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Whirlpool Dryer Lew0050pq Won't Start
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Use and Care Guide - Page 1
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Table of Contents 2
8578567 ®
240-VOLT ELECTRIC DRYER
Use & Care Guide
For questions about features, operation/performance, parts, accessories or service, call: 1-800-253-1301.
Use and Care Guide - Page 2
... 3
INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS 4 Tools and Parts 4 Options 4 Location Requirements 4 Electrical Requirements 6 Venting Requirements 7
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 8 Electrical Connection 8 Plan Vent System 11 Install Vent System 12 Connect Vent 12 Level Dryer 13 Complete Installation 13
DRYER USE 14 Starting Your Dryer 14 Stopping and Restarting 14 Changing Cycles and Temperatures 14...
Use and Care Guide - Page 3
... products to catch fire. This symbol alerts you and others are not followed. s Before the dryer is the safety alert symbol.
DRYER SAFETY
Your safety and the safety of others . This is removed from the accumulation of fire, electric shock, or injury to potential hazards that could ignite or explode. s Do not reach...
Use and Care Guide - Page 4
... needed Check local codes, existing electrical supply and venting, and see "Venting Requirements" and "Electrical Requirements" before starting installation. Coupling
Parts needed Gather...away from the dryer drum.
See "Electrical Requirements." Do not operate your dryer. Drying times can result in garages, closets, mobile homes or sleeping quarters. Contact your dryer or refer to...
Use and Care Guide - Page 5
...(formerly the Federal Standard for the following spacing dimensions shown are recommended when the dryer is available for mobile home installations.
See "Venting Requirements." closet or confined area ... 280). s Additional spacing should also be at least twice as large as the dryer exhaust opening are required.
Recessed area C. Recessed area B.
s Companion appliance spacing ...
Use and Care Guide - Page 6
... ordinances. A time-delay fuse or circuit breaker is manufactured ready to the neutral conductor (white wire) within the dryer. s Do not use aluminum). Electrical Connection To properly install your responsibility s To contact a qualified electrical installer.
s This dryer is recommended.
s 10-gauge solid copper wire (do not permit grounding through the neutral. In the event...
Use and Care Guide - Page 7
...excess flexible metal vent to collect indoors, which may be fully extended and supported
when the dryer is in death or fire. Housecleaning problems and health problems.
7 WARNING
Venting Requirements
s... line, etc.).
Modify existing vent system if necessary to avoid crushing and
kinking. If this dryer MUST BE
EXHAUSTED OUTDOORS. Do not use duct tape. s Rigid metal vent is a new...
Use and Care Guide - Page 8
...is inside the strain relief. UL listed strain relief B.
Securely tighten all electrical connections. Fire Hazard
Use 10 gauge solid copper wire.
Unscrew the strain ...Terminal block cover B. External ground conductor screw
A
B
C
A. Power Supply Cord
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Electrical Connection
Direct Wire
WARNING
WARNING
Fire Hazard
Use a new UL listed 30 amp power supply cord...
Use and Care Guide - Page 9
.... Power cord
7. Neutral prong E. Connect ground wire (green or bare) of the dryer. 6. Now complete installation following instructions for your type of cable, leaving bare ground wire...1¹⁄₂" (3.8 cm) from end of electrical connection: 4-wire (recommended)
3-wire (if 4-wire is not available)
Electrical Connection Options
If your home has:
And you will be moved if ...
Use and Care Guide - Page 10
...C. B
A
A. Connect the other power supply cable wires under the screw of the dryer. 5. Tighten screws.
4. Tighten strain relief nut.
3-wire connection: Direct Wire
Use where.... Ring terminals
1. Tighten screw. Ground prong D. Locate the neutral ground wire inside the dryer cabinet, behind the external ground conductor screw. Remove this wire. Spade terminals with outer covering...
Use and Care Guide - Page 11
...other power supply cable wires under the center screw of the dryer. Select the type best for purchase. Place the hooked ends of the dryer. 5.
Tighten strain relief nut.
Elbow
11 Place the ... installation type
Recommended exhaust installations Typical installations vent the dryer from the rear of terminal block (hook facing right). 1. Neutral wire (white or center wire) ...
Use and Care Guide - Page 12
... "Plan Vent System." Vent system chart
Number of 90º turns or elbows
Type of the dryer.
2. Connect vent to avoid kinking. Use the straightest path possible. Place cardboard under the entire ... exhaust hood. Exhaust systems longer than those specified will:
s Shorten the life of the dryer.
Install exhaust hood. Secure vent to its final location. Do not use duct tape, screws ...
Use and Care Guide - Page 13
... dryer using a wood block.
The odor will not start the dryer.
If there is level. Dispose of/recycle all parts are now installed. Read "Dryer Use."
9. s Start button has been pushed firmly. s Dryer...down and check again for the dryer.
Check that the dryer is an extra part, go away.
13 Plug into a grounded outlet and/or electrical supply is first heated.
Check ...
Use and Care Guide - Page 14
... after pressing START 1. Close the door. 2. DRYER USE
WARNING
Starting Your Dryer
WARNING
Explosion Hazard
Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline, away from storing and shipping.
Do not dry anything that has ever had anything that the power is on it (including cooking oils).
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock...
Use and Care Guide - Page 15
... are using the Auto Moisture Sensing Cycle, two metal strips (sensors) located on or that a cycle has started . s Avoid drying heavy work clothes with lighter fabrics.
Select a setting closer to reduce wrinkling. Your dryer tumbles the load without heat during the last few minutes of the cycle. Automatic cycles may be tumble...
Use and Care Guide - Page 16
...until the cycle knob is set to remove lint. During Anti-Wrinkle, the End of Cycle Signal
The dryer sounds a signal to let you know when the cycle is helpful when you are drying permanent press, ...complete drying if items are not removed promptly at the end of the cycle. Roll lint off .
Place dryer at the end of a cycle. Timed Dry is opened . Open the door and pull the lint ...
Use and Care Guide - Page 17
... done by a qualified person.
As needed cleaning Laundry detergent and fabric softener residue can cause overheating and damage to secure dryer door.
17 Clean the lint screen with hot water... screen with hot water. 5. IMPORTANT: s Do not run the dryer with a damp cloth. 4. These stains are secure in death or electrical shock.
1. Doing so can build up on the control panel. ...
Use and Care Guide - Page 18
...solutions suggested here and possibly avoid the cost of a service call an electrician. Electric dryers require 240-volt power supply. Check with lint, restricting air movement?
Call for... continues, call ...
s Was the Start button firmly pressed? No heat
s Has a household fuse blown, or has a circuit breaker tripped?
The dryer may be cleaned before laundering. Use ...
Use and Care Guide - Page 19
... appliance.
Odors
s Have you use only FSP® replacement parts. The new electric heating element may not be cleaned before each load. Closet doors must have an...correspondence.
19 FSP® replacement parts will be gone after the first cycle.
Place dryer at :
Whirlpool Brand Home Appliances Customer eXperience Center 553 Benson Road Benton Harbor, MI 49022-2692
Please...
Use and Care Guide - Page 20
...253-1301. You can be provided by a Whirlpool designated service company.
ITEMS WHIRLPOOL WILL NOT PAY FOR 1. Service calls to be repaired in accordance with electrical or plumbing codes, or use .
4. ...PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED TO ONE YEAR OR THE SHORTEST PERIOD ALLOWED BY LAW.
WHIRLPOOL SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
Write down the following information...
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