TROUBLESHOOTING
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If you
experience
Posslble
Causes
Solutlon
Dryer will not run (cont.)
Electric
dryers
require 240-volt
power
supply. Check with a
qualified
electrician.
Use a time-delay
fuse.
Unusual sounds
If the dryer
hasn't been used for awhile,
there may be a thumping
sound during
the first few minutes
of operation.
Check the front and rear edges of the drum for small objects.
Clean
out pockets
before
laundering.
The gas valve clicking
is a normal
operating
sound.
The dryer
may vibrate
if not properly
installed.
See "Installation
Instructions".
When
balled
up, the load will bounce,
causing
the dryer
to vibrate.
Separate
the load items and restart the dryer.
No heat
The drum
may be turning,
but you may not have heat. Electric
dryers
use 2 household
fuses or circuit
breakers.
Replace
both
fuses or reset the circuit
breaker.
If the problem
continues,
call
an electrician.
Cycle time too short
Lint on load
Stains on load or drum
Loads are wrinkled
Odors
For gas dryers,
the valve is open on the supply
line.
Electric
dryers
require 240-volt
power
supply. Check with a
qualified
electrician.
The load may not be contacting
the sensor strips. Level the dryer.
Use Timed
Dry for very small loads. Change
the dryness
level
setting
on Auto Dry 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 Dry Cycle Settings
to Increase
Drying
Time.
Lint screen should
be cleaned
before
each load.
Incorrect
power
supply.
Wrong
type of fuse.
Dryer had a period
of non-use.
A coin, button,
or paper clip caught
between
the drum and front or rear of
the dryer.
It is a gas dryer.
The four legs are not installed,
and
the dryer
is not level front to back and
side to side.
Clothing
knotted
or balled
up.
Household
fuse is blown
or circuit
breaker
has tripped.
Supply
line valve
not open.
Incorrect
power
supply.
Automatic
cycle ending
early.
Lint screen clogged.
Dryer fabric
softener
not properly
used.
The load was not removed
from dryer
at the end of the cycle.
Dryer tightly
packed.
You have recently
been
painting,
staining,
or varnishing
in the area
where your dryer
is located.
The electric
dryer
is being
used for the
first time.
Laundry
items were removed
from the
dryer
before
the end of the cycle.
A high temperature
cycle was used or
the Dry Temp control
set on high.
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 ieans).
These will not transfer
to other clothing.
Select Wrinkle
Guard
TM
150 feature
to tumble
the load without
heat to avoid wrinkling.
Dry smaller
loads that can tumble
freely
to reduce
wrinkles
from
forming.
If so, ventilate
the area. When
the odors or fumes are gone
from
the area, rewash
and dry the clothing.
The new electric
heating
element
may have an odor. The odor will
be gone after the first cycle.
Load is too hot
Allow the Cool
Down cycle to finish before
removing
laundry
from
dryer. All cycles
are cooled
slowly to reduce
wrinkling
and make it
easier to handle.
Items removed
before
Cool Down may feel very
warm.
Select a lower temperature,
and use an Auto Dry cycle.
These
cycles sense the temperature
or the moisture
level in the load and
shut off: when the load
reaches the selected
dryness.
This reduces
overdrying.
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