TROUBLESHOOTING - DRYER

Check these points if your clothes dryer...

 

 

• Plug cord into live electrical outlet.

Doesn’t Run

 

• Check fuse or reset circuit breaker.

 

• Press the START button again if the door is opened during the cycle.

 

 

 

 

• Check fuse or reset circuit breaker.

Doesn’t Heat

 

• Select a heat setting, not AIR FLUFF.

 

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On a gas dryer, check that the gas supply is on.

 

 

• Clean the lint filter and exhaust duct.

 

 

• Check all of the above, plus...

Doesn’t Dry

 

• Be sure the exhaust hood at the outside of the home can open and close freely.

 

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Use 4” rigid metal exhaust duct.

 

 

• Do not overload. One wash load = One dryer load.

 

 

• Sort heavy items from lightweight items.

 

 

• Check that the washer is draining properly to extract adequate water from the load.

 

 

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Check the load for objects such as coins, loose buttons, nails, etc. Remove promptly.

Is Noisy

 

• Be sure the Super StackTM is leveled properly as outlined in the Installation

 

 

Instructions.

 

 

• Be sure the rubber feet are installed on the leveling legs.

 

 

• Check that the leveling leg lock nuts are tightened.

Control Knob

 

• This is normal operation for an IntelliDry® cycle, especially at the beginning of the

 

 

cycle. Once the load begins to dry, the control knob will start to advance.The rate

Advances

 

 

of advancement will be slow at the beginning of the cycle because there is more

Slowly

 

 

moisture in the load. As the load becomes more dry, the control knob will advance

 

 

 

more quickly.

 

 

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Seams, pockets and other similar heavy areas may not be completely dry when the

Dries Unevenly

 

 

rest of the load has reached the selected dryness level. This is normal. Select the

 

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MORE DRY setting if desired.

 

 

If one heavy item is dried with a lightweight load, such as one towel with sheets, it is

 

 

 

possible that the heavy item will not be completely dry when the rest of the load

 

 

 

has reached the selected dryness level. Sort heavy items from lightweight items for

 

 

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best drying results.

 

 

Household odors such as from painting, varnishing, strong cleaners, etc. may enter

Has an Odor

 

 

the dryer with the surrounding room air. This is normal as the dryer draws the air

 

 

from the room, heats it, pulls it through the tumbler and exhausts it to the outside.

 

 

 

When these odors are present in the air, ventilate the room completely before using

 

 

 

the dryer.

For further assistance,

 

call Maytag Customer Assistance toll-free at 1-800-688-9900 USA or 1-800-688-2002 Canada.

 

U.S. customers using TTY for deaf, hearing impaired or speech impaired, call 1-800-688-2080.

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SL-3 specifications

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