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My dryer doesn't heat my cloths dry. I checked the lint trap on the dryer and outside of my house where it blows out. It isn't clogged. The brand is Inglis made by Whirlpool. I need someone that can fix this for me. Email me if you can help me out.
Thanks
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If you decide to go the DIY route... these folks lifetime warranty all the parts they sell. It could be a simple fix. One of the sensors could be bad. Dryers are surprisingly simple... Well... except for the new ones I think. Mine was about 8 years old. most of the internals had been replaced... It was a GE.
Dryers are pretty simple. You have the drum and drive system, a couple of thermostats(sensors), heating element, blower and timer.
Get your model and serial information and call Jensen Appliance. After giving the the info on the unit tell them exactly what it is doing.
They have diagnosed a fridge, dryer and washer over the phone for me and each time the fix was less than $40.00.
Jensen Appliance www.jensenappliance.com
Dryers are very simple and there are tons of websites and videos online that will walk you though how to trouble shoot and replace parts. It is likely the heating element or one of the sensors.
Gas or Electric?
Valid questionQuote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
Electric
Good chance its the element itself. If you want it done for you jensens appliance service techs are quite good.
I actually called them and its $79 just to look at it plus parts and labor. It might be better to buy a new one since the dryer is 8 years old.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wulf202
I bet you can fix it yourself for under $50.
yea. Theyre in a buisiness.Quote:
Originally Posted by glock74
You can easily fix it yourself with help from everyone whos chimed in. Whirlpool parts are slightly more expensive. But it is under $100 im betting. If you're going to get a new inexpensive model you'd be ahead fixing what you have.
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Originally Posted by Wulf202
I'd go for this. It is either the element, or one of the temperature/humidity sensors.
Don't stuff the dryer so full that the clothes won't tumble when the drum turns.........[LOL]
Actually, thought we had a dryer problem awhile back, took forever for chothes to dry. Come to find out that the wife didn't tell me that the clothes comming out of the washer were dripping wet. Ended up finding that the washer had a restrictied drain and couldn't remove all the water during the spin & drain cycle.
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Originally Posted by SideShow Bob
Blonde?
A used one with warranty can be had for $100 at appliance shops. I had a bad switch of some kind on one cause that and cost me like $20 to fix. I had another one not drying, I took it apart and everything tested good, vacuumed it out good and it worked for another couple years.
You can literally just Google the make and model of the dryer and the problem you are having and a whole list of answers will pop up.
Thanks for all of the advice. I'm having someone come look at it tonight.
Get it fixed?
My sister-in-law had a broken dryer. I looked at it and said, "Yep, it's broken." Fast forward a few months and they got a new one from Habitat. Of course the plug they have is a 4 prong and the cord that came with the new dryer is a 3 prong. SIL goes to Ace, and the jackass working there tells her, "Oh you don't want to switch the plug on the dryer, that's a real pain. It's MUCH easier to switch the plug on the house," and sells her a new 220 3-prong receptacle. I come over and see they have a new dryer, look behind to see if it is hooked up and see the 220 with the cover off laying on the floor. I ask her what the hell she's doing and she tells me that's what the guy told her to do. Fortunately she knew enough to turn the main breaker off while messing with it and at some point decided she was over her head. Thank God I caught it in time. I wish she would have just asked me though because I switch plugs from the old to new and had them up and running in about 10 minutes tonight. I want to go punch that guy at Ace in the junk.
Am I wrong on this?
^ All I did with mine was switch the dryer plug and it's been fine for about 10 years.
It was going to cost $177 to fix it. I paid the guy $59 to tell me what's wrong. It was the heater element, I bought the part for $65 and fixed it myself.
Sounds like a good deal. And how I forst started repairing my own dryer. (I would still have that thing if my new house didn't come with brandey new washer and dryer.) The guy that came over to fix mine, diagnosed it for like 60 bucks and told me that I could go get a $5 sensor and he would leave it apart and showed me what to replace.Quote:
Originally Posted by glock74