WED7500GW
Use & Care Guide
Guide d’utilisation et d’entretien
Electronic Dryer
Sécheuse électronique
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Table of Contents
DRYER SAFETY .......................................................................2
CHECK YOUR VENT SYSTEM FOR GOOD AIRFLOW ............ 4
CONTROL PANEL AND FEATURES ......................................... 5
CYCLE GUIDE .......................................................................... 6
USING YOUR DRYER ..............................................................8
DRYER CARE .........................................................................10
TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................12
WARRANTY ............................................................................14
ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE ..................................... Back Cover
Dryer Safety
Table de matières
SÉCURITÉ DE LA SÉCHEUSE ............................................... 15
VÉRIFICATION D’UNE CIRCULATION D’AIR ADÉQUATE
POUR LE SYSTÈME D’ÉVACUATION .................................... 17
TABLEAU DE COMMANDE ET CARACTÉRISTIQUES ..........18
GUIDE DES PROGRAMMES .................................................. 19
UTILISATION DE LA SÉCHEUSE ...........................................22
ENTRETIEN DE LA SÉCHEUSE ............................................. 24
DÉPANNAGE ..........................................................................26
GARANTIE .............................................................................. 30
ASSISTANCE OU SERVICE ........................... Couverture arrière
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WARNING:
FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD
Failure to follow safety warnings exactly could result in serious injury, death, or property
damage.
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Do not store or use gasoline or other ammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this
or any other appliance.
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WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
Do not try to light any appliance.
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Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building.
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Clear the room, building, or area of all occupants.
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Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s
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instructions.
If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the re department.
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Installation and service must be performed by a qualied installer, service agency, or
the gas supplier.
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Check Your Vent System For Good Airow
Maintain good airow by:
■ Cleaning your lint screen before each load.
■ Replace plastic or foil vent material
with 4" (102 mm) diameter heavy, rigid
vent material.
■ Use the shortest length of vent possible.
■ Use no more than four 90° elbows in a vent system;
each bend and curve reduces airow.
Good
Better
Good airow
Along with heat, dryers require good airow to efciently dry
laundry. Proper venting will reduce your drying times and
improve your energy savings. See Installation Instructions.
The venting system attached to the dryer plays a big
role in good airow. Blocked or crushed vents as well
as improper venting installation will reduce airow and
dryer performance.
Service calls caused by improper venting are not covered
by the warranty and will be paid by the customer, regardless
of who installed the dryer. To clean or repair venting, contact
a venting specialist.
■ Remove lint and debris from the exhaust hood.
■ Remove lint from the entire length of the vent system
at least every two years. When cleaning is complete,
be sure to follow the Installation Instructions supplied
with your dryer for nal product check.
■ Clear away items from the front of the dryer.
What To Dry and How To Dry? for better fabric care and energy savings.
By answering these questions, you can achieve the most energy savings and enhanced fabric care from your dryer. Using these
automatic cycles, the drying air temperature and moisture levels are sensed in the load. This sensing process occurs throughout
the entire drying cycle and turns off once the load reaches your selected dryness level. Using a dryness level between Less and
More provides the optimal energy savings.
If Timed Dry is your answer, the dryer runs for the amount of time you select, which sometimes results in shrinkage, wrinkling,
and static due to overdrying. Use Timed Dry for the occasional damp load that needs a little more drying time or when using
the drying rack.
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Control Panel and Features
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NOTE: The control panel features a sensitive surface that responds to a light touch of your nger. To ensure your selections are
registered, touch the control panel with your nger tip, not your ngernail. When selecting a setting or option, simply touch its name.
POWER
1
Touch to turn the dryer on and off. Touch to stop/cancel
a cycle at any time.
WHAT TO DRY/HOW TO DRY
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First select a cycle from the “What to Dry” (automatic
cycles) and then select the “How to Dry” to get the best
combination cycle available for the type of items you
are going to dry. See the “Cycle Guide” chart for cycle
details.
START/PAUSE
3
Touch and hold until the LED comes on to start a cycle,
or touch once while a cycle is in process to pause it.
MODIFIERS
4
Use to select available modiers for your dryer.
Temperature
When using a Timed Dry cycle, you may select
a dry temperature based on the type of load you are
drying, except for the Sanitize cycle. Use the warmest
setting safe for the garments in the load. Follow
garment label instructions.
