2007-01-29 11:45:17 · 14 answers · asked by KG 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Check the lint screen, if thats ok and not clogged with lint... then you'll have to clean your dryer hose. Its the 3" to 4" wide tube extending from your dryer to the dryer vent outside your house. If you just have a simple hose, I would just replace it, it only costs a few bucks to get a new one. But this IS what is going on. Well, so long as your gas is on, and the dryer is working properly.
2007-01-29 11:51:16 · answer #1 · answered by jeff the drunk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK, assuming you verified the filter is clean. Before you move the dryer to check the hose, turn on the dryer, go outside and check the exhaust outlet for an accumulation of lint preventing the flap in there from opening all the way. You can use a small mirror to have a look or your hand but be careful of sharp edges. After you clean this outlet, dry a load. If your still not satisfied, now check the exhaust hose for blockage. After all this, if still not drying properly, it's time to call in an agency for repairs. Could be one of many parts, in the system, defective.
2007-01-29 20:05:03 · answer #2 · answered by Papa 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This happened to me once. I was SO close to calling the repair man. I checked the lint trap. I checked all the lines. My dryer was only a few months old! I thought, for some odd reason, to check the opening outside where the air releases. I had only lived in my home for about 4 months--got the dryer when I moved in. The opening was clogged up. I pulled lint out of there for several minutes. We could have had had a fire if I hadn't found it. My dryer has worked awesome since. I do check all vents, lint trap and the opening outisde regularly.
2007-01-29 20:44:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anna 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
While the lint trap is obvious, the more probable but less visible cause is a restriction in air flow inside the discharge vent pipe. This might be at the outside cover, or somewhere along the pipe between dryer and exterior cover, usually an accumulation of lint. .
Pull out the dryer, remove the vent pipe from the back and check it. They can be difficult to clear, but this is the most common cause of slowly diminishing dryer performance.
2007-01-29 19:55:29 · answer #4 · answered by spiritgide41 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First, make sure you clear the lint trap. Then check the pipe coming out the back. Make sure that isn't plugged with line. If you're renting, get the manager to clean out the lint. After those two, check and make sure the drier is actually getting the clothes warm. The burner or heater might have failed. Also, if the weather's changed a lot and is more humid then it used to be your drier will dry a lot slower.
2007-01-29 19:54:51 · answer #5 · answered by John 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
how often do you wash the lint screen of your dryer with soap and hot water? Softener sheets can cause a waxy build-up on the lint screen. Wash the lint screen in warm soapy water and dry it completely before replacing it in the dryer. To see if your lint screen is really ok, run some water over it, does it go through the screen or just pool on top of it? If it pools on the screen get a stiff brush and wash the screen with hot water and soap.
2007-01-29 20:34:56 · answer #6 · answered by sknymnie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It could be the heating element if your dryer is electric. Like John said, see if the clothes are actually getting warm. My husband has replaced one in one of our dryers, it wasn't a big deal he said.
2007-01-29 20:29:05 · answer #7 · answered by whitefleur369 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Check the ends of the hose for build up of lint. The end that goes to your dryer and the end that goes outside.
2007-01-29 19:50:27 · answer #8 · answered by justme 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have you checked the pipe that hooks to the dryer and the wall? We always have to pull out our dryer and use a shop vac to get all that extra out.
2007-01-29 21:00:34 · answer #9 · answered by *ready for football* 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Clean the lint screen
2007-01-29 20:27:15 · answer #10 · answered by boatworker 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