We have a Frigadaire clothes dryer that is about 7 years old. On the
"normal" setting it used to dry the clothes in 50 minutes. Then we
had to start adding 15 minutes to get them dry. Now an additional 30
minutes isn't enough. Is there something we can do to fix it, other
than call a repairman?
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On Feb 14, 12:24*pm, Jan Philips
wrote:
We have a Frigadaire clothes dryer that is about 7 years old. *On the
"normal" setting it used to dry the clothes in 50 minutes. *Then we
had to start adding 15 minutes to get them dry. *Now an additional 30
minutes isn't enough. *Is there something we can do to fix it, other
than call a repairman?

Without any more detail, my first thought is lint buildup in the
exhaust, and/or kinked exhaust hose?

Last time I fabbed up a dryer vent I used 4" ducting, rigid elbows
with a section of "flex duct" (not dryer duct) in between so that it
wouldn't collapse although it still gathers a little lint - no dryer's
lint filter is 100% efficient. If nothing else lint likes to collect
in the little louvers of the vent to the outside.

If that doesn't work, post back, and let us know if gas/electric, and
anything else you can think that might be pertinent?

nate

On Feb 14, 12:24*pm, Jan Philips
wrote:
We have a Frigadaire clothes dryer that is about 7 years old. *On the
"normal" setting it used to dry the clothes in 50 minutes. *Then we
had to start adding 15 minutes to get them dry. *Now an additional 30
minutes isn't enough. *Is there something we can do to fix it, other
than call a repairman?
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The first answer is always lint buildup in either the internal ducts
of the dryer or the vent hose. Go outside and see how strong/hot the
exhaust is at the vent.

First, obviously, make sure the vent is opening properly. I've removed
hand fulls of lint from right inside the vent opening.

Next, disconnect the vent hose at both ends and look for obstructions.

Finally, check the internal vents for lint buildup. That's a little
more work, but doable if you are at all handy..

You didn't say whether it was gas or electric, so any more speculation
wouldn't be worth the time it would take to type it.

On Feb 14, 12:24*pm, Jan Philips
wrote:
Is there something we can do to fix it, other
than call a repairman?

Assuming this is electric, the first thing I check is the heating
element.

Hold the safety switch and start the dryer with the door open. You
should see 2 element coils in the back glowing. If you only see 1, or
they don't glow brightly, the element is bad. I think they tend to
run about $100.

You should consider posting/searching the model number, which is
probably inside the door.
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On 14 Feb 2011 18:10:19 GMT, Earl wrote:

Clean the lint trap.

We always do that.
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Jan Philips wrote:
We have a Frigadaire clothes dryer that is about 7 years old. On the
"normal" setting it used to dry the clothes in 50 minutes. Then we
had to start adding 15 minutes to get them dry. Now an additional 30
minutes isn't enough. Is there something we can do to fix it, other
than call a repairman?

Do the clothes get hot? No, check the element, yes, check the air flow.

Jan Philips wrote:
We have a Frigadaire clothes dryer that is about 7 years old. On the
"normal" setting it used to dry the clothes in 50 minutes. Then we
had to start adding 15 minutes to get them dry. Now an additional 30
minutes isn't enough. Is there something we can do to fix it, other
than call a repairman?

Clean out all the ducting, both inside and outside of the dryer. If you have
access to an air compressor or leaf blower, blow everything out thoroughly. I
would take the dryer outside and use my air compresssor "blaster" nozzle to blow
out every air passage - through the drum vents, lint filter hole, exhaust hole,
and the entire inside of the mechanism. I do it outside because there will be
lint everywhere. Blow out the ducting also. I have seen at least one dryer taken
from "non working" to perfect by doing this.

On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:15:08 -0800 (PST), gpsman
wrote:

Hold the safety switch and start the dryer with the door open. You
should see 2 element coils in the back glowing. If you only see 1, or
they don't glow brightly, the element is bad. I think they tend to
run about $100.

There is a triangular-shaped heating element, which is working.

You should consider posting/searching the model number, which is
probably inside the door.

