Amana D2491E3B User Manual
Amana
A Raytheoii Company
Use and Care Guide
Home Laundry Automatic Dryer
Models:
(Electric Heat)
LE8467W/L2
(Gas Heat)
LG8469W/L2
KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. (If the dryer changes
ownership, be sure this manual accompanies the dryer.)
Amaiia No..
LE8467W?
LE8467L2
Part No. 503276
7/95
LG8469W2
LG8469L2
Sears No.
45712
45714
55712
55714
Amana Dryers . . .
Thank you for buying an Amana dryer. Your satisfaction with this new product is very important to us. This Use
and Care Guide wiil help you understand how your dryer operates ... and how to get the most benefit from the
features you selected.
Please read this Use and Care Guide thoroughly.
Complete the Registration Card in the packet with this guide and return to Amana's Product Registration
Department promptly. If your registration card is missing, call 1-800-843-0304.
If you believe something is operating incorrectly, please read the “Before You Call for Service” section, on
Page 16, If you still have questions, please call us at 1-800-843-0304. {Weekdays, during normal business hours,
Central Time.)
Any time you call or write us regarding your dryer, have the following information readily available. It is located on
a nameplate, found on the inside of the dryer door opening. Take a moment to fill in the information so you have it
handy!
Serial No..
Manufacturing No,.
Date of purchase _
Dealer address
Keep a copy of your sales receipt for future reference, in case warranty service is required.
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Selling dealer.
Model No..
Factory Service Centers
Listed below are Factory Service Centers which service most metropolitan and surrounding areas. Amana also
has a network of independent authorized servicers. Locate a Factory Service Center or independent servicer by
calling 1-800-NATLSVC (628-5782) inside U.S.A. and 319-622-5511 outside U.S.A. When contacting Amana,
provide product information. {Locate product information on the nameplate). Warranty service must be performed
by an authorized servicer. Amana also recommends contacting an authorized servicer if service is required after
warranty expires.
Following are the Amana Factory Service Centers:
ARIZONA — Also dispatches service in areas of Nevada
NO. & SO. CALIFORNIA
COLORADO — Also dispatches service in areas of Utah
FLORIDA
GEORGIA — Also dispatches service in areas of Alabama, North and South Carolina and Tennessee
IOWA — Also dispatches service in areas of Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin
ILLINOIS — Also dispatches service in areas of Indiana and Kentucky
MASSACHUSETTS — Also dispatches service in areas of New Hampshire and Rhode Island
MARYLAND — Also dispatches service in areas of Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
NEW YORK — Also dispatches service in areas of Connecticut and New Jersey
OHIO — Also dispatches service in areas of Michigan and Pennsylvania
TEXAS
WASHINGTON — Also dispatches service in areas of Oregon
Did you know Amana offers a complete line of kitchen and laundry appliances... refrigerators, freezers, ranges,
cooktops, wail ovens, microwave ovens, dishwashers, washers and dryers? We also manufacture a complete
selection of high efficiency gas furnaces plus both central and room air conditioners. We hope you'll consider
Amana the next time you need one of these products.
Enjoy your new dryer.
Table of Contents
Important Safety Instructions..............................................................4
Before Drying . .
- Energy Saving 6
Helps and Hints
Exhaust System .....
Sort...... 7
Load
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Set Drying Temperature..........................—
Set Diying Time
How To Use Your Dryer
Determine Proper Cycle
Suggested Dryer Settings
Operation Instructions
Drying Special Items
Maintenance
Care Of Your Dryer
Exhaust Duct
i Motor Overload Protector.
Lint Filter and Cover ..
Door Liner
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rAWARNlNG
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For your safety, the information in this manual must be
followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion or to
prevent property damage, serious injury or death.
— Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable
vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other
appliance.
— WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use
any phone in your building.
• Clear the room, building or area of all occupants.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor's
phone. Follow the gas supplier's instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the
fire department.
Installation and service must be performed by a qualified
installer, service agency or the gas supplier.
