PROBLEM
Possible Causes
What To Do
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Clothes shrink
Some fabrics will naturally shrink
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To avoid shrinkage, follow garment care labels exactly.
when washed. Others can be
safely washed, but will shrink
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Some items may be pressed back into shape after drying.
in the dryer
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If you are concerned about shrinkage in a particular
item, do not machine wash or tumble dry it.
Greasy spots on clothes
Improper use of fabric softener
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Follow directions on fabric softener package.
Drying dirty items
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Use your dryer to dry only clean items. Dirty items can
with clean ones
stain clean items and the dryer.
Clothes were not
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Sometimes stains which cannot be seen when the
completely clean
clothes are wet
appear
after drying. Use proper washing
procedures before drying.
Lint on clothes
Lint filter is full
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Clean lint screen before each load.
Improper sorting
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Sort lint producers (like chenille) from lint collectors
(like corduroy).
Static electricity can attract lint
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See suggestions in this section under
STATIC.
Overloading
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Separate large loads into smaller ones.
Paper, tissue, etc., left in pockets
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Empty all pockets before laundering clothes.
Static occurs
No fabric softener was used
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Try a fabric softener.
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Bounce
®
Fabric Conditioner Dryer Sheets have been
approved for use in all GE Dryers when used in
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Overdrying
•
Try a fabric softener.
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Adjust setting to
LESS DRY
or
DAMP
.
Synthetics, permanent press
•
Try a fabric softener.
and blends can cause static
Collars and waistbands
The dryness monitor senses
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Choose
SPEED DRY
or
TIMED DRY
to dry damp collars
still wet at end of cycle
that the body of the clothes
and waistbands. In the future, when drying a load with
is dry
collars and waistbands, choose
MORE DRY
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