Jerome, increasing the drying temperature doesn't fix exhaust obstruction.[this post was last edited: 11/15/2023-13:31]
Whirlpool dryer taking a long time to dry clothes
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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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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.
