my dryer is taking too long to dry a simple load of laundry
what used to take about 35 min to dry now takes well over an hour (thats just a small load
and ive tried cleanig out all the lint with a lint brush i have no idea what to do.

Hey Angryhousewife,

If your dryer is heating but taking along time to dry, chances are that your vent that goes outside is clogged. This causes the air circulation to be poor and the damp air is not leaving the dryer. Check both ends it is not uncommon for birds to build a nest on the outside end. (it's a warm place for them to hang out) Sometimes in worse cases you can use a shop vac on one end, using a rag to seal the space between the vac hose and the vent, while someone else seals the other end and open and close the second end to cause the vac to bump any solid cloggs loose.
If the dryer is heating that tells you that the dryer is indeed working.

Hope this helps!

Don