7
Operating Instructions
Getting Started
Normal Operating Sounds
Checkandcleanthelintscreen.(Seepage9.)1.
Loadthedryer.(Seepage9.)2.
Selectthedesiredcycle.(Seepage9,pages3.
10-12andpage18.)
To operate your dryer, follow these basic steps:
A
B
C
D
Select desired settings and options. (See page 4.
9,page13,page14andpages15-16.)
Startthedryer.(Seepage9.)5.
Youmayormaynothearthefollowingsounds
fromyournewdryer:
A. SUSPENSION ROLLERSThedryerdrum
issupportedbyasetofsuspensionrollers.
Attimestheremaybeathumpingorrolling
soundwhenthedryerstarts.Thismayhappen
ifthedryerhasnotbeeninuseforaperiodof
time,orafteraheavyloadhasremainedinthe
dryerdrumforanextendedperiod,creating
atemporaryatspotontheedgeofthe
roller.Thenoiseshoulddissipateasthedryer
operates and the flat spots smooth out.
B. AIR FLOW SYSTEMYourdryerisequipped
withahighvolumeairhandlingsystem.In
someinstallationstheremaybesomesounds
associated with air movement throughout
thedryer,includingtheairduct,blower,and
exhaustsystem.Thisisnormalandcanvary
withloadsizeandtype.
C.GAS VALVE(Gasmodelsonly.)Theowofgasis
controlledbyelectricsolenoids.Duringoperation
theremaybeaclickingsoundasthevalveopens
and closes to control the gas flow.
D.GAS BURNER(Gasmodelsonly.)Whenthe
burnerisoperating,theremaybesounds
generated as the air flow mixes with the gas
ame.Thisnoiseisnormalandwillonlyoccur
whenthegasisignitedinthecombustiontube.