Problem

 

Possible Causes

What to Do

 

 

 

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Adjust controls for less drying.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No fabric softener was used

TV a fabric softener.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Synthetics, permanent press

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and blends can cause stitic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hproper sorting

Separate heavy items from lightweight items

 

 

 

(generally, a well-sorted washer load is a

 

 

 

well-sorted dryer load).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large loads of heavy items

Large, heavy loads contain more moisture

 

 

(We beach toweb)

and take longer to dry. Separate large, heavy

 

 

 

items into smaller loads to speed drying time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controk improperly set

Match control settings to the load you

 

 

 

are drying.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lint fiiter is f~

Clean lint filter before every load.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hproper or obstructed

Check installation instructions for proper

 

 

ducting

ducting/venting.

 

 

 

Make sure ducting is clean, free of kinks

 

 

 

and unobstructed.

 

 

 

. Check to see if outside wall damper

 

 

 

operates easily.

 

 

 

. See the Venting the Dryer section.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blown fuses or tripped

Replace fuses or reset circuit breakers. Since

 

circuit bre&ers

most dryers use 2 fuses/breakers, make sure

 

 

 

both are operating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

@erloading/

Do not put more than one washer load in

 

combining loads

the dryer at a time.

 

 

 

 

 

Underloading

If you are drying only one or two items,

 

 

 

add a few items to ensure proper tumbling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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