©Copyright 1995. Ripon Service Parts Center
Product Publications
P.O. Box 990
Ripon, Wl 54971
All Rights Reserved. No pert of the contents of
this book may be reproduced or transmitted in
any form or by any means without the written
permission of the publisher.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
(Save These Instructions)
rAWARNING -----------------------
To reduce the risk of fire,
electric shock, serious
injury or death to persons
when using your dryer,
follow these basic
precautions:
1, Read ali instructions before
using the dryer.
2. Refer to the GROUNDING
INSTRUCTIONS in the
INSTALLATION manual for
the proper grounding of the
dryer.
3. Do not dry articles that have
been previously cleaned in,
washed in, soaked in, or
spotted with gasoline,
dry-cleaning solvents, other
flammable or explosive
substances as they give off
vapors that could ignite or
explode.
4. Do not allow children to play
on or in the dryer. Close
supervision of children is
necessary when №e dryer is
used near children. This is a
safety rule for all appliances.
5. Before the dryer is removed
from service or discarded,
remove the door to the drying
compartment.
6. Do not reach into the dryer if
the cylinder is revolving.
7. Do not install or store the
dryer where it will be exposed
to water and/or weather.
8. Do not tamper with the
controls.
9. Do not repair or replace any
part of the dryer, or attempt
any servicing unless
specifically recommended in
the User-Maintenance
Instructions or in published
user-repair instructions that
you understand and have the
skills to carry out.
10. Do not use fabric softeners or
products to eliminate static
unless recommended by the
manufacturer of the fabric
softener or product.
11. To reduce the risk of fire, DO
NOT DRY plastics or articles
containing foam rubber or
similarly textured rubberlike
materials.
12. ALWAYS clean the lint filter
after every load. A layer of
lint in the filter reduces drying
efficiency and prolongs drying
time.
13. Keep area around the exhaust
opening and adjacent
surrounding area free from
tile accumulation of lint, dust
and dirt.
14. The interior of the dryer and
the exhaust duct should be
cleaned periodically by
qualified service personnel.
15. This gas appliance contains or
produces a chemical or
chemicals which can cause
death or serious illness and
which are known to the State
of California to cause cancer,
birth defects, or other repro
ductive harm. To reduce the
risk from substances in the
fuel or from fuel combustion,
make sure this appliance is
installed, operated, and
maintained according to the
instructions in this booklet.
16. Dryer will not operate with the
loading door open. DO NOT
by-pass the door safety
switch by permitting the dryer
to operate with the door open.
The dryer will stop tumbling
when the door is opened. Do
not use the dryer if it does not
stop tijmbiing when the door
is opened or starts tumbling
without pressing or turning the
START mechanism. Remove
the dryer from use and call
the serviceman.
17. Do not put articles soiled with
vegetable or cooking oil in the
dryer, as these oils may not be
removed during washing. Due
to the remaining oil, the fabric
may catch on fire by itself.
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18. To reduce the risk of fire, DO
NOT put clothes which have
traces of any flammable
substances such as machine
oil, flammable chemicals,
thinner, etc. or anything
containing wax or chemicals
such as in mops and cleaning
cloths, or anything dry-cleaned
at home with dry-cleaning
solvent in the dryer.
19. Use the dryer only for its
intended purpose, drying
clothes.
20. Always disconnect the
electrical power to the dryer
before attempting service.
Disconnect the power cord by
grasping the plug, not the
cord.
24. Always read and follow
manufacturer's instructions on
packages of iaundry and
cleaning aids. Heed all
warnings or precautions. To
reduce the risk of poisoning
or chemical burns, keep them
out of reach of children at all
times (preferably in a locked
cabinet).
25. Do not tumble fiberglass
curtains and draperies unless
the label says it can be done.
If they are dried, wipe out the
cylinder with a damp cloth to
remove particles of fiberglass.
26. Always follow the fabric care
instructions supplied by the
garment manufacturer.
IMPORTANT: Have your dryer
installed properly. Don't do it
yourself unless you know how!
NOTE; The WARNING and
IMPORTANT instructions
appearing in this manual are not
meant to cover all possible
conditions and situations that may
occur, it must be understood that
common sense, caution, and
carefulness are factors which
CANNOT be built into the dryer.
