Greetings, Let us help you to improve your drying experience with the dryer. I have shared an article that can help you to improve the drying performance of your dryer, kindly watch the whole video and click all the embedded words for more steps. https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG01000999/#dryer-cycle-takes-too-long If you have inquiries and need further assistance in the future, you may contact us via the following options: 1. Facebook Messenger: http://m.me/samsungsupport 2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/messages/compose?recipient_id=18768513 3. Samsung Community: https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Samsung-Community/ct-p/us

You can turn the alarm sound off. When the alarm is off, the melody of cycle completion and the power-off beep will not sound. However, the other sounds stay active. To do this, press and hold the Damp Alert button for 3 seconds. ^Pat

Hello Dagg, We understand how you feel about the cost of the parts. We want to speak to you directly to discuss the repair needed and what options we can lay for you. Please feel free to get back to us via the following options: 1. Facebook Messenger: http://m.me/Samsungsupport 2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/messages/compose?recipient_id=18768513 3. Samsung Community: https://us.community.Samsung.com/t5/Samsung-Community/ct-p/us Please provide us with this reference number (1146371129) to help our team pull up your information when you message us. Have a great day. -John