GE DBVH512 Owner's Manual page 26

Before you call for service...
LAUNDRY PRACTICES Possible Causes What To Do
Clothes are wrinkled
Overdxyh_g
* Select
a shorter (hTing time.
• Remove items while they still hold a slight amount of
moisture. Select a
LESSDRY or DAMP
setting.
Letting items sit in dryer after • Remove items when cycle ends and fi)l(l or hang
cycle ends immediately, or use tile EXTEND TUMBLE option.
Overloading
• Separate
large loads into smaller ones.
Clothes shrink Some fabrics will naturally shrink • To avoid shrinkage, fl)llow gamaent care labels exactly.
when washed. Others cruz be • Some items max be pressed back into shape after drvin ,
safely washed, but will shrink
in the dryer • If _ou are concerned about shrinkage in a particular
item, do not machine wash or tumble dry it.
Greasy spots on clothes hnproper use of fabric softener • Follow directions on tid)ric softener package.
Drying dirty items
• Use your
dI_'er to (h_' only clean iteins. Dirty items can
with dean ones stain clean items an(i tile 'dryer:
Clothes were not • Souletiules stains which cannot be seen when tile
completely cleml clothes are wet appearafler (hTing. Use proper washing
l)rocedures heft)re drying,
Lintonclothes
Lint filter is full • Clean lint screen heft)re each
load.
hnproper sorting • Sox* lint producex_ (like chenille) fi'om lint collectox_
(like corduroy).
Static electricity can attract lint • See suggestions in this section trader
STATIC.
Overloading • Separate large loads into smaller ones.
Paper, tissue, etc., left in pockets • Empty all pockets befln'e lmmdering clothes.
Static occurs No fabric softener was used • TIw a tid)ric soflenex:
• Bo/mce <_Fabric Conditioner Dryer Sheets have been
approved fin" use in all GE D_Te_ when used in
accordance with tile manufiwtm'er's instructions.
Overdxyh_g • T_n' a lid)tic soflene_:
• A(!just setting to
LESSDRYor DAMP.
Synthetics, permmlent press
• Try a tabric
softener.
and blends can cause static
Collars and waistbands
still wet at end of cycle
The dryness monitor sel_ses
that the body of the dothes
is dry
• Choose SPEED DRYor TIMEDDRYto (hy damp collm_
and waistbands. In tile flmue, when dDing a load with
collins and waist)ands, choose MOREDRY.
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