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Dryer Repair & Vent Cleaning in Irving, TX
Dryer not heating, taking forever to dry or shutting off mid-cycle? ALAS Appliance Repair fixes gas and electric dryers and cleans dryer vents across Irving, from the Heritage District and the SH 183 corridor to Las Colinas, Hackberry Creek and Valley Ranch.
- Serving all of Irving
- Diagnostic fee credited toward your repair
- Gas and electric dryers, plus vent cleaning
- Open 7 days a week
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Dryer Repair Needs in Irving Homes
For dryer repair in Irving, Hackberry Creek is a good example: this Las Colinas village around the fairways of Hackberry Creek Country Club has homes built from about 1984 to 2003, and recent sales put the typical home there above 3,600 square feet. Larger two-story floor plans like these often place the laundry room away from an outside wall, so the dryer vent runs a long way before it exits. Every extra foot and elbow gives lint another place to settle, and the dryer has to work harder to push air through.
A dryer that needs two cycles for a normal load, a laundry room that feels hot, or a burning smell are all signs to stop and check the vent before replacing parts. In homes that are thirty or forty years old, the vent may never have been cleaned end to end. Heating elements, thermal fuses and gas valves fail more often when airflow is restricted. Gas dryer repairs, including any work on the gas line or valve, should be handled by a technician.
Our Plano-based technicians cover Irving from the Heritage District and the SH 183, SH 114 and President George Bush Turnpike corridors to the Las Colinas Urban Center, University Hills, Cottonwood Valley, Hackberry Creek and Valley Ranch.
Common dryer problems
What’s Wrong With Your Dryer?
The dryer problems we see most often, and the parts a technician checks first for each one.
| Symptom | Common causes a technician checks | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Dryer runs but won’t heat | Electric: failed heating element, blown thermal fuse, bad thermostat or one side of the breaker tripped. Gas: failed igniter, gas valve coils or flame sensor | Electric dryers use a double breaker. Reset it fully. On gas dryers, make sure the gas valve behind the dryer is open.Possible causes a technician checks: Electric: failed heating element, blown thermal fuse, bad thermostat or one side of the breaker tripped. Gas: failed igniter, gas valve coils or flame sensor Schedule a diagnosis |
| Takes too long to dry | Clogged lint screen or vent, crushed vent hose, weak heating element, faulty moisture sensor | Clean the lint screen and feel for strong airflow at the outside vent hood. Weak airflow usually means the vent needs cleaning.Possible causes a technician checks: Clogged lint screen or vent, crushed vent hose, weak heating element, faulty moisture sensor Schedule a diagnosis |
| Drum won’t turn | Broken drive belt, worn idler pulley, failed motor, faulty door switch | If the motor hums but the drum doesn’t move, the belt has likely broken. Stop running the dryer.Possible causes a technician checks: Broken drive belt, worn idler pulley, failed motor, faulty door switch Schedule a diagnosis |
| Dryer won’t start | Faulty door switch, blown thermal fuse, failed start switch or control board, tripped breaker | Check the breaker, close the door firmly and make sure the control lock is off.Possible causes a technician checks: Faulty door switch, blown thermal fuse, failed start switch or control board, tripped breaker Schedule a diagnosis |
The complete dryer repair guide
Our main dryer repair page explains common problems, repair-or-replace decisions and how a repair visit works, in more detail.
Urgent repair
Burning Smell or Gas Odor From Your Dryer?
Failure to clean lint is the leading cause of home dryer fires, according to the NFPA. If your dryer smells like it is burning or gets too hot to touch, stop using it. If you smell gas, leave the home first. After-hours emergency service is available for an added fee in Irving.
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Irving Dryer Repair FAQs
Yes. ALAS repairs dryers for Irving homes and rental properties, including the Las Colinas Urban Center and Lake Carolyn, University Hills, Country Club Place, Cottonwood Valley, Hackberry Creek, Valley Ranch and the Heritage District downtown.
We serve Irving ZIP codes 75038, 75039, 75060, 75061, 75062 and 75063, from Las Colinas and Valley Ranch to central Irving and the Heritage District. Enter your ZIP code on this page to confirm service at your address.
Several Las Colinas villages, including parts of Hackberry Creek and Cottonwood Valley, have gated or guarded entries. When you book, give us the gate code or the name to leave with the guard, along with your address. That keeps the visit on schedule and avoids the technician waiting at the entrance.
Quite possibly. Country Club Place is a gated townhome village from the early 1980s near Las Colinas Country Club, and townhome dryer vents often run through shared walls or up to the roof. After four decades, lint and debris can build up along that path. We check the dryer and the airflow at the vent outlet to see which one is causing the slow drying.
Often it is, but it depends on the dryer, not the house. Many original dryers in 1980s homes have already been replaced at least once. If yours is a newer model, a failed element, belt or sensor is usually a reasonable repair. We give you the diagnosis first, so you can weigh the repair against replacement before any work begins.
Where we work in Irving
Irving Neighborhoods We Serve
ALAS provides dryer repair across Irving, including the Las Colinas Urban Center and Lake Carolyn, University Hills, Country Club Place, Cottonwood Valley, Hackberry Creek, Valley Ranch and the Heritage District downtown, covering ZIP codes 75038, 75039, 75060, 75061, 75062 and 75063. Check your ZIP code to confirm service at your address.
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