Maytag MED7500YW Use & Care Guide - Page 23

TROUBLESHOOTING First try the solutions suggested here or visit our website at www.maytag.com/help for assistance and to possibly avoid a service call. If you experience Possible Causes Solution Dryer Results Clothes are not drying satisfactorily or drying times are too long Lint screen is clogged with lint. The exhaust vent or outside exhaust hood is clogged with lint, restricting air movement. The exhaust vent is not the correct length. Clean lint screen before each load. 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 "Venting." Check that the exhaust vent is not too long or has too many turns. Long venting will increase drying times. See "Venting." The exhaust vent diameter is not the correct size. Use 4" (102 mm) diameter vent material. The load is too large and heavy to dry quickly. Fabric softener sheets are blocking the grille. Separate the load to tumble freely. The air outlet grille is just inside the door, behind the lint screen. Check that it is not blocked by a fabric softener sheet. Use only one fabric softener sheet, and use it only once. The dryer is located in a room with Proper operation of dryer cycles requires temperatures above temperature below 45ºF (7ºC). 45ºF (7ºC). Cycle time is too short The dryer is located in a closet. The load may not be contacting the sensor strips on Sensor Cycles. The sensor cycle is ending early. Closet doors must have ventilation openings at the top and bottom of the door. The front of the dryer requires a minimum of 1" (25 mm) of airspace, and, for most installations, the rear of the dryer requires 5" (127 mm). See "Location Requirements." Level the dryer. See "Level Dryer." All four dryer feet should be in firm contact with the floor. Change the dryness level setting on Sensor Cycles. Increasing or decreasing the dryness level will change the amount of drying time in a cycle. If loads are consistently ending too early, see also "Cycle Guide - Sensor Dry Cycles." Lint on load Lint screen is clogged with lint. Clean lint screen before each load. 23