Flight,

First thing to look at is the exhaust vent, and pipes out of the room to the vent hood.

Make sure everything is clean and lint free, has no holes,loose fittings, and sealed with duct tape.

On the interior of the cabinet check the exhaust pipe and also tape,seal it to the blower housing.

And insure the foam seal from the blower housing to the lint trap housing fits tight and has no air leaks, if you haven't, also check and clean the vanes on the blower wheel and interior of the housing, and clear any lint from the inside of the lint filter housing, and seal the housing to the front panel with tape.

Check the tumbler seals in the front panel opening and on the back wall on the rear tumbler support for tears and holes and sealing.

I think once you get everything cleaned and sealed you'll be alot happier with the performance of the dryer.

Good Luck,
:cool: :cool: :cool:

If you're sure the exhaust venting and the vent hood are clear,

And as long as you"ve cleaned all the lint out of the blower wheel and housing and the blower/lint trap housing inlet.

Then we need to make sure your dryer is not sucking room temperature air into the dryer heating components(other than the heater assembly), or loosing the heated air around the tumbler seals.

Thats why you need to check and seal all the components I reccomended, it will also help to eliminate the lint build up inside the cabinet.

*** here's an old way of checking for proper heat and operation ***

load the dryer 1/3 full with wet cothes, select hi heat temp and start the unit.

It should take approximately 20 minutes for the temp to reach 150 degrees. and the heater should cycle off, cool down, and start to cycle on again, in a few minutes.

If you have a thermometer that you could insert into the flex vent or the exhaust pipe and check the temperature, would be even better.

Part number: AP3440446