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| No fabric | softener was used | • 'Try a fabric | softener. |
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| Lint | Filter | is | full |
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° See the Venting; the Dryer section.
Blown fuses or tripped• Replace fuses or reset circuit breakers. Since
circuit breakersmost dryers use 2 fuses/breakers, make sure ooth are operaling.
Overloading/ | • Do | not | put | more | than | one | washer | load in | |
combining loads | the | dryer | at | a time. |
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