A Note To You Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.
You have purchased a quality, world-cless home appliance. Years of engineering experience have
gone into its manufacturing. To ensure many years of trouble-free operation, we have developed
this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain your
appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Owner-
ship Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new
information on your appliance.
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these symbols
and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of each symbol.
This symbol will help alert you to such dangers
as personal injury, burns, fire and electrical
shock.
This symbol will help you avoid actions which
could cause product damage (scratches,
dents, etc.) and damage to your personal
property.
Our Consumer Assistance Center number, l-800-253-1 301, is
toll-free 24 hours a day.
If you have a question concerning your appliance’s operation, or if you need service, first see ‘If
You Need Assistance Or Service” on pages 29 and 30. If you need further help, call us. When
calling, you need to know your appliance’s complete model number and serial number. You can
find this information on the model and serial number label (see diagram on page 5). For your
convenience, we include a handy place below for you to record these numbers, the purchase date
from the sales slip and your dealeh name and telephone number. Keep this book and the sales
slip together in a safe place for future reference.
Model Number Dealer Name
Serial Number Dealer Phone
Purchase Date
Your control panel is similar to one of the control panels on pages 12-l 6. Locate the control panel
similar to yours and check the box below for that page number. Use the page you marked to
quickly locate drying information about your model or to use for reference when calling our
Consumer Assistance Center.
Dryers wlth: Page
0 Cycle control knob with
3 temperature settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
0 Cycle control knob and a temperature
selector (2 settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
0 Cycle control knob and a temperature
selector (3 settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Dryers wlth: Page
0 Cycle control knob and a temperature
selector (4 CLEAN TOUCH” settings) . . 15
0 Cycle control knob and a temperature
selector (4 settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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