Whirlpool WED4815EW, YWED4815EW, WED4850HW, YWED4850HW, WED5000DW Cycle Guide

Dryer Cycle Guide

WARNING WARNING

Fire Hazard

No washer can completely remove oil.

Do not dry anything that has ever had any type of oil on it (including cooking oils).

Items containing foam, rubber, or plastic must be dried on a clothesline or by using an Air Cycle.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or fire.

Explosion Hazard

Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline, away from dryer.

Do not dry anything that has ever had anything flammable on it (even after washing).

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, explosion, or fire.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS, located in your appliance's Owner's Manual, before operating this appliance.

AccuDry™ Cycle/Automatic Dry Cycle/Auto Dry Cycle

AccuDry™ Cycle senses moisture in the load or air temperature and shuts off when the load reaches the selected dryness level. Not all cycles and settings are available on all models.

Items to Dry:	Cycle:	Temperature:	Description:
Jeans, heavy work	Jeans	High	Automatic Cycles give the best drying in the shortest time. Drying
clothes, towels	More Dry		time varies based on fabric type, load size, and dryness setting.
			Select a drying temperature based on the fabrics in your load. If
	Very Dry
			you are unsure of the temperature to select for a load, select the
Work clothes, medium-	Energy	Medium	lower setting rather than the higher setting.
weight fabrics, sheets
	Preferred
	Normal
Casual, shirts, pants,	Delicates	Low
lightweight items,	Less Dry
synthetics, delicates,
athleticwear

NOTE: If loads do not seem as dry as you would like, select More Dry or Very Dry the next time you dry a similar load. If loads seem drier than you like, select Less Dry the next time you dry a similar load.

Timed Dry Cycles

Timed Dry will run the dryer for the specified time on the control panel.

Not all cycles and settings are available on all models.

Items to Dry:	Cycle:	Temperature:	Description:
Large or heavy items	Heavy Dry	Any	Uses a High heat to dry large or heavy loads.
such as thick towels or	or
robes	Heavy Duty
Any load	Damp Dry	Any	Dries items to a damp level or for items that do not require an
			entire drying cycle.
Rubber, plastic, heat-	Fluff Air	No Heat	Air only (no heat) drying.
sensitive fabrics

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Selecting the Drying Temperature
Items to Dry:	Temperature:	Description:
Towels and work clothes.	High	Heavyweight items
Sheets, blouses, dresses, underwear,	Low to Medium	Medium-weight items
permanent press fabrics, and some knits.
Foam, rubber, plastic, other heat-sensitive	Air (no heat)	Uses unheated air to dry heat-sensitive items
fabrics.
Bonded or laminated fabrics.	N/A	Some items should only be line-dried

NOTE: If you have questions about drying temperatures for various loads, refer to the care label directions.

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