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Dryer - Whirlpool LEC8858EQ1 Use & Care Manual

Electric and gas dryers

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OPEWNG¥OUR
DRYER
To get the best dryer results possible, you must use your dryer correctly.
This section tells you how
to use your dryer properly and efficiently.
STARTING
YOUR D RYER
Explosion Hazard
Never place items in the dryer that are
dampened with gasoline or other
flammable fluids.
No washer can completely remove oil.
Do not dry anything that has ever had any
type of oil on it (including cooking oils).
Doing so can result in death, explosion,
or fire.
Before using your dryer, wipe the dryer drum with a
damp cloth to remove dust from storing and shipping.
If your dryer has a Features Guide, remove it and
place it with this Use and Care Guide.
1,
Load clothes loosely into the dryer and close the
door. Do not pack the
dryer; allow space for
clothes to tumble freely.
3,
If your dryer has a Temperature selector, set it to
the recommended
setting for the type of fabric
being dried. The cycle descriptions
on the
following pages include temperature setting
suggestions.
4. (OPTIONAL STEP) Some dryers have an On/Off
FINISH GUARD ® selector. The FINISH GUARD
feature protects your clothes from wrinkling when
you do not remove them from the dryer as soon
as it stops.
• Set the FINISH GUARD selector to On to
tumble the load without heat every few minutes
up to 45 minutes after the drying cycle ends.
• A signal will sound every few minutes while
FINISH GUARD is running if the Cycle Signal
(End of Cycle Signal) feature is set to On. On
some models, this signal is fixed and cannot be
turned off. The signal and cycle end when you
open the dryer door.
• Set the FINISH GUARD selector to Off if you do
not want to run this feature.
NOTE: Some dryers have a FINISH GUARD feature
that cannot be turned On or Off. See page 11.
5. (OPTIONAL STEP) If your dryer has a Cycle
Signal (End of Cycle Signal) selector, set the
selector to On if you want the dryer to sound
a signal when a cycle is finished.
eThe signal is helpful when you are drying
permanent press, synthetics, and other items
that should be removed from the dryer as
soon as it stops.
• On some models, the End of Cycle Signal is
part of the Start Button.
6. Push the Start Button.
2.
Turn the Cycle Control Knob to the recommended
cycle for the type of load
being dried, as described
on pages 10 and 11.
• Use the Energy
Preferred Automatic
Setting (,) to dry
most loads.
NOTE: On some
models, the Tempera-
ture selector is part of
the Cycle Control Knob.
NOTE: Your dryer stops automatically
when a
cycle ends.
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