TROUBLESHOOTING cont.
First try the solutions suggested here or visit our website and reference FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
to possibly avoid the cost of a service call...In U.S.A. http://www.whirlpool.com/help - In Canada www.whirlpool.ca
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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 ACCUDRY™/Automatic 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 Shield™ 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 reduce wrinkles from |
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| forming. |
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| Odors | Have you recently been painting, | If so, ventilate the area. When the odors or fumes are gone |
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| staining, or varnishing in the area | from the area, rewash and dry the clothing. |
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| where your dryer is located? |
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| Is the electric dryer 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 | Were laundry items 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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| Was a high temperature cycle | Select a lower temperature, and use an automatic drying cycle. |
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| used or was TEMPERATURE/Fabric | These cycles sense the temperature or the moisture level in the |
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| control 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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