The landlord got a new dryer delivered to us nine days ago. We have been having issues with it not drying clothes well and I finally was able to figure out why. The air flow to the vent was blocked by "wadded plastic and paper" leading to the outside exhaust.
Holy crap. I was able to watch a you tube video to see how to take off the clamps and silver tubing to get the blocked stuff out of the exhaust.
It worked. I am so proud and horrified that there was a bunch of stuff wadded up into the tubing and exhaust. We are very lucky. The dryer did dry a full load of clothes in about 30 minutes.
YIKES!
ReplyDeleteYep. The dryer vent to the outside exhaust is about 6 inches. I was able to take the silver tubing off and reach inside the vent to the outside exhaust and found the problem. We are very lucky that it didn't cause a fire. I cant' imagine what my electric bill is going to be. But now it is fixed and it is actually less humid in the house too. I guess the blocked moisture was building up and the lint was getting wet and it is a fire risk. Since we have the air on 78 with the ceiling fans it is less humid now that I found the trouble with the dryer.
DeleteI learned this when I was a homeowner. Usually if there's an issue with the dryer it is most likely the clogged vent tubing or the exhaust. The joys of previous home ownership.
That is scary! If I ever have to buy another dryer, I will remember that. The delivery people left cardboard in my washing machine. It made a terrible noise and mess. I would call the company that sold you the dryer so they can caution delivery people.
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