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Clothes are not drying satisfactorily, drying times are too long, or load is too hot • Is the lint screen clogged with lint? Lint screen should be cleaned before each load. Fire Hazard Use a heavy metal vent. Do not use a plastic vent. Do not use a metal foil vent. Failure to fellow these instructions can result in death or fire. Is the exhaust vent or outside exhaust hood clogged with lint, restricting air movement? Run the dryer for 5-10 minutes. Hold your hand under the outside exhaust hood to check air movement. If you do not feel air movement, clean exhaust system of lint or replace exhaust vent with heavy metal or flexible metal vent. See "Installation Instructions." Are fabric softener sheets blocking the grille? Use only one fabric softener sheet, and use it only once. Is the exhaust vent the correct length? Check that the exhaust vent is not too long or has too many turns. Long venting will increase drying times. See "Installation Instructions." Is the exhaust vent diameter the correct size? Use 4" (10.2 cm) diameter vent material. Explosion Hazard Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline, away from dryer. Place dryer at least 18 inches (46 cm) above the floor for a garage installation. Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, or fire. Is the dryer located in a room with temperature below 45°F (7°C)? Proper operation of dryer cycles requires temperatures above 45°F (7°C). Is the dryer located in a closet? Closet doors must have ventilation openings at the top and bottom of the door. The rear of the dryer requires 5" (12.7 cm) of airspace. See "Installation Instructions." Has the Air Dry modifier been selected? Select the right temperature for the types of garments being dried. See "Modifiers." Is the load too large and heavy to dry quickly? Separate the load to tumble freely. Are all your Auto Dry cycle loads consistently not as dry as you would like? You may change the preset Dryness Level settings to increase dryness for all Auto Dry cycles. See "Changing Cycles, Modifiers and Options." Are clothes coming out of the Refresh cycle with damp or wet spots? Under certain environmental or installation conditions you may experience underdrying. Select the Touch Up cycle (20 min. default time), which can be customized by choosing temperature by pressing TEMP and/or cycle time by pressing the Timed Cycle Adjust up or down buttons. 28

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Clothes are not drying satisfactorily, drying times are too
long, or load is too hot
•
Is
the
lint
screen clogged
with lint?
Lint screen
should be cleaned
before each load.
Fire Hazard
Use a heavy
metal
vent.
Do not
use a
plastic
vent.
Do not
use a metal
foil
vent.
Failure
to
fellow
these
instructions
can result
in
death
or
fire.
Is the
exhaust
vent or outside
exhaust
hood clogged
with
lint, restricting
air movement?
Run the dryer for 5-10 minutes.
Hold your hand under the
outside
exhaust
hood to check air movement.
If you do not
feel air movement,
clean exhaust
system
of lint or replace
exhaust
vent with heavy metal or flexible
metal vent. See
"Installation
Instructions."
Are
fabric
softener
sheets blocking
the grille?
Use only one fabric softener
sheet, and use it only once.
Is the
exhaust
vent the correct
length?
Check that the exhaust
vent is not too long or has too many
turns.
Long venting
will increase drying times. See
"Installation
Instructions."
Is the
exhaust
vent diameter
the correct
size?
Use 4" (10.2 cm) diameter
vent material.
Explosion
Hazard
Keep
flammable
materials
and
vapors,
such
as
gasoline,
away from
dryer.
Place
dryer
at least
18
inches
(46 cm) above
the floor
for a garage
installation.
Failure
to do
so
can result
in
death,
explosion,
or fire.
Is the dryer located
in a room with
temperature
below
45°F (7°C)?
Proper operation
of dryer cycles
requires temperatures
above
45°F (7°C).
Is the dryer
located
in a
closet?
Closet doors
must have ventilation
openings
at the top and
bottom
of the door. The rear of the dryer requires
5" (12.7 cm)
of airspace.
See "Installation
Instructions."
Has the Air Dry modifier
been selected?
Select the right temperature
for the types of garments
being
dried. See "Modifiers."
Is
the
load
too
large and
heavy
to dry quickly?
Separate the load to tumble
freely.
Are
all
your Auto Dry
cycle
loads
consistently
not as dry
as you would
like?
You may change the preset Dryness Level settings to
increase dryness
for all Auto Dry cycles. See "Changing
Cycles,
Modifiers
and Options."
Are clothes coming
out of the Refresh
cycle
with damp or
wet spots?
Under certain
environmental
or installation
conditions
you
may experience
underdrying.
Select the Touch Up cycle
(20 min. default
time), which can be customized
by choosing
temperature
by pressing TEMP and/or cycle time by pressing
the Timed
Cycle Adjust
up or down
buttons.
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