Here in Wilmington NC I've had 3 customers dryers ducts cleaned this fall at $150.00 each. All required ladders and it was a small price to pay for clean ducts and faster drying. Why not spend the $$ instead of complaining? It's gotten kind of tedious...
Whirlpool dryer taking a long time to dry clothes
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mark_wpduet
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think about it this way: Start with a clean dryer duct that has just been cleaned. After one month...you start losing airflow because the duct starts slowly building up lint...right? Month 2, even more. Month 3. More. Etc.. so while you haven't reached the "point" where you have someone come out to clean it...you're still increasing dry time while waiting for your appointment for someone to come out to have it cleaned. I would literally start with a clean duct and within 3 months I was totally noticing it. But it's not time to have it cleaned... It's only been 3 months...so wait for the year is up while dry times continue increasing.
It is CRAZY how much lint escapes the dryer
It is CRAZY how much lint escapes the dryer
Dryer, duct systems, and duct cleaning issues
A properly run duck system should go many years before needing any cleaning, you should not have a buildup in a few months that would caused any noticeable performance loss of the dryer.
If you have a good exhaust system, the first thing I recommend is do not clean the lint filter on the dryer every time, the filter will work much better if you wait until the lint is between a quarter and 1/2 inch thick before you remove it.
All of my dryers have a pretty typical run only about 6 feet or so. A pipe with two elbows but I don’t clean those fence for 10 to 15 years at a time and even then it’s not seriously built up .
Hi Mark, could you post a picture of what you’re using for a filter? It is certainly not recommended to put a fine filter in the exhaust the way you’re doing it however because you’re checking it every couple loads it’s probably not gonna hurt anything, however, if I were you, I would put a temperature sensor in the top of the heater box And monitor the heater box temperature I suspect even the filter you’re using is making it run pretty hot. That way you could also tell by the temperature when the dryer is running when it’s time to clean your filter or the exhaust system system etc..
John L
A properly run duck system should go many years before needing any cleaning, you should not have a buildup in a few months that would caused any noticeable performance loss of the dryer.
If you have a good exhaust system, the first thing I recommend is do not clean the lint filter on the dryer every time, the filter will work much better if you wait until the lint is between a quarter and 1/2 inch thick before you remove it.
All of my dryers have a pretty typical run only about 6 feet or so. A pipe with two elbows but I don’t clean those fence for 10 to 15 years at a time and even then it’s not seriously built up .
Hi Mark, could you post a picture of what you’re using for a filter? It is certainly not recommended to put a fine filter in the exhaust the way you’re doing it however because you’re checking it every couple loads it’s probably not gonna hurt anything, however, if I were you, I would put a temperature sensor in the top of the heater box And monitor the heater box temperature I suspect even the filter you’re using is making it run pretty hot. That way you could also tell by the temperature when the dryer is running when it’s time to clean your filter or the exhaust system system etc..
John L
ryner1988
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Reply #30
Who the heck is complaining? I posted about this once before, maintenance told me it was taken care of once I brought it to their attention, and apparently it was not, or at least not very well, because the issue has reappeared. I didn't think I needed to call a professional because I thought the issue had resolved, and it had for a while. In other words, I took the advice of trying to get maintenance to take care of this, but apparently that didnt' work the way I'd hoped. I came back here looking for advice because the problem came up again, not to simply repeat myself. There are certain members here who write the same annoying posts over and over and I don't think that's me at all, so sorry you found my question "tedious" or what the heck ever. Have a great night.
Who the heck is complaining? I posted about this once before, maintenance told me it was taken care of once I brought it to their attention, and apparently it was not, or at least not very well, because the issue has reappeared. I didn't think I needed to call a professional because I thought the issue had resolved, and it had for a while. In other words, I took the advice of trying to get maintenance to take care of this, but apparently that didnt' work the way I'd hoped. I came back here looking for advice because the problem came up again, not to simply repeat myself. There are certain members here who write the same annoying posts over and over and I don't think that's me at all, so sorry you found my question "tedious" or what the heck ever. Have a great night.
ryner1988
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Reply #32
A properly run duck system should go many years before needing any cleaning, you should not have a buildup in a few months that would caused any noticeable performance loss of the dryer.
Thank you John, this is why I came back to post about this, because it seemd premature for me to be dealing with it again. Contrary to the post above, I'd actually like a long-term solution, I'm not just "complaining." When you're disabled you often just have to take the word of others that a job was done, i.e., my inept apartment maintenance telling me the duct was cleaned when apparently it wasn't. So, I have to go back and figure out who dropped the ball, because someone did, whether that was maintenance or management. It's part of living independently as a disabled person, sometimes you realize jobs weren't done, sometimes people straight-up lie and say something was done when it wasn't.
A properly run duck system should go many years before needing any cleaning, you should not have a buildup in a few months that would caused any noticeable performance loss of the dryer.
Thank you John, this is why I came back to post about this, because it seemd premature for me to be dealing with it again. Contrary to the post above, I'd actually like a long-term solution, I'm not just "complaining." When you're disabled you often just have to take the word of others that a job was done, i.e., my inept apartment maintenance telling me the duct was cleaned when apparently it wasn't. So, I have to go back and figure out who dropped the ball, because someone did, whether that was maintenance or management. It's part of living independently as a disabled person, sometimes you realize jobs weren't done, sometimes people straight-up lie and say something was done when it wasn't.
