A house I just moved into has a GE Spacemaker stacked washer/dryer, model WSM2700DAWWW, about 7 years old, with an electric dryer. The dryer seems to work fine except every time I run it, little black flecks (like a tiny, flaky/crumbly, possibly metallic substance) get all over the inside of the dryer and on the clothes. The flecks aren't gummy or greasy, and they don't smear unless you really rum them between your fingers; they're more dry and brittle. I've cleaned the inside of the dryer, and the problem is still there. I think the previous owners didn't maintain the dryer well, because the lint screen has tears in it, and the inside of the dryer door was full of lint until I vacuumed it out. Does anyone have any idea what the problem could be? I appreciate any and all suggestions! Anita
First off get a new lint filter part number WE18X53 and it's around 20 to 30 dollars depending on where you buy it,now when you say you cleaned the dryer do you mean you cleaned just where the clothes go into or did you unplug it and take it apart and clean it out?if you look at the inside back wall you'll see holes,on g.e. dryers lint builds up behind the drum and the heat shield,you can try vacumming the lint out of the holes but the best way is to pull the drum,clean the back of the drum out where i was just telling you about,vacing out the cabinet where the motor is and then blow off the motor and cabinet with the shop vac the other side of it blows air and clean out the duct where the lint filter is and clean out the door,then blow out the vent line,if the line is long you can remove it from the dryer and blow it out with a leaf blower,it sounds like the dryer never has had a clean out,i know you most likely will have to call some one in to do this but for now with a shop vac set it up to blow,remove the lint filter and blow all the lint out of the duct,blow it for a few seconds the vac up the lint and do it again until it's clean,then vac the back of the drum,if you put a light in the drum you can see the lint through the holes,you can try blowing through the holes to lossen the lint and then vac it out and see if that helps but the dryer has to be taken apart and cleaned so you don't have a fire,this should be done at least once a year if it's gas and once every 1 1/2 to 2 years if electric,this way your clothes will dry on time and mostly so you don't have a fire. also when it's pulled apart you can check all the parts to make sure nothing has to be changed out like the rear bearing and rollers and pulley,also check the heater to make sure it's not sagging after a while on electric dryers the heater coils can sag down and short out,when you have it apart you can tighten them up and bend them up into shape again,hope this helps and good luck with your machine.
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There are several possible causes: a) exhaust vent is restricted forcing the lint to enter the dryer shell and overheat and/or be picked up by the blower -- you seem to have inspected this b) check the hot gas inlet to the drum.. on some dryers, lint buildup can occur in tight spots and it will overheat and char c) ducting is not intact or leaks allowing lint to leak into the dryer shell -- this will occur over time, and all dryers should be taken apart and cleaned out on a regular basis... also, all ducting should be inspected and sealed as needed d) verify that the inlet vents to the dryer shell are not blocked and allow adequate air flow to the burner assembly -- natural gas normally won't smoke due to incomplete combustion, but.. likewise, verify the room has adequate ventilation particularly if the utility room or closet is very small, e) check the drum drive belt, as it gets old, it will release dust and minute pieces which will be picked up by the blower -- replace if needed... f) verify that the seals on the drum are still good -- replace as needed g) as 'washer-tech' advised, do a thorough cleaning and inspection... put it back together with all ducting tight and free flowing
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on which setting are you running it. If you are running this on the timed setting then its obviously a faulty timer. Sounds to me though that you are running it on its automatic cycle. If this is the case it could be a couple of things. Somewhere on ur beast there is a moisture sensor, this is what advances the timer and tells it to stop. This may be faulty or it could be that ur vents are indeed clogged which would trap the moisture in and result in the long dry times. The simplest way to go about this one would be to clear the air flow and see if the problem persists.( this means pulling out the dryer clearing all the vents, if using the flexible ones make sure they are not binding up while setting dyer in place. Also if there is a vent that runs through the wall as well you can clear this by removing exterior vent). good luck
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rule number one take everything off of it and never store clothes or anything that can insulate the top it overheats them. It kind of fools all your sensors when you store stuff on top
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When I read to manual, it said it was the lint. I use a paint brush to brush the lint off and usually the beeping stops.
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Remove the exhaust venting tubes and clean thoroughly. When lint builds up the moister sensor prevents the burner to 100 % hot causing thsi
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