Hooking the heating element back up - Dryers

Hello.

When the dryer just isn't getting your clothes dry anymore, the culprit is usually the heating element. The dryer part may look intimidating, but you can replace the heating element.

Step by step instructions

TOOLS NEEDED New heating element,Screwdriver, Needle-nose pliers.

1 Unplug the dryer from the wall before starting. Find the dryer heating element cabinet. For most dryers this is located in the back, however it can be in the front. Find the compartment on the dryer.
2 Remove the screws or clips to get into the compartment to expose the heating element and wires. Use a needlenose pliers to carefully remove the element wires.
3 Detach the can shaped object that may cover the heating element. Tip the can backward to slip it off the hooks holding it in place. Some models place the heating element with the can, while others provide easier access to it.
4 Unscrew the screws holding the element in place and pull it out.
5 Put the new element in place, and replace the screws to secure it in the dryer. Put the can back in place and connect the element wires before putting on the cabinet cover.
6 Run the dryer on fluff with no heat, and go outside to make sure enough air is getting through the vent system.
7 Break the new heating element in by running your dryer on high heat for 10 minutes without any clothes in the dryer. This cleans oily residue off the element and keep the clothes from getting smoky.

Thanks.

Could be the sensors on the side of the heat element sleeve or the heat element itself. You will need to unplug the unit and remove the back of the unit. The heat section is in the bottom left. There is a large tube hooked to it and you have to remove that first. You might then be able to get the wires of your volt meter in and check for continuity on both sensors and the heat element itself. The heat element wires come out toward the front of the sleeve. You will have to lay on the floor to do this so now is a good time to mop under the dryer. Or take it into the garage and remove the case and make it real easy. I am assuming that you have already checked to make sure the vent is clear? Just for giggles try running it without the vent hooked to the wall first and see if it heats up then. If not then go forward with the other things I said.

you may have a bad grand or the element is not heating

Mine was doing the same thing. Took it apart and found that the white wire which hooked up from the circuit board to the heating element had burnt which broke the connection...hence no heat....replaced burnt wire and resoldered to heating element...put it back together and voila I have heat once more....still doesn't solve why the wire fried though....

Instructions Things You'll Need:

• New heating element
• Screwdriver
• Needle-nose pliers

1. Step 1 Unplug the dryer from the wall before starting. Find the dryer heating element cabinet. For most dryers this is located in the back, however it can be in the front. Find the compartment on the dryer.
   
2. Step 2 Remove the screws or clips to get into the compartment to expose the heating element and wires. Use a needlenose pliers to carefully remove the element wires.
   
3. Step 3 Detach the can shaped object that may cover the heating element. Tip the can backward to slip it off the hooks holding it in place. Some models place the heating element with the can, while others provide easier access to it.
   
4. Step 4 Unscrew the screws holding the element in place and pull it out.
   
5. Step 5 Put the new element in place, and replace the screws to secure it in the dryer. Put the can back in place and connect the element wires before putting on the cabinet cover.
   
6. Step 6 Run the dryer on fluff with no heat, and go outside to make sure enough air is getting through the vent system.
   
7. Step 7 Break the new heating element in by running your dryer on high heat for 10 minutes without any clothes in the dryer. This cleans oily residue off the element and keep the clothes from getting smoky.
   

first you nead to unplug the dryer,next you nead to remove the vent hose,next you nead to remove the back panal and the power cord cover,on the left side you will see the heater housing,at the bottom you will see the heating element,there are four wires,the two at the bottom are hooked to the element,you nead to pull them off,the other two wires are hooked to the high limit switch,you nead to pull them off,next there are two 1/4"screws,one on each side off the heating element,remove them,now pull out on the bottom of element,with element removed,remove the high limit switch from old element and put it on the new element,take new element and put it back in the heater housing and replace the two 1/4" screws,you will see that the two wires that go to the element are biger than the two going to the high limit switch,put the two wires to the element,now replace the two wires to the high limit switch,replace the back panal and the power cord cover,replace the vent hose,plug power cord in and check element out.

1. Unplug the dryer from the wall before starting. Find the dryer heating element cabinet. For most dryers this is located in the back, however it can be in the front. Find the compartment on the dryer.
   
2. 
   Remove the screws or clips to get into the compartment to expose the heating element and wires. Use a needlenose pliers to carefully remove the element wires.
   
3. 
   Detach the can shaped object that may cover the heating element. Tip the can backward to slip it off the hooks holding it in place. Some models place the heating element with the can, while others provide easier access to it.
   
4. 
   Unscrew the screws holding the element in place and pull it out.
   
5. 
   Put the new element in place, and replace the screws to secure it in the dryer. Put the can back in place and connect the element wires before putting on the cabinet cover.
   
6. 
   Run the dryer on fluff with no heat, and go outside to make sure enough air is getting through the vent system.
   
7. 
   Break the new heating element in by running your dryer on high heat for 10 minutes without any clothes in the dryer. This cleans oily residue off the element and keep the clothes from getting smoky.
   

Yes, hook it up, but before you do that Vacuumn every piece of lint out of the cabinet. Also check TCO and check the thermostats for continuity. They should all read zero ohms.If one of them is open, replace it.

Also use your ohmmeter to check the heating element, It should not show an open condition.

For these two items ther is no order for the connections. you can just hook them back up.
David

A couple of things to check.look inside the unit,remove the screens and on the right side you should see a float make sure there are no holes in it or water.next look in the box where the heating element is,you should see a round black disk that is above the element (this is the high limit).there is a little button in the middle press it in and see if you hear a click.The way the heat cycle works on this unit is when you first turn the unit on it fills, the water level brings the float up and hits that little metal probe which is a switch, the power goes through that then through the high limit, the power then continues to energize the contactor which then pulls in sending the voltage to the heater.