Dryer Repair Southside Jacksonville FL
Our Southside dryer record is young and small: 22 jobs, 21 of them in the last twelve months, and only nine with a part replaced. Those nine give a local median of $500, which is a long way above our company-wide $352 — and on nine jobs that is a spread of individual invoices rather than a Southside price.
We publish it with the sample size attached and point you at the company figures instead. What the local data does say clearly is the useful part: 10 of 14 paid visits ended with a part fitted, 71.4 percent, which is the second-lowest part-fitted share in this cluster after the dishwasher.
Dryer Repair on the Southside, Jacksonville FL
No heat, clothes still damp after a full cycle, will not tumble, will not start, squealing or thumping, shutting off part-way. Gas and electric, stacked pairs included.
What Dryer Repair Costs on the Southside, by Component
The first row is shown for completeness and should not be planned around. Nine local jobs with a part replaced produced a median of $500 and a middle half of $345 to $540, against a company-wide $352 across 4,218 completed dryer repairs.
On a sample that size a handful of larger invoices move the median a long way, and we would rather label that than quietly present $500 as what a Southside dryer costs.
Every figure below the second row comes from the company book. All are parts, labor and the service call together.
| Repair | Median total | Source | Jobs behind it (n) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any dryer repair, part replaced | $500 | Southside · too thin to rely on | 9 |
| Any dryer repair, part replaced | $352 | Company-wide | 4,218 |
| Door switch | $321 | Company-wide | 54 |
| Drive belt | $322 | Company-wide | 259 |
| Thermal fuse | $332 | Company-wide | 84 |
| Drum rollers or idler pulley | $349 | Company-wide | 218 |
| Cycling thermostat | $350 | Company-wide | 144 |
| Blocked vent cleared | $350 | Company-wide | 43 |
| Heating element | $362 | Company-wide | 360 |
| Blower wheel | $368 | Company-wide | 22 |
| Drive motor | $394 | Company-wide | 55 |
| Control board | $478 | Company-wide | 71 |
| Diagnostic visit only | $99 | Happens 28.6% of the time here | 4 of 14 |
Two lines in that table belong next to each other. Clearing a blocked vent runs $350 and replacing a heating element runs $362, twelve dollars apart, and the causal arrow runs one way: a restricted vent traps heat, the element and the high-limit thermostat run far beyond what they are designed for, and the element eventually burns out.
If the vent is not dealt with in the same visit, the replacement follows the original. That is the single most useful sentence on this page. When we replace an element we check the vent run as a matter of course, because otherwise you are buying the same repair twice. Full component data across 29,315 repairs is in appliance repair cost by component.
Why Southside Dryers Fail the Way They Do
Dryers are 22 of the 176 Southside jobs where our paperwork names an appliance, 12.5 percent, against 10.7 percent across our whole company. That is a slightly higher share than our average, on a record that is almost entirely recent.
Twenty-one of twenty-two jobs are from the last twelve months 21 OF 22
Our Southside dryer record is essentially all new, even though the cluster as a whole is our longest-established Jacksonville territory with 194 jobs in 2024 alone. Dryer work here has arrived recently rather than accumulated, which is the honest reason the local median is unreliable: nine repairs, all within a year, is a snapshot rather than a pattern.
It also means the local figures describe the machines currently in these laundry rooms, which has some value of its own. When the sample deepens enough to say something specific about Southside dryers, we will publish that instead of the company book.
Ten of fourteen paid visits end with a part fitted 10 OF 14
71.4 percent of paid Southside dryer visits end with a part fitted, against 41.4 percent on washers and 64.3 percent on ovens in the same three ZIP codes, and 79.5 percent on dryers company-wide — the lowest part-fitted share of any appliance we service.
The practical consequence is worth stating plainly: a dryer visit is the one where the $99 diagnostic is most likely to turn into a repair rather than an explanation, which is exactly when it matters that the $99 comes off the bill.
If a dryer has stopped heating or stopped tumbling, there is nearly always a failed part inside it.
The vent costs the same as the element, and it is what kills the element $350 AGAINST $362
Clearing a blocked vent runs a $350 median across 43 company jobs; a heating element runs $362 across 360. Restriction is the mechanism that connects them. Trapped heat drives the element and the high-limit thermostat past what they are designed for, so the element fails early, and replacing it while leaving the duct restricted means you buy the same repair again.
