AT FIRST IT TOOK FOREVER TO DRY NO MATTER WHAT SIZE LOAD. THEN THE DRUM WOULDN'T TURN ON IT'S OWN. HAD TO MANUALLY TURN THE DRUM A FEW TIMES THEN START THE DRYER. NOW IT WONT COME ON AT ALL
This sounds like the motor that drive the drum has packed it in could be the capacitor or the centrifugal switch cant say with the amount of info given. I am quite sure it is with the motor as manually turning it is assisting with the start up of the motor
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If the drum gets hot to a real degree it has to be a blockage between the drum to where the air exits the home.
They do make a brush designed to go into the area where the lint trap is and be long enough to come out the rear of the unit---A lot of places will come out and professionally clean from trap to vent outlet
A blockage can be dangerous as hundreds of fires happen each year from the lint catching fire in the dryer.
The tube to the outside may seem clear but if blockage anywhere from lint trap to it, that will cause this problem and present a possible fire hazard.
Its not unlike having your vac not pick things up very well...except there is rarely a fire with that.
When booting, you should see if your RAM size is normal. If it's something low, such as 32mb, you should replace it, or try a system format. You could use an Antivirus, such as AVG Free, to scan your computer for viruses that might have infected it.
If your computer has been severely damaged by viruses, i would consult you to do a complete cleanup of your storage devices connected to it. A clean instalation of an operating system would ensure that your computer is virus free.
If the above do not work, or you are not experienced with computers, you should hire a technician to assist you.
Try to turn the empty drum manually--does it seem bound up? If it turns freely, the belt may have decided to break. The drum must be accessed directly (take the front panel off after raising the top) to get a new belt over it and a lower back panel removed to access the motor and idler pulleys. Try to align the belt up with the lower motor and idler pulleys. Good luck with this.
Check your rear exhaust vent for blockage.
Your dryer has 2 heating elements.
If it gets warm at all at least one element is broken.
The operating thermostat could also be bad.
Burned/broken wire at heater terminal.
Unplug the dryer.
Remove the front panel, then the belt and drum and inspect the heater and thermostats.
One way to tell if it has a heater element problem is to use an Amprobe to read how much current the dryer pulls when operating. If the amps are 2/3, 1/2, or 1/3 of what it's supposed to pull, then it's an element problem, and you need to fix that.
My only question is, how long would it take to dry that same load of sheets when the unit was new, and does the time now compare to the then?
You should change it back to regular gas the problem is in pressure reg gas come to your home at much greater pressure then propane that's why it takes longer to dry the other thing is to keep your lint trap clean because it can affect drying once in while blow out lint hose as well
when you say the drum wont spin even manually. Do you mean the drum is too stiff to turn by hand? If so the bearings may have seized up solid. If the drum is free to turn by hand, the pump may be blocked, or burned out & not allowing the water out. If so the circiut wont allow the machine to spin. If thats the case, unblock or replace the pump
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