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Ed Pawlowski Ed Pawlowski is offline
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Default Flooded dryer vent due to heavy rain

On 10/1/2015 9:44 PM, Mimi wrote:
Is my dryer safe to use after the dryer vent flooded with water. We
removed the water with sa shop vac, but now the dryer smells very musty.


Depends on what got wet. Just the vent hose or did it backup into the
machine? I'd crank it up empty to see if it works and that may dry out
the must odor. If circuit breaker trips I'd call a service tech if it
is fairly new, dump it if it is fairly old. Service call can be $75 to
$100 easily.