Whirlpool 240-volt Caring for Your Dryer, Cleaning the lint screen, Every load cleaning

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Caring for Your Dryer

Cleaning the lint screen

Every load cleaning

The lint screen is located inside the dryer drum, on the back wall. Clean it before starting each load. A screen blocked by lint can increase drying time.

To clean:

1.Open the door and pull the lint screen

straight out.

2.Squeeze body of lint screen lightly while pulling the cover off.

3.Roll lint off the screen with your fingers. Do not rinse or wash screen to remove lint. Wet lint is hard to remove.

4.Replace cover on lint screen body. Push the lint screen firmly back into place and close the door.

IMPORTANT:

Do not run the dryer with the lint screen loose, damaged, blocked, or missing. Doing so can cause overheating and dam- age to both the dryer and fabrics.

Some towels made of synthetic fibers and natural fibers (polyester and cotton blends) may shed more lint than other towels, causing your dryer’s lint screen to fill up faster. Be sure to remove lint from the lint screen before and after drying new towels.

As needed cleaning

Laundry detergents and fabric softeners can cause a residue buildup on the lint screen. Clean the lint screen with a nylon brush every six months or more frequently if it be- comes clogged due to a residue buildup.

Use the following method:

1.Wet both sides of lint screen with hot water.

2.Wet a nylon brush with hot water and liquid detergent; scrub lint

screen with the brush to remove residue buildup.

3.Rinse screen with hot water.

4.Thoroughly dry lint screen with a clean towel. Replace in dryer.

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