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Whirlpool COMPACT DRYERS Use And Care Manual page 9

Whirlpool timed dryers use and care

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Cycle control
knob
Refer to the chart below and the chart on page
8 for cycle information.
Loads tumble without heat during the last
few minutes of all heated cycles. This makes a
load easier to handle and helps keep wrinkles
from setting in.
Using your Timed Drying (heated) cycle
(High/Heavy
Perm. Press setting)
Use your Timed Drying cycle, with a high heat
setting, to dry cottons, permanent
press, and
some synthetic
fabrics.
Using your Timed Drying (heated) cycle
(Low Delicate setting)
Use your Timed Drying cycle, with a low heat
Temperature
selector
Start button
setting, to provide gentle drying for some
synthetics,
knits, and delicate fabrics.
Using Heavy Dry
Use Heavy Dry and a high heat setting to dry
large items or items that are thicker or heavier
than regular load items (heavy cotton bath
sheets or robes).
NOTES:
To help reduce wrinkling,
remove the
load from the dryer as soon as tumbling
stops.
This is important
for permanent
press, knits
and synthetic
fabrics.
Do not overdry.
Overdrying
can cause
shrinkage,
static cling, and damage
some
fabrics.
TIMED DRYING
(Heated Cycle)
TYPE OF LOAD
High heat
Low heat
COTTONS AND LINENS
Extra Heavy-Bedspreads.
mattress
pads, quilts
70-80 min
Heavyweight-Towels,
jeans, corduroys,
work clothes
50-60 min
Mediumweight-Sheets,
cotton underwear,
diapers
40-50 min
Lightweight-Batistes,
organdies,
lingerie
30-40 min
PERMANENT PRESS, SYNTHETICS AND BLENDS
Heavyweight-Work
clothes, jackets,
raincoats
40-50 min
Mediumweight-Shirts,
play clothes, sheets, slacks
30-40 min
Lightweight-Lingerie,
blouses, dresses
20-30 min
KNITS
Heavyweight-Cottons,
rayons, blends, T-shirts,
40-50 min
slacks, shirts
Mediumweight-Synthetics
(polyester,
acrylic, etc.),
30-40 min
dress slacks, skirts, sweaters
Lightweight-Synthetics
(polyester,
acrylic, etc.)
20-30 min
and blends, lingerie, blouses,
dresses
DELICATE FABRICS
Sheer curtains (2 or 3 panels),
gauze, lace, etc.
15-20 min

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