Maytag W10445417B manual Dryer Results

TROUBLESHOOTING

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If you experience

Possible Causes

Solution

Dryer Results

Clothes are not drying	Lint screen is clogged with lint.	Clean lint screen before each load.
satisfactorily or drying
	The exhaust vent or outside	Run the dryer for 5–10 minutes. Hold your hand under
times are too long
	exhaust hood is clogged with lint,	the outside exhaust hood to check air movement. If you
	restricting air movement.	do not feel air movement, clean exhaust system of lint
		or replace exhaust vent with heavy metal or flexible metal vent.
		See “Venting.”
	The exhaust vent is not the correct	Check that the exhaust vent is not too long or has
	length.	too many turns. Long venting will increase drying times.
		See “Venting.”
	The exhaust vent diameter is not	Use 4" (102 mm) diameter vent material.
	the correct size.
	The load is too large and heavy	Separate the load to tumble freely.
	to dry quickly.
	Fabric softener sheets are blocking	The air outlet grille is just inside the door, behind the lint screen.
	the grille.	Check that it is not blocked by a fabric softener sheet.
		Use only one fabric softener sheet, and use it only once.
	The dryer is located in a room with	Proper operation of dryer cycles requires temperatures above
	temperature below 45ºF (7ºC).	45ºF (7ºC).
	The dryer is located in a closet.	Closet doors must have ventilation openings at the top
		and bottom of the door. The front of the dryer requires
		a minimum of 1" (25 mm) of airspace, and, for most
		installations, the rear of the dryer requires 5" (127 mm).
		See “Location Requirements.”
Cycle time is too short	The load may not be contacting the	Level the dryer. See “Level Dryer.” All four dryer
	sensor strips on Sensor Cycles.	feet should be in firm contact with the floor.
	The sensor cycle is ending early.	Change the dryness level setting on Sensor Cycles. Increasing
		or decreasing the dryness level will change the amount of
		drying time in a cycle. If loads are consistently ending too early,
		see also “Cycle Guide – Sensor Dry Cycles.”
Lint on load	Lint screen is clogged with lint.	Clean lint screen before each load.

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