Requesting Assistance - Whirlpool Series 980 Use And Care Manual

Requesting Assistance or
Service
Before calling for assistance or service, please check the "Troubleshooting" section. It may
save you the cost of a service call. If you still need help, follow the instructions below.
1. If you need assistance* . . .
Call the Whirlpool Consumer Assistance
denter telephone number.
Dial toll-free from anywhere
in the U.S.A.:
1-800-253-l 301
and talk with one of our trained
consultants. The consultant can instruct you
in how to obtain satisfactory operation from
your appliance or, if service is necessary,
recommend a qualified service company in
your area.
If you prefer, write to:
Whirlpool Brand Home Appliances
Consumer Assistance Center
c/o Correspondence Dept.
2000 North M-63
Benton Harbor, Ml 49022-2692
Please include a daytime phone number in
your correspondence.
2. If you need service* . . .
lNhirlpool has a nationwide network of
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authorized service companies.
Whirlpool service technicians
SERVICE
are trained to fulfill the product
warranty and provide after-
warranty service, anywhere in
:he United States. To locate the authorized
iNhirlpool service company in your area, call
)ur Consumer Assistance Center telephone
lumber (see Step 1) or look in your tele-
lhone directory Yellow Pages under:
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APPLIANCE-HOUSEHOLD
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WASHING MACHINES 8
MAJOR, SERVICE 8 REPAIR DRYERS, SERVICE .% REPAIR
-See-Whirlpool Appliances or - See: Whirlpool Appliances or
Aulhorized Whirlpool Service Authorized Whirlpool Service
(Example-XYZ Service Co.) (Example: XYZ Service Co )
3. If you need FSP@
replacement parts . . .
FSP is a registered trademark of Whirlpool
Corporation for quality parts. Look for this
symbol of quality whenever you need a
replacement part for your WHIRLPOOL@
appliance. FSP replacement parts will fit
right and work right, because they are made
to the same exacting specifications used to
build every new WHIRLPOOL appliance.
To locate FSP replacement parts in your
area, refer to Step 2 or call the Whirlpool
Consumer Assistance Center number in
Step 1.
4. If you are not satisfied
with how the problem
was solved . . .
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Contact the Major Appliance Consumer
Action Program (MACAP). MACAP is a
group of independent consumer experts
that voices consumer views at the highest
levels of the major appliance industry.
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Contact MACAP only when the dealer,
authorized servicer, and Whirlpool have
failed to resolve your problem.
Major Appliance Consumer Action Program
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
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MACAP will in turn inform us of your action.
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When asking for help or service:
Please provide a detailed description of the problem, your appliance's complete
model and serial numbers, and the purchase date. This information will help us respond
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