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Problem Possible Causes What To Do
Clothes take too Improper sorting _Separate heavy items from lightweight items (generally,a
long to dry well-sorted washer load isa well-sorted dryer load).
Large loads of heavy fabrics _ Large,heavy fabrics contain more moisture and take longer to dry.
(like beach towels) Separate large,heavy fabrics into smaller loadsto speeddrying
time.
Controls improperly set . Hatch control settings to the load you are drying.
Lint filter is full . Cleanlint filter before every load.
Improper or obstructed ducting . Checkinstallation instructions for proper ducting/venting.
. Hake sure ducting isclean,free of kinksand unobstructed.
Checkto see ifoutside wall damper operates easily.
Checkthe Installation Instructions to make sure the dryer venting is
correct.
Blown fuses or tripped circuit _ Replacefuses or resetcircuit breakers.Sincemost dryers usetwo
breaker fuses/breakers, makesure both are operating.
Overloading/combining loads _ Donot put more than one washer load inthe dryer at u time.
Underloading _ Ifyou are drying only one or two items, add a few items to ensure
proper tumbling.
Clothes are Overdrying . Selecta shorter drying time.
wrinkled
Removeitems while they still hold a slight amount of moisture.
Selecta LessDry or Damp Dry setting.
Letting items sit in dryer after _ Removeitems when cycle endsand fold or hang immediately.
cycle ends
Overloading _Separate large loadsinto smaller ones.
Clothes shrink Some fabrics will naturally _Toavoid shrinkage,follow garment care labelsexactly.
shrink when washed. Others _Some items may be pressed back into shape after drying.
can be safely washed, but will
shrink in the dryer _ Ifyou are concerned about shrinkage in a particular item, do not
machine wash or tumble dry it.
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