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The remaining question is if I should expect the right hand side of the dryer (outside where the heating element is installed) to get hot (not red hot, or peeling paint, just quite uncomfortable to hold your hand there) or is this normal operation? There's no smell like it's hot and the dryer is moving quite a lot of air. I ran the dryer with and without the exhaust connected and it didn't make a difference. Any help is much appreciated!

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When I use the Timed cycle, it works fine. No problem running for 30-35 minutes.

I checked out the Lint filter before the first load of two. It was really filthy like the previous owners didn’t know to clean it ever. I also cleaned out what I could of the exhaust venting ducting. Before this second load, I took out the filter and cleaned out the vent ducting that holds it in place. It was filthy and a lot of lint was removed. I disconnected the exhaust ducting and blew it out with my leaf blower. Velocity is supposedly about 70 mph with a lot of volume as well. A lot of lint was blown out at the end where it exits the house. A lot. I thought that was the cause of the issue.

I ran a second load of towels through and got the same results. Everything looks great. Set the panel to “Towels” and medium heat and was feeling positive…till it quit after 5 minutes. I did nothing to it except to set the dryer controls to the Timed Dry setting and 35 minutes. The towels dried, but seemed like there was still some moisture in them.

My conclusions from this are

that the motor isn’t overheating, or the dryer would shut off under any mode I selected.

the ducting is clear. I got some lint out the first time I cleaned the lint filter. I got a LOT of lint out the second time.

Airflow through the venting should be sufficient. Not only is it a decent volume of air, but the air at the exit point outside the house is cool, not hot.

Having it run fine with a timed setting indicates the motor isn’t overheating. Otherwise, it would shut down in either mode.

There are no strange noises happening, like a belt slipping. In fact, the dryer sounds great.

I’m at a loss. And I really don’t want to call a technician out to fix something that I can change myself. But I need a bit of guidance to get started.

Chris

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Having a strange issue. If I unplug my dryer, then plug it in, most of the time the control panel will work. But it's getting to the point where unplugging it has stopped working. I did replace the system board, but the same issue persists. With the new board and the old board. If I open the door, the light on the inside turns on. If I hold in the "Control on" Button, the dryer will lock and if I hold the "End of Cycle" button, it will unlock the panel. But if I hit the Control on after unlocking it, nothing happens.

Is the control panel going bad? There isn't much to it, and I inspected the ribbon cable and it looks fine. It almost seems like there is a short somewhere? Any thoughts?

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