Maryann A Woodbridge , VA January 29, 2015 The felt on the filter came out particularly at the base level Had to purchase a new filter as the felt does not feed back into the ridge in the filter. It seems to me that the felt should not pull out so easily. My dryer isn't even a year old so I think this is a design failure. But the new filter works great and hopefully we won't have this problem again. Thank you for your prompt service! 24 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes