These are the faults we are called out for most often. Each one is a repair we complete regularly — in most cases in a single visit, with the part already on the van. If your symptom is not listed, describe it when you book and we will tell you what it is likely to be.
Not heating at all
Likely cause: Electric dryers: a failed heating element or a blown thermal fuse. Gas dryers: the igniter or flame sensor. Worth knowing — a blown thermal fuse is almost never a random failure, it is the safety device doing its job because the vent is restricted.
What we do: We replace the element or igniter AND check the venting. Replacing the fuse alone means you call us again in three months.
Typical repair: $130 – $310
Takes two or three cycles to dry one load
Likely cause: Restricted airflow, essentially always. Lint packed into the vent duct, a crushed flexible hose behind the machine, a blocked exterior flap, or lint caked in the blower housing.
What we do: Full airflow check and clearing. This is also the single biggest dryer fire risk in a house, so it is worth doing properly.
Typical repair: $110 – $260
Motor hums but the drum will not turn
Likely cause: A snapped drive belt, a seized idler pulley, or worn drum rollers loading the motor beyond what it can turn.
What we do: Belt, pulley and rollers are replaced as a set — doing one and leaving the others worn is a false economy.
Typical repair: $140 – $300
Squealing, thumping or rumbling while running
Likely cause: Drum support rollers flat-spotted with age, a dry idler pulley bearing, or worn front drum glides letting the drum rub the bulkhead.
What we do: Straightforward mechanical replacement, usually a single visit.
Typical repair: $140 – $290
Runs for a few minutes then shuts off
Likely cause: The dryer is overheating and the cycling thermostat or thermal cut-off is protecting it. Restricted venting again, or a failed thermostat reading temperature wrongly.
What we do: We measure actual airflow and duct temperature rather than swapping thermostats hopefully.
Typical repair: $130 – $290
Completely dead — no lights, no response
Likely cause: A tripped breaker or half-lost 240V leg (an electric dryer on one leg will tumble but not heat, or do nothing at all), a failed door switch, thermal fuse, or start switch.
What we do: Electrical supply is checked first, because that one is free to rule out.
Typical repair: $120 – $280
Burning or hot-lint smell
Likely cause: Lint accumulated on the heating element or inside the vent run. This is the failure mode that starts house fires and it should be treated as urgent.
What we do: Stop using the dryer and book a visit. We strip and clear the lint path and inspect the element for damage.
Typical repair: $120 – $280
Price bands are typical all-in figures for parts and labor on this type of repair and are not a quote.
Diagnostic starts at $89 and is credited against the repair if you go ahead. You always get a firm price before work begins.