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Posted by MRS. CLEAN on October 16, 2006, 8:30 am
When clothes aren't drying, it's either the element or the spinning.
But, this is a new dryer.
Could it be the vent is clogged after 30 years? It vents into the
attic.
How do I clean it out?
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Posted by m Ransley on October 16, 2006, 8:34 am
If you mean it vents into the attic space itself not outside you need to
fix this issue and vent it outside. Venting inside will cause the wood
in the attic to rot.
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Posted by on October 16, 2006, 12:31 pm
MRS. CLEAN wrote:
> When clothes aren't drying, it's either the element or the spinning.
>
> But, this is a new dryer.
>
> Could it be the vent is clogged after 30 years? It vents into the
> attic.
>
> How do I clean it out?
Clean _what_ out? With whatever you have that works best. Like,
find any buildup, knock it loose (think flue-cleaning brush on
extension
wand), suck it up with shop-vac or such.
OTOH, cleaning out attic of 30-yrs-worth of lint and rot may be a
bulldozer job. Literally.
Lotsa luck,
J
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Posted by Todd H. on October 16, 2006, 1:45 pm
> When clothes aren't drying, it's either the element or the spinning.
>
> But, this is a new dryer.
>
> Could it be the vent is clogged after 30 years?
Yes!
This is quite a fire hazard too by the way. One of the leading
causes of home fires if memory serves.
> It vents into the attic.
That's trouble too, for different reasons. The moisture will not do
good things for you rattic. Might want to check your attic for
indications of mold, and get someone to extend that vent up to the
roof with a proper roof cap.
> How do I clean it out?
There are kits with round brushes, and flexible shafts available at
appliance stores, big box home depot like places, wal mart too I
think.
--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on October 16, 2006, 2:24 pm
a good friend mistakedly vented a dryer into a otherwise unused
chimney. over time it plugged with lint and the dryer finally
overheated and shut down.
it took me 30 seconds to understand his trouble, I asked WAT were you
thinking?
he changed the vent and never dod understand the problem even after
looking at the totally lint plugged vent......
it should all go up thru the roof?
he just didnt get it:(
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