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Problem

Possible

Causes

 

What To Do

 

 

Clothes take too long

Improper

sorting

 

,

Separate heavy items from lightweight items (generally,

to dry

 

 

 

 

 

a well-sorted washer load is a well-sorted dryer load),

 

Large loads of heavy fabrics

,

Large,heavy fabrics contain more moisture and take

 

{like beach towels)

 

 

longer to dry. Separate large, heavy fabrics into smaller

 

 

 

 

 

 

loads to speed drying time.

 

Controls improperly

set

,

Notch control settings to the load you are drying.

 

Lint filter

is full

 

,

Cleon lint filter before every load.

 

Improper

or obstructed

,

Checkinstallation instructions for proper

 

ducting

 

 

 

ductingiventing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

, Makesure ducting is clean, free of kinks and

 

 

 

 

 

 

unobstructed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

, Checkto see if outside wall damper operates easily.

 

 

 

 

 

, Checkthe Installation Instructions to make sure the

 

 

 

 

 

 

dryer venting is correct.

 

Blown

fuses or tripped

,

Replace fuses or reset

circuit breakers. Since most dryers

 

circuit

breaker

 

 

use 2 fuses/breakers,

make sure both are operating.

 

Overloading/combining

loads

,

Do not put more

than

one washer load in the dryer

 

 

 

 

 

 

at a time.

 

 

 

 

Underloading

 

,

If you are

drying

only

one or two items, add a few items

 

 

 

 

 

 

to ensure

proper

tumbling.

Clothes are wrinkled

Overdrging

 

,

Select a shorter

drying

time.

 

 

 

 

 

, Remove items while they still hold a slight amount of

 

 

 

 

 

 

moisture. Select a LESS DRY or DAMP DRY setting.

Letting items sit in dryer after cycle ends

Overloading

,Remove items when cycle ends and fold or hang immediately.

,Separate large loads into smaller ones.

Clothes shrink

Some

fabrics

will naturally

shrink

,

To ovoid 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

 

 

 

 

 

in the

dryer

 

 

,

If you are concerned about

shrinkage in a particular

 

 

 

 

 

 

item, do not machine wash

or tumble dry it.

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GE 175D1807P596 operating instructions Loads to speed drying time