GE GFDN100 owner manual Clothes shrink, Greasy spots on clothes, Lint on clothes, Static occurs

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Possible Causes

What To Do.

Clothes shrink

Some fabrics will naturally shrink

• To avoid shrinkage, follow garment care labels exactly.

when washed. Others can be

• Some items may be pressed back into shape after drying.

safely washed, but will shrink

• If you are concerned about shrinkage in a particular

in the dryer

item, do not machine wash or tumble dry it.

Greasy spots on clothes

Improper use of fabric softener

• Follow directions on fabric softener package.

Drying dirty items

• Use your dryer to dry only clean items. Dirty items can

with clean ones

stain clean items and the dryer.

Clothes were not

• Sometimes stains which cannot be seen when the

completely clean

clothes are wet appear after drying. Use proper washing

procedures before drying.

lint on clothes

Lint filter is full

• Clean lint screen before each load.

Improper sorting

• Sort lint producers (like chenille) from lint collectors

(like corduroy).

Static electricity can attract lint

• See suggestions in this section under STATIC.

Overloading

• Separate large loads into smaller ones.

Paper, tissue, etc., left in pockets

• Empty all pockets before laundering clothes.

Static occurs

No fabric softener was used

• Try a fabric softener.

• Bounce® Fabric Conditioner Dryer Sheets have been

approved for use in all GE Dryers when used in

accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

Overdrying

• Try a fabric softener.

• Adjust setting to lESS DRy or DAMP.

Synthetics, permanent press

• Try a fabric softener.

and blends can cause static

Collars and waistbands

The dryness monitor senses

• Choose SPEED DRy or TIMED DRy to dry damp collars

still wet at end of cycle

that the body of the clothes

and waistbands. In the future, when drying a load with

is dry

collars and waistbands, choose MORE DRy.