Hello, a relative of mine lives in a house with no dryer vent (the part the vent hose would connect with, that leads outside)
The wall of the laundry closet is turning black, behind the dryer.
Ok, thanks for the advice so far! Also- she is renting this property. All the other units have dryer vents, but not hers. What should she do?
I have a Whirlpool DX8650 electric dryer. It does not dry the clothes efficiently. It is producing heat, and from what I can make of other Yahoo! Answers either the heating element is working or it's not (so it's probably some sort of an obstruction from the vent and the heating element should be ok). Having said that, I'll be pulling it out to check what the problem is. The dryer is about 10 years old so while I'm pulling it out to check the the vent/hose, I figured I might as well replace the heating element because it's not like I'll be pulling it out again & getting behind the dryer anytime soon. After visiting the manufacturer's web site, I got the part list. I'll be replacing the heating element for sure, but wasn't sure if I should order & replace these parts as well (as I'm not sure how they work with the heating element) :
- Box Heater
- Thermostat
- Wire Kit (For heater element wiring harness repair)
- Fuse, Thermal
- Thermal, Cut-Off (Hi-Limit)
- Box Heater
- Wheel, Blower
- Housing, Blower
I just want to make sure that while I'm back there inspecting the hose, that I take advantage of my time there and replace some very old parts which I know will eventually crap out (which I'm sure they will soon because like I said, it's a 10 year old model).
Before you answer, take a look at the manufacturer's web site to see a PDF of the schematics / parts list.
http://www.whirlpoolparts.ca/repair_parts.php
(In the top left hand corner you'll see a dialog box that says "Model Search"; just type in WX8650).
I moved to a different apartment and had to buy a converter plug as the outlet was older and my dryer was only about 4 years old. I don't remember exactly what the difference was, but it was a prong issue (i.e. my dryer had more prongs than the outlet, or vice versa).
I am not sure if that is what is causing my problem. But ever since moving, my dryer has intermittent problems drying my clothing. Sometimes it works in one 50 minute run and dries all the clothes, sometimes it will work the 2nd time if I bump it up to high heat, and sometimes I can run it 3 or 4 times and it still doesn't dry the clothing completely.
We have cleaned out the vent hose, the lint trap, and vacuumed out the entire vent line running up into the attic and out through the ceiling by our front door. But we are still having problems. What bothers us the most is that the problem is intermittent, meaning, each load gives us different results, and sometimes it works, while other times, it doesn't.
We don't mind spending some money to fix whatever the problem is, but we have a new baby due in two months, and can't really afford to pay someone just to come look at it, especially if we end up having to buy a new dryer.
Any suggestions on things we can check, or inexpensive parts that will fix our problem would be greatly welcomed.
Thanks in advance.
I have a manufactured home in Yuma, Arizona (summer temps in the 115 - 125 range) that has a clothes dryer that vents into the space underneath. All of the places that sell dryers, and sevral books, say NOT to vent underneath. One complicating factor is that the home sits in a pit that is pretty much level with the cement pad around it. It would be very difficult to run a vent to the outside; but, if safety is a factor, I certainly will.
I guess my question has several parts. (1) Why shouldn't a dryer vent underneath? (2) Is there an easy way to vent when the vent hose would not be able to break into the air? What is the danger of venting underneath?
Thank you all in advance for the help.
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