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Dryer Repair Guides
Troubleshooting and how-to guides for your clothes dryer, written from manufacturer instructions. Start with the easiest check in each guide and stop where it says to call a pro.
- 6 guides
- Safety notes in every guide
- Checked against manufacturer sources
- Dryer Overheating or Shutting Off Mid-Cycle? Causes and Fixes
A dryer that runs too hot or shuts off partway through a cycle almost always has an airflow problem: a packed lint screen, a crushed or overlong duct, or an outside hood that won't open.
- How to Replace a Dryer Belt: Step-by-Step With Idler Routing
If the motor runs but the drum doesn't turn, or the drum spins with no resistance by hand, the belt has almost certainly broken or slipped off the idler pulley.
- Dryer Won't Start? Door, Breaker, Fuse and Switch Checks
Most dryers that won't start have a door that isn't fully latched, a start button that wasn't held for 2 to 5 seconds, a control lock that's on, or a tripped breaker.
- Dryer Takes Too Long to Dry? Fix the Vent Before It's a Fire
When a dryer still heats but needs two cycles to finish a load, look at the exhaust vent first: lint buildup, a crushed duct behind the machine or a run that's too long are the usual reasons.
- Dryer Not Heating? Electric and Gas Causes and Safe Fixes
Start with the free checks: a no-heat cycle such as Air Fluff, a tripped half of the 240-volt breaker on electric dryers, or a closed gas valve on gas models.
- Dryer Making Noise? What Squeaks, Thumps and Rumbles Mean
A high squeal from the bottom of the dryer is usually the idler pulley, a steady thump is often a flat-spotted drum roller or a worn belt, and grinding at the front points to worn drum glides or felt seal.