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Clean lint screen. Check for air movement.
Check for proper detergent use in washer.
Is dryer vent restricted?
Clean vent. Replace crushed vent. Use
only rigid metal vent material.
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Add dryer fabric softener sheets at the
beginning of the cycle. Fabric softener
sheets added to a partially dried load can
stain garments.
Drum stains can be caused by dyes in
clothing (usually blue jeans). This will not
transfer to other clothing.
Replace worn drum rollers.
Black oily soot on the drum and clothes can
be caused by a dryer not set-up properly to
use LP gas.
Black streaks on clothes can come from a
deteriorating bellow on a front load washer.
Replace bellow.
Lint build up can occur if outlet grill is
blocked with lint or paper. Remove and
clean outlet grill.
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Allowing clothes to set too long in the dryer
after the cycle is complete may set wrinkles.
Dry smaller loads that can tumble freely.
Hot clothes left to sit will set wrinkles more
easily.
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If so, ventilate the area. When the odors or
fumes are gone from the area, rewash and
dry the clothing.
The new electric heating element may have
an odor. The odor will be gone after the first
cycle.
Lint build up in the base of the dryer can
cause flash which causes odor in clothes
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