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Before you call for service...
Troubleshooting Tips
Problem Possible Causes What To Do
Clothes take too long Improper sorting
to dry
Large loads of heavg fabrics
(like beach towels)
Controls improperlg set
Lint filter is full
Improper or obstructed ducting
, Separate heavy items from lightweight items (generally,
a well-sorted washer load isa well-sorted dryer load).
, Large,heavy fabrics contain more moisture and take
longer to dry. Separatelarge, heavy fabrics into smaller
loadsto speed drying time.
Match control settings to the load you are drying.
Clean lintfilter before every load.
Checkinstallation instructions for proper
ductingiventing.
Makesure ducting isclean, freeof kinksand
unobstructed.
Checkto seeif outside wall damper operates easily.
Checkthe Installation Instructions to make surethe
dryer venting iscorrect.
Blown fuses or tripped . Replacefusesor reset circuit breakers.Sincemost dryers
circuitbreaker usetwo fuses/breakers,make sure both are operating.
Overloading/combining loads , Donot put more than one washer load in the dryer
at a time.
Underloading , If you are drying only one or two items, add a few items
to ensureproper tumbling.
Clothes are wrinkled Overdrying . Selecta shorter drying time.
. Removeitems while they still hold a slight amount of
moisture.Selecta LESSDRYor DAMPDRYsetting.
Letting items sit in dryer after . Removeitems when cycle ends and fold or hang
cycle ends immediately.
Overloading . Separate large loads into smaller ones.
Clothes shrink Somefabrics will naturally shrink . Toavoid shrinkage,follow garment care labelsexactly.
when washed. Others can be . Some items may bepressed back into shape after drying.
safelg washed, but will shrink
in the dryer . If you are concerned about shrinkage in a particular
item, do not machine wash or tumble dry it.
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