Amana electronic dryer manual Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

First try the solutions suggested here or visit our website at www.amana.com/help for assistance

and to possibly avoid a service call.

If you experience

Possible Causes

Solution

Dryer Results (cont.)

Clothes are not drying	The load is too large and heavy	Separate the load to tumble freely.
satisfactorily or drying	to dry quickly.	Reduce load size to recommended load size in “Cycle Guide.”
times are too long (cont.)
	Fabric softener sheets are blocking	The air outlet grille is just inside the door, behind the lint screen.
	the grille.	Check that it is not blocked by a fabric softener sheet.
		Use only one fabric softener sheet, and use it only once.
	The dryer is located in a room with	Proper operation of dryer cycles requires temperatures above
	temperature below 45ºF (7ºC).	45ºF (7ºC).
	The dryer is located in a closet.	Closet doors must have ventilation openings at the top and
		bottom of the door. The front of the dryer requires a minimum of
		1" (25 mm) of airspace, and, for most installations, the rear of the
		dryer requires 5" (127 mm). See the Installation Instructions.
Cycle time is too short	The load may not be contacting the	Level the dryer. See the Installation Instructions. All four dryer
	sensor strips on Automatic Cycles.	feet should be in firm contact with the floor.
	The automatic cycle is ending early.	Change the dryness level setting on Automatic 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 Automatic Cycle settings to
		increase or decrease drying time.”
Lint on load	Lint screen is clogged with lint.	Clean lint screen before each load.
Stains on load	Improper use of fabric softener.	Add dryer fabric softener sheets at the beginning of the cycle.
		Fabric softener sheets added to a partially dried load can stain
		your garments.
Stains on drum	Loose dyes in clothes.	Drum stains are caused by dyes in clothing (usually blue jeans).
		These will not transfer to other clothing.
Loads are wrinkled	The load was not removed from dryer	Remove load promptly from dryer at the end of the cycle.
	at the end of the cycle.	NOTE: Refer to garment care label instructions. Dry-clean-only
		garments are not recommended.
	The dryer was tightly packed.	Dry smaller loads that can tumble freely. Results may also vary
		depending on fabric type.

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