Dryer Repair in Newton, MA

What these houses have in common is a history of renovation. Kitchens moved, basements were finished and dryer ducts were lengthened to reach an outlet on the far wall.

The joint nobody can see

When a basement duct is extended, the new section is often pushed onto the old one, taped, and hidden above a ceiling tile. Over the years that joint sags, the tape lifts, and lint starts leaking into the basement and building up inside the pipe.

Our technicians follow the whole run, not just the few feet behind the machine. A dryer that has slowly stretched from one cycle to a cycle and a half usually has a problem hidden up in that ceiling, not a failing heater.

Mill-era walls at the Falls

In Newton Lower Falls and Upper Falls the outlet has usually been in the same hole in the brick since the building was converted. The sleeve through the wall narrows as lint cakes onto the rough masonry. That restriction can't be seen from inside or outside.

We clean the sleeve, fit a proper hood where the old one has cracked, and measure airflow before and after. Only then do we test the thermostats and the element.

Several machines, one visit

Newton houses often have a second refrigerator in the basement, a wall oven in the kitchen and a laundry pair downstairs. If more than one needs attention, mention it when you book. We plan the parts and the time together, so you don't need two visits.

Renovations also bring premium dryers that are only a few years old and fail early because of how they were installed. A crushed transition hose behind new cabinetry is the most common cause we find.