JTeller
Lurking at the Threshold
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Matbe I misunderstood about the lint duct being totally removed. The picutre only shows it backed off from the fan somewhat. So I did that my=uch and cleaned out lint, toothpicks, bobbie pins, and with a vacumm a lot of sand that had collected in the bottom of the duct. It really didn't look like it was impeding the air flow, but certainly was a fire hazard. Nothing much in my flexible vent hose to the wall, and the duct in the wall is galvanized 3x4 rectangular vent, but goes up the wall and outside through the roof. I vacummed up a tad of lint at the bottom of that duct.
Looks like replacing the motor would be at least $100, plus its suggested to replace the blower blades, rollers, and belt tensioner at the same time. The felt seal around my lint screen handle looks shredded. So all those other parts might run at least another $75. Though I hate to discard something that could be made to work, $175 to fix versus about $350 for a new machine leads me to the path of buying new. Several places have "free" delievery and set up at this time, as well as other incentives.
Thanks for taking the tim to look at my problem and pass on some sage advice.
Regards,
Jim
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