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Troubleshooting Tips
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PROBLEM
Possible Causes
What To Do
Dryer shakes or
Some shaking/noise is normal.
• Move dryer to an even floor space, or adjust leveling legs
makes noise
Dryer may be sitting unevenly
as necessary until even.
Clothes take too long
Improper or obstructed ducting
• Check the Installation Instructions to make sure the
to dry
dryer venting is correct.
• Make sure ducting is clean, free of kinks and
unobstructed.
• Check to see if outside wall damper operates easily.
Improper sorting
• Separate heavy items from lightweight items (generally,
a well-sorted washer load is a well-sorted dryer load).
Large loads of heavy fabrics
• Large, heavy fabrics contain more moisture and take
(like beach towels)
longer to dry. Separate large, heavy fabrics into smaller
loads to speed drying time.
Controls improperly set
• Match control settings to the load you are drying.
Lint filter is full
• Clean lint filter before every load.
Blown fuses or tripped circuit
• Replace fuses or reset circuit breakers. Since most
breaker
dryers use 2 fuses/breakers, make sure both are
operating.
Overloading/combining loads
• Do not put more than one washer load in the dryer at
a
time.
Underloading
• If you are drying only one or two items, add a few items
to ensure proper tumbling.
The Dry dryness level
Load consists of a mixture
• When combining heavy and light fabrics in a load,
was chosen but load is
of heavy and light fabrics
choose
More Dry.
still damp
Exhaust system is blocked
• Inspect and clean exhaust system.
Control buttons not
Controls accidentally put in
•
Press
Start/Pause.
responding
service mode
Controls accidentally put in
• Hold the
Lock Control
button for 3 seconds to unlock the dryer.
lock mode
Controls performed an
• Reset the in-house breaker.
incorrect operation
Dryer doesn’t start
Control panel is “asleep”
• This is normal. Press
Power
to activate the control panel.
Dryer is unplugged
• Make sure the dryer plug is pushed completely into
the
outlet.
Fuse is blown/circuit breaker
• Check the building’s fuse/circuit breaker box and
is tripped
replace fuse or reset breaker.
NOTE:
Electric dryers
use two fuses or breakers.
Dryer was accidentally paused
• If the light on the
Start/Pause
button is flashing,
when starting Delay Dry
the dryer is paused. Press
Start/Pause
to restart
the
countdown.
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.
