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Owners Manual - Page 1

...Adresse Numéro de téléphone Numéro de modèle Date d'achat DRYER SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others . All safety messages will need it. You must ...messages in this manual and on the model and serial number label, located at the top inside dryer door well. Always read and obey all safety messages. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards ...

Owners Manual - Page 2

The dryer must conform with local codes, or in the absence of local codes, with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70. 2 IMPORTANT: The gas installation must be electrically grounded in accordance with local codes, or in the absence of local codes, with the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54.

Owners Manual - Page 3

...laundry. do if you smell gas" instructions. If a gas leak is complete, be sure to follow the Installation Instructions supplied with your dryer...the dryer. 3 See Installation Instructions. Do not use a plastic vent. Service calls caused by ...electrical switch; WARNING: Gas leaks cannot always be followed to do not use any phone in a vent system; The venting system attached to the dryer...

Owners Manual - Page 4

... and temperature setting. Drying time and temperature will depend on the fabrics in your dryer model. Temperature Tips If your dryer has multiple heat settings: ■■ A High heat setting may be used...minutes. The signal stops when you can set to On. It periodically starts and stops the dryer, tumbling the load without heat to help avoid wrinkling. On some models) The WRINKLE PREVENT ...

Owners Manual - Page 6

...to remove a load from whom you are unable to hang over the edge of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before each load. If desired,... and temperature (if desired). Load clothes loosely into the dimples on top of the dryer. To stop your dryer, wipe the dryer drum with a damp cloth to rest on it (including cooking oils). Push the Start...

Owners Manual - Page 7

...laundry in the door of the dryer. The lint screen is hard to remove lint. A screen blocked by a qualified servicer. Every Load Cleaning Style 1: 1. Roll lint off the screen into the dryer.... Cleaning should be done by lint can cause overheating and damage to remove residue buildup. 4. DRYER CARE Cleaning the Dryer Location Keep dryer area clear and free from items that contain...

Owners Manual - Page 8

... and panels before servicing. In Canada www.maytag.ca Dryer will bounce, causing the dryer to side? Check the front and rear edges of the dryer. Move the dial past OFF. The gas...noticeably advance ■■ Is the dryer set to dryer pipe. 4. Disconnect gas supply line pipe and remove fittings attached to Timed or Air Dry? Electric dryers require 240-volt power supply. Cap ...

Owners Manual - Page 10

... are wrinkled ■■ Was the load removed from dryer. When the odors or fumes are caused by dyes in the area where your dryer is too hot ■■ Were laundry items removed from the area, rewash, and dry the clothing. ■■ Is the electric dryer being used ? Part Number 3404351 3406839 3406910 Accessory...

Owners Manual - Page 11

... to you also may have been removed, altered, or cannot be provided by Maytag. 5. Service calls to province. Damage resulting from accident, alteration, misuse, abuse, fire, flood, acts of God, improper installation, installation not in accordance with electrical or plumbing codes, or use of purchase or installation date for other than normal...

Installation Instructions - Page 1

...;ol, o para obtener información adicional acerca de su producto, visite: www.whirlpool.com. DRYER SAFETY Your safety and the safety of Contents / Table des matières DRYER SAFETY 1 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 2 Tools and Parts 2 Location Requirements 2 Electrical Requirements - We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance...

Installation Instructions - Page 2

.... ■ A UL listed strain relief. For further information, please reference the "Assistance or Service" section of the dryer. If using a power supply cord, a grounded electrical outlet located within 2 ft (61 cm) of either side of the Dryer User Instructions. Failure to water and/or weather. See "Venting Requirements." ■ A separate 30-amp circuit...

Installation Instructions - Page 3

... with elbow. Mobile home installations require: ■ Metal exhaust system hardware, which is adequate and in mobile homes to introduce outside air into the dryer. The National Electric Code requires a 4-wire supply connection for wall, door and floor moldings. ■ Additional spacing should be made in conformance with a door, minimum ventilation openings...

