On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 14:43:53 -0800 (PST), wrote:

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You'd get clothes dry with a fraction of the energy use by replacing the heating element with a vigorous fan. Do that and you don't need to worry about door seals, thermostats etc.

I also cleared the external exhaust port / grille / flap thing earlier
and she tells me it's all working well again. ;-)

Cheers, T i m