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suziqt2
Sep 3, 2008, 01:55 PM
Help my Maytag Dryer doesn't dry. I have cleaned out the lint trap and dryer vent hose and still not heat. Anyone have any other suggestions?
smearcase
Sep 3, 2008, 03:45 PM
If you are sure the vent is clear, the heating element may be bad.
Gepetto
Sep 3, 2008, 07:38 PM
You need to check the entire vent run all the way to the outside vent hood; there may be a lint plug somewhere along it. Make sure the flapper in the vent hood is free to move.
If the heating element (generally is a set of coiled heating wires similar to a space heater) is bad you will see a break or open somewhere along it. Take it in to Sears and sweet-talk them into testing the element for free.
There is also a ceramic resistor and a bit of circuit board to control the heater. Many libraries have books on dryer repair