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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="whr_SegmentGeographicalGroupsOfCountriesGroupFourMember" name="SegmentGeographicalGroupsOfCountriesGroupFourMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="whr_SegmentGeographicalGroupsOfCountriesGroupThreeMemberMember" name="SegmentGeographicalGroupsOfCountriesGroupThreeMemberMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="whr_SettlementOfBrazilianCollectionDispute" name="SettlementOfBrazilianCollectionDispute" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="whr_SettlementWithBrazilianGovernmentInUsdMember" name="SettlementWithBrazilianGovernmentInUsdMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>
