BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE
Your dryer is equipped with an automatic
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Dryer will not | • Power cord is not properly | • Make sure that the plug is plugged securely into a | ||
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| grounded outlet matching the dryer’s rating plate. |
| • House fuse is blown, circuit | • Reset circuit breaker or replace fuse. Do not increase | ||
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| power outage has occurred. |
| have it corrected by a qualified electrician. |
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Dryer does not heat | • House fuse is blown, circuit | • Reset circuit breaker or replace fuse. Do not | ||
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| breaker has tripped, or |
| increase fuse capacity. If the problem is a |
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| power outage has occurred. |
| circuit overload, have it corrected by a qualified |
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| electrician. |
| • Gas supply or service turned | • Confirm that the house gas shutoff and the dryer | ||
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| off (gas models only). |
| gas shutoff are both fully open. |
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Greasy or dirty spots | • Fabric softener used | • Confirm and follow the instructions provided with | ||
on clothes |
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| your fabric softener. |
| • Clean and dirty clothes being | • Make sure to use your dryer to dry only clean | ||
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| dried together. |
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| placed in the same or subsequent loads. |
| • Clean and dirty clothes being | • Stains on dried clothes are actually stains that | ||
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| weren’t removed during the washing process. |
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| Make sure that clothes are being completely |
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| cleaned according to the instructions for your |
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Display shows error | • | Thermistor is malfunctioning. | • | Turn off the dryer and call for service. |
code tE1 or tE2 |
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Lint on clothes | • | Lint filter not cleaned | • | Make sure the lint filter is cleaned before every |
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| load. With some loads that produce high amounts |
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| of lint, it may be necessary to clean the filter |
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| • Laundry not sorted properly. | • Some fabrics are lint producers (i.e., a fuzzy white | ||
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| cotton towel) and should be dried separately from |
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| clothes that are lint trappers (i.e., a pair of black |
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| linen pants). |
| • Excess static in clothes. | • See the Excess static in clothes after drying | ||
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| • Dryer is overloaded. | • Divide larger loads into smaller loads for drying. | ||
| • Tissue, paper, etc., left | • Check pockets thoroughly before washing and | ||
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| in pockets. |
| drying clothes. |
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Excess static in | • | Fabric softener not used or | • | Use a fabric softener to reduce static electricity. |
clothes after drying |
| used incorrectly. |
| Be sure to follow the manufacturer’s instructions. |
| • Clothes dried too long | • Overdrying a load of laundry can cause a buildup | ||
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| (overdried). |
| of static electricity. Adjust settings and use a |
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| shorter drying time, or use SENSOR DRY cycles. |
| • Drying synthetics, permanent | • These materials can cause static buildup. Try | ||
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| press, or synthetic blends. |
| using a fabric softener. |
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