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Dryer is getting extremly hot to touch and water forms around the knobs and mist from the bottom while the clothes are drying. do you think my element is bad. model#pdet910ayw
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Had the same problem, very hot but wet clothes. This is a condensor drier. The fack that the clothes are hot rules out the heater or its control. If yoy hear the fan running and there is no blockage the fault is caused by the 3 stage water valve. During drying a small amount of water is passed through a condensor chamber, the cold water causes steam the condense backi into water then is pumped out through the drain. If the water valve fails no condensing takes place and the clothes remain wet. The valve is easy to change and costs about 15 pounds.
Clothes will get very hot in the dry cycle, especially when the dryer is set to the warmest or hottest setting. There are controls built into the unit to prevent it from overheating to the point of causing a fire. The thermal fuse you replaced is one of them (and I assume you replaced a perfectly good fuse with a new one as you said it was very hot.). You might want to check the following if you feel the unit is getting too hot -
1) Make sure the lint screen is clean. 2) Make sure the hose between the back of the dryer and the exhaust duct at the wall wall is not kinked or full of lint. 3) Make sure the exhaust duct leading to outside of the house is clear and not full of lint.
You're a moron. This unit washes and dries. That's the whole point of it. Perhaps you should do some research before answering the question. the most likely cause is the water lever sensor.
could be your operating thermostat on your heater or your timer if it runs on timed dry but not auto dry then it is a thermostat issue if it just does not run at all then it is a timer issue also make sure your vent is clear check by removing vent hose from back of unit and running a load if it works properly clean your vent.
okay this is a easy problem, your dryer is clogged, check your vent hose and make sure it is not kinked, also check your vent duct from wall to outside...What is happening is your heat and lint is not going outside but it is going back into your dryer, causing your dryer to get extremely hot....
1 start with claening the sensor strips located just inside the unit itself under the lint filter. pop yourheadinside dryer drum andyoull see 2 metal strips. witha scotchbrite pad, give it ascouruing, to remove any build up form fabric softener / dryer sheets
2 check for good, not kinked or clogged venting
3 replace the thermsitor about 30 bucks.
You have a problem with the condensing duct. Possibly clogged with excess and lint and needs to be cleaned out. This requires disassembly of the unit to get to it. Not a difficult job but not easy.
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