How do Dryers work?
Most dryers are designed with very similar set ups. The information below will help you understand how most dryers work. Before looking at the problems with dryers, it is important that you have an understanding of how they work. The basic premise of the clothes dryer is to dry your wet clothes that just came from your washing machine. Dryers utilize either gas or electricity to heat up air, and then to circulate the warm, dry air over and through your clothes to dry them after washing them. There is a control panel with certain selector switches that allow you to set the dryer for certain types of clothes, permanent press, delicates, and so forth. Major components of the control panel include a timer, start switch, and the selector knobs, buttons, or switches. The dryer door must be closed to operate the machine. The safety device called the door switch must be working properly to allow the dryer to start when you hit the start switch. The door switch may activate an interior light as
