On Mar 24, 10:30*am, wrote:
I have a Sears electric dryer (110.86880100) that takes 2 70 minute
cycles to dry a load of clothes. *The lint filter is clear; the
exhaust opening inside the drum is clear; there is no kink in the
exhaust tube; there is no obstruction at the end of the exhaust tube
outside the house.

So, i figured that the heating element was bad. *I went to an
appliance repair parts store to buy a new heating element; however,
the "knowledgeable" guy at the counter told me that, if I was getting
any heat at all, the element was not bad. *I asked if the element had
parallel heating elements (one might be bad and the other still
working) and he said that the element was one strip and he suggested
that the exhaust tube might be kinked.

I had previously checked and I have LOTS of airflow at *the end of the
exhaust tube outside of the house.

Anybody got any suggestions??

TIA

Chuck

I had the same problem a couple of months ago. The clothes would be
hot but would not dry. I found out that water had gotten into the
exhaust tube from the outside when it rained and finally completely
plugged up the tube.

First, disconnect the tube from the dryer and turn the dryer on and
see if any air is coming out. It should be quite forceful. If a good
amount of air is coming out, your problem is in the tube, if no air is
coming out, the problem is in the dryer.

David