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Post by scrub-buster on Oct 11, 2019 21:09:48 GMT -5
Just a reminder to check your dryer vents if you haven't done so in a while. Our dryer started tripping out after a few minutes of running. I thought maybe a sensor was going bad on it. I took the back panel off and cleaned out all of the lint I could find while getting to the sensors. Then I took apart the exhaust vent pipes. The first few sections were about 1/3 blocked. I cleaned them out and the dryer worked fine. The sensors were doing their job and turning off the heating element before it overheated. We clean the lint trap out after every load. I was surprised by how much build up there was. I plan on doing this every other year from now on. I'll alternate years with cleaning out the scale build up in our water heater.
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Post by nfalls116 on Oct 11, 2019 21:18:45 GMT -5
Just a reminder to check your dryer vents if you haven't done so in a while. Our dryer started tripping out after a few minutes of running. I thought maybe a sensor was going bad on it. I took the back panel off and cleaned out all of the lint I could find while getting to the sensors. Then I took apart the exhaust vent pipes. The first few sections were about 1/3 blocked. I cleaned them out and the dryer worked fine. The sensors were doing their job and turning off the heating element before it overheated. We clean the lint trap out after every load. I was surprised by how much build up there was. I plan on doing this every other year from now on. I'll alternate years with cleaning out the scale build up in our water heater. Do it when you change smoke detector batteries and daylight saving time |
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Post by beermaker on Oct 12, 2019 5:05:14 GMT -5
A 30 year veteran fireman used to work for us on his days off. He once told me that every run that he had been on involving dryers was from either the lint screen itself or the piece of vent hose that connects the dryer to the exterior pipe. He said that people tend to hook up the flexible vent and then shove the dryer back as tight against the wall as possible.
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Post by HighCotton on Oct 12, 2019 7:36:52 GMT -5
Some years ago, I had a similar problem. Mostly, it seemed that the dryer was just not getting hot enough. I confirmed this with a gun and was a bit perplexed as I had just cleaned out the duct and hoses. I checked the element and it was fine. Then I started on the YouTube journey and found a guy that showed how one of the most neglected areas of the ductwork was the bottom of the heater box (I guess it is also called the heat riser), the case that houses the element. After taking the back panel off and disassembling the ducts, Sure enough, I was amazed at the lint packed down in the bottom. It takes a little more time to get to this area, but once cleaned out, the dryer ran hot, like new!
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Post by esshup on Oct 12, 2019 13:12:52 GMT -5
It's a PITA to install, but I have a rectangular "duct" going from the dryer to the vent since it goes out the wall 24" or so up from the floor. It's about 2"-3" thick and 6"-8" wide. It's not a flex hose and it's made in 2 pieces. You pull the pieces apart to clean. Not much build up in there at all, but thanks for the reminder!
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