Maytag MED9700S Use and Care Guide - Page 30

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First try the solutions suggested here or visit our website and reference FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) to possibly avoid the cost of a service call... In U.S.A. www.maytag.com/help - In Canada www.maytag.ca Dryer will not run • Has a household fuse blown, or has a circuit breaker tripped? There may be 2 household fuses or circuit breakers for the dryer. Check that both fuses are intact and tight, or that both circuit breakers have not tripped. Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. If the problem continues, call an electrician. • Is the correct power supply available? Electric dryers require 240-volt power supply. Check with a qualified electrician. • Was a regular fuse used? Use a time-delay fuse. • Is the dryer door firmly closed? • Was the Start button firmly pressed? karge loads may require pressing and holding the Start button for 2-5 seconds. No heat Has a household fuse blown, or has a circuit breaker tripped? The drum may be turning, but you may not have heat. Electric dryers fuses or circuit breakers. Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. continues, call an electrician. use 2 household If the problem Unusual sounds • Has the dryer had a period of non-use? If the dryer hasn't been used for a while, there may be a thumping sound during the first few minutes of operation, • Is a coin, button, or paper clip caught between the drum and front or rear of the dryer? Check the front and rear edges of the drum for small objects. Clean out pockets before laundering. • Are the four legs installed, and is the dryer level front to back and side to side? The dryer may vibrate if not properly installed. See the Installation Instructions. • Is the clothing knotted or balled up? When balled up, the load will bounce, causing the dryer to vibrate. Separate the load items and restart the dryer. Dryer displaying code message • "PF" (power failure), check the following: Was the drying cycle interrupted by a power failure? Press and hold START to restart the dryer. • "E" Variable (El, E2, E3) service codes: Call for service. 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 follow these instructions or fire. can result in death Is the exhaust vent or outside exhaust hood ('logged with lint, restricting air movement? Run the dryer for 5-10 minutes. Hold your hand under the outside exhaust hood to check air movement. [f you do not feel air movement, clean exhaust system of lint or replace exhaust vent with heavy metal or flexible metal vent. See the Installation Instructions. Are fabric softener sheets blocking the grille? Use only one fabric softener sheet, and use it only once. 30

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First try the
solutions suggested
here or visit our website
and
reference
FAQs (Frequently
Asked Questions)
to possibly avoid
the cost of a
service
call...
In U.S.A. www.maytag.com/help
-
In Canada
www.maytag.ca
Dryer
will
not
run
Has a household
fuse blown,
or has a circuit
breaker
tripped?
There
may be 2 household
fuses or circuit
breakers
for the dryer.
Check
that
both
fuses are
intact
and tight,
or that
both
circuit
breakers
have
not tripped.
Replace
the fuse or
reset
the
circuit
breaker.
If the
problem
continues,
call
an electrician.
Is the
correct
power
supply
available?
Electric
dryers
require
240-volt
power
supply.
Check
with
a qualified
electrician.
Was
a regular
fuse used?
Use a time-delay
fuse.
Is
the dryer
door
firmly
closed?
Was the
Start
button
firmly
pressed?
karge
loads
may
require
pressing
and
holding
the
Start button
for 2-5 seconds.
No heat
Has a household
fuse blown,
or has
a
circuit
breaker
tripped?
The drum
may
be turning,
but you
may
not
have
heat.
Electric
dryers
use 2 household
fuses
or circuit
breakers.
Replace
the fuse
or reset the
circuit
breaker.
If the
problem
continues,
call
an electrician.
Unusual
sounds
Has
the
dryer
had a period
of non-use?
If the dryer
hasn't
been
used for a while,
there
may
be a thumping
sound
during
the first
few
minutes
of operation,
Is a coin,
button,
or paper
clip caught
between
the
drum
and
front
or
rear
of
the
dryer?
Check
the
front
and
rear edges
of the
drum
for
small
objects.
Clean
out
pockets
before
laundering.
Are
the four
legs installed,
and is the dryer
level
front
to back
and
side to
side?
The dryer
may vibrate
if not
properly
installed.
See the
Installation
Instructions.
Is the
clothing
knotted
or balled
up?
When
balled
up,
the
load
will
bounce,
causing
the dryer
to vibrate.
Separate
the
load
items
and
restart
the
dryer.
Dryer
displaying
code message
"PF"
(power
failure),
check
the following:
Was
the drying
cycle
interrupted
by a power
failure?
Press and
hold
START to restart
the dryer.
"E"
Variable
(El,
E2, E3) service
codes:
Call
for service.
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
follow
these
instructions
can
result
in
death
or
fire.
Is
the exhaust
vent
or outside
exhaust
hood
('logged
with
lint,
restricting
air
movement?
Run the
dryer
for 5-10
minutes.
Hold
your
hand
under
the
outside
exhaust
hood
to check
air movement.
[f you
do
not feel
air
movement,
clean
exhaust
system
of lint
or replace
exhaust
vent with
heavy
metal
or flexible
metal
vent.
See the
Installation
Instructions.
Are
fabric
softener
sheets
blocking
the grille?
Use only
one
fabric
softener
sheet,
and
use it only
once.
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