jerryc41 wrote:
If you have an old clothes dryer that is not working as well as it should, buy a new one. I replaced mine a few weeks ago because it wasn't working. Today, I took the old one apart in anticipation of bringing the metal to "dump" for recycling. Every time I removed a part, I found lots of lint. The large outlet where the hot air exits the tub was loaded with lint. From there, it goes into a downpipe and then to the vent hose. At the bottom of the downpipe was a mouse nest, in addition to lint. When I got all the way inside the machine - lint! It's all over the motor, too. I guess "out of sight, out of mind" applied to this motor because it is naked. It does not have the typical barrel cover over it. I thought I might keep it, but after seeing it, it will go to the metal recycling area. The vent hose itself, from the dryer to the outside, was very clean. This was a Whirlpool from 2007.
On the plus side, I did "rescue" a lot of wire and connectors. I can always use wire. Oh, one other thing: I removed over $5.00 in coins from inside the dryer cabinet.
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Remember the story you just told us about being to lazy to clean the filter after each drying session and when your house catch's fire. You should take the back of the dryer once a year and vacuum all the lint in the piping to the outside. Makes a big difference. Mine is a Whirlpool over 23 years old.