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Vacation care Operate your dryer only when you are at home. If you will be on vacation or not using your dryer for an extended period of time, you should: 1. Unplug dryer or disconnect power. 2. Close shutoff valve in gas supply line. 3. Clean lint screen. See "Cleaning the Lint Screen." ' '-" ' " : i:_=l I.I!¢I},I. The dryer light automatically turns on inside the dryer drum when you open the door. To change the drum light 1. Unplug dryer or disconnect power. 2. Open the dryer door. Locate the light bulb cover on the back wall of the dryer. Remove the screw located in the lower right corner of the cover. Remove the cover. Moving care 1. Unplug the power supply cord. 2. Close shutoff valve in gas supply line. 3. Disconnect gas supply line pipe and remove fittings attached to dryer pipe. 4. Cap the open fuel supply line. 5. Make sure leveling legs are secure in dryer base. 6. Use masking tape to secure dryer door. 3. Turn bulb counterclockwise. Replace the bulb with a lO-watt appliance bulb only. Replace the cover and secure with the screw. 4. Plug in dryer or reconnect power. TROUBLESHOOTING First try the solutions suggested here and possibly avoid the cost of a service call... Dryer will not run • Has a household fuse blown, or circuit breaker tripped? Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. If the problem continues, call an electrician. Was a regular fuse used? Use a time-delay fuse. Is the dryer door firmly closed? Was the Start button firmly pressed? Large 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. Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. If the problem continues, call an electrician. • is the valve open on the gas supply line? Unusualsounds • 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. • is it a gas dryer? The gas valve clicking is a normal operating sound. 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. 20

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Vacation
care
Operate
your dryer only when you are at home. If you will be on
vacation
or not using your dryer for an extended
period of time,
you should:
1.
Unplug dryer
or disconnect
power.
2.
Close shutoff
valve in gas supply
line.
3.
Clean lint screen. See "Cleaning
the Lint Screen."
Moving
care
1.
Unplug the power supply
cord.
2.
Close shutoff
valve in gas supply
line.
3.
Disconnect
gas supply
line pipe and remove fittings
attached
to dryer
pipe.
4.
Cap the open fuel supply
line.
5.
Make sure leveling
legs are secure in dryer base.
6.
Use masking
tape to secure dryer door.
'
'-"
'
"
:
i:_=l I.I!¢I},I.
The dryer light automatically
turns
on inside the dryer drum when
you open the door.
To
change
the drum
light
1.
Unplug
dryer or disconnect
power.
2.
Open the dryer door. Locate the light bulb cover on the back
wall of the dryer. Remove the screw
located
in the lower right
corner of the cover. Remove the cover.
3.
Turn bulb counterclockwise.
Replace the bulb with a lO-watt
appliance
bulb only. Replace the cover and secure
with the
screw.
4.
Plug in dryer or reconnect
power.
TROUBLESHOOTING
First
try the
solutions suggested here and possibly avoid
the
cost of a service call...
Dryer
will not run
•
Has a household
fuse
blown, or circuit breaker
tripped?
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit
breaker. If the problem
continues,
call an electrician.
Was
a regular
fuse
used?
Use a time-delay
fuse.
Is
the
dryer door
firmly
closed?
Was the
Start
button
firmly
pressed?
Large 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.
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit
breaker. If the problem
continues,
call an electrician.
•
is
the valve open on
the
gas supply
line?
Unusualsounds
•
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.
•
is
it a gas dryer?
The gas valve clicking
is a normal operating
sound.
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.
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