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PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSE |
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DRYER WON’T START | • Dryer unplugged. Make sure power cord is plugged in. |
| • No power to dryer. Check fuses and circuit breakers to make sure dryer is getting |
| current. Most electric dryers use two. |
| • Controls improperly set. Make sure controls are set and that the Start button is |
| pressed or turned. Opening the door during operation stops the dryer. To restart, |
| close the door and push the Start button. |
CLOTHES TAKE TOO | • Controls improperly set. Check all controls to make sure they are correctly set for |
LONG TO DRY | the load you want to dry. See the How to Operate Your Dryer section. |
| • Clogged lint filter. Clean filter before every load. Periodically remove lint filter |
| and clean area under it with vacuum cleaner. See the Care and Cleaning section. |
| • Improper ducting. Make sure dryer is ducted in accordance with the Installation |
| Instructions. |
| • Obstruction in exhaust ducting. Make sure ducting is clean and free of |
| obstruction; make sure damper in outside wall cap operates easily. If flexible |
| ducting is used, be sure it is not kinked and is properly installed according to the |
| Installation Instructions. |
| • Blown fuses or tripped circuit breakers. Check household fuses or circuit |
| breakers. Most electric dryers use two. It is possible for one to be blown or |
| tripped and the dryer still tumble without heat. |
| • Improper sorting. Do not mix heavy, |
| • Too many items in dryer. Dry only one washer load at a time. Do not combine |
| loads. |
| • Too few items in dryer. If drying only one article, add two more similar articles, |
| even if dry, to ensure proper tumbling. |
SHRINKAGE | • Some fabrics will shrink whether machine washed and tumble dried or washed |
| by hand and drip dried; others may be safely washed but will shrink in a dryer. |
| Follow Garment Manufacturers’ Care Labels exactly. If in doubt, do not machine |
| wash or tumble dry. |
WRINKLING | • Leaving clothes in dryer after tumbling stops. Remove clothes promptly and |
| hang them immediately. |
| • Improper loads. Avoid laundering heavy Permanent Press items, such as work |
| clothes, with lighter Permanent Press items, such as shirts or blouses. Do not |
| wash or dry Permanent Press with regular laundry. |
| • Failure to use fabric softener. Proper use of fabric softener will minimize |
| wrinkling. |
TO REMOVE WRINKLES | Try one or more of these suggestions |
| • Retumble on Perma Press setting. |
| • Rerinse and dry on Perma Press setting. |
| • If unsuccessful, retumble on high heat for 10 - 12 minutes and hang immediately |
| • Iron carefully |
| • Send to dry cleaners for pressing |
| • Some wrinkles may remain which cannot be removed.* |
| * NOTE: If you follow good laundry procedures and Permanent Press clothes still |
| come out wrinkled, the finish may not be good quality. Also, in permanent press |
| synthetic/cotton blends, the cotton portion of the fabric can eventually wear |
| away leaving only the synthetic. Since it’s the cotton portion which is treated for |
| Permanent Press, a loss or decrease of Permanent Press performance will result. |
| “Easy Care” fabrics may eventually lose their finish and wrinkle even with |
| proper care. |
IF DRYER STILL DOES NOT OPERATE, call for Service, GIVE THE MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBERS AND DESCRIBE THE SYMPTOMS OF THE DRYER.
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