Quote Originally Posted by robinh View Post
My washer and dryer are on their last legs. The washer doesn't always wring things dry enough to dry and the dryer takes forever to dry anything.
Over a year ago, my dryer wouldn't dry anything! And, since I line dry for half the year, I couldn't figure out WHY it would wear out so soon.

I took apart the dryer vent, and am nearly embarrassed to tell you that in 8 years- I had never, EVER cleaned it. It was so full of hair/fibers/dryer things that I couldn't believe it. I am beyond lucky that a fire did not start. I thank God that for whatever reason, I chose then to clean it. I cannot even consider what my negligence would have done to my 8 cats.

The dryer worked perfectly after that, and I have cleaned it annually since. Just an FYI.

As for the not wringing part, that only happens to me when I misload the washer. Too much stuff on one side leaves wet clothes. A re-placement of the items, and a re-spin leaves everything wrung out.