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Thread Number: 20897
Pathetically slow Kenmore Dryer |
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Post# 331139 , Reply# 1 2/18/2009 at 22:16 (5,539 days old) by pulsator  (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 331141 , Reply# 2 2/18/2009 at 22:21 (5,539 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 331149 , Reply# 4 2/18/2009 at 22:58 (5,539 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 331150 , Reply# 5 2/18/2009 at 23:02 (5,539 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
It sounds like your problem is in the electrical region of the "auto dry" system. Sometimes fabric softeners and/or dryer sheets will cause a transparent film to develop over the sensors in the drum, sending irregular readings to both the thermostat and auto dry system. Try cleaning the sensors with rubbing alcohol and cotton ball.
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Post# 331163 , Reply# 7 2/19/2009 at 01:19 (5,539 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Thermostatic auto-dry. The timer is stopped when the heating element is on, and runs when the heat cycles off. Moisture evaporating from the clothes keeps the air temperature down, so the heat runs longer and more often to reach and maintain the target temp when the clothes are wet. As the clothes dry, the heat runs less and the timer more ... until the auto-dry "time" runs out to the cool down.
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| Post# 331180 , Reply# 9 2/19/2009 at 07:12 (5,538 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston) | ||
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If it dries faster on low heat than high, I suspect the high temp thermostat. Does the drier feel hotter on low than high? You may want to replace the high temp thermostat. Bobby in Boston | ||
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Post# 331187 , Reply# 10 2/19/2009 at 08:34 (5,538 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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If you have a temperature probe....
If you have any type of electronic temperature probe, like this one for cooking (about $20 in a kitchen store), try running the dryer empty with the probe inside. Also try running it in the exhaust as well. This will give you an idea if the temps you'll know if it's heating properly. My dryer ranged between 141 and 165 degrees depending on the temp setting. 
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| Post# 331200 , Reply# 12 2/19/2009 at 11:15 (5,538 days old) by ptcruiser51 (Boynton Beach, FL) | ||
Same Problem
My OL has a similar electric Model 70 from around 1994. It literally can take two hours to dry a full load. Last time I did a load of two sets of sheets it took well over an hour. No difference between auto or timed dry cycles, except that timed-dry has to be re-set when it runs out (90 min.)because load isn't dry. I thought it was odd that the timer goes up to 90 minutes to begin with. My BIL and I took the ductwork and outdoor vent apart - hardly a trace of lint. About a year ago the elements crapped-out, Sears came and fixed it. Runs exactly the same as before. Paired with a 1994 Kmore 70 washer, fabrics come out just damp. Funny thing is, parental units in their mid-80s keep the house at a comfy 80+ degrees all the time. Summertime it's closed up tighter than a drum. I keep my visits to a minimum to avoid suffocation. If they just hung the wash on a rack indoors it would probably dry in 15 minutes! | ||
| Post# 331201 , Reply# 13 2/19/2009 at 11:22 (5,538 days old) by nmaineman36 () | ||
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You just took a picture at the problem. That dryer vent is notorious for getting stuck...especially if there is lint build up in it. There should be a float in it and it looks like a ball. I would replace that vent with a good 6 inch hood vent with flap. | ||
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Post# 331202 , Reply# 14 2/19/2009 at 11:26 (5,538 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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We have a late 80's Kenmore with the thermostatic auto-dry and "soft-heat" and right off the bat when I bought it the salesman told us to expect it to take longer than the older dryer. I've never really thought about it all these years but it does take at least an hour even for a small load I'm guessing. Hasn't really bothered me I just throw the stuff in and usually get it the next day anyways. At least for 19-20 years old it's only required one belt change so I can't complain about that either.
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| Post# 331203 , Reply# 15 2/19/2009 at 11:44 (5,538 days old) by sudsman () | ||
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| Post# 331212 , Reply# 17 2/19/2009 at 12:48 (5,538 days old) by nmaineman36 () | ||
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hmmm..how long is the vent? | ||
| Post# 331216 , Reply# 18 2/19/2009 at 13:27 (5,538 days old) by ttuee2006 () | ||
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The duct from the dryer exhaust to the vent is less than a foot long. Rigid, boxed sheet metal. | ||
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Post# 331238 , Reply# 19 2/19/2009 at 14:43 (5,538 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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