LG Dryer - Reasons Why Your Dryer Won't Dry

If your dryer continuously shuts off during a cycle or leaves your clothes feeling damp even after a cycle, it's possible that there may be a blockage or a restriction in your home exhaust system. Blockages and restrictions in the duct work possibly caused by lint buildup and debris can prevent your dryer from running efficiently at maximum performance.

[JoeLinux]

Many or most LG dryers have horribly designed lint traps which leak lint into the discharge. If LG was smart enough to design a proper fitting lint screen trap, lint in the pipe would be less of an issue because there wouldn't be much lint in the pipe. Most of it would have been actually caught by the lint screen. Why doesn't LG hire some engineers who can actually design a good lint trap that can easily be cleaned without having to take the machine apart all the time? Best yet, why doesn't LG have a good fitting aftermarket upgrade that they offer to owners of crummy LG dryers so they can dry their clothes properly like they used to with their previous American made Maytag machines?

[youngkreisler]

I think LG dryers are just fancy junk. They have so many useless connectivity features but just doesn't do the one thing it's supposed to do: dry the laundry! I had a 10-year old Maytag that worked just fine but a new LG is giving me so much pain.

[Elblanco]

I switch the thermal fuse. Limited thermal fuse, clean out ducting leading outside and bought new ducting that connects to wall. Changed the reset button, and my dryer is still not heating. It would start to heat when I changed all fuses and ducting but then turned off on me and not won’t heat at all. Only code I get is d80 but it’s impossible because I already cleaned out all vents lint catchers. I don’t know what to do at this point. I feel like I need to just buy a new dryer with different brand. Maybe whirlpool 😢😕

[ashleys]

My dryer turns on (I can adjust settings), but when I hit start nothing is happening. What is the problem?

[tina-gh]

I put very wet clothes in the dryer after the wash machine started leaking and could not finish spinning. Now the dryer is not heating. Did I do damage and can it be fixed?

[Watchdog_McCoy_.x]

The reason why is because LG makes complete garbage dryers. Mine is less than a year old, and already broken. I am not the only one complaining as there is a multitude of people with the same complaints. I think it's time for a class action lawsuit for faulty manufacturing.

[djbillyd]

There is no blockage in my duct system. My dryer starts with 41 mins>40 mins19 mins>5 mins>2 mins. That with the exhaust hose disconnected from the dryer and moved away from the wall 3'. But it still does this. I vacuumed the inside of the dryer exhaust inside and out. And it still does this...

[enzofiero]

So I've got an LG dryer that's igniting and firing only for 5 seconds and then shuts down the flame.. Ohms on gas valve are in limit. Other sensors jumped out with no difference. Any suggestions?

[bonniewaybright]

I am in my 70’s. My fancy LG washer and dryer are the worst I have ever owned. Dryer doesn’t dry, sensors shut it off while cloth are not dry. Even timed dry takes over 60 min to dry towels on high. I do not overload, these just crummy products.

[marysmith-dpbl]

My dryer goes from 30 minutes to 29 to 28 then to 20 what is the reason for this ? is it safe to use it

[ChareeMLR]

My sensor isn't on. I have a brand new dryer and it keeps stopping only a few minutes into drying. I end up using the manual dry which still doesn't get all of my clothes dry despite setting it to an hour and forty minutes (max manual time). When I set the dryer to the max settings it has melted one of my shirts. When I use any other settings it doesn't dry. When pulling my clothes out of the dryer some are really hot and damp. Some are completely dry. Ive already had the dryer replaced and a technician came out. Nothing changed. When I call customer service, im discouraged to have another technician come out. Even had to go through the manual with a customer service agent. WHY do I have to go through the manual? They should be able to help or send someone who can. Absolutely BS.

[DaleMcCluskey]

Just bought LG washer and dryer / stackable. The dryer keeps turning off with the error code for for restricted airflow appearing. I checked everything and attempted to problem solve. Once I turned off the energy saver it appears to be working however I am having the store pick this junk up next Saturday and having it all replaced with Samsung. When you pay good money for appliances you should not have too waste your time trying to figure out what is wrong. Seems LG isn't the way to go.

[rossweaver]

Ok what if this is occurring but there are no blockages at all. Unit is literally a week old

[HillBilly-]

Well I can put dry clothes in my dryer run a cycle and they will be wet when it stops, been like that since we bought it

[liliaeable]

Most expensive dryer I have ever bought, and its worse than the one I threw away to buy this. That dryer cost 1/3 the price of this one.

[leahfean]

My clothes come out of my LG dryer damp. I don't think it's the sensor because when I turn the water off from the connection from the washer and run the dryer things get dry. I never in 5 years used this option. How can I get rid of the hose connection from the water line. I am 80 years old and have already had an "appliance repairman" come in and he didn't find this solution and the cost was $65.00.. Actually, he found no solution said "it should work now". Any help for this old lady would be appreciated!!!!

[mamiix]

Thank you mine was filled with lint now it works

[MisterBinx]

So my dryer us venting cold air and not drying the clothes. Does that mean some sort of thermal fuse broke? Did the heating element break? What the hell. The machine is awful. No error codes or warning. It just doesn't work.

[limitlessrd]

It's the four wheels in the unit the new wheels have bearings the old wheels is more like a bushing they slow the drum down thus slowing the fan down etc ...

[DomTheHawKdaMiaN]

Just bought mine and whatever mode try it double bings all the time