GE GTDS825EDMC Use and Care Manual - Page 15

GEAppliances.com Problem Clothes take too long to dry   Clothes are wrinkled  Clothes shrink Collars and waistbands still wet at end of cycle Slight variation in metallic color 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 ‡&KHFNLQVWDOODWLRQLQVWUXFWLRQVIRUSURSHUGXFWLQJYHQWLQJ ‡0DNHVXUHGXFWLQJLVFOHDQIUHHRINLQNVDQGXQREVWUXFWHG ‡&KHFNWRVHHLIRXWVLGHZDOOGDPSHURSHUDWHVHDVLO\ ‡&KHFNWKH,QVWDOODWLRQ,QVWUXFWLRQVWRPDNHVXUHWKH dryer venting is correct. ‡5HSODFHIXVHVRUUHVHWFLUFXLWEUHDNHUV(OHFWULFGU\HUV use 2 fuses/breakers, make sure both are operating. ‡'RQRWSXWPRUHWKDQRQHZDVKHUORDGLQWKHGU\HUDW a time. ‡,I\RXDUHGU\LQJRQO\RQHRUWZRLWHPVDGGDIHZLWHPV to ensure proper tumbling. 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 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 The dryness monitor senses that the body of the clothes is dry This is normal ‡&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. ‡'XHWRWKHPHWDOOLFSURSHUWLHVRISDLQWXVHGIRUWKLVXQLTXH product, slight variations of color may occur due to viewing angles and lighting conditions. 15