All Dryers ... Strange Smells Gas Dryer / Electric Dryer

Strange smell from a dryer....Trouble with a funny smell inside your dryer or on your clothes
Possible Causes

Have you painted or varnished anything inside the home recently ?

Your gas dryer uses a lot of air, not just the air that blows out the vent but the air used to burn the gas ( natural or propone ) as well and anything like paint fumes or varnish fumes in the air will be picked up in the air used by the burner and burnt....this is often described as - burnt fabric softener smell ..... - burnt soap smell .... - burnt medicine smell -kerosene-like odor. Open your windows, air out the home as well as possible, this will go away after a week or so once everything is dried and all the fumes are gone.

If the dryer smells like Burnt lint , try vacuuming out the inside of the dryer. Turn off the gas (if gas) and disconnect the power before doing this.

If your smell gas....turn off the gas valve behind the dryer and call the gas company or a service company.

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