NOTE: automatic cycles will give you up to three
temperatures to adjust and it varies, depending on
the “What to Dry” or “How to Dry” selections that
have been made.
Dryness
You may adjust the Dryness on automatic cycles
(except for the Sanitize cycle), if desired.
NOTE: Dryness is for use with automatic
cycles only.
+\- Timed Dry Adjust
Touch “+” or “–” with a Timed Dry cycle to increase
or decrease the length of the cycle.
SANITIZE
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This is a long cycle with high heat, that has been
proven to reduce household bacteria. This cycle
is not recommended for all fabrics. Use for loads
of heavyweight fabrics.
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LED DISPLAY
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When you select a cycle, its default settings will light up
and the estimated time remaining (for automatic cycles)
will vary depending on “What to Dry” and
“How to Dry” selections or actual time remaining for
Timed Dry cycles (for manual cycles) will be displayed.
OPTIONS
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Use to select available options for your dryer.
Drum Light
Select Drum Light to turn on the light inside the dryer
drum. When touched during a cycle, or when the
dryer is not running, the Drum Light turns on and will
remain on until Drum Light is touched again, the door
is opened and closed, a cycle is started, or the door
is left open for 5 minutes.
Touch Drum Light at any time to turn the drum light
on or off.
Wrinkle Shield
If you will be unable to remove a load immediately,
touch Wrinkle Shield™ to add up to 150 minutes of
periodic tumbling to help reduce wrinkling.
Signal
Use this to turn the signal indicating the end
of a drying cycle to low, high, or off. The volume you
select here will also be applied to the Damp Dry Signal.
NOTE: You may also turn off the tones that sound
when a feature, setting, or option is touched. Touch
and hold Signal for about 3 seconds to turn sounds
to low, high, or off.
Damp Dry Signal
Touch to select the Damp Dry Signal. The volume
will be the same sound level as the “Signal” option
indicates. When selected, a series of beeps will sound
when the load is damp, but not completely dry. This
will allow you to take clothes out of the load that do
not need to dry completely. This option is available
on some cycles. The Damp Dry Signal is selected as
a default for the Bedding/Bulky cycle, as a reminder
to manually reposition bulky loads midway through
the cycle.
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Cycle Guide
The Whirlpool® dryer has a unique user interface to help you select the best cycle you need for your load. The “What to Dry”/
“How to Dry” layout guides you to the optimal cycle in two easy steps:
First determine what items are in the load that you are trying to dry. Use that to guide your “What to Dry” selection. Then determine
how you want the dryer to dry them by selecting the appropriate “How to Dry” selection.
To get the most energy savings and enhanced fabric care from your dryer, use the automatic cycles. These cycles measure the drying
air temperature and moisture levels to turn the dryer off once the load reaches the selected dryness level. Dryer performance and
results may vary with service voltage less than 240.
For best fabric care, choose the cycle
that best ts the load being dried.
R – Recommended Cycle
a – Alternate Cycle
Blank – Cycle is available but
not optimal.
What do you want
to dry?
Baby Clothes Cottons R
Handkerchiefs a a R
Pajamas R
Shorts/Pants R
Towels-Normal R a
Sheets R
T-Shirts R
Business Casual Casuals R
Cotton Drapes R
Dress Shirts/Pants R
Machine Wash
Curtains
Napkins R a
No-Iron Fabrics R
Tablecloth R
Athletic/High
Performance Wear
Bras R
Fabric Shower
Curtain
Lingerie R
Sheers R
Undergarments a R
Wool R
Jeans Jeans R a
Fashion/Dark Jeans a R
Work Jeans a R a
Dish Cloths Towels a R a
Non-Rubber Lined
Rugs and Mats
Sweatshirts R
Towels a R a
“What to dry”
Cycle Selection
Normal Quick Delicate Heavy Duty Timed Dry
Regular Set amount
of dry time
Automatic
Sensor cycle
stops when
dryness level
is reached.
R
a R
Dryer runs for
the amount of
time selected.
How do you want to dry? Sanitize*
“How to Dry” Cycle Selection
Lower Heat High Heat
longer cycle
Automatic
Sensor cycle
stops when
dryness level
is reached.
