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Troubleshooting

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TROUBLESHOOTING 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. http://maytag.custhelp.com - 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, ca[[ 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? I_arge 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, ca[[ 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? Depending on the length of the power outage, you may be able to resume the cycle by simply pressing and holding START/PAUSE; otherwise, press POWER/CANCEl. and then start a new cycle. "L2" Diagnostic Code (low or no line voltage condition): The drum will turn, but there may be a problem with your home power supply keeping the dryer's heater from turning on. The dryer will continue to run when this diagnostic code is present. Press any key to clear the code from the display and return to the estimated time remaining. 21!: Try the following: Check to see if a household fuse has blown or circuit breaker has tripped. Electric dryers use two household fuses or breakers. Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. XXX:i! Confirm the power cord is properly installed. Refer to "Electrical Connection" for details. Select a Timed Dry heated cycle, and restart the dryer. If the message persists, consult a qualified electrician. "AF" (low airflow condition): The dryer will continue to run when this diagnostic code is present. Press any key to dear the code from the display and return to the estimated time remaining. Try the following: Clean lint screen. Check to see if the vent run from the dryer to the wall is crushed or kinked. Confirm the vent run from the dryer to the wall is free of lint and debris. Confirm the exterior vent exhaust hood is free of lint and debris. Confirm your vent system falls within the recommended run length and number of elbows for the type of vent you are using. Refer to "Plan Vent System" for details. Select a Timed Dry heated cycle, and restart the dryer. If the message persists, have your entire home venting run cleaned. "E" Variable (El, E2, E3) service codes: Call for service.

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TROUBLESHOOTING
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.
- In Canada
www.maytag.ca
Dryer
will
not
run
Dryer
displaying
code
message
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,
ca[[ 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?
I_arge 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,
ca[[ 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.
"PF"
(power
failure),
check
the
following:
Was
the drying
cycle
interrupted
by a power
failure?
Depending
on
the
length
of the
power
outage,
you
may be able
to resume
the
cycle
by simply
pressing
and
holding
START/PAUSE;
otherwise,
press
POWER/CANCEl.
and then
start
a new
cycle.
"L2"
Diagnostic
Code
(low
or no line voltage
condition):
The drum
will
turn,
but
there
may be a problem
with
your
home
power
supply
keeping
the
dryer's
heater
from
turning
on.
The dryer
will
continue
to
run when
this
diagnostic
code
is present.
Press any key
to clear
the
code
from
the
display
and
return
to the
estimated
time
remaining.
Try the
following:
Check
to see if a household
fuse has blown
or circuit
breaker
has tripped.
Electric
dryers
use two
household
fuses or breakers.
Replace
the fuse or reset the
circuit
breaker.
Confirm
the
power
cord
is properly
installed.
Refer to "Electrical
Connection"
for details.
Select
a Timed
Dry
heated
cycle,
and
restart
the
dryer.
If the
message
persists,
consult
a qualified
electrician.
"AF"
(low
airflow
condition):
The dryer
will
continue
to run when
this
diagnostic
code
is present.
Press any key to dear
the
code
from
the display
and
return
to the
estimated
time
remaining.
Try
the
following:
Clean
lint
screen.
Check
to see if the vent
run from
the
dryer
to the wall
is crushed
or kinked.
Confirm
the
vent
run from
the
dryer
to the
wall
is free of
lint
and
debris.
Confirm
the
exterior
vent
exhaust
hood
is free of lint
and
debris.
Confirm
your
vent
system
falls
within
the
recommended
run length
and
number
of elbows
for the
type
of vent
you
are using.
Refer to
"Plan
Vent
System"
for details.
Select
a Timed
Dry
heated
cycle,
and
restart
the
dryer.
If the
message
persists,
have your
entire
home
venting
run cleaned.
"E"
Variable
(El,
E2, E3)
service
codes:
Call
for
service.
21!:
XXX:i!