These factors MUST BE supplied
by the person(s) installing,
maintaining, or operating the dryer.
Always contact your dealer,
distributor, service agent, or the
manufacturer about any problems
or conditions you do not
understand.
21. Replace worn power cords
and/or loose plugs.
22. Install this dryer according
to the INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS. All
connections for electrical
power, grounding and gas
supply must comply with local
codes and be made by
licensed personnel when
required. Do not do it yourself
unless you know how!
23. Remove laundry immediately
after the dryer stops.
27. Never operate the dryer with
the front panel removed.
28. DO NOT operate the dryer
with missing or broken parts.
29. DO NOT by-pass any safety
devices.
30. Failure to install, maintain,
and/or operate this machine
according to the
manufacturer's instructions
may result in conditions which
can produce bodily injury and/
or property damage.
Before Drying .
Energy Saving Tips
• Make sure the lint filter is
cleaned after each load.
• Do not overload the dryer.
• Do not overdry items.
• Remove items to be ironed
while still damp.
• Large loads of similar fabrics
dry the most efficiently.
However, dry permanent
press in smaller loads to
prevent wrinkling.
• Use the correct FABRIC
SELECTOR setting for the
type of fabric being dried.
• Locate your dryer so the
exhaust duct is as short and
straight as possible.
• Do not open the door during
the drying cycle.
• Plan to do your laundry on
low humidity days; your
clothes will dry faster.
• Dry multiple loads of clothes
one right after another so
dryer interior does not have to
be reheated for each load.
Helps and Hints
|—A WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire,
explosion, serious injury or
death, clothes which have
traces of any flammable
substances such as
cooking oil, machine oil,
flammable chemicals,
thinner, etc. must not be put
into the dryer.
Regular or * *Untreated Clothes
A properly sorted wash load is
generally a dryer load. In both
washing and drying, the bulk or
volume of clothes, rather than
pounds, will determine the
load size. The dryer cylinder is
large and is designed to dry a
large or average load at maximum
efficiency. DO NOT OVERLOAD
THE DRYER — MAXIMUM LOAD:
Dryer cylinder one third to one half
full of wet clothes.
Loads consisting of several small
pieces only, such as knit shorts or
diapers, do not tumble well and
may require longer drying time
which could result in excessive
wrinkling. Add several towels to aid
tumbling. Large and small items
together make the best load for the
dryer.
For the most even drying, fabrics
in a load should be of similar
weight. If mixed loads are dried,
remove the lighter weight fabrics
when they are dry. Avoid
overdrying to prevent harshness of
fabrics, wrinkling, and possible
shrinkage.
Clothing loads must be cooled
properly at the end of the drying
cycle. Do not remove them from
dryer until it has gone through
cool-down and the cycle is
completed.
‘Treated clothes are those items
that will be labeled “FLAME
RETARDANT." “SCOTCHGUARD”,™ etc. Follow the CARE
LABELS on these garments for the
proper washing and drying.
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Permanent Press and Synthetics
These loads will require the
following special treatment to get
the best results from their
“no-iron” properties.
• Static electricity may cause
garments of synthetic fibers
{as in lingerie) to cling
together, especially if they are
overdried. The use of a liquid
fabric softener in the rinse
water of the washer will soften
clothes and reduce static
electricity.
• Do not wash or dry clothes
that shed lint in the same load
with permanent press or knit
garments.
• Remove permanent press
loads immediately after dryer
stops.
Exhaust System
I-A WARNING --------------------------
A clothes dryer produces
combustible lint. To reduce
the risk of fire, serious injury
or death, the dryer MUST be
exhausted to the outdoors.
• Do not use plastic or thin foil
flexible ducting.
• The necessary suggestions
and directions for Installation
and proper exhausting are
given in the INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS which are
included with the dryer.
• The exhaust duct should be
cleaned periodically to remove
any obstructions.
• Check occasionally to make
sure the flapper on the weather
hood moves freely, is not
pushed in and that nothing has
been set against it. Also check
that the flapper is not standing
open. If it is open, leaves or
even snow could restrict it. Any
restriction of the air from the
dryer will decrease drying
efficiency.
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