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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 01:09 PM
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I didn't have to buy a new clothes dryer today after all
For an unemployed person that's a BIG relief and worthy of an early beer.

:toast: to myself for being such a good fixit guy.

20-year-old Whirlpool has been very reliable. The only repair it's needed was a new felt gasket for the drum about 10 years ago.

Today I disconnected the gas, electricity, and vent hose, removed the back cover, vacuumed out the dust, and tweaked all of the accessible electrical connections to thermostats and what-not. Also vacuumed out the vent pipe and make sure it wasn't clogged. That fixed it.

Dryer owners - Watch the dust!
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beachbum Donating Member (88 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 01:15 PM
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1. Typical problem
That and the belt on the washer always gets me.
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BlueEyedSon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 01:26 PM
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2. Yeah, my dryer belt fell off
had to put a shim (cut from an aluminum Sprite can) into some pulley retaining thingie. A squirt of WD40, belt back on and badaboom..... working dryer.

Cheap fix!
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