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Troubleshooting Tips
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Dryer doesn’t start | Dryer is unplugged | • Make sure the dryer plug is pushed completely into |
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| Fuse is blown/circuit breaker | • Check the house fuse/circuit breaker box and replace |
| is tripped | fuse or reset breaker. nOTE: Most electric dryers use |
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| two fuses/breakers. |
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Dryer doesn’t heat | Fuse is blown/circuit breaker is | • Check the house fuse/circuit breaker box and replace |
| tripped; the dryer may tumble | both fuses or reset both breakers. Your dryer may tumble |
| but not heat | if only one fuse is blown or one breaker is tripped. |
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| Gas service is off | • Make sure gas shutoff at dryer and main shutoff are |
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| fully open. |
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| No heat temperature | • Select another heat setting. |
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Dryer shakes or | Some shaking/noise is normal. | • Move dryer to an even floor space, or adjust leveling legs |
makes noise | Dryer may be sitting unevenly | as necessary until even. |
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Greasy spots on clothes | Improper use of fabric softener | • Follow directions on fabric softener package. |
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| Drying dirty items | • Use your dryer to dry only clean items. Dirty items can |
| with clean ones | stain clean items and the dryer. |
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| Clothes were not | • Sometimes stains which cannot be seen when the clothes |
| completely clean | are wet appear after drying. Use proper washing procedures |
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| before drying. |
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lint on clothes | Lint filter is full | • Clean lint screen before each load. |
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| Improper sorting | • Sort lint producers (like chenille) from lint collectors |
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| (like corduroy). |
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| Static electricity can attract lint | • See suggestions in this section under STATIC. |
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| Overloading | • Separate large loads into smaller ones. |
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| Paper, tissue, etc., left in pockets | • Empty all pockets before laundering clothes. |
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Static occurs | No fabric softener was used | • Try a fabric softener. |
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| • Bounce® Fabric Conditioner Dryer Sheets have been |
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| approved for use in all GE Dryers when used in accordance |
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| with the manufacturer’s instructions. |
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| Overdrying | • Try a fabric softener. |
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| • Adjust setting to lESS DRy or DAMP DRy. |
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| Synthetics, permanent press | • Try a fabric softener. |
| and blends can cause static |
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Inconsistent | Type of heat | • Automatic drying times will vary according to the type |
drying times |
| of heat used (electric, natural or LP gas), size of load, |
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| types of fabrics, wetness of clothes and condition of |
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| exhaust ducts. |
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