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Lint is collecting by vent located outdoors. Apparently the lint trip isn't working. I'm very concerned that this is a fire hazard. We do clean the lint trip off before every dryer run.
You said, lint is collecting by vent located outdoors. And you feel, the lint trip
isn't working. and you feel very concerned that this is a fire hazard. We do
clean the lint trip off before every dryer run.
The fact that lint is clogging your outside vent does not mean the dryer is not working properly! The dryers with the top mount lint screens have blow by lint to the outside.
My next dryer will be a Speed Queen dryer which has the lint screen inside the dryer by the door and works better , without the mess on top of the dryer every time I remove it to clean before each load! That top filter is an old style design!
The outside screen is to keep small animals out! I find the new plastic outer vents have a plastic mesh screen which caused the same issue as you spoke of and caused my dryer to stop getting hot even though it was only half blocked outside ! I REMOVED the screen and left it off! And recommend this to all other folks too! The dryer is too hot for animals to want to enter! They sense it! AND THEY WON'T go in it!!
There are a few types.
1.The old ones are a aluminum vent with a aluminum flap like door that has a spring to keep it closed when the dryer is not on and forcing it open to allow for the exhaust to escape.
2. The newer ones can have a plastic flap that works the same way ,but usually designed without the spring mechanism.
3. the newest one are the ones with the plastic mesh screen that I spoke of above! Remove the pop off plastic screen and leave it off! Or if you have the flap door kind. Change the vent to the open one that comes with the plastic pop on mesh and do not put the screen on!!
It's been years that mine is off and it's all is fine.
You will be fine Bless You , huuum Please give me the best rating for this solved solution! Thank You!
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You have to be very careful about how long that dryer vent pipe is and also the routing of it. So if the pipe runs more or less straight (so horizontal) you have a little more leeway than if you need to have the pipe go vertically. My dryer vent travels about 8 or 9 feet and I think that is even pushing your luck. One very important consideration is that you have to remember that the lint filter in dryers does not trap all the fine lint and so lint that escapes that filter will collect in the dryer vent pipe. If you are not very vigilant (especially on a longer pipe) about keeping the whole length of the pipe clear of lint you are risking a potential fire. The longer the pipe the harder it is for the dryer to push the air outdoors and that is what is ultimately the problem. If your dryer is in a basement (and so the pipe must by more or less all vertical) than you have to keep the pipe short. You also have to remember that the vent pipe carries moist air and the longer the pipe the cooler the air becomes as it travels the length of the pipe so you can get water condensation in the pipe.
At the very least, it could be that lint has collected in the vent hose.
There have been cases where lint has bypassed the lint trap and gone places that it shouldn't be.
Worst case scenario is that your dryer motor is checking out.
I'd have a pro look at this if there is no lint in the vent hose.
In the Kenmore equivalent, the lint trap is on the back wall of the interior of the dryer. If GE is the same then you'll see two vents at the back inside, one is the intake (where hot air enters), the other is the outtake, which contains a lint trap. You might have mistaken both for nonremovable vents. But one of them is removable. It should have finger holes or something to grab. Just pull it and it will pop out without difficulty. It's probably a two-piece unit (a grate on the dryer side and a screen on the exhaust side, with a space in between for collecting lint), which snaps or slips apart easily, then you can clear the lint, and then snap or slip it back together and just push it back in place in the dryer.
Poor air flow would be my guess. How long is the vent hose? Does it have more than one angle/turn before venting outside? Is the lint gathering around the outer edges of the door? Keeping the length of air travel shorter will improve the operation.
Very common problem. You need to call a duct cleaning company and tell them to clean your dryer vent. Rule-of-thumb: dryer vents should be cleaned every couple of years to prevent them from being clogged with lint and causing lint fires. This is definitely your problem. Good luck :)
p.s. one way to verify a clogged vent is to go outside where the vent exits the house and feel the air-flow. should have adequate air-flow.
hi, Sounds like everything mechanical and electrical is working. The sensors are located on the outbound air ducts. You may be able to improve things significantly by removing the dryer vent where it attaches to the rear (or side) of the machine, and cleaning the tube going into the machine. While you have it removed from the vent, remove the lint trap, use your vacuum crevice tool and clean the trap area. If you have the ability to blow air through the trap area, blow it through the crevice tool so that you are as far beyond the screen area as possible. Be warned that it may blow dust and lint from the vent, covering it with a piece of nylon stocking will catch most of it. The object of this whole exercise is, the exhaust air ducts collect dust and lint which collect moisture from the damp items, the sensor reacts to this so cleaning out as much of it as you can will help. Good Luck to You!
ck vent to outside with restricted vent system air flow is reduced through screen and no lint pulled through it either ..bet you've had long dry times too
i'm sorry, but that happens with all dryer vents. you might consider rerouting the vent to another location. while you're at it the vent hose needs to be cleaned out, they tend to clog up and decrease drying efficiancy.
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