Whirlpool LE3000XS, LG30OIXS User Manual

AUTOMATIC

DRYERS

Electric Model

LE3000XS
and
Gas Model

LG30OIXS

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Parts and features

CYCLE CONTROL KNOB

LAUNDRY INFORMATION CENTER

sumer Buy Guide label

DRYER DRUM
DOOR

MODEL
AND SERIAL
NUMBER PLATE

Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here

When you need service or call with a

question, have this information ready

1. Complete Model and Serial Numbers
[from the plate located as shown)

2. Purchase date from sales slip.

Copy this information in these spaces
Keep this book in the Laundry InformatIon
Center with your “Dryer Guide:’ sales slip
and warranty

Please complete and mail the Owner
Registration Card furnished with this
product.

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Date

Service Company
Telephone Number

before using your
dryer. It will be easier
to remove.

drum with a damp
cloth to remove dust
from storing or ship­ping.

Remove the Con-

Wipe out the dryer

Contents

PARTS AND FEATURES

IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS.

Starting Your Dryer
Selecting a Cycle

DRYING TIPS

Drying Times
Mixed Loads

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LINT SCREEN
LINT REMOVAL.
CARING FOR YOUR DRYER.

Cleaning Dryer Interior.

Vacation Care
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR
ASSISTANCE
WHIRLPOOL DRYER
WARRANTY

01987 Whirlpool Corporation

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Additional Safety Instructions and Your Responsibilities

NEVER operate the dryer if...
e it is not working right [Le. noisy, too hot).

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it is damaged.

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parts are missing (i.e. door latch).

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all panels are not in place.

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the lint screen is loose, damaged or
missing.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

If you smell gas:

1. Open windows.

2. Don’t touch electrical
switches.

3. lMMeguish any open

.

4. Immediately call your
gas supplier.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

Do not store or use gas-

oline or other flammable
vapors and liquids in the
vicinity of this or any other

ALWAYS shut off the gas valve before leav­ing on vacation.

ALWAYS unplug the power supply cord or
turn off electrical power before attempting
to service the dryer. Shut off GAS VALVE if
yours is a gas dryer.

You are personally responsible for making
sure that your dryer...

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is properly maintained.

9 is properly installed and leveled in a well

ventilated room’ on a floor that can sup­port the weight.

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is located in an area where the tempera­ture is above 45°F (7.2”C).

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is connected to the pr@per outlet and
electrical supply.’

9 is properly connected to fuel and ex-

haust systems.*

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is not installed against drapes or

curtains.’

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is used only for jobs normally expected
of home clothes dryers.

. is not used by children or anyone unable

to operate it properly.

*See “lnstallatlon Instructions” for com-

plete informatlon.

appliance.

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Operating instructions

Starting Your Dryer

Before starting your dryer, be sure laundry is sorted and loaded

DroDerlv [see your “Drver Guide”].

1

. Select CYCLE and TIME

Be sure the door is tightly closed.

2

. Push the START Button

Turn the Control Knob either way to

point to the time setting you want in

the cycle you want.

The dryer will starttumbling when

you push the START Button.

To stop and

3

. restart the dryer

To stop, open the door [or turn the

Control Knob to OFF).

To restart, close the door and push

START.

The Cycle Control Knob should point to an OFF area when the dryer is
not in use. If the dryer is stopped before the cycle is finished, turn the Cycle
Control Knob to an OFF area.

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. To change the setting

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The setting can be changed at any
time by turning the Control Knob to a
new setting.