A load that needs two cycles to dry is telling you this directly, and it is a fire risk as well as a running cost. We check the vent run whenever we replace an element.
Damp clothes and no heat are the same call from our side 1,195 JOBS
Company-wide, jobs logged as no heat number 969 at a $368 median and jobs logged as damp clothes number 226 at $365. From a technician point of view those are one problem with two descriptions, and the shortlist is identical: heating element, thermal fuse, cycling thermostat, or airflow.
On a gas dryer the ignition side joins that list; we service gas and electric both, but our sample of gas-specific component replacements is too small to publish medians for, so we will not put numbers on it. Background is in dryer not heating and how a dryer heating element is replaced.
21 of our 22 Southside dryer jobs fall in the last twelve months, so this is a standing route. With the second-highest part-fitted share in the cluster, a stopped dryer here usually means a real part and a real repair. Book online or call (954) 902-6229.
Where on the Southside We See This Work
Three ZIP codes, all Jacksonville proper in Duval County, all at the same price with no travel surcharge between them.
| ZIP | Housing units | All our jobs | Dryer jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32256 | 30,153 | 148 | 10 |
| 32246 | 26,747 | 148 | 9 |
| 32216 | 20,141 | 83 | 3 |
Twenty-two jobs across three ZIP codes is a thin distribution, which is exactly why the component prices on this page come from our company-wide book. The full picture across every appliance is on appliance repair on the Southside, where the refrigerator and washer figures rest on much larger samples.
Around the Southside
The metro-level page is dryer repair in Jacksonville FL, with the full territory on appliance repair in Jacksonville. South down the county line we cover St. Johns and Fruit Cove, east at the ocean Jacksonville Beach and Ponte Vedra Beach, west across the river the Westside and Orange Park, and north the Northside.
If it cannot wait, same-day appliance repair in Jacksonville covers the scheduling, and typical service life is in how long dryers last.
Match Your Symptom to the Likely Cause
- Tumbles but no heat at all — heating element at $362, thermal fuse at $332, or cycling thermostat at $350. 969 company jobs at a $368 median. On an electric dryer a tripped half of the double breaker gives the same symptom and costs nothing, so that is checked first.
- Heats but clothes are still damp — airflow. A restricted vent, a lint-packed duct, a crushed transition hose behind the machine, or a failing blower wheel at $368. Clearing the vent runs $350. See dryer not heating.
- Motor runs but the drum does not turn — drive belt at $322 or the idler pulley. 223 company jobs logged as not tumbling at a $335 median, and one of the most common single repairs we do.
- Squealing or rumbling as it turns — drum rollers or idler pulley at $349. Noise jobs run $349 across 601 of them. Left alone the rollers seize and take the belt with them.
- Will not start at all — door switch at $321, thermal fuse at $332, or the start switch. 151 company jobs at $341. A door that is not latching fully produces this and costs nothing to correct.
- Starts then shuts off part-way — high-limit thermostat responding to restricted airflow, or a failing motor at $394. 34 company jobs at $368. Worth looking at the vent before the motor.
- Takes two cycles to dry one load — this is a vent message, not a dryer message, and it is a fire risk as well as a running cost.
Which Dryer Brands We See on the Southside
Only 7 of our Southside dryer jobs carry a brand: GE 2, Samsung 2, and one each of Maytag, Kenmore and Whirlpool. Seven is nowhere near enough to describe a territory and we are not going to pretend otherwise. For context, our company-wide dryer mix across 2,524 tagged jobs runs Samsung 25.8 percent, Whirlpool 19.3 percent, GE 17.4 percent, Maytag 12.1 percent and LG 11.3 percent.
The practical point holds regardless of brand: belts, rollers, thermal fuses, thermostats and elements for the mainstream platforms ride on the van, and those are the overwhelming majority of dryer repairs, which is why most dryer jobs finish in a single visit.
Control boards at $478 are the main exception and more likely to need ordering. This counts calls, not reliability. See most reliable appliance brands and appliance repair cost by brand.
Repair or Replace, in Real Numbers
Use the company median rather than our nine local jobs. A dryer repair with a part replaced runs $352 against roughly $650 to $1,100 for a mid-market replacement delivered and installed, so a single repair is comfortably under half the cost of replacing.
