Whirlpool WET4024EW0 Use And Care Manual page 23

Troubleshooting — Dryer (cont.)
First try the solutions suggested here or visit our website at www.whirlpool.com/product_help –
In Canada www.whirlpool.ca for assistance and to possibly avoid a service call.
If you experience
Dryer not performing as expected (cont.)
No heat
Cycle time too short
Lint on load
Stains on load or drum
Loads are wrinkled
Odors
Load is too hot
Possible Causes
Household fuse is blown or circuit
breaker has tripped.
Supply line valve not open.
Incorrect power supply.
Automatic cycle ending early.
Lint screen clogged.
Dryer fabric softener not properly
used.
Load not removed from dryer at the
end of the cycle.
Dryer tightly packed.
You have recently been painting,
staining, or varnishing in the area
where your dryer is located.
The electric dryer is being used for
the first time.
Laundry items were removed from
the dryer before the end of the
cycle.
A high temperature cycle was used.
The drum may be turning, but you may not have heat. Electric
dryers use 2 household fuses or circuit breakers. Replace both
fuses or reset the circuit breaker. If the problem continues, call
an electrician.
For gas dryers, the valve is not open on the supply line.
Electric dryers require 240-volt power supply.
Check with a qualified electrician.
The load may not be contacting the sensor strips. Level the
dryer.
Use Timed Drying for very small loads. Change the Dryness
Level setting on Automatic Dry cycles.
Increasing or decreasing the Dryness Level setting will change
the amount of drying time in a cycle.
Lint screen should be cleaned before each load.
Add dryer fabric softener sheets at the beginning of the cycle.
Fabric softener sheets added to a partially dried load can stain
your garments.
Drum stains are caused by dyes in clothing (usually blue jeans).
These will not transfer to other clothing.
Select Tumble Press feature to tumble the load without heat to
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avoid wrinkling.
Dry smaller loads that can tumble freely to reduce the chance
of wrinkles forming.
Ventilate the area. When the odors or fumes are gone from the
area, rewash and dry the clothing.
The new electric heating element may have an odor. The odor
will be gone after the first cycle.
Allow Cool Down cycle to finish before removing laundry from
dryer. All cycles are cooled slowly to reduced wrinkling and
make it easier to handle. Items removed before Cool Down
may feel very warm.
Select a lower temperature, and use an automatic drying cycle.
These cycles sense the temperature or the moisture level in the
load and shut off when the load reaches the selected dryness.
This reduces overdrying.
Solution
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