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Phisherman[_2_]

On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:30:41 -0700 (PDT), 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

Aside from jeans, my very old (gas) dryer dries a large load in about
35 minutes.

Washer not spinning properly? Can you wring clothes with water
dripping?

Is the dryer drum turning?

Are the clothes very warm after 10 minutes of high-setting drying
time? This can be related to thermostat, a burned out element,
corroded switch, etc.

OK, you said there is lots of airflow. Were the pipes cleaned out in
the past 6 months? A good cleaning can't hurt.