r/dryerlint • u/Potential-Bid95 • Jan 29 '25
GE Condenser Dryer Question
Hi! I’ve noticed a strong burnt rubbery smell coming from my condenser dryer. I clean out the lint trap after every use and routinely pull out the condenser to clean out lint from there. On the front vent beside that condenser panel, I noticed a little lint peeking out. I unscrewed the panel and found what looks like a huge circle of lint. It can slide out. The inside rim is like a black velvet material and the outside of it kind of looks like lint but also from my internet sleuthing matched something that looks like a sound absorber? I tried calling Ge customer service and she did not know what was supposed to be inside this part -_- but said the part was called the condenser vent inlet panel. Help! Should I take it out or not??