This week like many weeks before it we are doing laundry as we normally do when noticed a smoke smell coming from our laundry room. The smell was like that of a cigarette. The smell seemed to be coming from the dryer.
So why not open it up and take a look inside.
On inspection I noticed that the inside of the dyer was filled with a carpet of dryer lint.
Dryer lint built up over a five year period of usage and the lack of proper maintenance
This amount of dyer lint would cause excessive heat build up in your dyer causing the thermal sensor to stop the dyer before your items are dyed out. In-fact on further inspection this lint which covered the the bottom of the dyer seem to be burnt; shockingly to my surprise. This would eventually cause a fire
The advice I can now offer any of you, is to open up and clean out your dryer *NOW* if you have never done so.
The risk of property damage and your life is a reality and all can be avoided with some simple steps.
While I was in the dyer I was able to remove the fins on the internal drum to remove the lost change and even found a few missing socks
Info on my dryer
Type: Kenmore Elite
Video I found online and used to assist me in working on my dryer
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Other Photos
Lint Tray assembly
Dryer Exhaust
2 replies on “Dryer Cleaning / Troubleshooting”
Glad it turned out to only be a cleanup.
Concerns aside, the dryer really does eat socks, then.
I had to share this and inform others. In the past I recall the stories of dryer fires and various of causes but nothing like this and I called the fire department in my town and talked to an inspector and he said in most cases he’s been on this was the main contributor to such issues.
I took to advising all of my friends. And anyone online via my posts