Frigidare model GLEQ2152ESO :
http://www.searspartsdirect.com/part...leq2152&blt=11

That shows the triangular heating element, which is working. I need
to check the exhaust duct.
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Jan Philips typed:
:: We have a Frigadaire clothes dryer that is about 7 years
:: old. On the "normal" setting it used to dry the clothes
:: in 50 minutes. Then we had to start adding 15 minutes to
:: get them dry. Now an additional 30 minutes isn't enough.
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Based on your question and apparent complete lack of knowledge on the
subject, I'd say call a repairman if you check the lint filter, pipe to exit
from the buildint, and varmint protection at the same point.
That's not meant as an insult; just an observation. Check the exhaust
from the machine to exit point first, then if nothing plugged, call for
repair. It could be one of a few things but it sure sounds like a plugged
output.
HTH,

Twayne`

In article , Jan Philips wrote:
We have a Frigadaire clothes dryer that is about 7 years old. On the
"normal" setting it used to dry the clothes in 50 minutes

I had a similar problem with a gas dryer - irrelevant to you - and it was
advised here to replace several parts. It happened to involve fairly
comprehensive disassembly of the machine, which I was able to do with videos
and instructions for my particular model found on the web.

The thing that is important in your circumstance: others have mentioned the
buildup of lint. When I had the machine apart, the amount of lint throughout
the machine was remarkable. Much was inside, or just past, the compartment
into which the user-cleanable lint screen slides. But there was lint
build-up everywhere. Between the vacuum cleaner, brushes, and leaf blower I
got the machine pretty clean.

If you could at least clean out the cavity into which the lint screen goes,
either using someone with small hands, a vacuum cleaner's narrow nozzle
attachment, or by blasting it with a compressor or leaf blower, one would
expect at least a substantial improvement in your drying time.

Art

I thought Fridgidaire is where you store your milk and ice
cream?

Do the clothes get warm?
Is the vent clear, so there is good air flow?

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On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:21:49 -0500, Jan Philips
wrote:

On 14 Feb 2011 18:10:19 GMT, Earl wrote:

Clean the lint trap.

We always do that.

Now the duct.

See the video example of lint trapped.*

The tip on this hose was identified before here. Like a reverse
nozzle. I lost the link for it. In my case the vent rises through
the roof and not out the side of the house.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H_CNREugYY

Dang it. I really need to clean mine..

On Feb 14, 12:24*pm, Jan Philips
wrote:
We have a Frigadaire clothes dryer that is about 7 years old. *On the
"normal" setting it used to dry the clothes in 50 minutes. *Then we
had to start adding 15 minutes to get them dry. *Now an additional 30
minutes isn't enough. *Is there something we can do to fix it, other
than call a repairman?
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Several manufacturers call for rigid metal duct, instead of the
coiled flexible stuff. They are Whirlpool, Amana, General Electric,
Frigidaire, Kitchenaid, and Maytag.
It's amazing how many new installations have tried to sneak the
coiled stuff by in the wall. Damned difficult to clean out, quick to
build up lint, and so restrictive to flow. It's the old "this is the
way
we've always done it" routine.

Stormin Mormon wrote:
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but not dry clothjs. Thj probljm is thj vjnt bjing cloggjd.
So, thjrj isn't any way to vjnt thj humidity out of thj
housj, and so thj humidity stays in thj machinj. Thjrj
should bj somj kind of scrjjns insidj thj drum, so that thj
clothjs don't blow out thj vjnt. Thjrj should also bj a lint
catching scrjjn, somj whjrj in thj machinj that njjds to bj
cljanjd out. If thj lint scrjjn can bj liftjd out, it's a
good idja to cljan thj lint scrjjn in warm watjr, scrub it
gjntly with a soft brush. Somj dryjr shjjts will clog thj
lint scrjjn with thjir vjrsion of chjmicals. And somj hot
watjr and gjntlj scrubbing will opjn up thj holjs in thj
scrjjn.

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Frigidarj modjl GLjQ2152jSO :
http://www.sjarspartsdirjct.com/part...ljq2152&blt=11

That shows thj triangular hjating jljmjnt, which is working.
I njjd
to chjck thj jxhaust duct.

Man! You must be really bored!

On Feb 14, 8:32*pm, frag wrote:
Jan Philips wrote in
:

We have a Frigadaire clothes dryer that is about 7 years old. *On the
"normal" setting it used to dry the clothes in 50 minutes. *Then we
had to start adding 15 minutes to get them dry. *Now an additional 30
minutes isn't enough. *Is there something we can do to fix it, other
than call a repairman?

