TROUBLESHOOTING – DRYER cont.
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If you experience
Possible Causes
Solution
Dryer not performing as expected (cont.)
| No heat | Household fuse is blown or circuit | The drum may be turning, but you may not have heat. Electric |
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| breaker has tripped. | dryers use 2 household fuses or circuit breakers. Replace both |
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| fuses or reset the circuit breaker. If the problem continues, call |
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| an electrician. |
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| Supply line valve not open. | For gas dryers, the valve is not open on the supply line. |
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| Incorrect power supply. | Electric dryers require |
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| Check with a qualified electrician. |
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| Cycle time too short | Automatic cycle ending early. | The load may not be contacting the sensor strips. Level the |
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| dryer. |
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| Use Timed Dry for very small loads. Change the Dry Level |
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| setting on Sensor Dry cycles. |
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| Increasing or decreasing the Dry Level setting will change the |
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| amount of drying time in a cycle. |
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| Lint on load | Lint screen clogged. | Lint screen should be cleaned before each load. |
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| Stains on load or drum | Dryer fabric softener not properly | Add dryer fabric softener sheets at the beginning of the cycle. |
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| used. | Fabric softener sheets added to a partially dried load can stain |
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| your garments. |
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| Drum stains are caused by dyes in clothing (usually blue jeans). |
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| These will not transfer to other clothing. |
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| Loads are wrinkled | Load not removed from dryer at the | Select Wrinkle Prevent feature to tumble the load without heat |
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| end of the cycle. | to avoid wrinkling. |
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| Dryer tightly packed. | Dry smaller loads that can tumble freely to reduce the chance |
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| of wrinkles forming. |
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| Odors | You have recently been painting, | Ventilate the area. When the odors or fumes are gone from the |
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| staining, or varnishing in the area | area, rewash and dry the clothing. |
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| where your dryer is located. |
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| The electric dryer is being used for | The new electric heating element may have an odor. The odor |
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| the first time. | will be gone after the first cycle. |
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| Load is too hot | Laundry items were removed from | Allow Cool Down cycle to finish before removing laundry from |
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| the dryer before the end of the | dryer. All cycles are cooled slowly to reduced wrinkling and |
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| cycle. | make it easier to handle. Items removed before Cool Down may |
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| feel very warm. |
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| A high temperature cycle was | Select a lower temperature, and use a sensor drying cycle. |
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| used or the WASH TEMPERATURE | These cycles sense the temperature or the moisture level in the |
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| control was set to high. | load and shut off when the load reaches the selected dryness. |
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| This reduces overdrying. |
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