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TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSES
WHAT TO DO
Linting
Lint filter not cleaned or
replaced.
Ensure the lint filter is cleaned after
every cycle and replaced correctly.
Refer to ‘Cleaning the filters’.
Loads not sorted correctly.
Dry lint givers separately from lint
receivers. Also, dry similar colours
together eg light coloured items
with light coloured items, dark items
with dark items. Refer to ‘Sorting and
loading’, ‘Lint’.
Clothes over dried.
Over drying clothes in the dryer can
cause them to attract lint. Use an auto
sensing cycle or ensure you check your
load if using the time dry cycles to avoid
over drying. Refer to ‘Drying cycles’.
Fabric
damage
Instructions on care label
not followed.
Follow the instructions on the care label
of the items.
‘Dry Temp’ or ‘Dryness Level’
selected not appropriate for
the fabric type (DE7060M,
DE6060M, DE5060M and
DE5060MU only).
Ensure the ‘Dry Temp’ and ‘Dryness
Level’ selected is appropriate for the
fabric type. Refer to the items care
label. Refer to ‘Drying cycles’.
Metal parts on the items or
in the load.
Fasten zips and other clasps
before placing items in the dryer.
Items not separated or
dried on an appropriate
cycle for the fabric type.
Dry similar items together.
Ensure an appropriate cycle is selected.
Refer to ‘Drying cycles’.
Used a ‘Time Dry’ cycle
and did not monitor the
dryness of clothes during
the cycle.
Ensure that clothes are checked for
dryness during the cycle when using the
timed programmes to avoid over drying.
Refer to ‘Customising drying cycle’.
Tangling
Loads not separated
during loading.
Try separating out larger items from
smaller items.
Items loaded into the
dryer incorrectly.
Load items individually into the dryer.
Do not place folded items in the dryer.
Load size too large.
Try drying smaller load sizes.
Some cycles have a lower maximum
load size. Refer to ‘Drying cycles’.
Sheets and duvet/doona
covers due to their size,
are prone to tangling.
Dry sheets and duvet/doona covers
separately from other laundry, apart
from towels. Ensure duvet/doona covers
are buttoned or fastened closed before
drying. Try adding a knotted towel to
sheets loads if you are experiencing a
lot of tangling.
