PROBLEM
Possible Causes
What To Do
Clothes shrink
Some fabrics will naturally shrink
• To avoid shrinkage, follow garment care labels exactly.
when washed. Others can be
safely washed, but will shrink
• Some items may be pressed back into shape after drying.
in the dryer
• If you are concerned about shrinkage in a particular
item, do not machine wash or tumble dry it.
Greasy spots on clothes
Improper use of fabric softener
• Follow directions on fabric softener package.
Drying dirty items
• Use your dryer to dry only clean items. Dirty items can
with clean ones
stain clean items and the dryer.
Clothes were not
• Sometimes stains which cannot be seen when the
completely clean
clothes are wet
appear
after drying. Use proper washing
procedures before drying.
Lint on clothes
Lint filter is full
• Clean lint screen before each load.
Improper sorting
• Sort lint producers (like chenille) from lint collectors
(like corduroy).
Static electricity can attract lint
• See suggestions in this section under
STATIC.
Overloading
• Separate large loads into smaller ones.
Paper, tissue, etc., left in pockets
• Empty all pockets before laundering clothes.
Static occurs
No fabric softener was used
• Try a fabric softener.
• Bounce
®
Fabric Conditioner Dryer Sheets have been
approved for use in all GE Dryers when used in
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Overdrying
• Try a fabric softener.
• Adjust setting to
LESS DRy
or
DAMP
.
Synthetics, permanent press
• Try a fabric softener.
and blends can cause static
Collars and waistbands
The dryness monitor senses
• Choose
SPEED DRy
or
TIMED DRy
to dry damp collars
still wet at end of cycle
that the body of the clothes
and waistbands. In the future, when drying a load with
is dry
collars and waistbands, choose
MORE DRy
.
Slight variation
This is normal
•
Due to the metallic properties of paint used for this unique
in metallic color
product, slight variations of color may occur due to
viewing angles and lighting conditions.
Door is too foggy to see
Steam condenses on inner door
•
This is normal.
clothes during a steam
cycle
Water seen on inside of
Steam condenses on these
•
This is normal.
door and top of lint filter
surfaces
when opening door after
steam cycle
Small areas on clothes are
Steam condenses on inner drum •
Select a shorter cycle.
damp after steam cycle
Cycle or cycle time selected too
•
Manually reduce cycle time for given cycle.
long for size of load
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