Dryer Troubleshooting

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Dryer Troubleshooting

Pick your brand, add your model number, and tell us what it's doing. You'll get the manufacturer's troubleshooting steps for your exact model, plus notes from a 20-year field tech.

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Stop here and call a pro if…

you smell gas (leave and call your gas company from outside), the repair involves gas valves or burners, or opening panels with power connected. A clogged vent is a fire risk, so don't keep running a dryer that's overheating.

DIY steps are for user-serviceable items only, at your own risk.

Don't throw a hammer at it yet!

Give us a chance at it first. There's a hammer in the truck, just in case.

Flat-rate repair from Goleta to Malibu. Book with your model number and we show up with the likely parts on the truck.

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Brand names belong to their owners. Troubleshooting steps are quoted from the manufacturers' owner's manuals.