Maytag YMEDC465HW0 Use And Care Manual page 12

TROUBLESHOOTING
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If you experience
Dryer Results
Clothes are not drying
satisfactorily or drying
times are too long (cont.)
Cycle time is too short
Lint on load
Stains on load
Stains on drum
Loads are wrinkled
Odors
Load too hot
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Possible Causes
Fabric softener sheets are blocking the
grille.
The dryer is located in a room with
temperature below 45ºF (7ºC).
The dryer is located in a closet.
Automatic cycle ending early.
Lint screen is clogged with lint.
Improper use of fabric softener.
Loose dyes in clothes.
The load was not removed from dryer at
the end of the cycle.
Dryer tightly packed.
Recent 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 or
Temperature/Fabric control was set to
high.
The air outlet grille is just inside the door, behind the lint screen.
Check that it is not blocked by a fabric softener sheet. Use only
one fabric softener sheet, and use it only once.
Proper operation of dryer cycles requires temperatures above 45ºF
(7ºC).
Closet doors must have ventilation openings at the top and bottom
of the door. The front of the dryer requires a minimum of 1" (25 mm)
of airspace, and, for most installations, the rear of the dryer requires
5" (127 mm). See Installation Instructions.
The load may not be contacting the sensor strips. Level the dryer.
Use Timed Dry for very small loads. Change the Dry Level setting on
Sensor Dry/Automatic Dry cycles.
Increasing or decreasing the Dry Level setting will change the
amount of drying time in a cycle.
Clean lint screen 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.
Use a cycle with Wrinkle Control to tumble the load without heat to
avoid wrinkling.
Dry smaller loads that can tumble freely and reduce formation of
wrinkles.
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 reduce 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