TROUBLESHOOTING
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If you experience | Possible Causes | Solution |
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Clothes are not drying | Fabric softener sheets are blocking | The air outlet grille is just inside the door, behind the lint screen. |
satisfactorily or drying | the grille. | Check that it is not blocked by a fabric softener sheet. Use only one |
times are too long (cont.) |
| 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 |
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| of the door. The front of the dryer requires a minimum of 1" (25 mm) |
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| of airspace, and, for most installations, the rear of the dryer requires |
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| 5" (127 mm). See Installation Instructions. |
Cycle time is too short | The load may not be contacting the | Level the dryer. See Installation Instructions. All four dryer feet |
| sensor strips on Sensor Cycles. | should be in firm contact with the floor. |
| Clothes are coming out of the Steam | Under certain environmental or installation conditions you may |
| cycles with damp or wet spots. | experience underdrying. Select the Custom Refresh cycle. Then |
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| select the appropriate number of garments for the load from the |
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| Number of Garments option. |
| The Sensor Cycles are ending early. | Change the dryness level setting on Sensor Cycles. Increasing |
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| or decreasing the dryness level will change the amount of drying |
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| time in a cycle. If loads are consistently ending too early, see also |
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| “Changing the Sensor Cycle settings to increase drying time.” |
Lint on load | Lint screen is clogged with lint. | Clean lint screen before each load. |
Stains on load | Improper use of fabric softener. | Add dryer fabric softener sheets at the beginning of the cycle. |
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| Fabric softener sheets added to a partially dried load can stain your |
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| garments. Do not use fabric softener sheets with Steam Cycles. |
Stains on drum | Loose dyes in clothes. | Drum stains are caused by dyes in clothing (usually blue jeans). |
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| These will not transfer to other clothing. |
Loads are wrinkled | The load was not removed from dryer | Select Auto or Custom Refresh cycles (on some models) to tumble |
| at the end of the cycle. | the load with water and heat. These cycles are best for smoothing |
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| out wrinkles and reducing odors from loads consisting of wrinkle- |
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| free cotton, cotton polyester blends, common knits, and synthetic |
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| garments. |
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| NOTE: Refer to garment care label instructions. Dry clean only |
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| garments are not recommended. |
| The dryer was overloaded. | Dry smaller loads that can tumble freely. When using the Custom |
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| Refresh cycle, be sure to select the correct number of garments to |
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| be refreshed. Results may also vary depending on fabric type. This |
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| cycle is best for reducing wrinkles and odors from loads consisting |
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| of |
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| synthetics. |
| For steam cycles, the water is not | Make sure water is connected to the dryer. Check that water inlet |
| properly connected with the dryer. | hose is connected to both the faucet and dryer’s water inlet valve. |
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| Check that the water supply is turned on. |
Odors | Recent painting, staining, or varnishing | Ventilate the area. When the odors or fumes are gone from the area, |
| in the area where your dryer is located. | rewash and dry the clothing. |
| For Steam Cycles, the water is not | Make sure water is connected to the dryer. Check that water inlet |
| properly connected with the dryer. | hose is connected to both the faucet and dryer’s water inlet valve. |
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| Check that the water supply is turned on. |
| Odors are left in garments after | To remove odors left in garments after wearing, select Auto Refresh |
| wearing. | (on some models). This cycle is best for reducing wrinkles and |
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| odors from loads consisting of |
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| blends, common knits, and synthetics. |
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