Is my dryer broken?

Question

My clothes dryer is giving off hot air, but there is no lint coming out in the trap. It will dry really small loads, but there is no lint afterward. It will not dry a big load, like towels. They just get warm but stay damp. I think the lint trap is clogged or something. Any advice?

Answer 1

Do two things: 1. Get vacuum cleaner with hose and clean the lint area minus the filter. Get in there as far as you can. Change the outside tubing for the lint that goes out the wall. It should be done once a year anyway.
2. Get yourself a bottle of silicon spray and spray the rubber gasket on the door if it has one..if not get a replacement gasket. These are both do it yourself fix its...
Otherwise it could be the heating unit itself

Answer 2

It sounds like the exhaust hose is clogged. Check your outside vent. Sometimes they get clogged with lint. You may have to take off the hose from the back of the dryer and make sure it is not clogged their. We have one here at the Daycare and their exhaust gets clogged allot. I usually check the exhaust and clean it. Then it works just fine.

Answer 3

It could be the exhaust hose is clogged . If you clean it out , the lint filter should be just fine.

Answer 4

1) the lint trap could be clogged. You can fix this with a vacuum cleaner that has a customized attachment. Please refer to the hyperlink for the appropriate merchandise.

or

2) the heating element could be ready to go out and you need to replace.

PLEASE NOTE: The heating element for the dryer is rather expensive so it might be cost effective to replace the dryer than to replace the heating element (should it be broken).

Good luck and 10 pts please.

Answer 5

YES YOU SHOULD PROBABLY CALL THE TOLL FREE NUMBER TO THE COMPANY THAT SOLD YOU THE DRYER