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Before you call for service…

Troubleshooting Tips

.

PROBLEM

Possible Causes

What To Do

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

 

in the dryer

 

 

item, 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

• Use your dryer to dry only clean items. Dirty items can

 

with clean ones

stain clean items and the dryer.

 

 

 

 

Clothes were not

• Sometimes stains which cannot be seen when the

 

completely clean

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.

 

 

 

Static occurs

No fabric softener was used

• Try a fabric softener.

 

 

• Bounce® Fabric Conditioner Dryer Sheets have been

 

 

approved for use in all GE Dryers when used in

 

 

accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

 

 

 

 

Overdrying

• Try a fabric softener.

 

 

• Adjust setting to LESS DRY or DAMP.

 

 

 

 

Synthetics, permanent press

• Try a fabric softener.

 

and blends can cause static

 

 

 

 

Collars and waistbands

The dryness monitor senses

• Choose SPEED DRY or TIMED DRY to dry damp collars

still wet at end of cycle

that the body of the clothes

and waistbands. In the future, when drying a load with

 

is dry

collars and waistbands, choose MORE DRY.

 

 

 

Slight variation

This is normal

Due to the metallic properties of paint used for this unique

in metallic color

 

product, slight variations of color may occur due to viewing

 

 

angles and lighting conditions.

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GE PCVH485EK, PCVH480EK owner manual Clothes shrink

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