Maytag W10653997A Manuale Proprietario

Clothes are not drying 

satisfactorily or drying 

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 Installation Instructions.

Cycle time is too short

The load may not be contacting the 

sensor strips on Sensor Dry Cycles.

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

should be in firm contact with the floor.

Clothes are coming out of the Steam 

cycles with damp or wet spots.

Under certain environmental or installation conditions you may 

experience underdrying. Select the Steam Refresh cycle. 

The Sensor Dry Cycles are ending 

early.

Use Timed Dry for very small loads. Change the Dry Level setting  

on Sensor Dry cycles. Increasing or decreasing the Dry Level setting 

will change the amount of drying time in a cycle.

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 

items. Do not use fabric softener sheets with Steam Cycles.

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.

Select Steam Refresh cycles (on some models) to tumble the 

load with water and heat. These cycles are best for smoothing out 

wrinkles and reducing odors from loads consisting of wrinkle-free 

cotton, cotton polyester blends, common knits, and synthetic items.

NOTE: Refer to item care label instructions. Dry clean only items are 

not recommended.

Use a Wrinkle Prevent or Wrinkle Control cycle to tumble the load 

without heat to avoid wrinkling.

Dryer tightly packed.

Dry smaller loads that can tumble freely and reduce formation of 

wrinkles. 

For steam cycles, the water is not 

properly connected with the dryer.

Make sure water is connected to the dryer. Check that water inlet 

hose is connected to both the faucet and dryer’s water inlet valve. 

Check that the water supply is turned on.

Odors

Recent painting, staining, or varnishing 

in the area where your dryer is located.

Ventilate the area. When the odors or fumes are gone from the area, 

rewash and dry the clothing.

For Steam Cycles, the water is not 

properly connected with the dryer.

Make sure water is connected to the dryer. Check that water inlet 

hose is connected to both the faucet and dryer’s water inlet valve. 

Check that the water supply is turned on.

The electric dryer is being used for the 

first time.

The new electric heating element may have an odor. The odor will be 

gone after the first cycle.

Load too hot

Laundry items were removed from the 

dryer before the end of the cycle.

Allow Cool Down cycle to finish before removing laundry from dryer. 

All cycles are cooled slowly to reduce wrinkling and make it easier to 

handle. Items removed before Cool Down may feel very warm.

A high temperature cycle was used or 

a separate temperature control was set 

to high.

Select a lower temperature, and use a 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.

First try the solutions suggested here or visit our website at www.maytag.com/product_help - 

In Canada www.whirlpool.ca for assistance and to possibly avoid a service call.