Check to see if you have a separate fuse for the dryer. *Even tho mine is
connected to a circuit breaker, it has it's own fuse near the dryer as
well.

Huh?

What would a fuse possibly have to do with extended drying times?

On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:42:46 -0500, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

Do the clothes get warm?
Is the vent clear, so there is good air flow?

Yes, the clothes eventually get warm (and dry) - takes about 90
minutes instead of 50. The vent is clear as far as I have looked, but
I haven't checked it all yet. I have an air compressor to blow
through it.

One thing I forgot to mention, on the "normal" setting it is supposed
to have a humidity sensor that detects when the clothes are dry. If
that is working, seems like it should go until they are dry, but I
have to add a lot of additional time.
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:51:14 -0800 (PST), Michael B
wrote:


Several manufacturers call for rigid metal duct, instead of the
coiled flexible stuff. They are Whirlpool, Amana, General Electric,
Frigidaire, Kitchenaid, and Maytag.
It's amazing how many new installations have tried to sneak the
coiled stuff by in the wall. Damned difficult to clean out, quick to
build up lint, and so restrictive to flow. It's the old "this is the
way
we've always done it" routine.

The duct from the wall to the dryer is the flexible one. I don't know
what is inside the walls.
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In article ,
Jan Philips wrote:

Yes, the clothes eventually get warm (and dry) - takes about 90
minutes instead of 50.

Could be your clock is running slow because the batteries are weak, or
maybe your dryer is approaching the speed of light.

Smitty Two wrote:
In ,
Jan wrote:

Yes, the clothes eventually get warm (and dry) - takes about 90
minutes instead of 50.

Could be your clock is running slow because the batteries are weak, or
maybe your dryer is approaching the speed of light.
Hi,
If gas check burner, if electric check heating element(there is more
than one) and check the venting.

On Feb 14, 10:18*pm, Jan Philips
wrote:
On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:51:14 -0800 (PST), Michael B

wrote:
Several manufacturers call for rigid metal duct, instead of the
coiled flexible stuff. They are Whirlpool, Amana, General Electric,
Frigidaire, Kitchenaid, and Maytag.
It's amazing how many new installations have tried to sneak the
coiled stuff by in the wall. Damned difficult to clean out, quick to
build up lint, and so restrictive to flow. It's the old "this is the
way
we've always done it" routine.

The duct from the wall to the dryer is the flexible one. I don't know
what is inside the walls.
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Frigidaire wants you to have solid duct from the machine.
Remove the tubing, clean it out, see if there's a difference.
The lint filter doesn't catch it all.

On Feb 14, 3:16*pm, (Arthur Shapiro) wrote:
In article , Jan Philips wrote:

We have a Frigadaire clothes dryer that is about 7 years old. *On the
"normal" setting it used to dry the clothes in 50 minutes

I had a similar problem with a gas dryer - irrelevant to you - and it was
advised here to replace several parts. *It happened to involve fairly
comprehensive disassembly of the machine, which I was able to do with videos
and instructions for my particular model found on the web.

The thing that is important in your circumstance: others have mentioned the
buildup of lint. *When I had the machine apart, the amount of lint throughout
the machine was remarkable. *Much was inside, or just past, the compartment
into which the user-cleanable lint screen slides. * But there was lint
build-up everywhere. *Between the vacuum cleaner, brushes, and leaf blower I
got the machine pretty clean.

If you could at least clean out the cavity into which the lint screen goes,
either using someone with small hands, a vacuum cleaner's narrow nozzle
attachment, or by blasting it with a compressor or leaf blower, one would
expect at least a substantial improvement in your drying time.

Art

Based on the problem you found, your dryer likely had a very long vent
run with numerous elbows, right? Not on an outside wall with short
direct flow, correct?

Joe

On Feb 14, 10:17*pm, Jan Philips
wrote:
On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:42:46 -0500, "Stormin Mormon"

wrote:
Do the clothes get warm?
Is the vent clear, so there is good air flow?

Yes, the clothes eventually get warm (and dry) - takes about 90
minutes instead of 50. *The vent is clear as far as I have looked, but
I haven't checked it all yet. *I have an air compressor to blow
through it.

One thing I forgot to mention, on the "normal" setting it is supposed
to have a humidity sensor that detects when the clothes are dry. *If
that is working, seems like it should go until they are dry, but I
have to add a lot of additional time.
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You will want to blow out the dryer in the area of the lint trap
with the dryer running using your air compressor, you won't
get all the lint out of the machine but you will get some...

