A Bosch dryer had a broken drum part that came off.
What our technicians usually find: a broken drum baffle or drum support part.
Dryer repair in ArlingtonVentless dryer taking forever, a drum that lost a baffle, or clothes still damp at the end? We repair dryers in Tysons apartments and condos, including ventless and stacked units.
Appliance Surgeon offers same-day and next-day visits to Tysons homes and buildings. The $75 diagnostic visit is credited to the repair, labor starts at $200 on about 9 in 10 repairs, and every repair carries a 90-day parts-and-labor warranty.
Schedule service in Tysons
Same-day and next-day visits.
Open 7 days until 10 PM (Sundays from 10 AM)
Diagnostic visit: $75, or $115 for a double unit.
Credited toward your repair when you approve the quote.
90-day warranty on parts and labor, and a written quote before any work starts.
Some Tysons buildings vent dryers through the outside wall, and some use ventless condenser or heat-pump dryers that never connect to a duct. Ventless dryers are slower by design. They also have extra places for lint to gather, like a condenser or a second filter, and when those clog, drying time climbs.
A Bosch in the requests shown here had a drum part break off. That's usually a drum baffle, the paddle that lifts and tumbles the clothes, or a drum support part. A broken baffle can snag fabric and thump as the drum turns, and replacing one is usually straightforward.
A Whirlpool from a Rosslyn request was leaving clothes damp. On a vented dryer that usually points to a restricted or crushed vent, lint buildup or a weak heating circuit. In a high-rise the vent may run a long way to the outside wall, and the building may be the one that cleans it.
In a closet, the dryer's lint screen is easy to forget behind a folding door; clearing it every load keeps drying times steady.
A Bosch dryer had a broken drum part that came off.
What our technicians usually find: a broken drum baffle or drum support part.
Dryer repair in ArlingtonA Whirlpool dryer was leaving moisture in the drum.
What our technicians usually find: a restricted or crushed vent, lint buildup or a weak heating circuit.
Dryer repair in ArlingtonCompany data; customer details are kept private. “What our technicians usually find” is the common cause of that problem, confirmed by our team. The technician confirms the cause on site before quoting.
The checklist our technicians follow on every visit is on the Dryer Repair page.

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Neighborhoods we regularly cover in Tysons, VA: Tysons Corner, Greensboro and Spring Hill.
We're based in Alexandria, about 13 miles from Tysons. Same-day and next-day appointments are available when the technician route has open windows; call or book online for the earliest option. Appointments cost the same on weekdays, evenings and weekends - our hours run 8 AM to 10 PM Monday through Saturday and 10 AM to 10 PM on Sunday, all at one standard rate.
Many dryer repairs are completed in a single visit once the technician has diagnosed the fault and confirmed the parts on hand. If a specific part has to be ordered, we schedule a short return visit to finish the job.
Appliance Surgeon charges $75 for the diagnostic visit, or $115 for a double unit (such as a double wall oven, washer-dryer combo or stacked laundry), and the fee is credited toward the repair if you approve the quote. Labor starts at $200 and stays there on about 9 in 10 repairs; more complex jobs can reach $450. Parts are extra and listed in the quote. Heating elements, igniters, thermal fuses and rollers are the common, reasonably priced fixes. The quote comes after diagnosis and before repair - and if restricted airflow is what is really shortening your dryer's life, we say so instead of selling the next part. Typical price ranges by appliance are in our appliance repair cost guide.
Common calls include dryer not heating, long drying times, dryer squeaking, drum not turning, burning smell and airflow restriction. The exact cause is confirmed during diagnosis.
Follow the manual, since designs vary. On many condenser dryers it slides out from behind a panel at the bottom front and rinses clean under the tap. Heat-pump models often have a second filter that needs rinsing every few loads.
A few minutes into a timed cycle, feel the air inside the drum and, if you can reach it, at the outside vent. Hot air with weak flow points to the vent. Little or no heat points to the dryer's heating side. On a ventless model, start with the filters and the condenser.
Start with the safe basics: empty the lint screen, confirm the breaker has not tripped, and check that the outside vent flap opens freely. Leave heating elements, thermostats and gas components to a technician - and if you ever smell burning, stop using the dryer until it is inspected.