open thermostats, tripped thermostats, not drying enough on "auto dry"
sounds like you have a vent issue.

How long is your vent, what is it made of, and how many 90 elbows does it have ?

Hi, thanks for the response. Vent is solid metal duct pipe, about 4" diameter. There's a 90 where it exits dryer, rises straight up wall about 6', then 90 where it exits out basement wall. Cleaned/vacuumed twice a year (we do it with time change so it's easy to remember). It doesn't have much in there when DH cleans it. Lint does tend to collect at the exit vent out the wall, we have vinyl siding and vent is covered with one of those little louvered vent covers. Lint tends to want to cling to the little louver flaps, but I keep those clean, too.

No doubt about it, clothes are still not completely drying on Auto Sensor cycles. Just did a small load of 3 bath towels and 3 wash cloths as a test, set them on Cotton/Towels (hottest) dry cycle. Dryer cycle ended in under 30 minutes (it starts at 55 or so) and towels were damp, especially at seams, no doubt about it. So I had to do an additional manual dry cycle of 30 minutes on High heat. Same thing with two puffy quilted coverlets.

What a waste of electricity and gas.

Looks like I'll be calling them back on this for sure. I just don't get why this thing won't dry without multiple cycles, even after repair last week. :/

Did you try the "More Dry" button option ?

The "normal" dryness is a result of all dryers trying to be energy efficient.

Dryers in the past didn't care about wasting energy and "over-dryed" everything.

Hello again and thanks.
Yes, I have kept that option set at "More Dry" for as long as I can remember. So no matter the auto setting, from Delicate to Cottons/Towels, it's always on "More Dry".

I really don't know what else I can do? The lint trap is cleaned after every load (I even clean it after an auto load but before I do that additional manual dry time). We take the lint trap out and vacuum down inside the slot that holds it several times a year to keep it free of lint. And the duct is clean. But whereas when the dryer was newer that feeling of dampness was vague, it's definitely more pronounced now, and oddly seems more pronounced even since the repair of last week, if that's possible. I'm stumped.

It may be that the "Moisture Sensor" needs to be cleaned (build-up from using fabric softner sheets)

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I'm game to try that, but, I've never used fabric softener sheets - only liquid in the washer. Could dryer lint cause build up on the moisture sensor?

Forgot to add thanks for posting that! ;-)

maybe from residual soap/softener on the clothes

Try taking your lint screen out and scubbing it with a stiff brush and dish soap and rinse it well..........they can get a build up on them.................worth a try.

I have an LG electric dryer, about 3 years old. I've found that due to the location of the moisture sensor it does not do a good job on guesstimating moisture for small loads. Its second nature now that if I put in a small load that I run it twice.

larger loads aren't a problem.

Have an update and could use some input.
This LG is officially a lemon and BB is giving me a replacement. Had a 4th service call within extended warranty, same complaint: lack of heat. Repairman (same one every time) tried to tell me some very silly things, including emphatically stating that all the Sensor Dry cycles are really just to "damp dry" or remove wrinkles, not actually dry the clothes. But things worked out in the end. (To date local BB store has been exceptionally cooperative.) I have till this weekend to decide from among BB's choices.

On a side note, I recently borrowed my Aunt's older Whirlpool, and to my amazement several pairs of jeans dried completely in 35 minutes. In my LG, it would have been double that time and then some, easily.

An acquaintance in appliance repair recommended a Whirlpool, preferably with the lint trap on top. He said they are a piece of cake should they need repair. He does not like LG or Samsung, parts too hard to get. Of my choices, BB's repairman recommended LG again (to my surprise) or Whirlpool. He too said Samsung parts are difficult to get.

My options are:
Price range: $750 warranty credit
Fuel type: gas
Drum: Stainless (metal buttons/clips on DH's work clothing chipped a piece of enamel in our first dryer, a Kenmore)
Capacity: Large (I like to be able to do comforters, etc.)
Separate pedestal: no
Lots of bells and whistles: not necessary

My manufacturer choices from BB are:
GE: (regular, Profile, Harmony)
Frigidaire: (regular, Affinity)
Samsung (various)
LG (various)
Maytag: Epic, Bravo
Whirlpool: Duet, Cabrio

If anyone can chime in with a recommendation based on my choices from BB, I'm grateful. I have been reading the boards here till I'm bleary eyed and am ready to just walk and grab anything at this point.

Any new FL will take longer to dry and be slightly damp on the Automatic Dry Setting (Energy Star regulations).

The older Whirlpool Dryer probably isn't Energy Star rated.

FWIW, we've had the Whirlpool dryer (vent on top) since 1993 and it is still working perfectly, and it never has had a repair! I just vacuum it out every three years or so. It dries clothes perfectly.

Thanks for the input!

regus_patoff, you're probably correct about the older Whirlpool, it's at least 15 years old if not more.

So the Auto Dry/Sensor Dry isn't going to dry clothes all the way? Not being snarky, rather am truly curious: why on earth do they even provide sensor settings if it won't dry clothes all the way? Or at least close to all the way dry. And if that's generally the case, any new dryer I get with Sensor is then going to behave similar to my LG? (But hopefully less extreme in drying times?)

I have the LG electric dryer 0442, and I use the "normal dry" temp setting, and the "normal" cycle setting. Once in a while, a very thick cotton sock may still be damp, but no complaints here with the Auto dry sensor.

You could use the "More Dry" button option when using the Sensor Dry.

Okay this thread is freaking me out :)
We just cancelled our Duet HT steam pair order and replaced it with the LG 2600 steam pair...

Did we make a mistake??? LOL

We have the LG WM2688 & gas DLG8388 on pedestals on concrete in the basement for about a year and love 'em.

The pump motor on the washer may be a little loud, but it's in the basement and doesn't bother us...

LG parts are easier to get nowdays...

http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/index.action

http://www.repairclinic.com/SmartSearch/smartsearch.aspx

Some repairmen don't like working on newer "electronic" appliances..

Before buying any appliance, find out who will service it in your area.

LG service manuals here