QUESTIONS?
USE THIS PROBLEM SOLVER
PROBLEM
DRYER WON’T
ST~T
CLO=S
TA~
TOO
LONG TO DRY
POSSIBLE CAUSE
●
Dryer
unplugge&
Make sure power cord is plugged
in.
●
No power to dryer. Check fuses and circuit breakers to make sure dryer is
getting current. Most electric dryers
use
two.
●
Controls improperly set. Make sure controls
on
modek
DDM500S/
DDG8580S
=d
DDE8200S~DG8280S
are
set and
the
Start knob is
turned to
START.
Opening the door during operation stops the dryer. To
resin close the door and turn Start knob to START. Make sure controls
on models
DDE9W5S~DG9W5S
and
DDE8505SDDG8585S
are
set and
the Push To
Start
pad is pressed. Opening the door
during operation stops
the dryer. To restart, close the door and press the Push To Start pad.
●
Dryer door is open. Close door
secnrely+er
will not run with door open.
●
Circuit is overloaded. Do not operate other appliances on the same electrical
outlet or circuit while the
tier
is o~rating.
*
Controls improperly set. Check
dl
controls to make sure they are
correctiy
set for the load you want to dry. See the How to Operate
Your
Dryer section.
* Clogged lint filter. Remove and
clen
falter before every load.
Periodicdly
clean
area under
tint
flter
with vacuum cleaner. See the Care and Cleaning section.
●
hproper
ducting. Make sure dryer is
ducted
in accordance with the
InsWtion
tistructions.
s
Obstruction in exhaust ducting. Make sure ducting is clean and free of
obstruction; make sure damper in outside
wrdl
cap operates easily.
H
flexible
/
ducting is used, be sure it is not kinked and is properly
instiled
according to
the
hstdlation
Instructions.
●
Blown fuses or tripped circuit breakers. Check household fuses or circuit
breakers. Most electric dryers use two. It is possible for one to be blown or
tripped and the dryer to
sti
tumble without heat.
●
Mproper sorting.
Do
not mix heavy, hard-to dry items with lightweight articles.
“
Large loads of moisture-holding fabrics, such as beach towels, take along
time to remove moisture.
●
Tm
many items in dryer. Dry
ody
one washer load at a time. Do not
combine loads.
●
Too few items in dryer.
M
dryhg
ody
one article, add two more
s~ar
articles,
even if dry, to insure proper
tnmbhg.
●
Some fabrics
WW
shrink whether machine washed and tumble dried or washed
by hand and drip dried; others maybe safely
washed
but will shrink in a dryer.
FOUOW
garment manufacturers’ care labels
exactiy.
Uin
doubt, do not machine
wash or tumble dry.
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