Whirlpool ELECTRIC DRYER User Manual

240-Volt
Compact
Electric
Dryer
A Note to You ....................2
Dryer Safety........................3
Installation
Instructions ........................5
Parts and Features ..........23
Using Your Dryer ............24
Starting your dryer........…24
End of cycle signal...........25
Loading ............................25
and setting……............….25
Caring for Your
Dryer ................................28
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Troubleshooting ..............30
Assistance or Service ....32
Warranty ..........................36
Call the Consumer Assistance Center
with questions or comments:
1-800-253-1301

A Note to You

Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL®appliance.
The Whirlpool Brand is committed to designing quality products that consistently perform for you to make your life easier. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully.
Also, complete and mail the Ownership Registration Card provided with your appliance. The card helps us notify you about any new information on your appliance.
Please record your model’s information.
Whenever you call to request service for your appliance, you need to know your complete model number and serial number. You can find this information on the model and serial number label (see the diagram on the “Parts and Features” page for the location of the label).
Please also record the purchase date of your appliance and your dealer's name, address, and telephone number.
Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place fo future reference.
Model Number________________________ Serial Number ________________________ Purchase Date________________________ Dealer Name ________________________ Dealer Address ______________________ Dealer Phone ________________________
Our Consumer Assistance Center number is toll free.
To find detailed product information, the location of the nearest Whirlpool dealer or designated
servicer, to purchase an accessory item, or register your appliance on-line, please visit our
Web site at www.whirlpool.com
1-800-253-1301
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Dryer Safety
Your safety and the safety of others is very important.
We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appli­ance. Always read and obey all safety messages.
This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the
word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean:
You will be killed or seriously injured
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All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not followed.
if you don’t follow instructions.
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t follow instructions.
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DRYER SAFETY
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING:
persons when using the dryer, follow basic precautions, including the following:
Read all instructions before using the dryer.
Do not place items exposed to
cooking oils in your dryer. Items contaminated with cooking oils may contribute to a chemical reaction that could cause a load to catch fire.
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.
Do not allow children to play on
or in the dryer. Close supervision of children is necessary when the dryer is used near children.
Before the dryer is removed from
service or discarded, remove the door to the drying compartment.
Do not reach into the dryer if the
drum is moving.
Do not install or store the dryer
where it will be exposed to the weather.
Do not tamper with controls.
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to
Do not repair or replace any part of the dryer or attempt any servicing unless specifically recommended in this Owner Manual or in published user-repair instructions that you understand and have the skills to carry out.
Do not use fabric softeners or products to eliminate static unless recommended by the manufacturer of the fabric softener or product.
Do not use heat to dry articles containing foam rubber or similarly textured rubber-like materials.
Clean lint screen before or after each load.
Keep area around the exhaust opening and adjacent surrounding areas free from the accumulation of lint, dust, and dirt.
The interior of the dryer and exhaust vent should be cleaned periodically by qualified service personnel.
See Installation Instructions for grounding requirements.
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SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT: Observe all governing codes and ordinances.
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Installation Instructions

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Explosion Hazard
Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline, away from dryer.
Place dryer at least 18 inches (46 cm) above the floor for a garage installation.
Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, or fire.
Read the “Dryer Safety” section of your dryer’s Use and Care guide, and completely read these installation instructions before beginning installation.

Before starting installation

Check location where dryer will be in-stalled. Proper installation is your responsibility. The dryer must not be installed or stored in an area where it will be exposed to water and/or weather. Make sure you have everything necessary for correct installation.
Grounded electrical supply is required. See “Electrical requirements.”
Four-inch metal exhaust vent is required. See “Exhaust requirements.”
Check code requirements: Some codes do not permit or limit installation of clothes dryers in garages, closets, mobile homes, or sleeping quarters. Contact your local building inspector.
Protection from the weather: Proper operation of dryer cycles requires temperatures above 45°F, or the dryer may not shut off when automatic cycles are used.
203⁄4"
31"
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Support: Floor must be sturdy enough to support a total weight of 115 pounds (includes dryer and load weight).
Location: Must be large enough to fully open dryer door. See “Recessed area and closet installation” for minimum spacing requirements.
Level floor: 1-in maximum slope under entire dryer.
NOTE: Observe all governing codes and
ordinances.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

How to install your dryer

Now that you’ve unpacked your dryer, check to be sure you have removed the parts bag from the drum. Remove the tape that holds the drum to the cabinet. Move the drum by hand to make certain all tape has been removed. Next, wipe the interior of the drum thoroughly with a damp cloth before using the dryer.
Installation
To install your dryer, you will need the tools shown. All the parts you need are packed in the appliance. When you take them out, place them on a cloth so you won’t lose them.
Parts supplied with the dryer:
1 Cycle and temperature control (timer)
knob 1 Push to Start button 4 Leveling legs
Adjustable
wrench
Level Flashlight
(optional)
1
4-inch
nut driver
#2 Phillips
head
screwdriver
Wire
stripper
Duct
tape
Flat-head
screwdriver
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WARNING
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to move and install dryer.
Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Installing the leveling legs

