Well, we fixed our dryer yet again! This time it was the heating coil that busted and it was considerably more expensive to fix than the $4 part we purchased and put in two years ago ($75 with shipping), but it was more than worth it!
Let me back up a bit. About a month ago, after the dryer finished its cycle, we found that our clothes were still damp. Not thinking much of it, I turned it back on and walked away. When I went back to it again, the clothes were still damp and quite cold. Shoot! So, I called my dad, asked him his opinion and he said we should take it apart, check the heating coil and vacuum out the whole thing in case it was either clogged and had some safety feature or had a broken heating coil.
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| Broken dryer heating coil |
When we opened it up, it was obvious that the coil was broken. So, Tool Lady did some internet research and found a How To video (see below) on replacing your own heating coil. She ordered the part and we patiently waited for it to arrive.
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| New dryer heating coil |
After the part was delivered last week, we spent some time on Saturday putting the dryer all back together again. With the help of the video, it was incredibly easy and pretty fast!
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| Tool Lady fixing the broken dryer heating coil |
Timely post – the dryer in our shop is smelling like hot lint – I think I need to take it apart and make sure there is nothing getting to the heating coil. Thanks for the pictures of what I can expect to find!
Oohh…hot lint is not a good smell at all! It may as simple as opening it up and vacuuming it out. It’s amazing how much lint can find its way into every little crevice in the body of the dryer.
2 Tramps,
Do not mess around with a hot lint smell. It can be a dangerous fire hazard.
Bee Girl,
This is a great post. Ours is not completely cool, but it is not hot and it does take multiple cycles. I think we need to try this ourselves. Thanks for sharing!
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Our timer went out on ours. I wonder if that’s an easy fix too? Our dryer will run forever until you open the door. But our dryer was made in 1987, so just a tad bit on the old side. 🙂
Interesting! My guess is that it is fixable, but given it’s age, it may be very hard to find the right part. I’d say it’s worth doing some research 🙂 Good luck!