7.Problem:It takes too long for my clothesto dry
' Did you properly sort your loads Of
Separate
heavy weight
items from light weight items when creating !oads,
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• Are you drying large loads of heavy
fabrics?
* Are the dryer Controls properly
Set?
Heavy fabrics take longer to dry because they tend to retain more moisture.
To help
reduce and maintain
more consistent
drying times fur large and heavy fabrics,
separate
these items into smaller loads of a consistent
size.
Use
the appropriate
contro! settings
l%r the type of !oad you are drying,
• Is the lint filter cle_m before each
Please confirm
that the lint filter is cle_m prior to each uew load of laundry.
uew load of laundry?
' Are the exhaust
ducts Clear and
Confirm through
review Of the appropriate
Sections Of this manua! that the exhaust
properly c0nfiguredi?
venting ductw0rk
is properly
c0nfigum&
C0nfirm
that the yent!ng
is _¥ee of
0hstmcti0ns
COnfirm that the Outside wa!! dampers
am moving
free!y, that the
dampers
are not pushed in, and that nothing
has been set against the dampers.
• Is the fuse blowu, or is the circuit
Check your home's
or laundry
room's
fflse box/circuit
breaker
box and replace the
breaker tripped?
fflse or reset the circuit breaker.
(IMPORTANT:
electric
dryers geuerally
use two
fuses or breakers.)
, Did you overload
your dryer?
Divide your larger load into a number
of smaller
loads.
• Did you under load your dryer?
If you are only drying a handful
of items, add a few extra pieces to help ensure
proper tumbling
action.
8.Problem:My
clothes are wrinkled
' Are you Over drying your laundry?
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over drying a !0a d of laundry
Can !ead to wrinkled
C!othes, Try a Shorter drying
time, and remove items while they still retain a slight amount
of moisture.
•Are you removing your laundry
from the dryer soon after the
dryiug cycle is complete'?
Remove
your laundry
from the dryer after the drying cycle ends trod either hang or
fold the items.
9.Problem:My
clothes are shrinking
•Are you following
the care
To avoid shrinkage,
please caretully
follow the care trod use instructions
for your
instructions
for your garment?
garment,
because
some fabrics will naturally
shrink when washed.
Other fabrics
can be washed but will shrink when dried in a dryer.
See the Owuer's
Mtmual of RLM & PLC modem.
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