Clothes Dryer Takes Too Long To Dry
Check for an obstruction in the ducting.
Clothes dryer takes too long to dry. If the dryer drum is too crowded with damp clothes there won t be enough airflow to evaporate the water. However the dryer might not run the drying cycle properly the clothes might come out wet or it will take too long to dry them. If the blower wheel is obstructed or defective it may take too long to dry clothes. If flexible ducting is used.
Airflow issues with dryers can also cause the safety thermostat to trip or the thermal fuse to blow. We have information available for your gas or electric dryer including our inventory of repair videos and installation instructions so fixing your dryer is an easy do it yourself project. If the air flow is weak check the blower wheel for obstructions. If no obstructions are present try rotating the blower wheel by hand.
Make sure the outside wall damper is operating easily. When a dryer is taking too long to dry people usually think that their dryer is about to go or the heating element is wore out. If any are not functioning properly they will have to be replaced. To determine if the blower wheel is working properly remove the dryer vent and assess the strength of the air flow.
When you select one setting the dryer turns off when the load is dry. Dryer taking too long to dry clothes using the proper venting and making sure the vent pipe is the proper length is very important to the operation of the dryer. At worse an overloaded dryer may not spin or it may even burn your clothes. At best it may take additional cycles to fully dry your clothes.
Open up you dryer and test each of your dryer s thermostats. Whatever the problem is you must find out what s the root of the problem your dryer has.