Clothes dryer: no heat.

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  • Cheeky
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2006
    • 862
    • westchester cty, new york
    • Ridgid TS2400LS
    #1

    Clothes dryer: no heat.

    My electric dryer will run/turn, but there's no heat introduced.

    i checked the circuit breaker. i have 220 coming into the dryer...checked that.

    i have the dryer apart, and have checked continuity of the following:

    thermostat
    thermal cut-off
    heating element

    they all register ok with my multimeter.

    is it possible for the heating element to register continuity, but still not work?
    Pete
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    • LCHIEN
      Super Moderator
      • Dec 2002
      • 21981
      • Katy, TX, USA.
      • BT3000 vintage 1999
      #2
      Your heating element should be well below 20-30 ohms - you need to check resistance, not continuity.
      I imagine that the timer has a switch which applies the heating during certain periods of drying; the thermostat (in series) just regulates the temperature.
      so if the thermostat is ok then probably the main heater on-off switch which would be part of the timer is out.

      I'm not a real appliance guru, don't know of the switching is done in the timer itself (would then have to handle 10+ amps) or in a relay controlled by the timer.
      Loring in Katy, TX USA
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        • mschrank
          Veteran Member
          • Oct 2004
          • 1130
          • Hood River, OR, USA.
          • BT3000
          #3
          RepairClinic.com has helped me before. Here's a link straight to your problem:
          http://www.repairclinic.com/0088_8_1.asp#Level1_2

          EDIT: I just read their recommendations, and it sounds like you either read the same thing, or you already knew what you were doing. I'll bet Loring's right.
          Mike

          Drywall screws are not wood screws

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            • Cheeky
              Senior Member
              • Nov 2006
              • 862
              • westchester cty, new york
              • Ridgid TS2400LS
              #4
              Originally posted by LCHIEN
              Your heating element should be well below 20-30 ohms - you need to check resistance, not continuity.
              You're right on both accounts, the heat relay switch (below heat selector) is fried. Opened up the panel, after taking the friggin drum out (darn dryer doesn't have a rear access panel), and the switch was partially melted and black dust was abound.

              Originally posted by mschrank
              RepairClinic.com has helped me before. Here's a link straight to your problem:
              http://www.repairclinic.com/0088_8_1.asp#Level1_2

              EDIT: I just read their recommendations, and it sounds like you either read the same thing, or you already knew what you were doing. I'll bet Loring's right.
              that site is fantastic, just wish i checked the control panel 1st before the rest of the fuses, etc. next time, i'm going to check the console 1st
              Last edited by Cheeky; 11-05-2007, 03:56 PM.
              Pete

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