Installation Instructions - Page 4

... outlet, have 4 10-gauge solid copper wires and match a 4-wire receptacle of the equipment- This dryer uses a cord having an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding plug. Electrical Connection To properly install your dryer, you must determine the type of electrical connection you are in a risk of least resistance for (1) new branch-circuit installations, (2) mobile...

Installation Instructions - Page 5

... Number 3394208. It is your responsibility ■ To contact a qualified electrical installer. ■ To be plugged into an appropriate outlet that the electrical connection is properly installed and grounded in death or electrical shock. Canada WARNING ■ This dryer is recommended. A copy of electric shock. If you are using a replacement power supply cord, it is...

Installation Instructions - Page 7

... cable through the strain relief. Tighten strain relief screw against the direct wire cable. Electrical Connection Options If your home has: And you will be connecting to: Go to Section... block opening , screw the removable conduit connector onto the strain relief threads. Spade terminals with the dryer cabinet and be in a horizontal position. A B C A. Neutral prong E. Style 2: Direct ...

Installation Instructions - Page 8

...(green or bare) of 3-wire connections. Tighten screws. 5. You have 5 ft (1.52 m) of dryer rear panel. Center silver-colored terminal block screw C. 1. Remove neutral ground wire from 3 remaining wires... under center, silvercolored terminal block screw. Direct wire cable must have completed your electrical connections. Connect neutral ground wire and place the hooked end (hook facing right)...

Installation Instructions - Page 9

.... Insert tab of terminal block cover into slot of dryer rear panel. You have completed your electrical connections. Neutral prong D. Ring terminals G. Tighten screws.... A. 3-wire receptacle (NEMA type 10-30R) B. 3-wire plug C. You have completed your electrical connections. Center silver-colored terminal block screw C. Squeeze hooked ends together. Center silver-colored terminal...

Installation Instructions - Page 10

... 1.9 cm) UL listed strain relief 3. Tighten strain relief screw. 5. You have completed your electrical connections. Tighten screws. 4. Neutral ground wire E B. External ground conductor screw C. Squeeze hooked ...block screw. 2. Secure cover with hold -down screw. 6. Place the hooked ends of dryer rear panel. Neutral ground wire C. Neutral wire (white or center wire) E. ¾" ...

Installation Instructions - Page 12

...kinking. ■ Use the fewest 90° turns possible. 12 Improper venting can cause moisture and lint to collect indoors, which may be in many varieties. Vent length ... beneath the mobile home. Housecleaning problems and health problems. Plan Vent System Choose your installation. Dryer B. Clamps F. Over-the-top installation (also available with rigid metal or flexible metal vent ...

Installation Instructions - Page 15

... . ■ Household fuse is intact and tight, or circuit breaker has not tripped. ■ Dryer door is closed. 11. In Canada ■ Plug into an outlet and/or electrical supply is plugged into a grounded 4 prong outlet. Read "Dryer Use" in the Dryer User Instructions. ■ Controls are set in a running for heat. Wipe the...

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...Are you drying tennis shoes? Sometimes when the washer spins, it will happen numerous times throughout the cycle. Turn off the dryer. Look inside . Play the sound of item... sound? This will cause the dryer cabinet to vibrate. Leave space between the washer and dryer to -side. Zippers, buckles, buttons and rivets on a floor that may cause the dryer to vibrate. To...
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...;load not tumbling? Has a household fuse blown, or has a circuit breaker tripped? Electric dryers use two household fuses or circuit breakers. Electric dryer Select a Timed Dry heated cycle, and restart the dryer. If the problem continues, call an electrician. Is the dryer drum not turning, or is tumbling. This code indicates that there may...
Loads are damp; dryer does not dry
Electric Dryer Dryer does not heat - NOTE: Changing this mode. Dryer does not heat - Your Dryness level settings can be adjusted to ... new preset drying setting for possible causes and solutions. While cycling through the settings, the current setting will not flash, but the other settings will be changed while the dryer is running. Dryer Poor drying performance - The drying ...