Just wondering.....is there a screen over the hood outside? We were staying in a condo in Florida once and the dryer just wouldn't dry the clothes. Other residents said they had complained to their maintenance about it. Said birds had built nests in the vent hoods so the maintenance crew in their infinite wisdom had put screens over the hoods....ding ding ding...that was the culprit. The screens were blocking too much air flow and thus the dryers weren't venting enough. I actually reached through the wall and pushed the screen out a little and bingo, the clothes dried in no time.
ryner1988
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Reply #35
I'm not sure about that, since the vent hood is high up on the apartment wall and I can't see up there. I'll ask though when next I talk to management about this.
I'm not sure about that, since the vent hood is high up on the apartment wall and I can't see up there. I'll ask though when next I talk to management about this.
mark_wpduet
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When I first moved into this house in 2004...get this one: I had had my duet dryer for less than a year and I called warranty on it because it was taking longer than I thought to dry clothes...2 guys came out and said my vent run was blocked after they checked the dryer...They said for me to have it checked and I said ok. As they got in their van and were leaving...he came back and said for my to raise the garage door that he thought he could get on the roof from the top of his van... so he did... He got up there and discovered the dryer vent cap for a bathroom exhaust vent cap...I called the builder and they sent someone out to put a proper dryer vent cap on (which they did) only they didn't take that screen off... I could walk outside and look up and see the lint being trapped on the screen.
1st and last time of me EVER getting up there because, although I've been on roofs before growing up with no fear, my roof was so freaking steep I was clinging for dear life...I got that screen off and said NEVER again am I getting up there.
Things got a little better for a while but over time I was noticing the dryer take longer and I knew what it was. The run is rigid metal with foil tape at the joints and looks like it's installed exactly how it should be
anyway - with this setup, I've felt the back of the dryer and all around it to see if I felt like it was getting unusually hot... and everything feels barely warm to the touch...all along the back...Not scientific... but feels normal to me... My dryer is from 2018, not 2019... I got the time-frame mixed with the the water heater..so that would mean my dryer is now 5 yrs old...no issues at all..
The thing that keeps me thinking things are perfectly fine is how FAST the clothes dry..I know there's PLENTY of airflow. To me, it's totally worth it not to ever have to deal with lint slowly clogging the run.
It's just a nylon paint strainer. here's the link for what I use and they are PERFECT for this and vacuum off easily
https://www.amazon.com/Strainer-Fil...llon+nylon+paint+strainer,aps,154&sr=8-1&th=1
1st and last time of me EVER getting up there because, although I've been on roofs before growing up with no fear, my roof was so freaking steep I was clinging for dear life...I got that screen off and said NEVER again am I getting up there.
Things got a little better for a while but over time I was noticing the dryer take longer and I knew what it was. The run is rigid metal with foil tape at the joints and looks like it's installed exactly how it should be
anyway - with this setup, I've felt the back of the dryer and all around it to see if I felt like it was getting unusually hot... and everything feels barely warm to the touch...all along the back...Not scientific... but feels normal to me... My dryer is from 2018, not 2019... I got the time-frame mixed with the the water heater..so that would mean my dryer is now 5 yrs old...no issues at all..
The thing that keeps me thinking things are perfectly fine is how FAST the clothes dry..I know there's PLENTY of airflow. To me, it's totally worth it not to ever have to deal with lint slowly clogging the run.
It's just a nylon paint strainer. here's the link for what I use and they are PERFECT for this and vacuum off easily
https://www.amazon.com/Strainer-Fil...llon+nylon+paint+strainer,aps,154&sr=8-1&th=1
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high temp
Try the highest setting which would be for normal cottons and see if that works.
Try the highest setting which would be for normal cottons and see if that works.
Jerome, increasing the drying temperature doesn't fix exhaust obstruction.[this post was last edited: 11/15/2023-13:31]
this thread reminded me it was time to clean my duct run again so this morning around 2am I went outside and shoved the "chimney sweep brush" that's powered by my drill into the duct while the dryer was running on air fluff. It wasn't too badly caked up. I still need to pull the dryer out and get the section up here in the house but the 15ft under the house is clean and shiny now.
mark_wpduet
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LOL @ 2 am
You know what's weird to me is I don't remember dryer vent run cleaning even being a thing back in the day...Maybe it always was a thing and I just lived places that didn't need it so I never thought about it... But now it seems like it's everywhere
You know what's weird to me is I don't remember dryer vent run cleaning even being a thing back in the day...Maybe it always was a thing and I just lived places that didn't need it so I never thought about it... But now it seems like it's everywhere
mark_wpduet
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this was after 5 loads...usually I only go four.. I think I've went 6 times max in the past...but never any more than that. What's interesting is the fifth load dried just as fast as the first one...All cleaned and put back..
ryner1988
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Reply #42
Mark, I’ve thought the same thing. Don’t remember anyone I knew growing up cleaning their dryer vents but they would always complain about slow drying after several years. Wonder how many dryers were junked prematurely back in the day when this issue wasn’t really talked about. That, and of course the prevalence of dryer fires, is likely why vent cleaning is pushed so hard now.
Mark, I’ve thought the same thing. Don’t remember anyone I knew growing up cleaning their dryer vents but they would always complain about slow drying after several years. Wonder how many dryers were junked prematurely back in the day when this issue wasn’t really talked about. That, and of course the prevalence of dryer fires, is likely why vent cleaning is pushed so hard now.
pierreandreply4
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@ryner1988 have you tryed your dryer set on high heat to see if it works?
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