Hi.
My dryer has been shutting down. The outside gets really hot but the clothes don’t dry. I had a repair man come out through my Home Owners Warranty … and he said the vents were most likely clogged. He did nothing else. I pulled the dryer out and removed the vent tube and cleaned the opening. I then turned on the dryer with the vent tube unattached, and the same thing happened. The dryer got extremely hot on the bottom front and then the pilot light went out. I have a guy coming tomorrow to blow out the vents (since I live in a condo and my vent is on the roof). Any suggestions of what it could be?
Thanks,
Blasman
[quote=blasman;464515]Hi.
My dryer has been shutting down. The outside gets really hot but the clothes don’t dry. I had a repair man come out through my Home Owners Warranty … and he said the vents were most likely clogged. He did nothing else. I pulled the dryer out and removed the vent tube and cleaned the opening. I then turned on the dryer with the vent tube unattached, and the same thing happened. The dryer got extremely hot on the bottom front and then the pilot light went out. I have a guy coming tomorrow to blow out the vents (since I live in a condo and my vent is on the roof). Any suggestions of what it could be?
Thanks,
Blasman[/quote]
Blasman,
Did you remove the lint filter and look down inside the blower assembly and remove as much lint as possible out of the assembly and the exhaust pipe ?
How long did the burner remain on, when you had the exhaust vent tube disconnected, it averages approximately a 60 second burn time with an empty drum, and the exhaust vent disconnected. A cooks pocket thermometer comes in handy,here, your average exhaust temperature would be 155 dgrs(+/- 10 %).
Hopefully, the vent cleaner will be able to get you a “working” vent length, and can make some reccomendations for you.
Good Luck,
