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Check filter light keeps blinking. The filter is clean and the vent is clean. Won't dry the clothes. Will only stay on for a couple minutes then shuts off and the check filter light continues to blink.

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You have a restricted exhaust vent in the house. You will need a vent cleaning professional to resolve this issue. Good luck

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However--using a SCOTCHBRITE pad keeps the wax off those sensors which can be seen if looking *into* the dryer drum and at the lint filter housing.
If only *liquid* fabric softener is used in the washer--clean the dryer sensors once a month. Liquid softener also contains wax which can slowly accumulate on the dryer sensors from the laundry washed in the washer.


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