Whirlpool WED6400S Use and Care Manual - Page 23

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Vacation care Operate your dryer only when you are at home. If you will be on vacation or not using your dryer for an extended period of time, you should: 1. Unplug dryer or disconnect power. 2. Clean lint screen. See "Cleaning the Lint Screen." Moving care For power supply cord-connected dryers: 1. Unplug the power supply cord. 2. Make sure leveling legs are secure in dryer base. 3. Use masking tape to secure dryer door. For direct-wired dryers: ' '_" ' " : ' :_/_i:__=l I.I:!_¢OI_},=I¸_." The dryer light automatically turns on inside the dryer drum when you open the door. To change the drum light 1. Unplug dryer or disconnect power. 2. Open the dryer door. Locate the light bulb cover on the back wall of the dryer. Remove the screw located in the lower right corner of the cover. Remove the cover. Electrical Shock Hazard Disconnect power before servicing. Replace all parts and panels before operating. Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock. 1. Disconnect power. 2. Disconnect wiring. 3. Make sure leveling legs are secure in dryer base. 4. Use masking tape to secure dryer door. 3. Turn bulb counterclockwise. Replace the bulb with a 10-watt appliance bulb only. Replace the cover and secure with the screw. 4. Plug in dryer or reconnect power. TROUBLESHOOTING First try the solutions suggested here and possibly avoid the cost of a service call... Dryer will not run Has a household fuse blown, or has a circuit breaker tripped? 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. Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. If the problem continues, call an electrician. • Is the correct power supply available? Electric dryers require 240-volt power supply. Check with a qualified electrician. • Was a regular fuse used? Use a time-delay fuse. • Is the dryer door firmly closed? • Was the Start button firmly pressed? Large loads may require pressing and holding the Start button for 2-5 seconds. No heat Has a household fuse blown, or has a circuit breaker tripped? The drum may be turning, but you may not have heat. Electric dryers use 2 household fuses or circuit breakers. Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. If the problem continues, call an electrician. Unusualsounds • Has the dryer had a period of non-use? If the dryer hasn't been used for a while, there may be a thumping sound during the first few minutes of operation. Is a coin, button or paper clip caught between the drum and front or rear of the dryer? Check the front and rear edges of the drum for small objects. Clean out pockets before laundering. 23

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Vacation
care
Operate
your dryer only when you are at home. If you will be on
vacation
or not using your dryer for an extended
period of time,
you should:
1.
Unplug dryer
or disconnect
power.
2.
Clean lint screen. See "Cleaning
the Lint Screen."
Moving
care
For power
supply
cord-connected
dryers:
1.
Unplug the power supply
cord.
2.
Make sure leveling
legs are secure in dryer base.
3.
Use masking
tape to secure dryer door.
For direct-wired
dryers:
'
:_/_
_
:_
O_
=
¸_"
'
'_"
'
"
:
i:_=l I.I!¢I},I.
The dryer light automatically
turns
on inside the dryer drum when
you open the door.
To change
the
drum
light
1.
Unplug
dryer or disconnect
power.
2.
Open the dryer door. Locate the light bulb cover on the back
wall of the dryer. Remove the screw
located
in the lower right
corner of the cover. Remove the cover.
Electrical
Shock
Hazard
Disconnect
power
before
servicing.
Replace
all
parts
and
panels
before
operating.
Failure
to do so can
result
in
death
or electrical
shock.
1.
Disconnect
power.
2.
Disconnect
wiring.
3.
Make sure leveling
legs are secure in dryer base.
4.
Use masking
tape to secure dryer door.
3.
Turn bulb counterclockwise.
Replace the bulb with a 10-watt
appliance
bulb only. Replace the cover and secure
with the
screw.
4.
Plug in dryer or reconnect
power.
TROUBLESHOOTING
First
try the solutions suggested here and possibly avoid the cost of a service call...
Dryer
will not run
Has
a
household
fuse
blown, or
has a circuit
breaker
tripped?
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.
Replace the fuse or reset
the circuit
breaker. If the problem
continues,
call an
electrician.
Is the correct
power
supply
available?
Electric
dryers
require 240-volt
power supply. Check with
a
qualified
electrician.
Was
a regular
fuse
used?
Use a time-delay
fuse.
Is the dryer
door
firmly
closed?
Was the
Start
button
firmly
pressed?
Large loads
may require pressing
and holding
the Start
button for 2-5 seconds.
No heat
Has a household
fuse
blown, or
has a circuit
breaker
tripped?
The drum may be turning,
but you may not have heat. Electric
dryers use 2 household
fuses or circuit breakers.
Replace the
fuse or reset the circuit
breaker. If the problem
continues,
call
an electrician.
Unusualsounds
Has
the
dryer had
a
period of non-use?
If the dryer hasn't
been used for a while, there may be a
thumping
sound
during the first few minutes
of operation.
Is a
coin,
button
or paper
clip
caught
between
the
drum
and front
or rear of the dryer?
Check the front and rear edges
of the drum for small objects.
Clean out pockets
before laundering.
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