT

Useplastic,thin foil, or Allowcrushedor cloggedducts

non-metalflexibleduct. and vent.

DON

Uselongerthan necessaryductruns

with manyelbows.

OPERATINGTIPS

tUANTHELINTfllTER

Aftereachload.

. Toshortendryingtime.

Tooperatemoreefficiently.

LOADTHEDRYERPROPERLY

By placingonly one wash load in the

dryerat a time.

Avoid very small loads or mixing

heavyweightand lightweightclothes.

. When only one or two articles need

drying, add a few similar items to

improvetumblinganddryingefficiency.

When drying large, bulky items such

as a blanketor comforter,it may be

necessaryto repositiontheloadduring

the cycleto ensureevendrying.

CHECKTHEMOISTURE

MONITOR

Indicatorlightsin the moisturemonitorwill

displaywhenan IntelliDrycycleis in oper-

ation.Thetop lightwill blinkon and off.As

loads dry, there will be longer pauses

betweeneach blink.No lights will display

duringTimeDryor Air Fluff.

The bottomlight in the monitorwill remain

on until the cooldownportionof the cycle

starts.Duringcool downthe dryer contin-

uesto tumblethe load in unheatedair to

helpminimizewrinkling.

NOTE:

Donot operatethe dryer

without the lint filter in place.

MOISTURE MONITOR

LESS

NOTE:

The top monitor light

maynotblinkwhensmallloads

of heavy,bulkyitemsaredried,

suchas rugsor sweaters.

ADDA

fABRi(SOFTE~IER

SHEET(IfDESIRED)

Afterloadingthe dryer.

Tocontrolstaticcling.

Before the load becomes warm.

This helps preventgreasy-looking

softenerstains.

And remove any used softener

sheets from the dryer to prevent

greasy-lookingsoftenerstains.

(ONTROlSATAGlAN(f

m QE(Ttvtu

INTELLIDRYWRINKLE FREE FABRICS WITH

PRESSCARE

automaticallysensesthe moisturein the

load and shuts off when the selected dryness level is

reached.It minimizeswrinklesin syntheticfabricssuch as

acrylic,nylon,polyesteror blendsby providingan unheated

cool-downperiodatthe endofthecycle.Simplysetthecon-

trolto thedesireddrynesslevel(MOREDRY- LESSDRY).

The line betweenMOREDRYand LESSDRYis the initial

preferredsettingforthe majorityof loads.

INTELLIDRY

WRINKLE FREE

FABRICS

WITH PRESS CARE

INTELLIDRYREGULAR

automaticallysensesthemoisture

in the load and shuts off when the selecteddryness level is

reached.Thiscycleis designedforloadssuchastowels,under-

wear,t-shirts,jeans,etc.Setthe controlto the desireddryness I

level(MOREDRY- LESSDRY).The linebetweenMOREDRY

and LESSDRYis the initial preferredsettingforthe majorityof

loads.

INTELLIDRY

OFF MORE DRY

REGULAR

0 TIME DRY/

AIR FLUFF

WRINKLERELEASE

will releasewrinkles

fromitemsthat are cleanand dry butslight-

ly wrinkled,such as froma crowdedcloset,

packedsuitcaseor from sitting in the dryer

toolongaftertheendofthecycle.Itprovides

10minutesofheatedtumblingand5 minutes

ofcooldowntumblingwithoutheat.

DAMP DRY

is designedto “partially” dry

items.It providesapproximately20 minutes

of heatedtumbling and 5 minutes of cool

downtumblingwithoutheat.

TIME DRY/AIRFLUFF

may be

selectedfor any load if the IntelliDry

DRYELFABRICCARE

isdesignedfor

use on dry clean only fabricsin combi-

nationwith Dryel Dry CleanOnly Fabric

Care product. Placing the control dial

arrowat the DRYELline will providethe

optimalamountof time neededto prop-

erly use Dryel.(Formoreinformationon

usingthe Dryelcycle,seepage7.)

sensor system is not used. Set the

controito the desirednumberof min-

utesand choosethe appropriatedry-

ingtemperatureforthe load.

NOTE:Thedialcanbeturnedineitherdirectiontoselecta cycle.Oncestarted,thedialwillnotadvanceataspecificrate

duringtheIntelliDrycycles.Atfirstthedialmaynotadvanceatall,Towardtheendofthecycle(whentheloadbeginsto

dry)thedialwilladvanceata moreregularrateandmuchmorequicklyThisisnormaloperation.

WRINKLE RELEASE DiMP DRY

m IflE(TTEMPERATURE a,

REGULAR -

for sturdy cottons or those

labeled“TumbleDry”.

MEDIUM

- forpermanentpress,synthetics,

lightweightcottonsor items labeled“Tumble

DryMedium”.

DELICATE

- forheatsensitiveitemslabeled

“TumbleDryLow”or“TumbleDryWarm”.

AIR FLUFF

-tumbles withoutheat.Usedfor

sensitiveloadsor itemsneedingfreshening.

m PRESSSTART

Pushthis buttonto startthe dryer.Thedryer

End of Cycle Chime

- Shortly beforethe

doormustbeshutforthedryertooperate.If cycle is complete, an .audible chime will

thedoorisopenedduringthecycle,thestart sound. During the cool down portion of the

buttonmustbe pushedagainto resumethe WrinkleFreeFabricscycle,the audiblechime

cycleoncethe dooris closed. will soundintermittently.

USlNGYOURDRYERWITtlDRYEl

Setting the Controls for Dryel Fabric Care:

TEMPERATURE

ml D

Setthe temperaturefor Regularheat.

DONOTselectAir Fluff.

