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Posted by Berkshire Bill on July 27, 2005, 8:50 pm
>I just purchased a new Kenmore electric dryer and had their contractor
>install it. They connected it properly, as far as I can tell, to the vent
>duct that penetrates the adjoining exterior wall. The length of the duct
>in the wall is, at most, 12 inches to the outside vent cover (an
>18-year-old plastic four-hinged-flap affair). I am seeing significant
>condensation inside the idle dryer after just a few hours with its door
>closed. We have the AC running so our interior relative humidity is in a
>normal comfort range and the interior temperature is around 70F. It is
>very humid outside and I suspect there is backflow of hot, humid air back
>through the vent duct into the interior of the dryer where the moisture is
>condensing on the cool drum surface. Note - I never saw this in the
>27-year-old Maytag dryer I replaced. Never.
>
> Has anyone experienced this before and found a solution?
>
> Sears offered to replace the dryer. I doubt seriously this would eliminate
> the condensation. I don't imagine a service call would either. I'm
> thinking I need to replace the outside vent cover with something that
> seals better.
>
> TIA for your ideas.
>
> Bob in hot, humid greater Washington.
>
It's possible the flaps on the hood are jammed open.
Bill
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