At first I thought maybe the heating element but the clothes do actually dry. It takes a few cycles to get the clothes dry. Is there a moisture sensor or something. I noticed a lot of condensation when I opened door to check clothes and sure enough they weren't dry still.
You should have a cycling thermostat. this is most likely bad or your dryer vent may be clogged. Something is cutting the heat off before it gets hot enough. Both these cause this problem.
SOURCE: Our dryer will turn on, but won't actually
I assume it runs and this is from that stance. If it doesn't the motor
has to be checked and the power coming in. In fact the dryer can run and
still not have the correct power to opperate the heater.
A dryer has to have 2 things to dry clothes. 1 Air supply and exhaust, 2
Heating source. No mater if its a gas dryer or electric these 2 items
are what dry the clothes..
A. If the dryer has all of these things it has to be heating and an air
flow problem (kinked or dirty dryer duck, motor fan clogged with lint,
vent flapper not opening...) is suspect.
B. ELECTRICAL
Assuming you have a volt meter and know how to use it properly.
These are the steps that the power and machine have to take to operate properly
1. power is correct (USA 220V across line and 115v to ground/neut) 2 hot
lines with potential between them and a neutral and possible a ground
2 Door switch is closed
3 Timer switch closes and ready s power to heating element through
centrifugal switch in the motor circuit after the motor is running.
4 the heating element is assumed to be good and have 220v at this point.
Checking for voltage at the element will assure all before are ok and
at least allowing the heater to work.
5 the heating element is controlled by 1 or more thermostats and a
safety thermostat. If either of these switches do not close when the
dryer is "cool" they are bad. NOTE some dryers could ahve 3 wire
thermostats. These can read closed on one set and open on the other. And
this is how they should be if good. But tracing the wire diagram will
tell which set is closed and when.
6 if you have power, the timer contacts to the motor and the heater
(separate circuits usually)are "closed", the motor runs, the cent switch
"closes", the temperature operating thermostats are closed, and the
heating element is good you have to have heat.
1 Check for 220V power into the dryer. If not check breakers and turn
off and on several time pushing them firmly. If this is ok and 220V
present step 1 is done. proceed through all steps above.
If these instructions and explanations are foreign to you I recommend
you contact a local service person to check the appliance for you. There
are several reasons but mostly safety. DO NOT ASSUME THE POWER IS EVER
OFF. Like an unloaded gun is the only one ever in an accident, same
applies to electric. The only time anyone gets hurt by electric is when
the power is off. If the plug isnt in your hands and you cant see the
knives its assumed hot til checked. even with a breaker thrown still
check it.
If this helped you in some way please send me a good report. Thank you for using fix ya.
Clean heat exchanger.
Check air inlet to make sure it is not blocked.
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Where would this thermostat be located, in the back somewhere? I will also try cleaning vent to see. I'll keep you posted thanks.
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