Amana NED5800DW Manual

Troubleshooting

First try the solutions suggested here or visit our website at www.amana.com/help for assistance  

and to possibly avoid a service call. 

Clothes are not drying 

satisfactorily or drying 

The load is too large and heavy  

to dry quickly.

Separate the load to tumble freely. 
Reduce load size to recommended load size in “Cycle Guide.”

times are too long (cont.)

Fabric softener sheets are blocking 

the grille.

The air outlet grille is just inside the door, behind the lint screen. 

Check that it is not blocked by a fabric softener sheet. 

Use only one fabric softener sheet, and use it only once.

The dryer is located in a room with 

temperature below 45ºF (7ºC).

Proper operation of dryer cycles requires temperatures above 

45ºF (7ºC).

The dryer is 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 is too short

The load may not be contacting the 

sensor strips on Automatic Cycles.

Level the dryer. See the Installation Instructions. All four dryer 

feet should be in firm contact with the floor.

The automatic cycle is ending early.

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 Automatic Cycle settings to 

increase or decrease drying time.” 

Lint on load

Lint screen is clogged with lint.

Clean lint screen before each load.

Stains on load

Improper use of fabric softener.

Add dryer fabric softener sheets at the beginning of the cycle. 

Fabric softener sheets added to a partially dried load can stain 

your garments.

Stains on drum

Loose dyes in clothes.

Drum stains are caused by dyes in clothing (usually blue jeans). 

These will not transfer to other clothing.

Loads are wrinkled

The load was not removed from dryer 

at the end of the cycle.

Remove load promptly from dryer at the end of the cycle.
NOTE: Refer to garment care label instructions. Dry-clean-only 

garments are not recommended.

The dryer was tightly packed.

Dry smaller loads that can tumble freely. Results may also vary 

depending on fabric type.