GE 500A280P013 Clothes Dryer User Manual


 
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Before you call for service…
LAUNDRY PRACTICES Possible Causes What To Do
Clothes are wrinkled
Overdrying Select a shorter drying time.
Remove items while they still hold a slight amount of
moisture.
Letting items sit in dryer after Remove items when cycle ends and fold or hang
cycle ends immediately, or use the
EXTEND TUMBLE
option.
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 with clean ones Use your dryer to dry only clean items. Dirty items can
stain clean items and the dryer.
Clothes were not completely clean Sometimes stains which cannot be seen when the
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.
OPERATION Possible Causes What To Do
The DRY dryness level
Load consists of a mixture When combining heavy and light fabrics in a load,
was chosen but load is
of heavy and light fabrics choose
MORE DRY
.
still damp
Exhaust system is blocked Inspect and clean exhaust system.
Cannot make a
The
DRYNESS LEVEL,
This is normal.
selection and the TEMPERATURE
or
OPTION
that
dryer beeps twice
you are trying to select is
incompatible with the chosen
dry cycle
Dryer is running but
The
EXTEND TUMBLE
This is normal. During extended tumbling, the time
00 is displayed in
option was chosen remaining is not displayed. The extended tumbling
Est. Time Remaining
option lasts approximately 20 minutes.