Cheap & Easy Clothes Dryer Repair: 2000 Edition (Cheap and Easy) (Paperback)

by Douglas Emley (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
I cant tell you how much my wife and I appreciate your help. The dryer is now working again. -- Francis Smith

The book has already paid for itself by saving me the expense of buying an expensive part I may not need. These manuals are exactly what I was looking for. -- Lenny.

Product Description
IS YOUR DRYER: Too hot?

Not as hot as it should be?

Not heating at all?

Getting warm, but just not drying as well as it used to? Or not drying at all?

Not doing *anything*?

Rumbling, rattling, squeaking, clacking, or making grinding or other noises?

Our dryer repair manual can help!

Diagnosis and repair procedures are included for common symptoms, such as low heat or no heat, noisy operation or rumbling sounds, clothes taking too long to dry, electrical and timer problems, gas burners and electric heaters, belt and drive train problems, etc.

Covers all major appliance brands commonly available in the US.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 84 pages
• Publisher: EB Publishing (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890386138
• ISBN-13: 978-1890386139
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,367,837 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cheap and Easy! Clothes Dryer Repair, December 28, 2000

By	Ann Weiler (Milltown, MT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cheap and Easy! Clothes Dryer Repair (Cheap and Easy! Appliance Repair Series) (Emley, Douglas. Cheap and Easy!,) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a very well written repair manual. It has chapters based on the model of dryer with explanations in great detail on what could be wrong based on sounds made by the dryer. It contains detailed information on how to take apart the dryer and exactly where the part making the described noise is located. I found the directions very easy to follow and was able to repair my dryer without much knowledge of any kind of "home repair". I highly recommend this book to people somewhat intimidated by tackling the repair of their dryer alone but with the desire to be a do-it-yourselfer.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm The Man! Ok ... This is the book!, October 17, 2001

By	Mark S. Mahn "mahn1" (Newport News, VA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am not the least bit mechanically inclined. I never have been. In fact, it's been a source of jokes about me over the years (1/2 of them made by yours truly) about how uninclined I am when it comes to repairs.

After a tough week of having to pay for repairs to both of my cars ($1100), I couldn't stomach the thought of paying anything more than I had to for a repair to my dryer that broke one day after the second car was repaired.

I cancelled an appt. that I made to have a repair guy stop by after I found this book on AMAZON.

I received the book on Friday and took a 20 min peek at it that night. I found a diagram of the broken part in the book.

Saturday I went to a local appliance part store (a 10 min trip) and 20 mins later my dryer was working again. Total cost was $43 (book + shipping + part).

The repair service wanted $45 as a minimum just to stop by.

Now my wife, family and friends are raving about the fact that I have fixed something.

Other than a PC this is the only thing I have ever fixed. I almost hope it will break again.

Great book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and Practical, March 28, 2003

By	MW (Prior Lake, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This was a very helpful book. I have never fixed a dryer before. My dryer was making a squeaking noise. I used the book to help diagnose and fix the problem. The bearing I needed was only five dollars. The book shows what the likely problems are and how to fix them.