Dryer Repair

A dryer that runs a full cycle and leaves clothes damp is usually not a broken dryer. It is a vent problem, and the vent is also the reason dryers catch fire. That is why we check airflow before we quote a heating element, and why the cheapest visit on this page is often the most useful one. The diagnostic is $99 and is waived when you approve the repair, every job carries a 90-day parts-and-labour warranty, and we work ten metro areas. Florida and general (863) 474-2970, Texas (281) 205-1474.

How dryers actually fail

Heat and airflow are two different systems and both have to work. The heating element or gas igniter makes the heat, thermostats and the thermal fuse keep it in range, and the blower plus the vent run carry the moisture out of the house. Kill the airflow and the machine overheats, trips the thermal fuse and stops heating, and the part everybody blames is the element that was never the problem.

Long vent runs, crushed foil hose behind the machine and lint packed inside the duct are the usual causes. A restricted run makes the dryer work two or three cycles to do one cycle of drying, which is both an energy bill and a genuine fire risk, since lint at that temperature is fuel.

Common dryer repairs and what they cost

Figures are the medians of the ranges already published on our nine metro dryer pages, for parts and labour on a named repair. The $99 diagnostic sits outside them and comes off when you approve the work.

Check these before you book

Each of these costs nothing and each one resolves a real share of the calls we get. A technician arriving to do something you could have done in five minutes is a bad outcome for both of us.

Clean the lint screen, then check behind it

Lint gets past the screen and packs the housing underneath. A vacuum crevice tool down that slot restores airflow on a surprising number of machines.

Pull the dryer out and look at the hose

Crushed foil hose behind the machine is the most common airflow restriction we find, and straightening or replacing it is a five-minute job.

Go outside and feel the vent flap while it runs

Weak or no air at the outside flap means the run is blocked, and no part inside the dryer will fix that.

Match the symptom to the likely cause

When replacing beats repairing

Dryers are the cheapest of the major appliances to keep alive. Elements, fuses, thermostats, belts and rollers are inexpensive and the machine is simple to work on, so the honest answer is usually repair. The exception is a control board on a budget machine, where the part price approaches the price of a new dryer, and there we will tell you plainly. If you want to run the numbers yourself first, the repair-vs-replace calculator and the appliance lifespan database are the two pages worth ten minutes.

Dryer repair, city by city

Twenty-nine cities have their own dryer page, written for that city rather than copied from a template. If your address is in one of them, start there.

Every city we cover is on the locations index, with Florida and Texas hubs. Not listed? Call anyway, we cover a wider area than we have pages for.

Before approving a larger dryer repair, check where the machine sits in its life and whether the duct is the real fault: how long dryers last.

Running but not heating is the most common dryer call we take, and two of its causes cost nothing to rule out: why a dryer will not get hot.

A new noise is worth booking before it becomes a second repair: what each dryer noise means.

The most common dryer complaint we take is damp clothes rather than no heat, and the first three checks are free: why a dryer will not dry.

Choosing the cycle correctly saves ironing and fibre: what permanent press means on a dryer.

Most of the dryer repairs we attend trace back to airflow, and this is the maintenance that prevents them: how to clean a dryer vent.

A dead dryer and a lit-but-inert one are two different repairs: dryer not turning on.

Brand page: Maytag appliance repair.

Frequently asked questions

Book a technician online, or call Florida and general (863) 474-2970, Texas (281) 205-1474.