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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? I.int 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 clogged with lint, restricting air movement? Run the dryer for 5-1 0 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 the 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. I.ong venting will increase drying times. See the 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°0? Proper operation of dryer cycles requires temperatures above 45°F (7°C). 211 Is the dryer located in a closet? Closet doors must have ventilation openings at the top and bottom of the door. The front of the dryer requires a minimum of 1" (2.5 cm) of airspace, and, for most installations, the rear of the dryer requires 5" (12.7 cm). See the Installation Instructions. Was the Air Dry temperature setting selected? Select the right temperature for the types of garments Features." being dried. See "Additional Is the load too large and heavy to dry quickly? Separate the load to tumble freely. Cycle time too short Excessive Weight Hazard Use two or more people to move and install dryer. Failure to do so can result in back or other injury. Is the Sensor cycle ending early? The load may not be contacting the sensor strips. I.evel the dryer. Change the dryness level setting on Sensor Cycles. Increasing or decreasing the dryness level will change the amount of drying time in a cycle. Lint on load • Is the lint screen clogged? Clean lint screen. Check for air movement.

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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?
I.int 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 clogged
with
lint,
restricting
air movement?
Run the
dryer
for 5-1 0 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 the
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.
I.ong
venting
will
increase
drying
times.
See the
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°0?
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 front
of the
dryer
requires
a minimum
of
1" (2.5 cm)
of airspace,
and,
for most
installations,
the
rear of the dryer
requires
5" (12.7
cm).
See the
Installation
Instructions.
Was
the Air
Dry
temperature
setting
selected?
Select
the
right
temperature
for the
types
of garments
being
dried.
See "Additional
Features."
Is
the
load
too
large
and
heavy
to dry quickly?
Separate
the
load
to tumble
freely.
Cycle
time too short
Excessive
Weight
Hazard
Use
two or more people to move and install dryer.
Failure to do so can result in back or other
injury.
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Is the Sensor cycle
ending
early?
The
load
may
not be contacting
the
sensor
strips.
I.evel
the dryer.
Change
the
dryness
level
setting
on Sensor
Cycles.
Increasing
or decreasing
the
dryness
level
will
change
the amount
of drying
time
in a cycle.
Lint on
load
•
Is the lint
screen
clogged?
Clean
lint
screen.
Check
for air
movement.