Your vent line is probably filled with lint as well... Or your
critter guard has become compromised and you might have
some little mice or birdie creatures living inside your vent
pipe...

My bet is on a combination of the dryer itself being full of
lint and the vent pipe/hose being too obstructed for the
proper amount of airflow to dry the clothes in the designed
and intended time interval...

~~ Evan

Jan Philips wrote:
On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:42:46 -0500, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

Do the clothes get warm?
Is the vent clear, so there is good air flow?

Yes, the clothes eventually get warm (and dry) - takes about 90
minutes instead of 50. The vent is clear as far as I have looked, but
I haven't checked it all yet. I have an air compressor to blow
through it.


There is available a nozzle that fits the end of your air hose. It is
cone-shaped and the air exits through the base of the cone.

You insert the nozzle at the end of your hose through the exhaust end of
your dryer venting system and the rearward facing air holes blow the lint
out the normal exit end.

On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:17:23 -0500, Jan Philips wrote:

On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:42:46 -0500, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

Do the clothes get warm?
Is the vent clear, so there is good air flow?

Yes, the clothes eventually get warm (and dry) - takes about 90 minutes
instead of 50. The vent is clear as far as I have looked, but I haven't
checked it all yet. I have an air compressor to blow through it.

Unscrew the back panel and clean it out that way (using compressor if
needs be) - I think that without that you'll get rid of some of the lint,
but won't catch anything like all of it (at least, I know that's true of
my dryer due to the path that the "exhaust" takes and the fan getting in
the way).

cheers

Jules

In article , Joe wrote:

Based on the problem you found, your dryer likely had a very long vent
run with numerous elbows, right? Not on an outside wall with short
direct flow, correct?

Joe

Joe, if this was directed to me (the take apart the whole thing guy) rather
than to the OP: No. The dryer is up against the garage wall with a short run
of flexi to the outside - a foot or thereabouts. Every month or so I reach in
from the outside wall (a little flap actuated by the dryer's air flow protects
it) and pull out some lint. Obviously the normal lint screen does a very
imperfect job, even cleaned faithfully every use.

Art

On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:30:06 -0600, "HeyBub"
wrote:

There is available a nozzle that fits the end of your air hose. It is
cone-shaped and the air exits through the base of the cone.

You insert the nozzle at the end of your hose through the exhaust end of
your dryer venting system and the rearward facing air holes blow the lint
out the normal exit end.


There is a forward and reverse nozzle.$20.00 each.

http://www.ductcleanersupply.com/Products_Results.php?Search=1&ProductCategoryID%5B %5D=35

On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:24:01 -0500, Jan Philips
wrote:

We have a Frigadaire clothes dryer that is about 7 years old. On the
"normal" setting it used to dry the clothes in 50 minutes.

We opened up the dryer and removed lint, also some from the exhaust
pipe. We got out about 3 gallons of lint (estimate), mostly from the
air intake side. We haven't used it yet, but that should make a
difference.
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:40:47 -0800 (PST), Joe wrote:

Based on the problem you found, your dryer likely had a very long vent
run with numerous elbows, right? Not on an outside wall with short
direct flow, correct?

You are right. When the inspector inspected the house before we
bought it, he noted that. Rather than going to a short route out the
side of the house, it makes two or three turns and goes out the roof.
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:52:14 -0800 (PST), Evan
wrote:

You will want to blow out the dryer in the area of the lint trap
with the dryer running using your air compressor, you won't
get all the lint out of the machine but you will get some...

We vacuumed out a lot. I didn't use the air compressor because it has
a connection for a tire, so right now I don't think there is a way to
get air to come out, unless it is inflating a tire. Maybe there is an
attachment that will do that.
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:30:06 -0600, "HeyBub"
wrote:

There is available a nozzle that fits the end of your air hose. It is
cone-shaped and the air exits through the base of the cone.

Thanks! I just asked about that in another message.

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On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:06:13 +0000 (UTC), Jules Richardson
wrote:

Unscrew the back panel and clean it out that way (using compressor if
needs be) - I think that without that you'll get rid of some of the lint,
but won't catch anything like all of it (at least, I know that's true of
my dryer due to the path that the "exhaust" takes and the fan getting in
the way).

