TROUBLESHOOTING
First try the solutions suggested here to possibly avoid the cost of a service call.
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Cycle time too short | Automatic cycle ending early. | The load may not be contacting the sensor strips. Level the |
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| dryer. |
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| Use Timed Dry for very small loads. Change the Dry Level |
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| setting on Automatic Dry cycles. |
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| Increasing or decreasing the Dry Level setting will change the |
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| amount of drying time in a cycle. |
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Lint on load | Lint screen clogged. | Lint screen should be cleaned before each load. |
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Stains on load or drum | Dryer fabric softener not properly | Add dryer fabric softener sheets at the beginning of the cycle. |
| used. | Fabric softener sheets added to a partially dried load can stain |
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| your garments. |
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| Drum stains are caused by dyes in clothing (usually blue jeans). |
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| These will not transfer to other clothing. |
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Loads are wrinkled | Load not removed from dryer at the | Use a cycle with Wrinkle Prevent to tumble the load without heat |
| end of the cycle. | to avoid wrinkling. |
| Dryer tightly packed. | Dry smaller loads that can tumble freely and reduce formation of |
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| wrinkles. |
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Odors | You have recently been painting, | If so, ventilate the area. When the odors or fumes are gone from |
| staining, or varnishing in the area | the area, rewash and dry the clothing. |
| where your dryer is located. |
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| The electric dryer is being used for | The new electric heating element may have an odor. The odor |
| the first time. | will be gone after the first cycle. |
Load is too hot | Laundry items were removed from | Allow Cool Down cycle to finish before removing laundry from |
| the dryer before the end of the cycle. | dryer. All cycles are cooled slowly to reduce wrinkling and make |
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| it easier to handle. Items removed before Cool Down may feel |
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| very warm. |
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| A high temperature cycle was used | Select a lower temperature and use an automatic drying cycle. |
| or Temperature/Fabric control was | These cycles sense the temperature or the moisture level in the |
| set to high. | load and shut off when the load reaches the selected dryness. |
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| This reduces overdrying. |
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