Whirlpool W10097054B-SP User Manual

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Cycle time too short

Automatic cycle ending early.

The load may not be contacting the sensor strips. Level the 

dryer.

Use Timed Dry for very small loads. Change the dryness level 

setting on Automatic Cycles. 
Increasing or decreasing the dryness level will change the amount 

of drying time in a cycle. If loads are consistently ending too early, 

see also “Changing the Automatic Dry Default Settings.”

Lint on load

Lint screen clogged.

Lint screen should be cleaned before each load.

Stains on load or drum

Dryer fabric softener not properly 

used.

Add dryer fabric softener sheets at the beginning of the cycle. 

Fabric softener sheets added to a partially dried load can stain 

your garments.
Drum stains are caused by dyes in clothing (usually blue jeans). 

These will not transfer to other clothing.

Loads are wrinkled

Load not removed from dryer at the 

end of the cycle.

Select Touch Up Cycle to tumble the load with water and heat. 

This cycle is best for smoothing out wrinkles and reducing 

odors from loads consisting of wrinkle-free cotton, cotton  

polyester blends, common knits, and synthetic garments.
NOTE: Refer to garment care label instructions. Dry clean only 

garments are not recommended.

Dryer is tightly packed.

Dry loosely packed loads that can tumble freely.

Odors

You have recently been painting, 

staining, or varnishing in the area 

where your dryer is located.

If so, ventilate the area. When the odors or fumes are gone 

from the area, rewash and dry the clothing.

The electric dryer is being used for 

the first time.

The new electric heating element may have an odor. The odor 

will be gone after the first cycle.

Load is too hot

Laundry items removed from the 

dryer before the end of the cycle.

Allow the Cool Down cycle to finish before removing laundry 

from dryer. All cycles are cooled slowly to reduced wrinkling 

and make it easier to handle. Items removed before Cool Down 

may feel very warm.

A high temperature cycle was used, 

or a separate temperature control 

was set on high.

Select a lower temperature, and use an automatic drying cycle. 

These cycles sense the temperature or the moisture level in the 

load and shut off when the load reaches the selected dryness. 

This reduces overdrying.

Dryer displaying code 

message

“PF” (power failure),
Start LED flashes

Was the drying cycle interrupted by a power failure?
Press START/PAUSE to restart the dryer.

“F# E#” (F1 E1, F3 E1, etc.) variable 

service codes.

If a code beginning with an “F” appears in the display.  

Alternating between F# and E#, the dryer control has detected  

a problem that requires service. Call for service.