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  2 0 Go ahead and check the vent, but chances are that won't solve it. You might get lucky and that'll do it, but I doubt it. Dryers usually go bad for two reasons: the motor burns out, or the heating element goes bad. I'm presuming the motor is still working ok, because you didn't say it won't spin...(it still spins, right?) If the vent cleaning doesn't help (which I'm predicting it wont, but like I said, try it anyway), it's probably a bad heating element. Unfortunately, in most cases, the cost of replacing the heating element far exceeds the value of the dryer. I've had this happen to me thrice in recent years, and in each case I've found it easier to just fire up my pickup truck and buy a used dryer on Craigslist and toss the old one. I know that's not the most environmentally-friendly option, but If you're on a tight budget like me, sometimes you have to choose your wallet over the planet. My advice would be to find a friend or neighbor with a pickup truck and offer them cash, beer, or sexual favors in exchange for helping you snag a new/used craigslist dryer and take the old one to recycling. soundslikepuget answered in House & Home about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by keshmeshi and Peter F… 0 0 Since it's a stacked washer/dryer, she's going to need to replace both, unless she has room for an additional dryer in that space. keshmeshi commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Don't give up that easy! I replaced the heating element in my dryer several years ago, and replaced a blown terminal block recently. Neither part cost anywhere near as much as a new dryer. Peter F commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 0 We have older electricity in our house, still on fuses, and so the 220 circuit for the dryer has two fuses. Every once in a while we'll blow one of them, which knocks the heater out, so the dryer will still spin but there's no heat. Fnarf answered in House & Home about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Jack… 0 0 This is what I came here to say. I'd just add that sometimes the heating element will still get kind of lukewarm if one leg goes out. If it's convienient for the questioner to have someone just check the outlet with a voltmeter it would be nice to rule that out. Jack commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 0 The vent needs to be cleaned somewhat regularly (annually, I think), cleaning the lint trap doesn't catch all the lint. Here are some tips on how to clean the vent. keshmeshi answered in House & Home about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 Put the dryer on its hottest cycle for a few minutes. Feel it. Is it actually hot? If it is, it probably isn't your element; it's probably gotten itself completely clogged with lint. It's not only the dryer vent hose that can clog up, although that's the first thing you should check. Disconnect it and shine a flashlight up it - or better yet, pull it all the way off and shake the shit out of it. If that's clear, then what I've seen happen is that the dryer drum itself was clogged with lint - basically, you have nasty wet lint all over the drum inside the housing. Getting that crap off requires taking the dryer apart to get the drum out, which is a pain in the ass. There's nothing terribly difficult about doing it, it's just a pain in the ass. So. I hope it's your heating element. That's easier to fix. The last time my dryer started to take an hour to dry a simple load of clothes, it was the drum being clogged with cat hair and lint. Once we cleaned that crap off, it started drying a load in 20 minutes again. But as I said, it was a pain in the ass. Geni answered in House & Home about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 You might find this article helpful: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/your-money/13shortcuts.html capicola answered in House & Home about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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