Whirlpool mede250 User Manual

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Is the lint screen clogged with lint? 

 

Lint screen should be cleaned before each load.

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Has the Air Only temperature setting been selected? 

 

Select the right temperature for the types of garments being 
dried. See “Additional Features.”

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Is the load too large and heavy to dry quickly? 

 

Separate the load to tumble freely.

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Is the exhaust vent or outside exhaust hood clogged with 
lint, restricting air movement? 

 

Run the dryer for 5-10 minutes. Hold your hand under the 
outside exhaust hood to check air movement. If you do not 
feel air movement, clean exhaust system of lint or replace 
exhaust vent with heavy metal or flexible metal vent. See the 
Installation Instructions.

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Are fabric softener sheets blocking the grille? 

 

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

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Are drying times too long or are clothes too dry? 

 

Automatic cycle default settings may have been changed. See 
Changing the Automatic Cycle Default Settings. 

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Is the exhaust vent the correct length? 

 

Check that the exhaust vent is not too long or has too many 
turns. Long venting will increase drying times. See the 
Installation Instructions. See also Changing the Automatic 
Cycle Default Settings, if you are unable to shorten the vent 
length. 

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Is the exhaust vent diameter the correct size? 

 

Use 4" (102 mm) diameter vent material.

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Is the dryer located in a room with temperature below 45ºF 
(7ºC)? 

 

Proper operation of dryer cycles requires temperatures above 
45ºF (7ºC).

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Is the dryer 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.

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The load may not be contacting the sensor strips. Level 

 

the dryer.

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.

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Clean lint screen. Check for air movement.

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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. 

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Remove garments promptly to prevent wrinkling.

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Select the Wrinkle Shield feature to tumble the load for up to 
60 minutes after the end of the cycle.

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Dry smaller loads that can tumble freely.

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If so, ventilate the area. When the odors or fumes are gone 
from the area, rewash and dry the clothing. 

IMPORTANT: Your dryness level settings can be adjusted to 
adapt to different installations, environmental conditions or 
personal preference. This change is retained and will affect all of 
your Automatic cycles, not just the current cycle/load. 
If all your loads on all Automatic cycles are consistently not as dry 
as you would like, you may change the default settings to increase 
the default dryness level. This change will affect all of your 
Automatic cycles.
There are 3 drying settings, which are displayed using 

 

the WET, DAMP, and COOL DOWN indicators: 

1. (factory preset dryness level) - WET indicator lit.
2. (slightly drier clothes, 15% more drying time) - WET 

 

and DAMP indicators lit. 

3. (much drier clothes, 30% more drying time) -  WET, 

DAMP, and COOL DOWN indicators lit.

NOTE: The Dryness Level settings cannot be changed while the 
dryer is running.
1. Press and hold the TEMP button for at least 6 seconds. The 

dryer will beep, and the current drying mode will be displayed.

2. To select a new drying setting, press the TEMP button again 

until the desired drying setting is shown. 

 

NOTE: While cycling through the settings, the current setting 
will be lit solid, but the other settings will flash.

3. Press the START button to save the drying setting and exit to 

standby mode.

 

NOTE: To exit without saving, press the POWER button.

4. The drying setting you selected will become your new preset 

drying setting for all Automatic cycles.