Leveling your dryer correctly will reduce operating noise and provide improved drying performance.
To install leveling legs:
1. Take two of the cardboard corners from
the carton. Place them on the floor in back of the dryer.
2. Firmly grasp the body of the dryer. Gently lay dryer on the cardboard corners.
3. Start to screw the legs into the holes by hand. Use a wrench to finish turning the legs. They should stick out about 1 inch.
4. Now stand the dryer up and move it close to its final location. Leave enough room to connect the exhaust vent.
5. Check levelness of dryer by placing a level on top of the dryer, first side-to-side; then front-to-back.
6. If dryer is not level, prop the dryer up using two stacked cardboard corner posts. Use a wrench to adjust the legs up or down.
NOTE: It may be necessary to level the dryer again after it is moved into its final position.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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Electrical Requirements

A three-wire or four-wire, single phase 120/240-volt, 60-Hz., AC-only, electrical supply is required on a separate 30-ampere circuit, fused on both sides of the line. A time-delay fuse or circuit breaker is recommended.
This dryer is manufactured with the 3-wire, frame-grounding conductor connected to the NEUTRAL (center) of the wiring harness of the terminal block. Do not have a fuse in the neutral or grounding circuit. Afuse in the neutral or grounding circuit could result in an electrical shock.
Use a 4-conductor cord when the dryer is installed in a mobile home or an area where local codes do not permit grounding through the neutral.
Electrical Connection Options
If Your Home Has:
And You Will Be Connecting To:
3-wire electrical receptacle (NEMA Type 10-30R)
3-wire direct
A U.L.-listed, 120/240-volt minimum, 30-amp., dryer power supply cord.*
A fused disconnect or circuit breaker box.*
4-wire electrical receptacle (NEMA Type 14-30R)
4-wire direct
A U.L.-listed, 120/240-volt minimum, 30-amp., dryer power supply cord.
A fused disconnect or circuit breaker box.
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*If local codes do not permit the connection of a frame-grounding conductor to the neutral wire, see the
instructions for “Alternate Connection”.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Three-Wire Electrical Connection to Receptacle
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Fire Hazard
Use a new UL approved 30 ampere power supply cord.
Use a UL approved strain relief. Disconnect power before making
electrical connections. Connect neutral wire (white or center
wire) to center terminal (silver). Ground wire (green or bare wire) must
be connected to green ground connector.
Connect remaining 2 supply wires to remaining 2 terminals (gold).
Securely tighten all electrical connections.
Failure to do so can result in death, fire, or electrical shock.
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
This appliance must be grounded. In the event of malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce the risk of electric shock by providing a path of least resistance for electric current. The power supply cord must be plugged into an appropriate outlet that is properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances.
WARNING: Improper connection of the
equipment-grounding conductor can result in a risk of electric shock.
Check with a qualified electrician or serviceman if you are in doubt as to whether the appliance is properly grounded. Do not modify the plug on the power supply cord. If it will not fit the outlet, have a proper outlet installed.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Spade terminals
with upturned ends
Local codes may permit the use of a U.L.­listed, 120/240-volt minimum, 30-ampere, dryer power supply cord kit (pigtail). Power supply cord should be type SRD or SRDT and be at least four feet long. The wires that connect to the dryer must end with ring terminals or spade terminals with upturned ends.
The power supply cord must have three, No.-10 copper wires to match a three-wire receptacle of NEMA Type 10-30R.
Do not use an extension cord with this dryer.
Do not connect plug end of power supply cord into a live receptacle before connecting power supply cord to dryer terminal block.
NEUTRAL
This blade connected to this conductor
3
4", U.L.-listed,
strain relief
receptacle (NEMA
Ring
terminals
NEUTRAL
(white or center)
Three-wire
Type 10-30R)
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Disconnect power.
2. Remove hold-down screw and terminal
block cover.
3. Attach a 3⁄4-inch, U.L.-listed, strain relief to
the hole below terminal block opening. Strain relief should have a tight fit with dryer cabinet and be in a horizontal position. Put the power supply cord through the strain relief.
4. Loosen or remove terminal block screws.
Connect the neutral wire (white or center) of power supply cord under the center screw of the terminal block.
5. Connect the other two wires to outer
terminal block screws. Tighten all terminal block screws firmly.
6. Tighten the strain relief screws.
7.Insert tab of terminal block cover into slot
of the dryer rear panel. Secure cover with hold-down screw.
Terminal block cover
External ground connector
Neutral ground­ing wire (green/yellow)
Hold-down screw
Center silver-colored terminal block screw
3
strain relief
3-Wire Connection with
Frame-Grounding Conductor
Neutral wire (white)
4 ", U.L.-listed,
NOTE: If local codes do not permit the connection of a frame-grounding conductor to the neutral wire, see the instructions for “Alternate Connection” later in this section.
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