7
Operating Instructions

Getting Started

Normal Operating Sounds

Checkandcleanthelintlter.(Seepage8.)1.
Loadthedryer.(Seepage8.)2.
Selectthedesiredcycle.(Seepage9,pages3.
11-14andpage29.)

To operate your dryer, follow these basic steps:

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Selectdesiredsettingsandoptions.(Seepage4.
9,page17,page18,andpages19-20.)
Startthedryer.(Seepage10.)5.
Youmayormaynothearthefollowingsounds
fromyournewdryer:
A. WATER VALVE(Steammodelsonly.)Theowof
wateriscontrolledbyelectricsolenoids.During
operationtheremaybeaclickingsoundasthe
valve opens and closes to control the water flow.
B. SUSPENSION ROLLERSThedryerdrum
issupportedbyasetofsuspensionrollers.
Attimestheremaybeathumpingorrolling
soundwhenthedryerstarts.Thismayhappen
ifthedryerhasnotbeeninuseforaperiodof
time,orafteraheavyloadhasremainedinthe
dryerdrumforanextendedperiod,creating
atemporaryatspotontheedgeofthe
roller.Thenoiseshoulddissipateasthedryer
operates and the flat spots smooth out.
C.PERFECT TUMBLE™ When the reversing-
action option of perfect tumble™ is selected,
youwillheartheintermittentsoundofthedryer
stopping,momentarilypausing,thenrestartingin
the opposite direction.
D.AIR FLOW SYSTEMYourdryerisequipped
withahighvolumeairhandlingsystem.In
someinstallationstheremaybesomesounds
associated with air movement throughout
thedryer,includingtheairduct,blower,and
exhaustsystem.Thisisnormalandcanvary
withloadsizeandtype.
E. GAS VALVE(Gasmodelsonly.)Theowofgasis
controlledbyelectricsolenoids.Duringoperation
theremaybeaclickingsoundasthevalveopens
and closes to control the gas flow.
F. GAS BURNER(Gasmodelsonly.)Whenthe
burnerisoperating,theremaybesounds
generated as the air flow mixes with the gas
ame.Thisnoiseisnormalandwillonlyoccur
whenthegasisignitedinthecombustiontube.