Whirlpool DU5000XL, DP6880XL manual Before calling for assistance

If you need service or assistance, we suggest you follow these four stteps:

I. Before calling for assistance.,..

Performance problems often result from little things you can find and fix yourself without tools of any kind.

1. If dlshwasher

won’t

run, or stops during cycle:

l

Is door tightly

closed

and

securely

latched?

l

Has

cycle

been

correctly

set

(and

Control

Knob

pulled

out)?

l

Is water

turned

on?

l

Has

house

fuse

blown

or

circuit

breaker

tripped?

l

Is

the

power

cord

plugged

in

(if

so

equipped)?

l

Has

electrical

power

been

interrupted?

l

If motor

has

stopped

because

of overload,

it

will

automatically

reset

itself

within

a

few

minutes.

If

motor

does

not

start,

call

for

service.

l

Are

you

using

the

POTS &

PANS Cycle

or

HI-TEMP WASHING

Option?

Is the

dishwasher

waiting for water to heat?

2. If water remains in the dishwasher:

l Has the cycle completed?

l

Is drain

air

gap

clogged?

(DU5000XLonly.)

3.If detergent remains in the covered deter- gent cup:

l	Is the	bottom	rack	in backwards?		[The	rack
	bumpers should be at the front.]
l	Is the	dishwasher		detergent	fresh	and	dry
	without	lumps?
l	Is the	cycle	completed?

4.If you hear grlndlng, grating, crunching, buzzing sounds:

l A hard object has probably entered the POWERCLEAN Module.Thesoundshould

stop when the object is ground up.

2. If you need assistance*...

Call Whirlpool COOL-LINE ’ service assis- tance telephone number. Dial free from:

Continental U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 253-1301 Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 632-2243 Alaska & Hawaii . . . . . . . . .-. . (800) 253-1121

and talk with one of our trained Consultants. The Consultant can instruct you in how to obtain sat-

isfactory operation from your appliance or, if ser- vice is necessary, recommend a qualified service company in your area.

3. If you need service*...

Whirlpool has a na-

tionwide network of

anywhere in the United States, To locate TECH-CARE service in your area, call our COOL-LINE service assistance tele- phone number (see Step 2) or look in your tele- phone directory Yellow Pages under:

APPLIANCES-HOUSEHOLO-

ELECTRICAL

APPLIANCES-

MAJOR-SERVICE

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MAJOR-REPAIRING

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OR WHIRLPOOLAPPLIANCES

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CARESERVICE

FRANCHISEDTECHKARESERVICE

SERVI(‘E

(‘0MPA.VIE.S

SERVICE

COMPA.VIES

XYZSERVICECO

999~9999

XYZSERVICECO

123 Maple

123 Maple

999-9999

OR

WASHING

MACHINES,

DRYERS

6

IRONERS-SERVICING

WHIRLPOOLAPPLIANCES

FRANCHISEDTECH-CARESERVICE

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999

9999

123 Maple

FSP

is a

registered

trademark

of

Whirlpool

Corporation

for

FSP

quality

parts.

look

for this

symbol

of

quality

whenever

0

you

need

a

replacement

part

I

your

Whirlpool

appliance.

tor

FSP

replacement

parts

will

fit right

ond

work

right,

because

they

are

made

to

the

same

exacting

specifications

used

to

build

every

new

Whirlpool

applrance

4. If you have a problem * ...

Call our COOL-LINE service assistance tele- phone number (see Step 2) and talk with one of our Consultants, or if you prefer, write to:

Mr. Guy Turner, Vice President Whirlpool Corporation

Administrative Center 2000 US-33 North Benton Harbor, Ml 49022

<If you must call or write, please provide: model number, serial number, date of purchase, and a complete description of the problem. This infor- mation is needed in order to better respond to your request for assistance.

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