Maytag PYE2300AY Electric Dryer "vent inside looks burnt" Questions

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...inside rear wall of the dryer there is a metal venting screen. It looks like it has been burnt (metal sheering) and the screen is covered in black. Sometimes it smells burnt. Lint vent gets cleaned ...

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...pipe is probably full of lint. pull the dryer away from the wall, disconnect the vent pipe and look inside the rear of the dryer and thru the vent pipe. remove any lint u find as it is a fire

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...vent screen inside the dryer has a dark black burnt look. What's the problem? Stop using the dryer! You are probably close to having a fire if you continue to use it. The whole vent system should be ...

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...vent exit in the back,it is an oblong looking tube,the element is inside this box on most,remove the screws,the element will be burnt in the lines running thru in a spot or 2,best I always found was ...

...inside the dryer? A break in the the element should not have passed a continuity check but there are rare cases. For example, I went to a call in my beginngin years for a dryer that was taking too ...

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...inside where there is a vent it looks to be blackened or burnt. Hello, Check out this tip... it will help you to find out what is making it take so long.. ...

...on the wall and look inside it for loose or burnt connections, you could also have a faulty control thermostat ,shorted heating element or a bad 30 amp breaker in the power panel. Hope this helps ...

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...inside the dryer. This all came after we found that the vent was frozen over with lint residue. We are trying to clean of any possible obstructions due to lint. What could be the cause of this? Is ...

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...vent on my LG front load energy efficient clothes dryer is some what rusted looking and putting off a burnt odor. What do I need to do? I would say take it apart and clean it out, as lint does get ...

...looks burned because of the heat from the flame. Try taking a shop vacuum to the grid and see if you can suck any lint from the burner chamber. If you get a lot, then it might be worth taking the ...

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