Coin opp laundry issue

[Nicholas Weckstein]

I have a coin opp washer and dryer in rental. My tenant is telling me that the dryer is taking to much money to dry the clothes, around 5$ and the washer is leaving “white stuff” on the clothes. Looking to see if it’s worth trying to fix or to just replace. Obviously I need to have some one take a look at it. Just trying to see if anyone with any experience with these units can offer some input Also where to buy and how much would they run me. I’ve seen a huge range of prices when doing a quick look online.

[Michael Jones]

Have you checked the vent tube and lint filter area? The symptons you are describing sound like it has lint built up inside the back of the dryer or the vent tube going out to the outside is clogged.

Before I paid a service company I would pull the dryer out and disconnect the vent tube and run it on high heat. Within a minute you should feel warm air coming out of the tube at the back of the dryer. If so, that means the tube is clogged going to the exterior of the building and the dryer is working like it should. 

Dryers use heat and ventilation to dry clothes. The heat turns the water to vapor and the ventilation allows the vapor to escape from the clothes and drum. If the vent tube or dryer is clogged you will just end up with really warm wet clothes.