TROUBLESHOOTING
DRYER (cont.)
First try the solutions
suggested
here for assistance
and to possibly
avoid
a service call.
No heat
Household
fuse is blown or circuit
breaker
has tripped.
Incorrect
power
supply.
240 volt electric
dryers
require 240-volt
power
supply.
Check with a qualified
electrician.
Cycle time too short
Automatic
cycle ending
early.
SoluEon
The drum
may
be turning,
but you
may not have
heat.
Some
electric
dryers
use 2 household
fuses
or circuit
breakers.
Replace
both
fuses
or reset
the circuit
breaker.
If the problem
continues,
call an electrician.
Lint screen clogged.
Dryer fabric
softener
not properly
used.
The load may not be contacting
the sensor strips. Level the dryer.
Use Timed
Drying
for very small
loads. Change
the Dryness Level
setting
on Automatic
Dry cycles.
Increasing
or decreasing
the Dryness Level setting
will change
the
amount
of drying
time in a cycle.
Lint on load
Lint screen should
be cleaned
before
each load.
Stains on load or drum
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 wJJJnot transfer
to other clothing.
Loads are wrinkled
Load not removed
from dryer
Remove loads promptly
at the end of the cycle to avoid
at the end of the cycle,
wrinkling.
Dryer tightly
packed.
Dry smaller
loads that can tumble
freely
to reduce
the chance
of wrinkles
forming.
Odors
You have recently
been painting,
Ventilate
the area. When
the odors
or fumes are gone from the
staining,
or varnishing
in the area
area,
rewash and dry the clothing.
where your dryer
is located.
The electric
dryer
is being
used
The new electric
heating
element
may have an odor. The odor
for the first time.
wJJJ be gone after
the first cycle.
Load is too hot
Laundry
items were removed
from
Allow
Cool Down cycle to flnish
before
removing
laundry
from
the dryer
before
the end of the
dryer. All cycles are cooled
slowly
to reduced
wrinkling
and
cycle,
make
it easier to handle.
Items removed
before
Cool Down
may feel very warm.
A high temperature
cycle was used.
Select
a lower temperature
(on some models),
and use an
automatic
drying
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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