Did you know that you’re supposed to clean the lint screen on your clothes dryer? I don’t mean pulling the lint off each time you use it – I mean that you’re supposed to wash it with soap and water every 6 months.
As suggested, I checked mine and water passed through it very slowly, so I guess it did have a film built up over it that was impeding air flow. I cleaned it and the water ran right through. I think it has reduced drying time but it’s hard to tell for sure. I need to try drying a load with the sensor – you know, “more dry/less dry.” The sensor function hasn’t worked so I’ve just been using the “timed dry” function, which was really annoying when I guessed the wrong amount of time needed and came back to a moldy load 3 days later.
It took 5 minutes to clean the screen. The hardest part was that it took a few weeks for the thought of cleaning it to coincide with being in the mood to do it and not having a load of laundry that needed to get in the dryer asap.
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The other thing that can impair drying is a clogged vent. At the back of your drier there’s probably a pipe going out to vent outside the house. That can get blocked…particularly near the place it exists (which is good, because you can reach in a few inches and clean it out).
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Not *exists* … yikes! too much philosophy.
I meant “exits”… the point where it exits the house.
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