Maytag MEDE900VJ Use and Care Guide - Page 32

Cycle time, too short, Lint on load, Stains on load or drum, Loads, wrinkled

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Cycle time too short Excessive Weight Hazard Use two or more people to move and install dryer. Failure to do so can result in back or other injury. Is the Sensor cycle ending early? The load may not be contacting the sensor strips. I.evel the dryer. Change the dryness [eve[ setting on Sensor Cycles. Increasing or decreasing the dryness [eve[ will change the amount of drying time in a cycle. Lint on load • Is the lint screen clogged? Clean lint screen. Check for air movement. Stains on load or drum • Was dryer fabric softener properly used? Add dryer fabric softener sheets at the beginning of the cycle. Fabric softener sheets added to a partially dried load can stain your garments. I)rum stains are caused by dyes in clothing (usually blue jeans). This will not transfer to other clothing. Loads are wrinkled Was the load removed from dryer at the end of the cycle? Select the Custom Refresh Cycle to tumble the load with water and heat to help smooth out wrinkles from a load [eft in the dryer. Was the dryer overloaded? Dry smaller loads that can tumble freely. Odors Have you recently been painting, staining or varnishing in the area where your dryer is located? If so, ventilate the area. When the odors or fumes are gone from the area, rewash and dry the clothing. • Is the dryer being used for the first time? The new electric heating element may have an odor. The odor will be gone after the first cycle. 32

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Cycle time
too short
Excessive
Weight
Hazard
Use
two
or more
people
to move
and
install
dryer.
Failure
to do so can
result
in back
or other
injury.
Is the Sensor cycle
ending
early?
The
load
may
not be contacting
the
sensor
strips.
I.evel
the
dryer.
Change
the
dryness
[eve[ setting
on Sensor
Cycles.
Increasing
or decreasing
the
dryness
[eve[ will
change
the
amount
of drying
time
in a cycle.
Lint on load
Is
the lint
screen
clogged?
Clean
lint
screen.
Check
for air
movement.
Stains on load or drum
Was
dryer
fabric
softener
properly
used?
Add
dryer
fabric
softener
sheets
at the beginning
of the
cycle.
Fabric
softener
sheets added
to
a partially
dried
load
can
stain
your
garments.
I)rum
stains
are caused
by dyes
in clothing
(usually
blue
jeans).
This will
not transfer
to
other
clothing.
Loads
are
wrinkled
Was
the load removed
from
dryer at the end of the
cycle?
Select
the Custom
Refresh
Cycle
to tumble
the
load
with
water
and
heat to
help
smooth
out
wrinkles
from
a load
[eft in the dryer.
Was
the dryer
overloaded?
Dry
smaller
loads
that
can tumble
freely.
Odors
Have
you recently
been
painting,
staining
or varnishing
in
the area
where
your
dryer
is
located?
If so, ventilate
the
area. When
the odors
or fumes
are gone
from
the
area, rewash
and
dry
the
clothing.
Is the
dryer
being
used
for
the
first
time?
The new
electric
heating
element
may have
an odor.
The odor
will
be gone
after the first
cycle.
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