R
R
Automatic
Sensor cycle
stops when
dryness level
is reached.
Set amount
of dry time
Dryer runs for
the amount of
time selected.
Hot High
Heat
Used to
kill 99.9%
of three
common
bacteria.
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For best fabric care, choose the cycle
that best ts the load being dried.
R – Recommended Cycle
a – Alternate Cycle
Blank – Cycle is available but
not optimal.
What do you want
to dry?
“What to dry”
Cycle Selection
Normal Quick Delicate Heavy Duty Timed Dry
Regular Set amount
of dry time
Automatic
Sensor cycle
stops when
Dryer runs for
the amount of
time selected.
dryness level
is reached.
How do you want to dry? Sanitize*
“How to Dry” Cycle Selection
Lower Heat High Heat
longer cycle
Automatic
Sensor cycle
stops when
dryness level
is reached.
Automatic
Sensor cycle
stops when
dryness level
is reached.
Set amount
of dry time
Dryer runs for
the amount of
time selected.
Blankets Bedding/Bulky R
Coats and Jackets R
Comforters R
Fabric Rugs R
Heavy Drapes R
Pet Bedding R
Pillows - Fiber Fill R
Sleeping Bags R
Stuffed Animals R
Feather Pillows Air Only†
Plastic Shower
Curtains
(available only
on Timed Dry
cycle)
Rubber and Rubber
backed rugs
and mats
Vinyl Table Cloths R
Hot High
Heat
Used to
kill 99.9%
of three
common
bacteria.
R
R
R
*Extended high-heat drying cycle intended to help sanitize items such as sheets and towels. This cycle is not recommended
for all fabrics. For best results, this cycle should be run to completion without interruption to ensure sanitization.
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Air Only is not a “What to Dry” cycle selection. To get Air Only, select Timed Dry and set Temperature to No Heat.
NOTE: Government energy certications for this model were based on the Cotton / Timed Dry cycle with the Maximum temperature
setting. The as - shipped defaults of Cottons / Normal cycle, Temperature setting of four out of ve dots, Dryness level setting of three
out of four dots, and wrinkle shield were not used.
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Using Your Dryer
WARNING: To reduce the risk of re, electric shock, or injury to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before
operating this appliance.
1. Clean the lint screen
Clean the lint screen before each load. Pull the lint screen out
of its holder. Roll lint off the screen with your ngers. Do not
rinse or wash screen to remove lint. Push the lint screen rmly
back into place.
For additional cleaning information, see “Dryer Care.”
2. Load the dryer
Open the door by pulling on the handle. Place laundry in the
dryer. Add a dryer sheet to the wet load, if desired. Close
the door.
IMPORTANT: Do not tightly pack the dryer. Items need to tumble
freely. Tightly packing can lead to poor drying performance and
may increase wrinkling and tangling.
3. Touch POWER
Touch POWER to turn on the dryer.
4. Select type of load to dry
First select a cycle from “What to Dry” (Automatic cycles)
and then select “How to Dry” to get the best combination cycle
available for the type of items you are going to dry. You may also
select the Sanitize cycle for a long, high-heat cycle which has
been proven to reduce household bacteria. The Sanitize cycle
overrides previous selections and cannot be modied. See the
“Cycle Guide” chart for cycle details. Not all cycles are available
on all models.
Automatic Cycles:
You can select a different dryness level depending on your load.
Touch DRYNESS to scroll from Less to More. Selecting Less to
More automatically adjusts the dryness level at which the dryer
will shut off. Dryness level can be changed in the rst
5-8 minutes of the cycle.
Automatic cycles give the best drying in the shortest time.
Drying time varies based on fabric type, load size, and
dryness setting.
NOTE: Automatic cycles will give you up to three temperatures
to adjust and it varies, depending on the “What to Dry” or
“How to Dry” selections that have been made.
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TIMED DRY Cycle:
When you select Timed Dry, the default time appears in the
display. Touch “+” and “–” to increase or decrease the time
in 1 minute increments. Touch and hold to change the time
in 5 minute increments.
The default temperature may be changed by touching
Temperature until the desired dry temperature is lit.
5.
Adjust cycle modiers, if desired
You may adjust different settings,
depending on what you are drying and how
you are going to dry the items. Selecting
Sanitize will override all other modiers.
