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Anonymous Posted on Jan 04, 2011

My dryer does dry my clothes... thier is not hot air coming out what could be worng?

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Could be the element the safety's or some sort of sensor. To disassemble remove the top first by removing screws in rear. To take off the control remove to screw on each side of the back. All connectors are color coded. Cannot screw up reassemble.Lift control out and up. Control board has 4 screws and is replaced as a unit. Keep the selector knob.
Removing and reversing the door
Remove the screws from opposite side and then remove the latch pull out the latch no wires are there. Take the door off and reverse it then replace the latch and shorter screws for extra holes.
Remove the front:
Disconnect the dryer light and door switch wires. Move harness out yer way. Remove 2 screws at the base of the door opening and 4 screws along the top. Tip the panel to the front and lifts off. Next remove the top bracket 2 screws each end. Lift brace up and off.
To remove the shroud/panel 4 screws are removed and lifted up and pulled forward. Disconnect the wire to the humidity sensor.
Remove the belt from idler and yank the drum out. (The belt goes under the tensioner then over the pulley then release it and the spring holds everythang in place like a DOT dryer.) The grooved/ribbed surface goes to the tub side. My dryer does dry my clothes... thier is not hot - themobilian_672.jpg

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    Dan Webster Jan 04, 2011

    The valve resistance is 1995 ohms and the ignitor is 185.
    Inspect the dryer venting from the rear of the dryer to the outside vent hood of the home.
    If there's a restriction in the vent--the clothing in the dryer takes longer to dry.
    When the dryer is functioning normally---the time required to dry laundry is determined by the *Sensor* located on the drum side of the lint filter housing and by the main control board.
    When laundry is near dry--any Time Remaining on the control panel that is *not* needed will be eliminated---except for the last 6 minutes.
    The final 6 minutes of any automatic cycle is for cooling down the laundry before the dryer ends the cycle.
    If a dryer *counts down* to the last 6 minutes but the laundry is still not dry--the computer will allow the dryer to run until the laundry has dried or defaults (not drying within the additional time allowed).
    Dryer vents that are longer than 8 feet with more than (2) 90 degree turns--can affect drying performance.
    Setting the DRY LEVEL selector to *Very Dry* will solve most dryability issues. In homes with abnormally long vents--even the longer run time in the *Very Dry* setting is usually not sufficient to dry laundry loads.
    Reducing the length of the vent or starting a second cycle becomes necessary to fully dry the clothing.
    If a second cycle was started---only the amount of time that is needed to dry laundry will be used before dropping to 6 minutes and then the cycle will end with dry laundry.
    *****************************************

    LG gas dryers are more sensitive to venting length and air flow resistance. The gas burner can cause a rapid increase in temperature compared to an electric burner.
    Rapid temperature rise in a gas dryer leads to premature burner shutdown (longer time required to dry laundry).
    The gradual temperature increase of an electric element is more "forgiving" in homes where the dryer venting is less than ideal.
    *******************************************

    Problem:
    The dryer has an auto dry feature which never fully dries the clothes so we wind up manually setting the dry time to an hour
    Solution:
    LG gas dryers are VERY temperamental in long vent set-ups. If fabric softener sheets are used in the dryer--clean the two stainless steel strips of metal on the lint filter housing with a SCOTCHBRITE PAD--scrub back

  • Dan Webster
    Dan Webster Jan 04, 2011

    These are some notes I had. Hope it helps.

  • Dan Webster
    Dan Webster Jan 04, 2011

    I was guessing from the ELITE that this is an LG model
    Give your Kenmore model number for a more precise answer

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