Electric dryer model wed5100vq1 shredded holes in clothes

To determine the age of your Whirlpool dryer, subtract the current year from the year in which the dryer was manufactured

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go to either repairclinic.com or appliancepartspros.com and enter your make and model. they will show you a parts diagram and you can see the heating element

Online appliance parts sites have been helpful to me. They may help you diagnose the problem and recommend a repair part. It's their business.

It may be running way too hot. If the filter is clean there may be a thermostat issue.

Those fuses and thermostats can be checked for continuity with a multi meter. There are several other things that can cause a dryer not to heat. Heating element, burnt wires, improper voltage, inadequate venting, timer, and motor

http://www.partselect.com/dryer+dryer-tears-clothes+repair.htm

For anyone who may be interested (this post is a little dated). I just diagnosed one of these machines today. Dryer runs with no heat. First thing if you don't have an ohm meter get one and learn how to use it (easy). Check for 220 (240) volts at receptacle then ohm your element then check your thermal cut off( at top of element housing, if these check out good then the timer is the likely culprit ( what I found today). There is a schematic inside the console that shows you what to check.
God bless.

You'll need a drill with a wire brush attachment and take that to the front of the heating element. The heating element gets a lot of crud built up on it and yes it'll put holes on clothes.