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PROBLEM
Clothes shrink
Possible Causes
What To Do
Some fabrics will naturally
shrink
when washed. Others con be
safely washed, but will shrink
in the dryer.
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To avoid shrinkage, follow garment care labels exactly.
. Some items may be pressed back into shape after drying.
If you are concerned about shrinkage in a particular
item, do not machine wash or tumble dry it.
Greasy spots on clothes
Improper use of fabric softener
• Follow directions on fabric softener package.
Drying dirty items
, Useyour dryer to dry only clean items. Dirty items can
with clean ones
stain clean items and the dryer.
Clothes were not
, Sometimes stains which cannot be seen when the
completely clean
clothes are wet appear after drying. Use proper washing
procedures before drying.
Lint on clothes
Lint filter is full
, Clean lint screen before each load.
Improper sorting
, Sort lint producers (likechenille) from lint collectors
(likecorduroy).
Static electricity can attract lint
• See suggestions in this section under STATIC.
Overloading
• Separate large loads into smaller ones.
Paper, tissue, etc., left in pockets
, Empty all pockets before laundering clothes.
Static occurs
No fabric softener was used
, Try a fabric softener.
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Bounce®Fabric Conditioner Dryer Sheets have been
approved for use in all GE Dryerswhen used in
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Overdrying
Synthetics, permanent press
and blends can cause static
, Try a fabric softener.
, Adjust setting to LESS DRY or DANP.
Try a fabric softener.
Collars and waistbands
still wet at end of cycle
The dryness monitor senses
that the body of the clothes
is dry
, Choose SPEEDDRYor TINED DRYto dry damp collars
and waistbands. In the future, when drying a load with
collars and waistbands, choose NOREDRY.
Slight variation
in metallic color
This is normal
Dueto the metallic properties of paint used for this unique
product, slight variations of color may occur due to
viewing angles and lighting conditions.
Door is too foggy to see
clothes during a steam
cycle
Steam condenseson inner door
, This is normal.
Water seen on inside of
door and top of lint filter
when opening door after
steam cycle
Steam condenses on these
surfaces
, This is normal.
Smafl areas on clothes are Steam condenses on inner drum
, Select a shorter cycle.
damp after steam cycle
Cycle or cycle time selected too
, Manually reduce cycle time for given cycle.
long for size of load
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