At first we thought the vent was clogged behind the machine. Cleaned it out and it worked better for a few days. We noticed that the vent outside the condo was clogged. Cleaned it out as good as possible (twice in the same day). It acts like the lint is by-passing the vent screen as hardly any lint is ever on it and the lint is blowing out down the vent to the outside.
The dryer needs to be taken apart to clean lint out of air flow areas. It would depend on model and make as to how to disassemble. Also be sure venting going out of house is clear.
Their is a connection that might be off and the only way to see it is to tilt it over
SOURCE: Clothes don't dry fully on automatic cycle with "normal" selected.
there may be a fault on the low heat setting, check the element works on both settings, otherwise nothing to suggest, apart from are you overloading it with too many items?
SOURCE: Whirlpool Model LE7010XSNO. No Heat After Lint Cleaned Out
Those are likely possibilities. Also check the wiring for disconnected or burned terminals especially in areas that get hot. The element comes out easily to visually check it for breaks. If that's OK I'd look at the safety thermostat.
SOURCE: Brand new electric dryer suddenly does not dry well
my dryer does the same thing.
sounds like your dryer's exhaust needs to be cleaned as it is full of lint - the part that connects from the dryer to the wall and also inside of the wall. For Inside of the wall I usually take a fish tape .
also.... i would look at returning the dryer if it is not trapping the lint. i would return mine but it's out of warranty...
SOURCE: dryer will not dry cloths
make sure that the dryer has the proper voltage going to it and if it does then check the heating element and the safety on the left top of the element housing
SOURCE: whirlpool duet electric dryer taking too long to dry
A1 Pull the dryer out away from the wall. Unhook the vent from the dryer completely. Do not put anything over the dryer exhaust on the back of the dryer. Do a normal load with the vent unhooked. If it dries better or ok like this then the problem is in the dryer venting. Like a blocked vent pipe or a smashed or restricted vent hose.
A2 - If the vent doesn't make a difference, then check the blower wheel for excessive lint build up, check that there isn't anything stuck to the air intake baffle inside the drum, (i.e. the screen on the back wall of the dryer when looking into the drum). Check the lint filter chute for blockage. Check that the heating element isn't shorted to ground. Check the exhaust temperature of the dryer. A meat or pocket thermometer can be used for this. It should cycle between 120 degrees and 170 degrees. Check that the drum seals to make sure the are not worn out.
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