Weird Dryer Question

[347Mike]

My dryer is heating up, and turning, but it seems like over the past few weeks it is taking 10 times longer to dry the clothes. I checked the vents and hose in the back and everything is clear. WTF is going on?

[2165 Turbo Rail]

I assume you cleaned out the lint trap

[Chas_svo]

If it has 2 110v breakers tied together, one may have tripped. Click both down and back up and try it. Other than that you've already checked the hose and vent, you should be good.

[347Mike]

I assume you cleaned out the lint trap

Every load.

If it has 2 110v breakers tied together, one may have tripped. Click both down and back up and try it. Other than that you've already checked the hose and vent, you should be good.

Hmm.. I may have to check that.

When I open the door it seems as hot as it always is but maybe it isn't. I will give that a shot and see if that works.

Thanks.

[347Mike]

I checked the breaker and they were both on, but I did switch them off and back on. I have a new load in there now so we will see how that goes.

[jw33]

Blow out the vent tube in your house with a shop vac and then take the outside skins off of the dryer to get into all the internal ducts. They are probably packed with lint. Might check the fan blade and make sure it isn't slipping on the shaft of the motor.

[yellowstang]

You should check the thermostat. I had one do a similar thing, it would get hot, but the stupid thing thought it was too hot, so it turned itself down temp. wise and still ran, but took forever to dry anything.

Also check this thread!

http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16137&highlight=dryer

[bcoop]

Are you sure that it's not the washer that's the problem? The belt on my washer has slowly worn out, and each time, the clothes were slightly more wet than the previous wash, getting gradually worse over time. Now I can tell a big difference, but it wasn't immediately noticeable.

I say that... I'm assuming it's a belt that has worn out. I haven't opened it up yet.

[347Mike]

You should check the thermostat. I had one do a similar thing, it would get hot, but the stupid thing thought it was too hot, so it turned itself down temp. wise and still ran, but took forever to dry anything.

Also check this thread!

http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/sh...ighlight=dryer

This is probably going to be a stupid comment but I didn't know dryers had a thermostat. I figured it would just run at a set temperature. I will have to check that this weekend. I am not screwing with it this week.

Are you sure that it's not the washer that's the problem? The belt on my washer has slowly worn out, and each time, the clothes were slightly more wet than the previous wash, getting gradually worse over time. Now I can tell a big difference, but it wasn't immediately noticeable.

I say that... I'm assuming it's a belt that has worn out. I haven't opened it up yet.

Never looked at it that way but I could check. The clothes feel normal though when I throw them in the dryer.

[EW]

Sounds like vent tube blocked. The chassis of my dryer would get hot but drying the clothes took forever. Vent was about 1/2 blocked off.