Whirlpool W10305731B - SP User Manual

The dryer is located in a room with 

temperature below 45ºF (7ºC).

Proper operation of dryer cycles requires temperatures above 

45ºF (7ºC).

The dryer is located in a closet.

Closet doors must have ventilation openings at the top  

and bottom of the door. The front of the dryer requires 

a minimum of 1" (25 mm) of airspace, and, for most 

installations, the rear of the dryer requires 5” (127 mm).  

See the Installation Instructions.

Cycle time is too short

Clothes are coming out of the 

Refresh cycle with damp or wet 

spots.

Under certain environmental or installation conditions you 

may experience underdrying. Select the Touch Up cycle  

(22 min. default time), which can be customized by selecting 

High temperature. The cycle time will automatically be 

calculated based on the size of your load. 

The automatic cycle is ending 

early.

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 Auto Cycle settings to 

increase drying time”. 

Lint on load

Lint screen is clogged with lint.

Stains on load

Improper use of fabric softener.

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

Fabric softener sheets added to a partially dried load can

stain your garments. Do not use fabric softener sheets with 

steam cycles.

Loads are wrinkled

The load was not removed from 

dryer at the end of the cycle.

Select Enhanced 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.

The dryer was overloaded.

Dry smaller loads that can tumble freely. When using the 

Quick Refresh cycle, select the correct number of garments 

(1-9). Results may also vary depending on fabric type. This 

cycle is best for reducing wrinkles and odors from loads 

consisting of wrinkle-free cotton, cotton polyester blends, 

common knits and synthetics.

Clothes are not drying 

satisfactorily or drying 

times are too long

For steam cycles, the water is not 

properly connected with the dryer.

Make sure water is connected to the dryer. Check that water 

inlet hose is connected to both the faucet and dryer’s water 

inlet valve. Check that the water supply is turned on.

The load is too large and heavy  

to dry quickly.
Fabric softener sheets are blocking 

the grille.

The air outlet grille is just inside the door, behind the lint screen. 

Check that it is not blocked by a fabric softener sheet. 

Use only one fabric softener sheet, and use it only once.

Separate the load to tumble freely.

The load may not be contacting 

the sensor strips on Auto Cycles.

Level the dryer. See the Installation Instructions. All four dryer 

feet should be in firm contact with the floor.

Clean lint screen before each load.

Stains on drum

Loose dyes in clothes.

Drum stains are caused by dyes in clothing (usually blue 

jeans). These will not transfer to other clothing.

First try the solutions suggested here or visit our website at www.whirlpool.com/help  

for assistance and to possibly avoid a service call.