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Thread Number: 91768
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
1986 Kenmore Electric Special Edition Dryer |
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| Post# 1163057 , Reply# 1 11/2/2022 at 13:15 (534 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 1163062 , Reply# 2 11/2/2022 at 14:11 (533 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
Dryer with electronic controls (mainly ones with moisture sensors) can be screwy as they age. Even Whirlpool 29” top filter dryers with the Accu-Dry don’t really work even when new and everyone I knew who had a Whirlpool 29” dryer with the Accu-Dry almost never used the auto dry since items would always come out damp afterwards even after wiping the moisture sensor down from dryer sheet residue. This is why I am partial to dryers with a auto dry timer where it advances the timer whenever the heat is cycled off and stops the timer when the heat comes back on. A auto dry timer may be slightly less accurate compared to a moisture sensor that works properly but will be far more reliable compared to a moisture sensor that can a have a mind of it’s own as time goes by.
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Post# 1163091 , Reply# 3 11/2/2022 at 20:50 (533 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Long dry times on a 29 inch whirlpool built dryer
It looks like you have a gas dryer in which case it likely has weak valve coils.
Also if it’s connected to an exhaust system try running it without the exhaust system and see how it dries to decide whether it’s a dryer problem or the exhaust system in your home. The not starting easily problem could be a bad touch panel they’re hard to find if that’s the case if it just doesn’t respond. I did a service call on a little newer 1989 Direct Dr. electronic washer today. The complaint was that it was leaking a hot water inlet hose was loose on the faucet lol the machine was in beautiful shape.
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