USING YOUR DRYER
STARTING YOUR DRYER
wWARNING
Explosion Hazard
Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline, away from dryer.
Do not dry anything that has ever had anything flammable on it (even after washing).
Failure to follow these instructions 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.
1.Load clothes loosely into the dryer and close the door. Do not pack the dryer; allow space for clothes to tumble freely.
2.Turn the Cycle Control knob to the recommended cycle for the type of load being dried, as described in “Cycle descriptions” later in this section.
•Use the Energy Preferred Automatic Setting (*) to dry most
loads.
NOTE: On some mod- els, the Temperature selector is part of the Cycle Control knob.
wWARNING
Fire Hazard
No washer can completely remove oil.
Do not dry anything that has ever had any type of oil on it (including cooking oils).
Items containing foam, rubber, or plastic must be dried on a clothesline or by using an Air Cycle.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or fire.
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 or an Off/30 min. or 90 min. FINISH GUARD® Plus selector. These features protect 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.
•The FINISH GUARD Plus selector lets you choose up to 30 or 90 minutes of periodic unheated tumble time after the drying cycle ends.
•A signal will sound every few minutes while FINISH GUARD (FINISH GUARD Plus) is running if the Cycle Signal (End of Cycle Signal) feature is set to On. The signal and cycle end when you open the dryer door.
•Set the FINISH GUARD (FINISH GUARD Plus) 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 12.
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