A dryer that won't heat or takes three cycles to finish a load piles up fast. Tell us what it's doing, no heat, taking forever, a burning smell, and we'll get someone out today where the schedule allows.
Quick check
Drum turning but no heat at all?
Usually a failed heating element or a tripped thermal fuse.
Taking two or three cycles to dry?
Often a clogged vent, not a fault with the dryer itself.
Drum not turning at all?
Usually a snapped belt or a worn drive motor.
Open a symptom to see what usually causes it and how we track it down. If yours doesn't match, call anyway, most calls are one of these.
Equipment we cover
Common causes
How we fix it
We test the heating element or igniter first, then check the thermal fuse, since a tripped fuse is often a symptom of a blocked vent rather than a fault on its own. On gas models we check the valve coils and igniter together, since either can stop the burner lighting. We replace the failed part and clear anything restricting airflow before running a full cycle to confirm real heat is reaching the drum.
Common causes
How we fix it
We check the full vent run first, since a partially blocked vent is the single most common reason a dryer runs fine but takes forever, and it's the one thing most people never think to check themselves. If the vent is clear we test the moisture sensor and the blower wheel. Sensors get cleaned or replaced rather than bypassed, since ignoring them just leads to over-dried or under-dried loads either way.
Common causes
How we fix it
A motor that hums but doesn't turn the drum almost always means a snapped belt, so that's the first thing we check. If the belt is intact we look at the rollers and glides the drum rides on, since worn ones can bind the drum enough to stall it. Belts and rollers get replaced as a pair where they've worn together, so the fix holds rather than failing again in a few months.
Common causes
How we fix it
Squealing and thumping usually point to different parts, so we listen for which one it is and when in the cycle it happens before opening anything up. Squeals are almost always a dry pulley or worn rollers, thumping is more often something loose behind the drum. Worn rollers and pulleys get replaced rather than lubricated, since a quick oiling only buys a few more weeks.
Parts for these makes travel on the van, which is why most visits end in a finished repair rather than a second appointment.
Real jobs, real dryers, from gas vented units to ventless heat pumps, across Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Dryer was running a full hour and clothes still came out damp. Vent was clogged solid with lint, cleared it out and it dries in half the time now.
Gas dryer wouldn't light at all. Igniter had failed. Explained the difference between that and the valve before replacing it.
Belt snapped and the drum just sat there while the motor hummed away. Fixed in one visit, cheaper than I expected.
Heat pump dryer stopped heating properly. Different animal from a normal dryer but he clearly knew what he was doing.
Our stackable unit started squealing every cycle. Dry rollers, quiet again within the hour.
Called about a thumping sound that turned out to be a button caught behind the drum. Didn't try to sell us anything extra.
Electric dryer kept tripping the thermal fuse. Traced it back to a blocked vent run, not the dryer itself.
Condenser dryer in the basement wasn't collecting water properly. Fixed the reservoir sensor same day.
Good diagnosis on a dead heating element, fair price on the part. Only four stars because the first slot got pushed back a day.
Booked the dryer repair at night without much hope. Someone called at eight the next morning and had it fixed by early afternoon.
Gas dryer had a faint burning smell we were nervous about. Turned out to be lint built up near the burner, cleaned out properly.
Drum wouldn't turn, motor just hummed. Belt and rollers both worn, replaced together so it wouldn't fail again in a month.
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