Whirlpool Electronic Dryer manual Cycle Guide Auto Cycles, Options, Temperature Level Time

CYCLE GUIDE — AUTO CYCLES

For additional cycle details and options, refer to the LCD display.

Settings and options shown in bold are default settings for that cycle.

Not all features and cycles are available on all models.

Not all options and settings are available with each cycle.

Use Auto Cycles for better fabric care and energy savings

The dryer senses moisture in the load or air temperature and shuts off when the load reaches the selected dryness level. Use the NORMAL dryness level to provide optimal energy savings.

Items to dry:	Cycle:	Drying	Dryness	Default	Available	Cycle Details:
		Temperature:	Level:	Time:	Options:
Heavyweight items	Heavy	High	More	45	Damp Dry Signal	Offers stepped drying starting
such as towels or	Duty		Normal		Wrinkle Shield™†	with High heat followed by Medium
heavy work clothes			Less		Static Reduce	heat for enhanced fabric care
					EcoBoost™	and energy savings.
Work clothes, casual	Normal	Medium	More	38	Damp Dry Signal	Uses Medium heat to dry large
wear, mixed cottons,			Normal		Wrinkle Shield™†	loads of mixed fabrics and items.
sheets, corduroys			Less		Static Reduce	Normal is the preferred energy
					EcoBoost™	cycle.
Jeans and denims	Jeans	Medium-High	More	50	Damp Dry Signal	Stepped drying uses High heat
			Normal		Wrinkle Shield™†	initially, followed by Medium heat
			Less		Static Reduce	to drive moisture from jeans and
					EcoBoost™	denims.
Jackets, comforters,	Bulky	Medium	More	55	Damp Dry Signal	Use for drying large, bulky items;
pillows	Items		Normal		Wrinkle Shield™†	do not overfill dryer drum. Partway
			Less		Static Reduce	through the cycle, the signal will
					EcoBoost™	sound for 2 minutes to indicate
						when it is time to rearrange items
						for optimal drying.
Shirts, blouses,	Casual	Low	More	35	Damp Dry Signal	Uses a stepped drying temperature
permanent press,			Normal		Wrinkle Shield™	from Medium to Low for improved
synthetics,			Less		Static Reduce	moisture removal and enhanced
lightweight items					EcoBoost™	fabric care.
Undergarments,	Delicate	Extra Low	More	28	Damp Dry Signal	Uses Extra Low heat to gently
blouses, lingerie,			Normal		Wrinkle Shield™	dry delicate items.
performance wear			Less		Static Reduce
					EcoBoost™
Large loads of cotton	Towels	High	Normal	60	Wrinkle Shield™	This is a long cycle with high heat,
towels, heavyweight						which has been proven to reduce
items						household bacteria. This cycle is
						not recommended for all fabrics.
						Use for large loads of heavyweight
						fabrics such as cotton towels.
Sportswear	Specialty	Varies by cycle. See the “My Cycle and Specialty				Specialty Cycles provide custom
Kidswear	Cycles		Cycle” section of this guide.			drying cycles for tackling common
Wool Sweaters						household cleaning tasks. Refer to
Business Wear						the on-screen description for the
Intimates						individual cycles for additional
Pillows						details and available settings.
Sheets/Linens
Blankets/Comforters
Custom	My Cycle		Custom			Save your favorite cycle/setting
						combinations. See the “My Cycle
						and Specialty Cycle” section of
						this guide.

† Wrinkle Shield™ with Steam option is available only with High, Medium-High, and Medium Drying Temperature settings.

Load Size Recommendations

For best results, follow the wet load size recommendations noted for each cycle.

Small load: Fill the dryer drum with 3-4 items, not more than 1/4 full.

Medium load: Fill the dryer drum up to about 1/2 full.

Large load: Fill the dryer drum up to about 3/4 full. Do not overload. Items need to tumble freely.

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