Whirlpool WED6400S Use and Care Manual - Page 24

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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. • "F" Variable (F1, F2, F20, etc.) service codes: Call for service. "AF" (dryer is experiencing a low airflow condition): To clear the code, press STOP once and the estimated time remaining countdown will return to the display. "AF" will continue to appear with each cycle until the low airflow condition is resolved. Try the following: Clean lint screen. Check that the vent pipe from the dryer to the wall is clear. Check at the outside of the home that the vent exhaust hood is not blocked. Have your home venting run cleaned professionally. If the problem continues, refer to "Assistance or Service" section to 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. • Is the exhaust vent diameter the correct size? Use 4" (10.2 cm) diameter vent material. 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 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. Long venting will increase drying times. See the Installation Instructions. 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 rear of the dryer requires 5" (12.7 cm) of airspace, and the sides and front of the dryer require a minimum of 1" (2.5 cm). See the Installation Instructions. • Has the Air Only 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. 24

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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.
•
"F"
Variable
(F1, F2, F20,
etc.)
service codes:
Call for service.
"AF"
(dryer is
experiencing
a low airflow condition):
To clear the code, press STOP once and the estimated
time
remaining
countdown
will return to the display.
"AF" will
continue
to appear with each cycle
until the low airflow
condition
is resolved.
Try
the
following:
Clean lint screen.
Check that the vent pipe from the dryer to the wall is clear.
Check at the outside
of the home that the vent exhaust
hood
is not blocked.
Have your home venting
run cleaned
professionally.
If the problem
continues,
refer to "Assistance
or Service"
section to 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 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 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.
Long 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 rear of the dryer requires 5" (12.7 cm)
of airspace,
and the sides and front of the dryer require a
minimum
of 1" (2.5 cm). See the Installation
Instructions.
•
Has the Air Only 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.
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