Clothes dryer problem fixed for good

[JGalt]

I just had to replace the heating element in the Kenmore Series 100 clothes dryer for the third time. This time, I took the dryer apart to see if it had a lint clog. Aside from some lint buildup, there was no clog in the dryer. That would mean the problem was in the dryer vent. When I checked the vent outlet on the outside, there was virtually no air coming out. After removing the louvers and sticking my arm in as far as it would go, I couldn't locate a clog. Evidently the dryer connects to a sheet metal duct which goes up a couple feet, then out. I have an endoscope that connects to my phone through a Bluetooth connection, and I ran the small camera end into the duct from the outside. It would only go so far down, so I ran a 3-foot brush with a flexible wire down there to see if I could push out the clog.

No luck, so I called a neighbor of mine to see if he had an electrician's fish tape. The one he brought was flexible plastic, not metal, so it wouldn't push out the clog. Luckily he brought a leaf blower and when he blew it out from the inside, more than a quart-sized bag of lint popped out of the vent. Now the louvers stand straight out when the dryer is running.

Sunny Cat likes lint.

 

[Cellblock2429]

I just had to replace the heating element in the Kenmore Series 100 clothes dryer for the third time. This time, I took the dryer apart to see if it had a lint clog. Aside from some lint buildup, there was no clog in the dryer. That would mean the problem was in the dryer vent. When I checked the vent outlet on the outside, there was virtually no air coming out. After removing the louvers and sticking my arm in as far as it would go, I couldn't locate a clog. Evidently the dryer connects to a sheet metal duct which goes up a couple feet, then out. I have an endoscope that connects to my phone through a Bluetooth connection, and I ran the small camera end into the duct from the outside. It would only go so far down, so I ran a 3-foot brush with a flexible wire down there to see if I could push out the clog.

No luck, so I called a neighbor of mine to see if he had an electrician's fish tape. The one he brought was flexible plastic, not metal, so it wouldn't push out the clog. Luckily he brought a leaf blower and when he blew it out from the inside, more than a quart-sized bag of lint popped out of the vent. Now the louvers stand straight out when the dryer is running.

Sunny Cat likes lint.

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/---/ Job well done.

 

[JGalt]

/---/ Job well done.

Yeah. Thank God I didn't run a water hose down it like I was gonna do yesterday.

That would have been a mess.

 

[1srelluc]

I just had to replace the heating element in the Kenmore Series 100 clothes dryer for the third time. This time, I took the dryer apart to see if it had a lint clog. Aside from some lint buildup, there was no clog in the dryer. That would mean the problem was in the dryer vent. When I checked the vent outlet on the outside, there was virtually no air coming out. After removing the louvers and sticking my arm in as far as it would go, I couldn't locate a clog. Evidently the dryer connects to a sheet metal duct which goes up a couple feet, then out. I have an endoscope that connects to my phone through a Bluetooth connection, and I ran the small camera end into the duct from the outside. It would only go so far down, so I ran a 3-foot brush with a flexible wire down there to see if I could push out the clog.

No luck, so I called a neighbor of mine to see if he had an electrician's fish tape. The one he brought was flexible plastic, not metal, so it wouldn't push out the clog. Luckily he brought a leaf blower and when he blew it out from the inside, more than a quart-sized bag of lint popped out of the vent. Now the louvers stand straight out when the dryer is running.

Sunny Cat likes lint.

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My yellow cat loves chewing on plastic too. It really likes bubble mailers.

I do the leaf blower (electric) trick once a year....I just pull the louver vent housing first. The leaf blower makes short work of the chore.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Yeah. Thank God I didn't run a water hose down it like I was gonna do yesterday.

That would have been a mess.

/----/ Save the lint. It makes a great fire starter.

 

[Concerned American]

I just had to replace the heating element in the Kenmore Series 100 clothes dryer for the third time. This time, I took the dryer apart to see if it had a lint clog. Aside from some lint buildup, there was no clog in the dryer. That would mean the problem was in the dryer vent. When I checked the vent outlet on the outside, there was virtually no air coming out. After removing the louvers and sticking my arm in as far as it would go, I couldn't locate a clog. Evidently the dryer connects to a sheet metal duct which goes up a couple feet, then out. I have an endoscope that connects to my phone through a Bluetooth connection, and I ran the small camera end into the duct from the outside. It would only go so far down, so I ran a 3-foot brush with a flexible wire down there to see if I could push out the clog.

No luck, so I called a neighbor of mine to see if he had an electrician's fish tape. The one he brought was flexible plastic, not metal, so it wouldn't push out the clog. Luckily he brought a leaf blower and when he blew it out from the inside, more than a quart-sized bag of lint popped out of the vent. Now the louvers stand straight out when the dryer is running.

Sunny Cat likes lint.

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I had the same problem with the lint earlier this year. My duct is about 12' horizontal at the discharge connecting to a 6' vertical at the dryer connection. Long way. I found this kit that connects to my drill motor and it did a great job. Reusable.

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[Auld Phart]

mine never has a lint backup

 

[Concerned American]

mine never has a lint backup












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I thought the same thing when I saw the thread. LOL, I don't think that ^^ dryer would work too well when it is -5 degrees out and snowing though.

 

[Missourian]

I thought the same thing when I saw the thread. LOL, I don't think that ^^ dryer would work too well when it is -5 degrees out and snowing though.

Yeah, makes the laundry harder to fold.

 

[JGalt]

/----/ Save the lint. It makes a great fire starter.

Soak it in melted paraffin wax first and you could burn down the whole state of California.