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Why doesn’t the line trap catch all the lint, how do I make that better?
Vent Your dryer vent pipe should be made of aluminum. The white vinyl duct that was common several years ago no longer meets most building codes, because if your dryer ignites it, a fire may start in your home. Check the entire length of the vent pipe for lint build-up at least once a year–or more often if the dryer gets a lot of use. Note… Remove the lint from the duct–don’t just push it back into the dryer or let it clog any part of the vent. You can tackle lint build-up in the duct with our Vent Brush for Cleaning 4" Round Dryer Vent accessory. It’s available in 10 foot and 20 foot lengths. Interior of dryer cabinet The lint produced by clothes tumbling in a dryer is normally trapped by the lint filter. However, some lint invariably escapes and accumulates on the inside of the dryer cabinet. At least once a year, check the inside of the cabinet, and clean it if necessary. Do this more frequently if the dryer is used heavily. Lint filter Check and clean the lint filter after every drying cycle. If the lint filter has any rips or tears, replace it. If the filter gets clogged by fabric softener residue or any other residue, you can easily clean it with a soft-bristle brush and a little detergent. Area under lint filter You can also clean the chute, duct, or area that the lint filter fits into. If necessary, use a vacuum cleaner to reach into the duct and clean out any lint. Note… If the lint build-up is severe, it’s important to disassemble the dryer and clean out the lint more thoroughly. This is often a job for a qualified appliance repair technician, because there’s a risk of injuring yourself or damaging the machine.
Maytag/whirlpool has a design flaw in that the topload lint filter does not completely cover the exhaust duct at the bottom of the assembly and allows lint to bypass the lint screen in this gap. This will allow premature lint exhaust line plugging and a fire hazard. As far as I know, there is no solution and Maytag/ Whirlpool will not address the problem
If you look at the drum opening , do you see that the lint sceeen dies not even reach the bottom of its slide. Thats what mine did. Prob 1/4” from the bottom. Lint travelsnpathnof least resistance
I have been completely aggravated and frustrated by this horiffic misdesign ever since we bought our Maytag dryer. It’s an extreme fire hazard. I cannot believe that Maytag has not fixed this problem. I cannot believe that some brilliant engineer hasn’t come up with a better part that would completely replace the Maytag crap trap that doesn’t work at all. Just now we took the dryer apart to replace the drive belt and the rollers and the machine was literally stuffed full of lint. It was awful. I have vacuumed into the duct as far as I possibly could, many times, but still every few weeks the vent cover outside is one hundred percent plugged. So how much lint do you suppose is in the exhaust tubing?? Blah.
Very poor design on Maytag MED3500FWO front load dryer. Lint trap does hardly anything. Lint builds up on the motor impeller and makes it go off balance and gets very noisey. Had repairman here during the 1st year of purchase because of noise. He found lint build up. We clean the screen after every use and was the scree at least once every two weeks. Does not solve the problem. Have called Maytag. Sent pictures of lint build up. They provided no help. Said call a repairman at my expense. I have had the dryer apart 3 times, since the first service call, and removed the lint. I am about to do it again.
