Using Your Dryer
I. Put the sorted load in the dryer
and close the door tightly.
2. Turn the Cycle Control Knob to
the cycle you want.
l Use the Automatic Cycles for most
loads Start with the pointer at the
middle of an Automatic Cycle See
page 6 for more rnformation
NOTE: In the Automatic Cycles, the
Cycle Control Knob does not keep
movrng. It starts and stops, depend-
rng on the heat and the dryness of
Setting Drying
l Use TIMED DRYING for dryrng a certain Times
number of minutes, or for damp dvrng,
Modern dryers are designed with
fluffing, or tumblrng items without ar. drying temperatures needed to safely
handle modern fabrics. Cool-down
times have been added to heat set-
tings You might notice slightly longer
dryrng times
The time It takes to dry a loud
depends on
3. Set TEMPERATURE SELECTOR. l The kind of fabric h weight and the
l Turn the TEMPERATURE SELECTOR to s/ze of the iood A large load of jeans
the drying temperature needed for the will take a lot longer to dry than a small
load See page 5 for suggested load of light synthetics.
settings. l The amount of moisture in the ioad
4. Push the Start Button. Towels hold a lot of moisture: synthetics
don?t. Synthetics dry faster
l Make sure the door IS closed and the
Cycle Control is set. If the door IS l Temperature of the rinse water Cold
rinses help save on energy and wrinkles.
opened during the cycle, the dryer will but a cold load will take slightly longer
stop. To restart the dryer, close the
door and push the Start Button. to dry than a worm one
l Amount of i/n/ on the screen A full lint
5. To stop the dryer: screen slows the air flow and con make
l Open the door drying time longer
l Or, turn the Cycle Control Knob to one l Room temperature The dryer heats
of the OFF posittons room arr If the room air temperature
l To change the setting while the IS not above 45 F (7 2 C), the automatic
dryer is running, turn the Cycle Control cycle will not advance the timer and
Knob, either way, so it points to the set- shut off the dryer. Use Timed Drying as a
temporary way of drying a load Drying
times WI/I be longer due to the cold air
Removal of wrrnkles may be poor
0 Proper instaiiotion ond exhaust sys~
terns For the fastest possible drying
time, rnstallrng and exhausting your
IMPORTANT, To help reduce wrin- dver properly IS important See installa-
klrng, take the load from the dryer as tion instructions
soon as tumbling stops This IS very Be careful not to overdry. Overdry-
important for permanent press, knits ing can cause shrinkage, damage
and other synthetic fabrics to some fabrics and static cling. |
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