OHHHHHH, it does, it does... you should find an accordian hose in the back connected to outside vent, if you are in apt, and it's a built-in, it is STILL connected to outside vent on roof. Pull it out and look! Take it off clean it out. Go outside and clean out the vent. Check your lint trap, and INSIDE the area you take the trap out of, lint gets stuck in there, too. Be careful and always check these things, number one cause of house fires come from the dryer.OHHHHHH, it does, it does... you should find an accordian hose in the back connected to outside vent, if you are in apt, and it's a built-in, it is STILL connected to outside vent on roof. Pull it out and look! Take it off clean it out. Go outside and clean out the vent. Check your lint trap, and INSIDE the area you take the trap out of, lint gets stuck in there, too. Be careful and always check these things, number one cause of house fires come from the dryer.
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Are the clothes wet AND hot? If so - check the exhaust / vent hose for kinks or obstructions. That includes the cap / flap on the outside of the house.
If the clothes are wet AND cold, then the electric heating element isn't heating likely due to a broken or poor electrical connection, burned out heating element, defective thermostat, etc..
If the dryer doesn't heat, but the drum turns, check the thermal fuse(s). The thermal fuse protects the dryer from overheating and helps to prevent fires. If the thermal fuse is blown, it will have to be replaced.
Frequently there's an obstruction in the vent duct from the dryer to the outside of the house. For the dryer to heat properly, the duct must be clean and clear of lint or any other substance.
First, you need to be sure if really the dryer is not heating. Sometimes the vent is clogged and doesn't dry the clothes regardless the drying is heating.
Be sure the exhaust pipe is not clogged and try to operate the dryer again.
The reason you are not getting the cloths dry after 60 minutes and are just as wet is airflow or rather the lack thereof.
First verify that you dryer is actually starting, (I know... you're thinking, duh!) but simple things first. Let the dryer run on high heat for about 2 minutes and open the door. See if there's actually heat coming out of the door. If there is, that's a good sign. Did the drum seem to be tumbling? if yes, this also is a good sign.
Next turn the dryer to fluff/no heat and turn it on. Go outside and check the dryer vent (if possible) and see if there is a reasonable amount of airflow coming out. Most likely it will be weak (since your cloths aren't drying.) Now that you have checked that, go inside, disconnect the dryer hose on the back of the dryer. Compare the airflow from the outside vent. If it is considerably stronger than outside, your ducting needs cleaned. If it is about the same and still weak, something is blocking airflow in your dryer.
Here's a decision point. If you feel you don't want to try to fix the dryer yourself, get someone qualified or take it to a qualified maintenance shot for the dryer. If you feel up to the task, FIRST unplug the dryer, then you'll have to disassemble the dryer (can't give you specifics without the model number) and find the clog and remove it. Once the clog is removed (very likely lots of lint and maybe even a sock or two) reassemble the dryer, hook the vent hose back up, plug it in, try to dry your cloths.
You probably still have lint blocking the airflow somewhere. Remove the dryer from the vent hose and feel how much air is leaving the dryer. You should be getting a good flow. Hook it back up and check the air flow at the end of the dryer vent. Even though air still flows through the pipe the lint tends to adhere to the pipe walls and slows down the air flow. Similar to cholesteral adhering to the artery wall. A good cleaning will do wonders.
"Steam drying will get how but the air that comes later to actually dry is cold so the clothes never dry"
I am assuming "how" means hot in this sentence, if so, I think I can help! There is no "steam drying" phase for your dryer so what is probably happening is; the wet clothes are being heated properly [as a result causing steam] however if this steam does not escape frum the dryer it will simply condense back onto the clothing [leaving them moist/wet].
Check your flexible tube from the dryer and the vent on the outside of your home to make sure they are unobstructed. Hope this helps!
My machine has no vent.
OHHHHHH, it does, it does... you should find an accordian hose in the back connected to outside vent, if you are in apt, and it's a built-in, it is STILL connected to outside vent on roof. Pull it out and look! Take it off clean it out. Go outside and clean out the vent. Check your lint trap, and INSIDE the area you take the trap out of, lint gets stuck in there, too. Be careful and always check these things, number one cause of house fires come from the dryer.
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