I have pulled out the dryer, cleaned the hose that goes into the wall and into the dryer, and thoroughly cleaned the lint trap. The clothes get a little dry in the dryer but are still very damp after cycle is done. The dryer is heating up. It is a whirlpool electric dryer, a couple of years old.
2007-02-22 07:58:53 · 7 answers · asked by bahablast 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Take the hose off the wall and start the dryer with nothing in it. You should feel a strong blast of air coming out of the hose and the air should become warm (almost hot) in short order since there are no wet clothes inside. If there is no air blast then the hose is plugged (either the external part or the part inside the dryer. Inside the dryer there is a metal vent pipe that runs from thee back to the front ending under the lint trap). If there is a blast of air and it doesn't get almost hot, then the heating element is in trouble. If you have a blast of hot air then check the air path through the wall to the outside to make sure it is clear. Also make sure that the outside vent is free of obstructions and that the louvres are operating.
2007-02-22 08:33:35 · answer #1 · answered by frozen 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You might still have some lint clogging up the exhaust - try unhooking the hose from the dryer again. Bend a coat hanger straight, and poke the hook end into the dryer and see if you can pull out any more stuff.
If you get it totally cleaned out and it still won't work, then the heating element is probably shot (possibly due to someone not cleaning the lint trap out enough - I've known people who didn't even know they were supposed to do that).
At that point, you might be better off buying a new one, since repairs would probably cost nearly as much as replacement.
2007-02-22 08:07:47 · answer #2 · answered by joemammysbigguns 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The heating element must be burned out. You will need to repair / replace the heating element with a new one in order to get warm/hot again. Or, maybe you are putting too many clothes in the dryer at once. The dryer needs room to circulate the heat when it drys.
2016-05-23 23:44:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know this happened to me , and the problem had nothing to do with the dryer it was with the washing machine. As my washing machine is 20yrs old so it dose´t have the same spin speed like these new modern one´s, and of course the tumble dryer is brand new so the 2 thing´s don´t match . so I found if you give your clothes an extra spin in the washing machine your clothes will dry the way they should, Hope that make´s sense,
2007-02-22 09:30:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
have had the same problem, in the past. Your vent pipe is either plugged with lint or a bird's nest. Or has a kink in it. The dryer at my dental office has had a bird nest problem, in the past. At home, the vent sagged and pinched in half and the clothes did not get dry either.
2007-02-22 08:06:57 · answer #5 · answered by toothacres 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Also after doing everything everyone said here, if you use dryer sheets you need to scrub your lint trap, and rinse in hot water. Dryer sheets clog up your lint trap.
2007-02-22 09:03:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to check the path of air going out .
it could be that the path is clogged with bird nest or other stuff
god luck
2007-02-22 08:11:10 · answer #7 · answered by ramses 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