Safety Instructions

Operating Instructions

Troubleshooting Tips

Customer Service

Before you call for service…

OPERATION

 

Possible Causes

What To Do

 

 

 

 

The DRY dryness level

 

Load consists of a mixture

When combining heavy and light fabrics in a load,

was chosen but load is

 

of heavy and light fabrics

choose MORE DRY.

still damp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhaust system is blocked

Inspect and clean exhaust system.

 

 

 

 

Cannot make a

 

The DRYNESS LEVEL, HEAT

This is normal.

selection and the

 

SETTING or OPTION that

 

dryer beeps twice

 

you are trying to select is

 

 

 

incompatible with the chosen

 

 

 

dry cycle

 

 

 

 

 

Dryer is running but

 

The EXTEND TUMBLE

This is normal. During extended tumbling, the time

00 is displayed in

 

option was chosen

remaining is not displayed. The extended tumbling

Est. Time Remaining

 

 

option lasts approximately 20 minutes.

 

 

 

 

LAUNDRY PRACTICES

 

Possible Causes

What To Do

 

 

 

 

Clothes are wrinkled

 

Overdrying

Select a shorter drying time.

 

 

 

Remove items while they still hold a slight amount of

 

 

 

moisture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letting items sit in dryer after

Remove items when cycle ends and fold or hang

 

 

cycle ends

immediately, or use the EXTEND TUMBLE option.

 

 

 

 

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 item,

 

 

in the dryer

 

 

 

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 with clean ones Use your dryer to dry only clean items. Dirty items can

 

 

 

stain clean items and the dryer.

 

 

 

 

 

Clothes were not completely clean Sometimes stains which cannot be seen when the

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

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GE 592, 591 DRY dryness level, Was chosen but load is, Still damp, Cannot make a Dryness LEVEL, Heat, Is displayed