Whirlpool Electronic Dryer User Manual
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CYCLE GUIDE — AUTO CYCLES
Heavyweight items
Heavy
High
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45
Damp Dry Signal
Offers stepped drying starting
such as towels or
Duty
Normal
Wrinkle Shield
™†
with High heat followed by Medium
heavy work clothes
Less
Static Reduce
heat for enhanced fabric care
EcoBoost
™
and energy savings.
Work clothes, casual
Normal
Medium
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38
Damp Dry Signal
Uses Medium heat to dry large
wear, mixed cottons,
Normal
Wrinkle Shield
™†
loads of mixed fabrics and items.
sheets, corduroys
Less
Static Reduce
Normal is the preferred energy
EcoBoost
™
cycle.
Jeans and denims
Jeans
Medium-High
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50
Damp Dry Signal
Stepped drying uses High heat
Normal
Wrinkle Shield
™†
initially, followed by Medium heat
Less
Static Reduce
to drive moisture from jeans and
EcoBoost
™
denims.
Jackets, comforters,
Bulky
Medium
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55
Damp Dry Signal
Use for drying large, bulky items;
pillows
Items
Normal
Wrinkle Shield
™†
do not overfill dryer drum. Partway
Less
Static Reduce
through the cycle, the signal will
EcoBoost
™
sound for 2 minutes to indicate
when it is time to rearrange items
for optimal drying.
Shirts, blouses,
Casual
Low
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35
Damp Dry Signal
Uses a stepped drying temperature
permanent press,
Normal
Wrinkle Shield
™
from Medium to Low for improved
synthetics,
Less
Static Reduce
moisture removal and enhanced
lightweight items
EcoBoost
™
fabric care.
Undergarments, Delicate
Extra Low
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28
Damp Dry Signal
Uses Extra Low heat to gently
blouses, lingerie,
Normal
Wrinkle Shield
™
dry delicate items.
performance wear
Less
Static Reduce
EcoBoost
™
Large loads of cotton
Towels
High Normal 60
Wrinkle Shield
™
This is a long cycle with high heat,
towels, heavyweight
which has been proven to reduce
items
household bacteria. This cycle is
not recommended for all fabrics.
Use for large loads of heavyweight
fabrics such as cotton towels.
Sportswear
Specialty
Varies by cycle. See the “My Cycle and Specialty
Specialty Cycles provide custom
Kidswear
Cycles
Cycle” section of this guide.
drying cycles for tackling common
Wool Sweaters
household cleaning tasks. Refer to
Business Wear
the on-screen description for the
Intimates
individual cycles for additional
Pillows
details and available settings.
Sheets/Linens
Blankets/Comforters
Custom
My Cycle
Custom
Save your favorite cycle/setting
combinations. See the “My Cycle
and Specialty Cycle” section of
this guide.
Items to dry:
Cycle:
Drying
Temperature:
Dryness
Level:
Default
Time:
Available
Options:
Cycle Details:
For additional cycle details and options, refer to the LCD display.
Settings and options shown in
bold are default settings for that cycle.
Not all features and cycles are available on all models.
Not all options and settings are available with each cycle.
Load Size Recommendations
For best results, follow the wet load size recommendations noted
For best results, follow the wet load size recommendations noted
for each cycle.
Small load: Fill the dryer drum with 3-4 items,
not more than 1/4 full.
Medium load: Fill the dryer drum up to about 1/2 full.
Large load: Fill the dryer drum up to about 3/4 full.
Do not overload. Items need to tumble freely.
† Wrinkle Shield
™
with Steam option is available only with High, Medium-High, and Medium Drying Temperature settings.
Use Auto Cycles for better fabric care and energy savings
The dryer senses moisture in the load or air temperature and shuts off when the load reaches the selected dryness level.
Use the NORMAL dryness level to provide optimal energy savings.