The decision is more clear-cut on a dryer than on anything else in a Southside house, because with a 71.4 percent local part-fitted share — and 79.5 percent company-wide, the lowest of any appliance we service — when we come out there is usually a defined failed part with a defined price.
The line that changes the calculation is the control board at $478 on an older machine, which is where a second repair starts competing with a new appliance. Two practical notes. A stacked washer-dryer column carries a $150 diagnostic rather than $99 because both units have to be separated before anything can be seen, and a replacement decision on a stacked pair usually covers both machines.
And whichever way you go, deal with the vent run: a new dryer on a restricted duct will not dry any better than the old one did. Framework in the repair or replace guide, service life in how long dryers last.
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Dryer Repair on the Southside — Questions We Get
How much does dryer repair cost on the Southside of Jacksonville?
Our nine local jobs with a part replaced give a median of $500, which we do not consider reliable on a sample that size. The figure to plan around is our company-wide $352 from 4,218 completed dryer repairs.
By component: a door switch $321, a drive belt $322, a thermal fuse $332, drum rollers $349, a cycling thermostat $350, a blocked vent cleared $350, a heating element $362, a blower wheel $368, a drive motor $394 and a control board $478.
All are parts, labor and the service call together. A diagnostic visit on its own is $99, or $150 on a stacked washer-dryer.
Why do you tell people to ignore your own Southside dryer figure?
Because nine jobs cannot support a median. Our local number comes out at $500 with a middle half of $345 to $540, well above our company-wide $352, and on a sample that size a handful of larger invoices move it a long way. Publishing $500 as though it were a Southside price would set an expectation that 4,218 company repairs do not support.
We show it with its sample size attached so you can weigh it yourself, and we point you at the company figure instead.
How often does a dryer call end with a part fitted?
More often than most appliances. On the Southside, 10 of 14 paid dryer visits, 71.4 percent, against 58.6 percent on washers and 64.3 percent on ovens in the same three ZIP codes. Company-wide the dryer part-fitted share is 79.5 percent, the highest of any appliance we service.
In plain terms, a dryer that has stopped working usually has a genuinely failed part in it, which is why the $99 diagnostic being credited against the repair matters more on a dryer than anywhere else.
My dryer heats but the clothes are still damp. What is wrong?
Almost always airflow rather than heat. A restricted or lint-packed vent duct, a crushed flexible transition hose behind the machine, a blocked exterior flap, or a failing blower wheel at $368.
Clearing a blocked vent runs a $350 median across 43 company jobs. If a load takes two cycles to dry, that is a vent message and also a fire risk, so it is worth acting on rather than living with.
Is it worth clearing the vent when you replace the heating element?
Yes, and we check it in the same visit as a matter of course. A restricted vent is the most common reason an element burns out: trapped heat drives the element and the high-limit thermostat past what they are designed for.
The two jobs cost almost the same, $350 to clear a vent against $362 for an element, so replacing the element and leaving the restriction in place means buying the same repair again later.
Do you work on gas dryers as well as electric?
Yes, both. We do not publish separate medians for gas-specific components such as igniters and gas valve coils, because our sample of those replacements is too small to be meaningful and we would rather say so than print a number we cannot stand behind. If you can smell gas, do not run the machine or operate light switches.
Leave the house and call your gas utility from outside, and we will look at the appliance once the supply has been made safe.
Do you work on stacked washer-dryer units?
Yes. The diagnostic on a stacked column is $150 rather than $99, because the two units have to be separated and pulled before anything can be inspected. As with the standard diagnostic, the $150 is credited against the repair when you approve the work. Stacked pairs also change the repair-or-replace maths, since a replacement decision normally covers both machines rather than one.
Which Southside ZIP codes do you cover for dryer repair?
All three: 32256, 32246 and 32216, at the same price with no travel surcharge between them. Our 22 dryer jobs break down as 10 in 32256, 9 in 32246 and 3 in 32216, and 21 of the 22 fall in the last twelve months. That thin, recent distribution is why the component prices on this page come from our company-wide book of 4,218 repairs rather than from the local sample.
Appliance Repair Services on the Southside, Jacksonville FL
Six service pages for ZIPs 32256, 32246 and 32216. The refrigerator, washer and dishwasher pages carry local figures because those samples support them.
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22 dryer jobs on record across 32256, 32246 and 32216, 21 of them in the last twelve months. $99 diagnostic applied to the repair, $150 on a stacked pair, 90-day parts and labor warranty.