Whirlpool WED5500BW Use And Care Manual page 12

TROUBLESHOOTING
First try the solutions suggested here or visit our website at www.whirlpool.com/product_help -
If you experience
Cycle time too short
Lint on load
Stains on load or drum
Loads are wrinkled
Odors
Load is too hot
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In Canada www.whirlpool.ca for assistance and to possibly avoid a service call.
Possible Causes
Sensor 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 removed from the
dryer before the end of the cycle.
A high temperature cycle was used
or the Temp was set on high.
The load may not be contacting the sensor strips. Level the
dryer.
Use Timed Dry for very small loads. Change the dryness level
setting on Sensor Cycles.
Increasing or decreasing the dryness level will change the
amount of drying time in a cycle. If loads are consistently ending
too early, see also Changing the Sensor Cycle Default Settings.
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 Wrinkle Shield feature to tumble the load without heat to
avoid wrinkling.
Dry smaller loads that can tumble freely reduce wrinkles from
forming.
If so, 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 the 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 sensor 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