GE DBVH520 Owner's Manual page 24

Beforeyou call for service...
PROBLEM Possible Causes What To Do
Time Remaining The estimated time meg change • This is normal.
jumped to a when a smaller load than usual
lower number is drging
Cannot make a The DRYNESS LEVEL,TEMP • This is normal.
selection and the or OPTIONthat gou are
dryer beeps twice trging to select is incompatible
with the chosen drg cgcle
Dryer is running but The EXTENDTUMBLE • This is normal. During extended tumbling, the time
O0is displayed in option was chosen remaining is not displaged. The extended tumbling
Time Remaining option lasts approximatelg 20 minutes.
Clean Lint Filter lmessage) POWERbutton was activated • PressSTART to begin a drg cgcle and the message will
disappear
Dryer doesn't heat Fuse is blown/circuit breaker • Check the building's fuse/circuit breaker box and
is tripped; the drger meg tumble replace both fuses or reset both breakers.Your drger
but not heat mag tumble if onlg one fuse is blown or one breaker
tripped.
Gas service is off • Hake sure gas shutoff at drger and main shutoff are
fullg open.
LP gas supplg tank is emptg • Refillor replace tank. Drger should heat when utilitg
or there has been a utilitg service is restored.
interruption of natural gas
(gasmodels)
Inconsistent drying times Tgpe of heat • Drging time will varg according to the tgpe of heat used.
If gou recentlg changed from an electric to a gas
(natural or LP)drger,or vice versa, the drging time
could be different.
Tgpe of load and • The load size,tgpes of fabric, wetness of clothes and the
drging conditions length and condition of the exhaust sgstem will affect
drging times,
Glow at the rear Heaters behind the drum • This is normal. Under certain drging conditions and
of the drum room ambient lighting, the glow of the heaters mag be
visible at the rear of the drum.
Clothes are still wet The door was opened mid-cgcle, • A drg cgcle must be reselected each time a new load
and dryer shut off The load was then removed from is put in.
after a short time the drger and a new load put in
without selecting a new cgcle
Small load • When drging 3 items or less,choose SPEEDDRYor
TIMED DRY
Load was alreadg drg except • Choose SPEEDDRY or TIMED DRYto drg damp collars
for collars and waistbands and waistbands. In the future, when drging a load with
collars and waistbands, choose MOREDRY.
Drger is not level • Hove drger to an even floor space or adjust leveling legs
as necessarg until even.
Clothes are wrinkled Overdrging • Select a shorter drging time.
• Removeitems while theg still hold a slight amount
of moisture. Select a LESSDRYer DAMP setting.
Letting items sit in drger after • Removeitems when cgcle ends and fold or hang
cgcle ends immediatelg, or use the EXTENDTUMBLEoption.
24 Overloading • Separate large loads into smeller ones,