9 Hours!!! I hope it isn't because the clothes are too wet because if it is I wouldn't like your electricity bill!! There are a number of things you need to check. I assume that you are not overloading the machine, and that you are using the correct spin cycle Don't start the drying cycle directly after the wash, take out the clothes and see how dry they are after the wash, you need to ascertain if it is spinning the load sufficiently fast to dry them. How dry are they directly after the spin? If they are not wetter than they should be then the dryer is not getting hot enough during the drying cycle, this could be due to a faulty thermostat or element. Make sure all the filters are clean including the pre chamber down below so that it can pump out the water (I guess it must be clear if it is washing ok? but check anyway. The principal parts involved, assuming that Also check that you haven't got a delay set for the dryer (unlikely I know but I thought I would mention it anyway) I hope that helps.
Sorry I left a sentence unfinished The principal parts involved, assuming that the clothes are spun properly are the element (heat source) the thermostat. Humidity sensing could be involved but unlikely as the clothes do eventually dry. Sorry I left a sentence unfinished The principal parts involved, assuming that the clothes are spun properly are the element (heat source) the thermostat. Humidity sensing could be involved but unlikely as the clothes do eventually dry.
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9 Hours!!! I hope it isn't because the clothes are too wet because if it is I wouldn't like your electricity bill!!
There are a number of things you need to check.
I assume that you are not overloading the machine, and that you are using the correct spin cycle
Don't start the drying cycle directly after the wash, take out the clothes and see how dry they are after the wash, you need to ascertain if it is spinning the load sufficiently fast to dry them. How dry are they directly after the spin? If they are not wetter than they should be then the dryer is not getting hot enough during the drying cycle, this could be due to a faulty thermostat or element.
Make sure all the filters are clean including the pre chamber down below so that it can pump out the water (I guess it must be clear if it is washing ok? but check anyway.
The principal parts involved, assuming that
Also check that you haven't got a delay set for the dryer (unlikely I know but I thought I would mention it anyway)
I hope that helps.
Sorry I left a sentence unfinished
The principal parts involved, assuming that the clothes are spun properly are the element (heat source) the thermostat. Humidity sensing could be involved but unlikely as the clothes do eventually dry.