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Heating Element Testing
Learn how to test your heating element for continuity using a multimeter.
Part
Heating Element Kit
Product Rating
Customer
EDWARD from OH
Problem
Dryer is not heating.
Tools
Philips screwdriver and sockets.
Repair & Advice
Take off back panel, top lid, 2 red wires to heat element, one screw that holds heat element on. Replace heat element, mounting screw and put the 2 red wire back on the same way taken off (Take picture before you disconnect them). Next replace drum belt, take off brackets to side panels so that drum can be lifted out, before you lift drum out , disconnect belt from idler pulley located at the bottom (Take a picture of belt routing position before you take off). Pull on drum from top, holding the belt and lift drum out. Install belt around drum making sure belt is in the track line of drum. Reinstall belt onto pulley & motor. secure all panels with the screws you took out. Plug in and test operate. The heat element should heat up within 1 minute.
Story submitted on February 8, 2024
