Amana TANDEM W10240880A - Manuel (Page 9)

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■ Has the Air Dry temperature setting been selected? 
Select the right temperature for the types of garments being
dried. See “Additional Features.”
■ Is the load too large and heavy to dry quickly? 
Separate the load to tumble freely.
■ Is the exhaust vent or outside exhaust hood clogged with
lint, restricting air movement?

Run the dryer for 5-10 minutes. Hold your hand under the
outside exhaust hood to check air movement. If you do not
feel air movement, clean exhaust system of lint or replace
exhaust vent with heavy metal or flexible metal vent. See the
Installation Instructions.
■ Are fabric softener sheets blocking the grille? 
Use only one fabric softener sheet, and use it only once.
■ Are drying times too long or are clothes too dry? 
AUTO DRY default settings may have been changed. See
Changing the AUTO DRY Default Settings.
■ Is the exhaust vent the correct length? 
Check that the exhaust vent is not too long or has too many
turns. Long venting will increase drying times. See the
Installation Instructions. See also Changing the AUTO DRY
Default Settings, if you are unable to shorten the vent length.
■ Is the exhaust vent diameter the correct size? 
Use 4" (102 mm) diameter vent material.
■ Is the dryer located in a room with temperature below 45ºF
(7ºC)?

Proper operation of dryer cycles requires temperatures above
45ºF (7ºC).
■ Is the dryer located in a closet? 
Closet doors must have ventilation openings at the top and
bottom of the door. The front of the dryer requires a minimum
of 1" (25 mm) of airspace, and, for most installations, the rear
of the dryer requires 5" (127 mm). See the Installation
Instructions.
Cycle time too short
■ Is the automatic cycle ending early? 
The load may not be contacting the moisture sensor strips.
Level the dryer.
Change the dryness level setting on Automatic 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 AUTO DRY Default
Settings.
Lint on load
■ Is the lint screen clogged? 
Clean lint screen. Check for air movement.
Stains on load or drum
■ Was dryer fabric softener properly used? 
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.
Loads are wrinkled
■ Was the load removed from dryer at the end of the cycle? 
Remove garments promptly to prevent wrinkling.
■ Was the dryer overloaded? 
Dry smaller loads that can tumble freely.
Odors
■ Have you recently been painting, staining, or varnishing in
the area where your dryer is located?

If so, ventilate the area. When the odors or fumes are gone
from the area, rewash and dry the clothing.
Changing the AUTO DRY Default Settings
IMPORTANT: Your dryness level settings can be adjusted to
adapt to different installations, environmental conditions or
personal preference. This change is retained and will affect all of
your AUTO DRY cycles, not just the current cycle/load.
If all your loads on all AUTO DRY cycles are consistently not as
dry as you would like, you may change the default settings to
increase the default dryness level. This change will affect all of
your AUTO DRY cycles.
There are 3 drying settings, which are displayed using the WET,
DAMP, and COOL DOWN indicators:
1. (factory preset dryness level) - WET 
indicator lit.
2. (slightly drier clothes, 15% more drying time) - WET and
DAMP indicators lit.
3. (much drier clothes, 30% more drying time) - WET,
DAMP, and COOL DOWN indicators lit.
To change the AUTO DRY default settings:
NOTE: The AUTO DRY default settings cannot be changed while
the dryer is running.
1. Press and hold the TEMP button for at least 6 seconds. The
dryer will beep, and the current drying mode will be displayed.
2. To select a new drying setting, press the TEMP button again
until the desired drying setting is shown. 
NOTE: While cycling through the settings, the current setting
will be lit solid, but the other settings will flash.
3. Press the START/PAUSE button to save the drying setting and
exit to standby mode. 
NOTE: To exit without saving, press the POWER button.
4. The drying setting you selected will become your new preset
drying setting for all AUTO DRY cycles.