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Safety Instructions
PROBLEM
Possible Causes
What To Do
No numbers displayed
Dryer is continuously
• This is normal. When the dryer senses a low level of
during cycle, only lights
monitoring the amount of
moisture in the load, the dryer will display the dry time
moisture in the clothes
remaining.
Time Remaining
The estimated time may change
• This is normal.
jumped to a
when a smaller load than usual
lower number
is drying
Cannot make a
The
DRYNESS
LEVEL, TEMP
• This is normal.
selection and the
or
OPTION
that you are
dryer beeps twice
trying to select is incompatible
with the chosen dry cycle
Dryer is running but
The
EXTEND TUMBLE
• This is normal. During extended tumbling, the time
00 is displayed in
option was chosen
remaining is not displayed. The extended tumbling
Time Remaining
option lasts approximately 20 minutes. It will then
tumble intermittently for approximately 70 minutes.
Clean Lint Filter (message)
POWER
button was activated
•
Press
START/PAUSE
to begin a dry cycle and the message
will
disappear.
Dryer doesn’t heat
Fuse is blown/circuit breaker
• Check the building’s fuse/circuit breaker box and
is tripped; the dryer may tumble
replace both fuses or reset both breakers. Your dryer
but not heat
may tumble if only one fuse is blown or one breaker
tripped.
Inconsistent drying times
Type of heat
• Drying time will vary according to the type of heat used.
If you recently changed from an electric to a gas
(natural or LP) dryer, or vice versa, the drying time
could be different.
Type of load and
• The load size, types of fabric, wetness of clothes and the
drying
conditions
length and condition of the exhaust system will affect
drying
times.
Glow at the rear
Heaters behind the drum
• This is normal. Under certain drying conditions and
of the drum
room ambient lighting, the glow of the heaters may be
visible at the rear of the drum.
Clothes are still wet
The door was opened mid-cycle.
• A dry cycle must be reselected each time a new load
and dryer shut off
The load was then removed from
is put in.
after a short time
the dryer and a new load put in
without selecting a new cycle
Small load
• When drying 3 items or less, choose
SPEED DRY
or
TIMED DRY
.
Load was already dry except
•
Choose
SPEED DRY
or
TIMED DRY
to dry damp collars
for collars and waistbands
and waistbands. In the future, when drying a load with
collars and waistbands, choose
MORE DRY
.
Dryer is not level
• Move dryer to an even floor space or adjust leveling legs
as necessary until even.
Clothes are wrinkled
Overdrying
• Select a shorter drying time.
• Remove items while they still hold a slight amount of
moisture. Select a
LESS DRY
or
DAMP
setting.
Letting items sit in dryer after
• Remove items when cycle ends and fold or hang
cycle ends
immediately, or use the
EXTEND TUMBLE
option.
Overloading
• Separate large loads into smaller ones.
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