Clothes Dryer
Mar 25, 2024 18:33:10 #
AirWalter
Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
jerryc41 wrote:
Wow! I was surprised that my vent hose was almost spotless. I guess the filter in the dryer caught most lint. Unfortunately, there's no practical way to clean inside the dryer, and there was a lot of lint in there.
You mean your dryer doesn't have a panel that comes off in the back?
Mar 25, 2024 18:36:12 #
AirWalter
Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
Carl1024 wrote:
where does the dryer hose exit, outside of your home or inside of another room like mine? i have wire screen & empty it ever so often
I clean my wire filter after every load. It takes a whole 2 minutes with the shop vac just past the door to the garage.
Mar 25, 2024 22:51:04 #
AirWalter wrote:
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I ALWAYS clean the filter each time before I start the dryer, but I was surprised how much lint came out of the duct when I vacuumed it with a Shop vac.
Mar 26, 2024 00:28:24 #
TriX wrote:
I ALWAYS clean the filter each time before I start the dryer, but I was surprised how much lint came out of the duct when I vacuumed it with a Shop vac.
Our laundry is on the second floor. The vent goes up through the wall and out the roof. That vertical stack fills up with lint pretty easily. I was amazed at what came out of it when I first cleaned it. Over ten gallons of lint by volume!
Mar 26, 2024 09:03:39 #
AirWalter wrote:
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Disassembly of this Whirlpool is a major job. The back and sides are welded together. It took me a long time to remove the control panel, top, and sides. Even removing the ducts on the back was a major operation. Responsibility for lint control in these areas fall on the manufacturer. I'm surprised that the motor has no cover, and it's covered with lint.
Mar 26, 2024 09:53:54 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Disassembly of this Whirlpool is a major job. The back and sides are welded together. It took me a long time to remove the control panel, top, and sides. Even removing the ducts on the back was a major operation. Responsibility for lint control in these areas fall on the manufacturer. I'm surprised that the motor has no cover, and it's covered with lint.
My dryer had a small problem ever since I bought the house. It's always on. To turn it off you just have to turn the timer knob to the off position. I am quite sure I can fix it but I haven't done that.
Mar 26, 2024 16:12:18 #
Modern appliances are not made to be repaired in my opinion. A few items may be replaced but mostly the cost of a repairman or finding parts make it cost prohibitive. We had a simple GE dryer. I kept up on maintenance replacing belts, bushings and such when needed. When a heating coil quit, I was sent the coil on a spool. The instructions stated to unravel the coil and ensure it did not kink or break as that would make the heater coil useless. The heater coil was extremely brittle--it broke. I sold the dryer.
Mar 27, 2024 08:05:07 #
Bartulius wrote:
Modern appliances are not made to be repaired in my opinion. A few items may be replaced but mostly the cost of a repairman or finding parts make it cost prohibitive.
A lot of that is because of how they are constructed - not made to be disassembled.
A local TV repair guy stopped repairing VCRs years ago because parts were not available.
Mar 27, 2024 10:37:28 #
I solved the dryer vent lint issue- bought a ventless unit. Cost more but has saved me much time cleaning a 12ft vent.
Mar 27, 2024 11:26:16 #
Billbobboy42 wrote:
I solved the dryer vent lint issue- bought a ventless unit. Cost more but has saved me much time cleaning a 12ft vent.
What does the ventless unit do with the lint?
Mar 27, 2024 11:26:52 #
TriX wrote:
What does the ventless unit do with the lint?
it turns it into that missing sock. 😁
Mar 27, 2024 15:49:15 #
TriX wrote:
What does the ventless unit do with the lint?
The unit has 2 filters - one is the typical filter just below door inside. Clean after each drying session. Other is near bottom of the front ; clean after each 5 drying sessions. Fairly easy to do. This model eliminates moisture via a small diameter discharge hose that hangs on side of deep sink. Definitely more expensive than standard electric dryers, I bit the bullet on price to do away with a 12ft vent. Had a dryer vent cleaning kit that extended the 12ft, but did not do a thorough job.
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