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PROBLEM
Possible Causes
What To Do
Dryer shakes or
Someshaking/noise is normal.
• Hove drger to an even floor space, or adjust leveling legs
makes noise
Drger mag be sitting unevenlg
as necessarg until even.
Clothes take too long
Improper or obstructed ducting
• Check the Installation Instructions to make sure the
to dry
drger venting is correct.
• Make sure ducting is clean, free of kinks and
unobstructed.
• Check to see if outside wall damper operates easilg.
Improper sorting
* Separate heavg items from lightweight items (generallg,
a well-sorted washer load is a well-sorted drger load}.
Large loads of heavg fabrics
• Large,heavg fabrics contain more moisture and take
(like beach towels)
longer to drg. Separate large, heavg fabrics into smaller
loads to speed drging time.
Controls improperlg set
• Hatch control settings to the load gou are drging.
Lint filter is full
• Clean lint filter before everg load.
Blown fuses or tripped circuit
• Replacefuses or reset circuit breakers. Sincemost
breaker
drgers use 2 fuses/breakers, make sure both are
operating.
Overloading/combining loads
• Do not put more than one washer load in the drger at
a time.
Underloading
• If gou are drging onlg one or two items, add a few items
to ensure proper tumbling.
The DRYdryness level
Load consistsof a mixture
• When combining heavg and light fabrics in a load,
was chosenbut load is
of heavg and light fabrics
choose MOREDRY.
still damp
Exhaust sgstem is blocked
• Inspect and clean exhaust sgstem.
Control pads not
Controls accidentallg put in
• PressSTART/PAUSE.
responding
service mode
Controlsaccidentallg put in
• Hold the LOCKbutton for 3 seconds to unlock the drgen
lock mode
Controls performed an
• Resetthe in-house breaker.
incorrect operation
Dryer doesn't start
Control panel is "asleep"
• This is normal. PressPOWERto activate the control panel.
Drger is unplugged
• Hake sure the drger plug is pushed completelg into
the outlet.
Fuse is blown/circuit breaker
• Check the building's fuse/circuit breaker box and
is tripped
replace fuse or reset breakenNOTE:Electric drgers
usetwo fuses or breakers.
Drger was accidentallg paused
• If the light on the START/PAUSE button is flashing,
when starting Delag Start
the drger is paused. PressSTART/PAUSEto restart
the countdown.
No numbers displayed
during cyde, only lights
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Drger is continuouslg
monitoring
the amount
of
moisture
in the clothes
• This is normal. When the drger sensesa low level of
moisture in the load, the drger will displag the drg time
remaining.