Drying Tips - KitchenAid KEYL405W Use And Care Manual

Drying Tips
1. Keep lint screen, exhaust duct
and exhaust hood clean. If air
movement is sowed down,
drying times will be longer.
e A clogged lint screen will increase
drying time. CLEAN LINT SCREEN
BEFORE EACH LOAD. If this is
your first automatic dryer, you
may notice a lot of lint on the lint
screen. After the first few weeks
of use, this surface lint from your
clothes will be gone and lint on
the screen will decrease.
© A clogged, incorrectly installed or
long length of exhaust duct will
increase drying time. Exhaust duct
should be as short and as straight
as possible. See Installation
Instructions.
2. Dryers should not be operated in
rooms below 45°F {7°C}. Drying
times will be longer and wrinkles
may not be removed if dryer is
located in a cold room, such as a
garage, unheated basement or
porch.
3. Loads rinsed in cold water will
take slightly longer to dry than
loads rinsed in warm water.
4. Large loads take longer to dry
than smaller loads of the same
fabric. Check to see that large
items, such as sheets, are not
rolling or balling up. If balling or
rolling up occurs, rearrange
items.
5. Drying times should be longer for
loads that hold more moisture.
Large or heavy items such as
towels, jeans and bedspreads
need longer drying times due to
the higher level of water retained
in the fabrics. Polyester and
synthetics hold much less
moisture.
6. Loading practices will affect
drying times.
e Do not overload the dryer. For
minimal wrinkling, clothes must
be able to move freely in the
dryer.
e Overloading can cause slower,
uneven drying. Poor air movement
can result in more lint residue on
clothing, because lint cannot
reach the lint screen.
e Uneven drying may also result
from loading heavy and light items
together. Light items will overdry
and heavy items will not be dry.
When drying a load with different
kinds and weights of fabrics, use
the setting suggested for the
lightest fabric.
© Small loads may ride around the
drum without tumbling. Add one
or two dry lint-free towels to help
with tumbling.
7. This dryer is designed for the care
of modern fabrics.
© This dryer has a cool down time at
the end of drying cycles. (See
"Cushioned Heat™ Drying System"
and "Cool Down Time" sections on
pages 8 and 9.) This helps reduce
wrinkling, but the total cycle may
be longer than you are used to.
8. Avoid overdrying. Every fabric has
a natural moisture content. If
clothes are overdried, this
moisture is removed. Clothes may
have wrinkles, static electricity, feel
harsh and, in some cases, shrink.
Remove clothes with a slight trace
of dampness. Damp cotton and
rayon knits should be laid flat to
finish drying.
9. Remove clothes from the dryer as
soon as tumbling stops. Hang or
fold immediately. Wrinkles may be
set in clothes that are left in a
warm dryer after it stops.
10. Even items labeled "Permanent
Press" may require touch-up
ironing, due to decreased quality
of permanent press finishes during
the past few years.
11. if the electric supply in your home
is less than what is needed by
your electric dryer, drying will take
longer. See your installation
Instructions.