Every now and then, drops of water will come out of my dryer door when I open it. When I put my clothes in the dryer to dry, sometimes they will dry within normal time; but then other times, it takes hours and hours and sometimes even hours to dry. I'll open the door to check them and little drops of water will leak from the door. What does this mean and what should I do? I don't know what to do since this only happens every now and then.
2006-09-10 11:16:12 · 9 answers · asked by nicole r 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I know this is going to sound odd, but it sounds like your washer is not spinning enough water out of you clothes some of the time. If clothes are too wet when put in the dryer, when the drying begins, the extra water in the clothes becomes steam, and hence the water drops from your dryer, and the extra time it takes to dry your clothes.
Most likely the washer didn't spin them enough because it was a larger load then normal, that would account for the infrequency of this happening. Try to really regulate the size of your washer loads, this should help.
Also check your exhaust, if it is clogged you will get moisture build up, but that is usually on a more consistent basis, so I don't think this could be your problem, but who knows, weirder things have happened. But be for you start checking inside the dryer itself, check with your maker, with some manufactures, once you take the back off, you can nullify your warranty. So if it is still under warranty, just call a service person out, otherwise you could cause yourself big problems with your warranty.
Good Luck!
2006-09-10 11:26:44 · answer #1 · answered by whatelks67 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like your dryer's heating element is going out. It could also be the wire to the heating element might be loose. I thought mine was out because it was doing the same thing but when I took the back plate off to look at it there was a wire loose and after I connected it back up, it's been working great.
2006-09-10 18:21:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing I would do is clean out the dryer vent. Disconnect it and vacuum out any lint you can see. It could be causing it to overheat and turn the element off. The condensation could be unexhausted moisture due to clogged venting. If it just doesn't get as hot as is used to, your element may be going bad.
2006-09-10 18:20:12 · answer #3 · answered by thebluebeagle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on the back of the dryer where the vent and hose meet, take it apart and clean it out.
sometimes it gets lint trapped in there and there is no way for the heat to escape so it stays inside the dryer as damp air.
always remember to clean out the lint filter after each use.
2006-09-10 18:21:59 · answer #4 · answered by KAREN A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moisture from the wet clothes. Make sure your vent is not clogged with lint and such.
2006-09-10 18:19:11 · answer #5 · answered by Brain_scurvey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your vent is plugged, same thing happened to my dryer.. maintenance man said my vent got bent and then it plugged up. water off my wet cloths had nowhere to go.
2006-09-10 18:49:19 · answer #6 · answered by friendlydefender 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a new dryer
it seems that it is out of order...oops
2006-09-10 18:25:30 · answer #7 · answered by hawk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chek Ur Back Pump.
2006-09-10 18:18:24 · answer #8 · answered by Alex 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bad heating element?... Could be a clogged vent...
2006-09-10 18:18:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