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Thread: Dryer seams hot - no heat during air fluff

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    Dryer seams hot - no heat during air fluff

    Model Number: SDE3606AY
    Brand: Maytag
    Age: 6-10 years

    The temp of the heating cycles seems to be the same. Quite hot even on the delicate cycle. (4 cycles, regular, medium, delicate and air fluf). The air fluff cycle remains cool with no appearent heat.
    The vents have been checked and are free of any lint build up. Any thoughts as to which component is causing the issue?
    Thanks
    Hank
    Last edited by HankW; 01-14-2013 at 12:04 PM.

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    Hank,

    The dryer is not supposed to heat during the air fluff cycle, that is normal. The main thing that we see cause the dryer to get too hot is an airflow problem. I would check the blower wheel (make sure it isn't stripped), check for lint build up in the dryer and the exhaust venting. Or an easy thing to try is to run the dryer for one cycle with the vent disconnected, that will tell you if its a venting problem or not. Make sure to hook the vent back up after this test. If that all checks out okay, then you could have a bad cycling thermostat, this is the thermostat that controls the temperature inside the dryer. Let me know what you find.
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