Maytag Dryer is 28 years old! Has only needed a new belt. Takes longer to dry clothes last 6 months. The vents all cleaned and okay. I Hate to throw anything away but could afford to buy a new one. Question: Is it worth the parts, labor and service call to fix this old of one? Are new dryers more energy saving than mine?

With more troubleshooting and research online, we decided to try drying the clothes without it being hooked up to any vent and they dried in a very timely manner! We had eliminated it being the vent because during the winter when we disconnected the outside vent and installed a new inside vent ( to keep out cold air) - the dryer was drying slow then too. Regardless , we removed the old outside vent and installed completely new pipes ( which involved removing a gas dryer line first) - and voila - the dryer works fine! So my 28 year old dryer still lives.