See the “Cycle Guide” for detailed
information.
NOTE: Not all options and modiers are
available with all cycles.
6.
Select any additional options
Add additional options such as Drum Light, Wrinkle Shield™,
Signal, and/or Damp Dry Signal by touching that option. If
you will be unable to remove the load promptly, select Wrinkle
™
Shield
before touching START/PAUSE.
NOTE: Not all options and settings are available with
all cycles.
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Touch and hold START/PAUSE
to begin cycle
8.
Remove garments promptly
after cycle is nished
Promptly remove garments after cycle has completed
to reduce wrinkling.
Changing the Automatic Cycle settings
to increase or decrease drying time
If all your loads on all Automatic cycles are consistently
less dry or more dry than you would like, you may change
the default settings to increase or decrease the default
dryness level.
Your automatic drying settings can be adjusted to adapt to
different installations, environmental conditions, or personal
preference. This change is retained and will affect all of your
Automatic cycles, not just the current cycle/load. There are
ve drying settings, which are displayed using the
LED display:
0 Much wetter clothes, 30% less drying time.
1 Slightly wetter clothes, 15% less drying time.
2 Factory preset dryness level.
3 Slightly drier clothes, 15% more drying time.
4 Much drier clothes, 30% more drying time.
To change the drying settings:
1. Before starting a cycle, touch and hold DRYNESS
for 6 seconds.
2. Touch DRYNESS to select the dryness level shown
in the time display: 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.
3. Touch START/PAUSE to save the new dryness
level setting.
NOTE: The settings cannot be changed while the dryer
is running or paused. The dryer must be in standby
mode (power is off) to adjust the default settings.
Touch and hold START/PAUSE to begin the cycle.
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Dryer Care
CLEANING THE DRYER LOCATION
Keep dryer area clear and free from items that would
block the airow for proper dryer operation. This includes
clearing piles of laundry in front of the dryer.
CLEANING THE DRYER INTERIOR
To clean dryer drum:
1. Use a mild hand dish detergent mixed at a low
concentration with very warm water, and rub with
a soft cloth.
2. Rinse well with a wet sponge or towel.
3. Tumble a load of clean clothes or towels to dry drum
OR
Use a microber cloth and hot water in a spray bottle
to clean the drum and a second microber towel to dry.
NOTE: Garments that contain unstable dyes, such as
denim blue jeans or brightly colored cotton items, may
discolor the rear of the dryer interior. These stains are
not harmful to your dryer and will not stain future loads
of clothes. Dry unstable dye items inside out to avoid
transfer of dye.
REMOVING ACCUMULATED LINT
CLEANING THE LINT SCREEN
Every load cleaning
The lint screen is located in the bottom of the dryer. A
screen blocked by lint can increase drying time.
To clean:
1. Pull the lint screen out of its holder. Roll lint off the
screen with your ngers. Do not rinse or wash screen
to remove lint. Wet lint is hard to remove.
2. Push the lint screen rmly back into place.
IMPORTANT:
■ Do not run the dryer with the lint screen loose,
damaged, blocked, or missing. Doing so can cause
overheating and damage to both the dryer and fabrics.
■ If lint falls off the screen into the dryer during removal,
check the exhaust hood and remove the lint.
See the “Venting Requirements” section in the
Installation Instructions.
As needed cleaning
Laundry detergent and fabric softener residue can build
up on the lint screen. This buildup can cause longer drying
times for your clothes, or cause the dryer to stop before
your load is completely dry. The screen is probably clogged
if lint falls off while the screen is in the dryer.
Clean the lint screen with a nylon brush every 6 months,
or more frequently, if it becomes clogged due to a residue
buildup.
To wash:
1. Roll lint off the screen with your ngers.
2. Wet both sides of lint screen with hot water.
3. Wet a nylon brush with hot water and liquid detergent.
Scrub lint screen with the brush to remove residue
buildup.
From inside the dryer cabinet
Lint should be removed every two years, or more often,
depending on dryer usage. Cleaning should be done by a
qualied appliance servicer or ventilation system cleaner.
From the exhaust vent
Lint should be removed every two years, or more often,
depending on dryer usage.
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4. Rinse screen with hot water.
5. Thoroughly dry lint screen with a clean towel.
Reinstall screen in dryer.
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