Thanks, we did that today but haven't run it yet.
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:24:01 -0500, Jan Philips
wrote:

We have a Frigadaire clothes dryer that is about 7 years old.

It seems to be working OK now that we cleaned out a large amount of
lint, mostly on the air intake side. I wondered how there could be so
much lint on that side - my wife says that the drum isn't sealed very
well.
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Jan Philips wrote:
On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:24:01 -0500, Jan Philips
wrote:

We have a Frigadaire clothes dryer that is about 7 years old.

It seems to be working OK now that we cleaned out a large amount of
lint, mostly on the air intake side. I wondered how there could be so
much lint on that side - my wife says that the drum isn't sealed very
well.

Are there leaks in the outlet side, and/or lots of lint behind/under the unit?

Bob F wrote:
Jan Philips wrote:
We have a Frigadaire clothes dryer that is about 7 years old. On the
"normal" setting it used to dry the clothes in 50 minutes. Then we
had to start adding 15 minutes to get them dry. Now an additional 30
minutes isn't enough. Is there something we can do to fix it, other
than call a repairman?

Clean out all the ducting, both inside and outside of the dryer. If you have
access to an air compressor or leaf blower, blow everything out thoroughly. I
would take the dryer outside and use my air compresssor "blaster" nozzle to blow
out every air passage - through the drum vents, lint filter hole, exhaust hole,
and the entire inside of the mechanism. I do it outside because there will be
lint everywhere. Blow out the ducting also. I have seen at least one dryer taken
from "non working" to perfect by doing this.


I blew the lint out of the duct system with a leaf blower.
I was amazed at how much lint came out.
I couldn't feel much difference in the air flow at the exit, but the
clothes got dry a LOT faster.

A couple of issues...
There's usually a one-way "valve" and a cover at the exit to keep
critters out.
Remove it so the dust balls can get out without clogging.
Depending on the vent construction, there's risk that you can blow the
ducting apart. That's not a good thing.
Mine was solid aluminum, so not a problem for me.

On Feb 23, 6:21*am, mike wrote:
Bob F wrote:
Jan Philips wrote:
We have a Frigadaire clothes dryer that is about 7 years old. *On the
"normal" setting it used to dry the clothes in 50 minutes. *Then we
had to start adding 15 minutes to get them dry. *Now an additional 30
minutes isn't enough. *Is there something we can do to fix it, other
than call a repairman?

Clean out all the ducting, both inside and outside of the dryer. If you have
access to an air compressor or leaf blower, blow everything out thoroughly. I
would take the dryer outside and use my air compresssor "blaster" nozzle to blow
out every air passage - through the drum vents, lint filter hole, exhaust hole,
and the entire inside of the mechanism. I do it outside because there will be
lint everywhere. Blow out the ducting also. I have seen at least one dryer taken
from "non working" to perfect by doing this.

I blew the lint out of the duct system with a leaf blower.
I was amazed at how much lint came out.
I couldn't feel much difference in the air flow at the exit, but the
clothes got dry a LOT faster.

A couple of issues...
There's usually a one-way "valve" and a cover at the exit to keep
critters out.
Remove it so the dust balls can get out without clogging.
Depending on the vent construction, there's risk that you can blow the
ducting apart. *That's not a good thing.
Mine was solid aluminum, so not a problem for me.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

i found a low spot in my dryer exhaust line, it was filled with water.
this was left over from replacing a washer hose.

got rid of the low spot the dryer began drying great..

On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:21:49 -0500, Jan Philips
wrote:

On 14 Feb 2011 18:10:19 GMT, Earl wrote:

Clean the lint trap.

We always do that.
Sometimes there is a build up in the back of the dryer where the
discharge hose connects. BTDT. I only noticed it when I had the dryer
out to change the drive belt for the drum.

On Mar 6, 12:17*pm, DFBonnett wrote:
On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:21:49 -0500, Jan Philips

wrote:
On 14 Feb 2011 18:10:19 GMT, Earl wrote:

Clean the lint trap.

We always do that.

Sometimes there is a build up in the back of the dryer where the
discharge hose connects. BTDT. I only noticed it when I had the dryer
out to change the drive belt for the drum.

yesterday i pulled my gas dryer apart its about 15 years old and had a
tremendous mount of lint buildup..

i think i will replace the rollers they are noisey and binding.