I have a 3 year old Whirlpool front loading washer. For a few months I have noticed little black colored rings every now and then on our clothes. They are permanent and I can not get them out. I finally stuck my head in the dryer and there is a large part, with little holes, that is totally rusted. I am NOT handy at all and I live out of the way in a little town in Alaska so a service call will be very expensive. It is the metal part with little holes about the size of a pencil eraser that keeps the clothes & junk from going OUT of the dryer to the exterior vent. It doesn’t appear to be a separate part, it appears to be part of the interior itself, so it doesn’t look like it can be popped out and replaced??
I was wondering if anyone has a solution for this that a novice do it yourself person could do? Is there a way to coat it so the rust doesn’t get on our clothes? Remove the rust? Replace that part? Thanks!!!
Edited to add that it is an electric dryer, not gas.
