GE GTD65EBSJWS Use and Care Manual - Page 13

Before you call for service... GEAppliances.com Problem Clothes take too long to dry    Possible Causes Improper sorting Large loads of heavy fabrics  (like beach towels) Controls improperly set Lint filter is full Improper or obstructed  ducting    Blown fuses or tripped  circuit breaker Overloading/combining loads Under-loading What To Do ‡6HSDUDWHKHDY\LWHPVIURPOLJKWZHLJKWLWHPVJHQHUDOO\ a well-sorted washer load is a well-sorted dryer load). ‡/DUJHKHDY\IDEULFVFRQWDLQPRUHPRLVWXUHDQGWDNH longer to dry. Separate large, heavy fabrics into smaller loads to speed drying time. ‡0DWFKFRQWUROVHWWLQJVWRWKHORDG\RXDUHGU\LQJ ‡&OHDQOLQWILOWHUEHIRUHHYHU\ORDG ‡&KHFNLQVWDOODWLRQLQVWUXFWLRQVIRUSURSHU ducting/venting. ‡0DNHVXUHGXFWLQJLVFOHDQIUHHRINLQNVDQG unobstructed. ‡&KHFNWRVHHLIRXWVLGHZDOOGDPSHURSHUDWHVHDVLO\ ‡&KHFNWKH,QVWDOODWLRQ,QVWUXFWLRQVWRPDNHVXUHWKH dryer venting is correct. ‡5HSODFHIXVHVRUUHVHWFLUFXLWEUHDNHUV6LQFHPRVWGU\HUV use 2 fuses/breakers, make sure both are operating. ‡'RQRWSXWPRUHWKDQRQHZDVKHUORDGLQWKHGU\HUDW a time. ‡,I\RXDUHGU\LQJRQO\RQHRUWZRLWHPVDGGDIHZLWHPV to ensure proper tumbling. Clothes are wrinkled  Over-drying  Letting items sit in dryer  after cycle ends Overloading ‡6HOHFWDVKRUWHUGU\LQJWLPH ‡5HPRYHLWHPVZKLOHWKH\VWLOOKROGDVOLJKWDPRXQWRI moisture. Select a Less Dry or Damp Dry setting. ‡5HPRYHLWHPVZKHQF\FOHHQGVDQGIROGRUKDQJ immediately. ‡6HSDUDWHODUJHORDGVLQWRVPDOOHURQHV Clothes shrink Some fabrics will naturally shrink ‡7RDYRLGVKULQNDJHIROORZJDUPHQWFDUHODEHOVH[DFWO\ when washed. Others can be VDIHO\ZDVKHGEXWZLOOVKULQN in the dryer ‡6RPHLWHPVPD\EHSUHVVHGEDFNLQWRVKDSHDIWHUGU\LQJ ‡,I\RXDUHFRQFHUQHGDERXWVKULQNDJHLQDSDUWLFXODU item, do not machine wash or tumble dry it Water seen on inside of Steam condenses on these ‡7KLVLVQRUPDO      door and top of lint filter surfaces when opening door after steam cycle Small areas on clothes are Steam condenses on inner drum ‡,IXVLQJWKHSteam Dewrinkle cycle, manually reduce damp after steam cycle the cycle time. If using the Steam Refresh cycle, add more garments to the load. Collars and waistbands still wet at end of cycle The dryness monitor senses that the body of the clothes is dry ‡&KRRVHSpeed Dry or Timed Dry to dry damp collars and waistbands. In the future, when drying a load with collars and waistbands, choose More Dry. Slight variation in metallic color This is normal ‡'XHWRWKHPHWDOOLFSURSHUWLHVRISDLQWXVHGIRUWKLVXQLTXH product, slight variations of color may occur due to viewing angles and lighting conditions. 13