Most brands of dryers last a long time without anything going wrong with them. However, sometimes parts break down and need to be replaced. One of the most common problems people report with their dryers is that they start to smell a burning smell coming from them. If you can smell a burning smell coming from your dryer, then you …
When you start your dryer, you have the reasonable expectation that your dryer cycle will finish. Depending on what you are drying, this doesn’t necessarily mean that the laundry inside will be dry, but the cycle will have run in full anyway. If you start a dryer cycle, it runs for a while, but never fully completes that cycle, then …
Lint is one of those interesting side-effects of modern convenience. Once, we washed clothes by hand. Little bits of thread and fluff wash away in the water or blow away in the clothesline breeze. But once we enclosed our laundry into all-in-one machines, that lint gets trapped and it has to go somewhere. What we discovered is that lint becomes …
A dryer is a useful tool in the home. It can efficiently tumble your clothes and see them completely dry in under an hour compared to the hours it takes air-dried laundry. However, a dryer is not a perfect appliance, especially if it has become faulty or needs maintenance. One small malfunction and instead of drying some of your more …
On the long list of potential problems that your dryer can manifest, a dryer tangling laundry is not often considered a huge one that needs immediate professional intervention. It is really just more of an annoying problem that some feel they need to deal with, but it is a problem none-the-less. You could certainly live your life opening your dryer …
In theory, a dryer is a pretty simple machine. you put clothes in the central cylinder drum, then you heat the whole thing with an element. Spin the drum with lifter fins to toss the clothes around and a blower wheel pulls air over the clothes and blows the humidity out through the dryer vent. Overall, the clothes are heated …
When a dryer gets old, it eventually starts to rattle. You may be familiar with the continual sound of an unreasonably noisy dryer. Maybe you’re hearing thumps, scraping, or just a constant clatter that never stops. Even worse, you’re 100% sure that no change or house keys are lost in there. Instead, the sound is coming from the dryer itself. …
If your Roper dryer model RED4516FW starts, but the dryer drum isn’t turning, don’t pull the plug on your appliance just yet. A non-tumbling drum is a symptom contributed to a number of malfunctioning parts. While some malfunctions are more serious than others, most are repairable. Below, we’ve created a repair guide to help you figure out why the dryer drum in …
Opening your dryer door at the end of a dry cycle and discovering your clothes are just as wet as they were when they went in, indicates your appliance is no longer producing heat. While a non-heating Maytag dryer model MEDC215EW is a nuisance, it doesn’t necessarily mean you need to replace your appliance. To help you pinpoint the malfunction behind your …
The blower wheel in your GE dryer model DBLR333GGWW circulates hot air through the dryer drum and out the exhaust vent of your appliance. The wheel is generally made of plastic, and over time can become worn causing air circulation to cease, meaning your clothing won’t dry or it may take several cycles before your garments fully dry. While improper drying is …