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Post# 578983   2/28/2012 at 10:57 (4,434 days old) by roscoe62 (Canada)        

I have a Maytag Centennial Dryer about three or four years old and it is now starting to act up by not drying heavier items completely dry when on the auto dry cycle. The dryer is started on the Jeans More Dry end of the cycle and the items are arriving damp when the dryer is finished.
Is this the beginning of trouble ( or possibly the end) or would this particular machine have two elements, and one has blown ?It's tag says it was made by Whirpool Corporation. Thanks for any help here.





Post# 579061 , Reply# 1   2/28/2012 at 15:03 (4,434 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass)        

Gas or Electric dryer? Check the venting...could be partially blocked. Would cause a slow dry complaint. Also check the hood outside. Clean out any dried lint sticking to the flapper and inside of hood. With the dryer runnung, there should be a strong current of air coming out of the hood. Make sure the dryer back is not pushed to the wall and squashing the vent hose. Also there should not be a lot of extra hose behind the dryer. Vent hose should be as short and straight as possible to avoid sagging.

Post# 579198 , Reply# 2   2/29/2012 at 04:05 (4,433 days old) by roscoe62 (Canada)        

Thanks Coldspot66. The dryer is electric and the venting is ok as I check it all the time for lint and such and the duct is not bunched up either from machine to outdoors.The dryer is on a breaker not fuses ,and it still doesn't completely dry the heavier items?
Cheers :)


Post# 579402 , Reply# 3   2/29/2012 at 20:12 (4,433 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)        
Also Check you lint screen

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Even if it's clean, it may be clogged. Detergent residue as well as leftovers from fabric softeners and dryer sheets can clog the screen. Run the screen under some warm sudsy water, and give it a scrub with an old toothbrush.
Wile at it, check the passage to see if any lint is built up behind the screen.
If on a breaker, as you said, Flip the breaker all the way off and then reset. I have a friend that paid a service call because the dryer wasn't drying properly, As it happened 1/2 of the breaker had tripped, but the other half was still connected, hence only 110V was reaching the dryer.



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