‘lli

REGULAR

MEDIUM

DELICATE

AIR FLUFF I ”

L“

the controldial at the Dryelline.

INTELLIDRY

WRINKLE FREE

FABRICS

WITH PRESS CARE

~NTELLIDRY

F MORE DRY

REGULAR

LESS DRY

o TIME DRY/

AIR FLUFF

WRINKLE RELEABE D.&F’ DRY

For Best Performance:

Referto the Dryelinstructionsforproperuse.

Itemsin the bagmusttumble.Placeno morethan3

to 4 itemsin the bagat onetime.

Donot mixcolorsor fabricswhenusingDryel.

UseOMLYtheDryelfabriccareproductinyourdryer.

b0 NOTuseandplaceanyflammablesubstanceor

solventin the dryerincludingbut not limitedto:

Energine,Goddard’s,lighterfluid,WD-40andvegetableoil.

Immediately at the end of the cycle, remove

garmentsfrom the Dryel bag. Hang the garments

while still warm and slightly damp to minimize

wrinkles.

CAREANDClEANING

ControlPanel

- cleanwith a soft,damp stain or cleaningsubstance.Oncethese

cloth.Donot useabrasivesubstances. stepsaredone,stainsmaystillbevisible,

Tumbler

- removeany stains such as

crayon,ink pen or fabricdye (fromnew

itemssuch as towels or jeans) with an

all-purpose cleaner. Then tumble old

towels or rags to remove any excess

but should not transfer to subsequent

loads.

Cabinet

- wipeoff any markswith soap

andwater.

Dryer Exhaust System

- should be

inspectedand cleaned once a year to

maintainoptimumperformance.Theout-

side exhaust hood should be cleaned

morefrequentlyto ensureproperopera-

tion.(Refertothe InstallationInstructions

formoreinformation.)

REPlACINGTliEDRUMllGtiT

Instructionsforreplacingthe bulb:

Unplugor disconnectthe dryerfrom

the electricalpowersupply.

4) Rotate bulb counter-clockwise to

removefromsocket.

5) Replacethe bulbwith a 120volt, IO

7) Replacelenscoverbyhookingplastic

tabsintotumblerfrontbelowthe light

housing.

2) Open the door and use a Phillips

screwdriver to remove the screw

attaching the lens to the tumbler

front.

3) Removelens coverby pulling cover

towardcenterof tumbler.

wattmaximumcandelabrabaselight

bulb.

6) Turn the light bulb clockwise into

socket.

8) Reinstallthescrewintothe lenscover

screwhole.

9) Reconnectdryerto powersupply.

REVERSlNGTtlEDOOR

Directionsforreversingthe dryerdoor:

Removethe hinge hole coversand

screws.

2) Whilesupportingthe door,remove2

screwsin the hingesthat securethe

hingestothe cabinet.

3) Removedoorby liftingslightlyat the

hingesandpullingthe hingetabsout

ofthe hingeslots.

4) Movethe followingpartsto the oppo-

site sideof the door:2 hingesand 4

hinge screws, 4 door screws,door

strike and screw, inner door cover

plateandscrew.

Screwthe lowerhinge screwin first.

This will help to align the door and

hinges.

6) Replacethe hingehole coversto the

oppositeside.

5) Attachthe door to the oppositeside

of the cabinet using the 2 counter

sunk hinge screws. (See below).

Door Catch 7 Counter Sunk Screw \

poor

Screws

Door

/ Strike

SPE0AllAUNDRYTIPS

Pleasefollowthecarelabelor manufacturersinstructionsfordryingspecialitems.Ifcarelabelinstructionsarenotavailable,

usethe followinginformationasa guide.

AvoidDryerDrying...

FiberglassItems(curtains,draperies,etc.)

Woolens,unlessrecommendedon the label.

Vegetableor cookingoil soakeditems.(Seepg.2)

Bedspreads

& Comforters

Followthe carelabelinstructionsor dry on the Regularcycle.

Besurethe itemis thoroughlydry beforeusingor storing.

Mayrequirerepositioningto ensureevendrying.

Blankets

Dryonly oneblanketat a timeforbesttumblingaction.

Besurethe itemis thoroughlydry beforeusingor storing.

Curtains

UsetheWrinkleFreeFabricscycleto helpminimizewrinkling.

& Draperies

Drythesein smallloadsforbestresultsandremoveassoonaspossible.

ClothDiapers

Usethe Regularcycleforsoft,fluffydiapers.

Down-filled Items

(jackets,sleepingbags,

comforters,etc.)

Usethe Regularcycleand a delicatetemperaturesetting.

Placea clean pair of sneakersin the dryerwith the itemto fluffthe downcomforters,

etc.Addinga coupleof dry towelsshortensdry timeandabsorbsmoisture.

FoamRubber

(rugbacks,stuffedtoys,

certainshoulderpads,etc.)

DONOTdry on a heatsetting.UsetheTimeDry/AirFluff(no-heat)cycle.

a WARNING - Dryinga rubberitemwith heatmaydamageit or poseafire hazard.

Pillows

Usethe Regularcycle.

Add a couple of dry towels and a pair of clean sneakers to help the

tumblingactionandto fluffthe item.

DONOTdryer-drykapokor foampillows.

Plastics

(showercurtains,outdoor

furniturecovers,etc.)

UsetheTimeDry/AirFluffcycleon a DelicateorAir Flufftemperaturedependingonthe

carelabelinstructions.

DRYERAKESSORIES

A drying rackisavailableforitemsthatyou don’t

ple,sneakers,washablesweaters,stuffedtoysOI

PartNo.MALlOOOAXX

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