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

,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...

Is I-,stolled by

c! ULJdfled

installer

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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

loading your

Dryer ,‘-

--I

__*’

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

Dry heavy fabrics ,den ‘“s towels,

cottons] separateI\ from gh- fabrics

(permanent press, ;yntherlcs;

Separate IInt givers (robeIs, swea--

shirts, etc ) from IIrt takers syqthetlcs,

blends permonen’ press;

Keep dark colors arid lisjh* colors

separate

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,

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

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

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.

Turn the

TEMPERATURE SELECTOR to

the lrylng temperature needed for the

load See page 5 for juggested

settings

4. Push the Start Button.

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

. To stop the dryer:

Open the door

Or, turn the Cy’zle Control Knob to one

of the OFF positions

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

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

‘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.

The a7ount of moisture in the ioac!

Towels hold a loi of moisture, synthetics

don’t. Synthetics dry faster

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

A-r?oun? of iint on the screen A full

lint screen slows the air flow and can

make drying time longer

iemperoture around fhe dryer The

dryer heats room air If that air IS cold,

drying time WIII be longer

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

useful

f3r flutflng Sedu~r,y.

pil!ms

and cloth-

ing or dusting drapes It

also best

to use wher duc-fln drqlng heat sensltlve

l+erns

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

! JFF AIR

-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

Set Cycle Control Knob to TUMBLE

P7ESS

Se? TEMPERATURE SELECTOR to

PE?u T PRESS MED or HEAVY HIGH

DAMPDRY

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

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

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

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

~<- ~

0 6 f-lectrlc pctier / z

:3’ ! plugge-l In’ 3 I 2:’

.._ ’

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 -

Check clrcult breakers or fuses in the

fuse box

jXl:R RUNS SIJT DOES NOT HEAT

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 ]

,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

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

Check the lint screen Remove lint

Keep the screen cleaq

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

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 (800) 253-1301.

When calling from:

Michigan (800) 632-2243

Alaska &

Hawaii (800) 253-l 121

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

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

This Information IS needed in order

to better respond io your request for

assistance

Benton Harbor, M~clugan Automatic Washers, Clothes Dryers,

FfPPlerr, Retrlgwatnr Freezers. Ice Makers. Dishwashers,

Sudt I” Ovens and Surface Umts, Ranges, Microwave Oven,,

Compactors, Room Air Condatmners, Dehumldlfwrs, Central

Heatmg and AII Condltlonlng Systems

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