Whirlpool WED5800BW Installation Guide - Page 16

Complete Installation, Checklist, Reverse Door Swing, Optional - model

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COMPLETE INSTALLATION CHECKLIST q Check that all parts are now installed. If there is an extra part, go back through steps to see what was skipped. q Check that you have all of your tools. q Dispose of/recycle all packaging materials. q Check dryer's final location. Be sure vent is not crushed or kinked. q Check that dryer is level. See "Level Dryer". q Remove film on console and any tape remaining on dryer. q Wipe dryer drum interior thoroughly with a damp cloth to remove any dust. q Read "Dryer Use" in your "Use and Care Guide." q Set the dryer on a full heat cycle (not an air cycle) for 20 minutes and start the dryer. If the dryer will not start, check the following: ■■ Controls are set in a running or "On" position. ■■ Start button has been pushed firmly. ■■ Dryer is plugged into an outlet and/or electrical supply is on. ■■ Household fuse is intact and tight, or circuit breaker has not tripped. ■■ Dryer door is closed. q When the dryer has been running for 5 minutes, open the dryer door and feel for heat. If you feel heat, cancel cycle and close the door. If you do not feel heat, turn off dryer, and check the following: ■■ There may be 2 household fuses or circuit breakers for the dryer. Check that both fuses are intact and tight, or that both circuit breakers have not tripped. If there is still no heat, contact a qualified technician. NOTE: You may notice an odor when the dryer is first heated. This odor is common when the heating element is first used. The odor will go away. REVERSE DOOR SWING (OPTIONAL) If your door is the 27" Wide Side-Swing Door, go to steps 1-11 beginning on this page. 27" Wide Model Side-Swing Door 1. Place towel on dryer Place towel on top of dryer to avoid damaging the surface. 2. Remove bottom screws Open dryer door. Remove bottom screws from dryer cabinet side of hinges. Loosen (do not remove) top screws from dryer cabinet side of hinges. 3. Lift door off top screws If your door is the 27" Wide Side-Swing Door with Glass, go to steps 1-13 beginning on page 18. NOTE: Magnetized screwdriver is helpful. 16 Lift door until top screws in dryer cabinet are in large part of hinge slot. Pull door forward off screws. Set door (handle side up) on top of dryer. Remove top screws from dryer cabinet.

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Place towel on dryer
1.
Place towel on top of dryer to avoid damaging the surface.
Lift door until top screws in dryer cabinet are in large part of
hinge slot. Pull door forward off screws. Set door (handle side
up) on top of dryer. Remove top screws from dryer cabinet.
Lift door off top screws
3.
Remove bottom screws
2.
Open dryer door. Remove bottom screws from dryer cabinet
side of hinges. Loosen (do not remove) top screws from dryer
cabinet side of hinges.
COMPLETE INSTALLATION
CHECKLIST
q
Check that all parts are now installed. If there is an extra
part, go back through steps to see what was skipped.
q
Check that you have all of your tools.
q
Dispose of/recycle all packaging materials.
q
Check dryer’s final location. Be sure vent is not crushed
or kinked.
q
Check that dryer is level. See “Level Dryer”.
q
Remove film on console and any tape remaining on dryer.
q
Wipe dryer drum interior thoroughly with a damp cloth to
remove any dust.
q
Read “Dryer Use” in your “Use and Care Guide.”
q
Set the dryer on a full heat cycle (not an air cycle) for
20 minutes and start the dryer.
If the dryer will not start, check the following:
Controls are set in a running or “On” position.
Start button has been pushed firmly.
Dryer is plugged into an outlet and/or electrical supply
is on.
Household fuse is intact and tight, or circuit breaker has
not tripped.
Dryer door is closed.
q
When the dryer has been running for 5 minutes, open the
dryer door and feel for heat. If you feel heat, cancel cycle and
close the door.
If you do not feel heat, turn off dryer, and check the
following:
There may be 2 household fuses or circuit breakers for
the dryer. Check that both fuses are intact and tight, or
that both circuit breakers have not tripped. If there is still
no heat, contact a qualified technician.
NOTE:
You may notice an odor when the dryer is first heated.
This odor is common when the heating element is first used.
The odor will go away.
REVERSE DOOR SWING
(OPTIONAL)
If your door is the 27" Wide Side-Swing Door, go to steps 1–11
beginning on this page.
If your door is the 27" Wide Side-Swing Door with Glass, go to
steps 1–13 beginning on page 18.
NOTE:
Magnetized screwdriver is helpful.
27" Wide Model Side-Swing Door