Tips For Getting The Best Performance From Your Steam Dryer; Cycles - Whirlpool WGD9450WL - 27" Gas Dryer Use And Care Manual

Tips for Getting the Best Performance
from Your Steam Dryer
■ Results may vary depending on fabric. 100% cotton
garments with wrinkle-free finish may yield better
results than those without. 100% cotton items may
require additional touching up after the Steam Cycle.
■ Use of fabric softener sheet is not recommended with
Steam Cycles. It may cause temporary staining on
clothes.
■ It is not recommended to use Steam Cycles for items that
have been starched. Wash any starched or new garments
prior to using a Steam Cycle.
■ The Quick Refresh Cycle is best for smoothing out
wrinkles and reducing odors from loads consisting of one
to four dry items of wrinkle-free cotton, cotton-polyester
blend, common knits, and synthetic garments.
■ The Enhanced Touch Up Cycle is best for smoothing out
wrinkles from clothes that have been left in the dryer too
long. For best results, do not overload the dryer.
■ The Quick Refresh Cycle time is set for 15 minutes and is
not adjustable. Under certain environmental or installation
conditions, you may experience under drying with the
Quick Refresh Cycle. Select Enhanced Touch Up Cycle
(20 min. default time) which can be customized to select
High Temperature and/or additional cycle time by pressing
the Timed Cycle Adjust More Time button.
NOTE: Not all cycles are available on all models.
Select the drying cycle that matches the type of load you are
drying. See Automatic Preset or Manual Preset Cycle Settings
chart.
Steam models
Non-Steam models
Cycle Control knob

Cycles

Automatic Cycles
Automatic Cycles allow you to match the cycle to the load you are
drying. See the following Automatic Preset Cycle Settings chart.
Each cycle dries certain fabrics at the recommended temperature.
A sensor detects the moisture in the load and automatically
adjusts the drying time for optimal drying.
NOTE: Not all cycles are available on all models.
Sanitize
Use this cycle for items such as towels, bedding, children's
clothing, or other items needing to be sanitized. This cycle is
designed to eliminate 99.9% of 3 common infectious bacteria.
This cycle should be run to completion to ensure sanitization.
For best results, do not interrupt cycle.
Sanitization Performance of
Residential Clothes Dryers
Automatic Preset Cycle Settings
Automatic Cycles
Load Type
SANITIZE
Towels, bedding,
children's clothing
HEAVY DUTY
Heavyweight items, towels, jeans
BULKY ITEMS
Jackets, comforters, pillows
(rearrange load part way through
cycle to aid in drying.)
NORMAL
Corduroys, work clothes, sheets
ECO NORMAL
Designed for average size loads
of medium weight items where
improved energy is desired
CASUAL
Permanent press, synthetics
DELICATE
Lingerie, blouses, washable
woolens
SUPER DELICATE
Lingerie, blouses, washable
woolens
DAMP DRY
Clothes to come out suitable
for ironing
*Reset time to complete drying, if needed. If loads do not seem as
dry as you would like, select More Dry next time you dry a similar
load.
NSF Protocol P154
Temperature Est.
Cycle
Time*
(Minutes)
High 60
High 50
Medium 55
Medium 38
Medium 40
Low 35
Low 25
Extra Low 25
Low 20
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