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T'he glow you saw was on the back wall in the dryer behind the a grated area if I'm correct. What you saw was the heating element, or a reflection of it while it was on. The element glows bright red when power is being applied to it to function and is housing is made of sheet metal so it does carry a reflective quality. If you really want to make sure that the dryer isn't over heating, which I don't believe it is due to the fact that would mean the high limit thermostat has failed in a way that I've never really seen, take the vent off the back and using a digital thermometer check to see how high it gets before the machine cycles off and the temperature drops.
Hello Ally, Yes it is the heat element that is broken and touching the heater housing causing it to heat all the time power . Needless to say until the heat element is replaced, the power must be let off to the dryer since it is extremely dangerous in its present condition. Gene
The dryer doesn't have a removable rear access panel and the heating element is accessible through the bottom front panel. Using a flat-blade screwdriver, locate and release the two bottom front panel clips approximately 4 inches from the sides.
Once the panel is off, locate the heating element housing is on the right side and remove the hex-head screw from the heater shield.
Remove the hex-head screw from the side of the heater housing and slide the heating element out then slide the new heating element in and secure it with the hex-head screw.
Note:
The heating element is not necessarily busted and needs to be replaced when the dryer fails to heat up. The first thing to look at is the thermal cut-off. It blows open and cut power to the heating element if the high-limit thermostat is faulty. Disconnect
the red wire from the thermal cut-off and the red/white stripe wire
from the heater. Connect the red wire disconnected from the thermal
cut-off to the heater terminal where the red/white stripe wire is
disconnected from.
Reconnect
power then start the dryer. The problem is indeed with the two bypassed
components if the dryer heats up. Replace both the thermal cut-off and
the high-limit thermostat and it should solve the heating problem. Do
not use the dryer with those parts bypassed due to high risk of fire
hazards.
Open the front panel, remove heat exchanger and clean. also clean out lint tray.
this might help a little. Now lets check if the thermal sensor or heating element needs to be replaced.
Unplug the dryer. remove the panel in the back of the dryer that covers the heating element. ( the inner panel). On top of the heating element you will see a thermal sensor with a small red button on it. Thats the manual reset button. To test if the heating element is working properly you can disconnect the wires from the sensor and clip the connectors together . Plug the dryer back in and start it. pay attention to the heating element. It should begin to glow shortly. if it doesn't then your heating element is bad and needs to be replaced.
Unplug the dryer. Connect the wires back to the thermal sensor. Plug the dryer back in. Before you start the dryer, press the red button on the thermal sensor. Start the dryer. If the heating element doesn't come on and dryer doesn't heat, then you need to replace that sensor.
Worn gaskets will cause some extended run time, but 75% of the dryer problems I repair are directly related to improper venting. Check that first. Pushing air thru the clothes is just as important as adding heat. Vent connector in rear should be rigid metal or heavy metal flex. As short as possible with no kinks. An easy way to check vent is to look at element when dryer is running. Should glow soft orange, not red hot or white . Try it with venting attached and then removed. If element glows less brightly with vent off, then vent is restricted.
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Hi,
If you are having problems with your gas dryer not heating
the most common problem is that the ignitor goes bad. Even though it glows
sometimes it is still not working properly.
if you dryer is gas check out this gas no heat tip....
If you have an electric dryer, you can have many different
things that can go wrong causing the dryer not to heat.
Open front panel, remove heat exchanger and clean.
Unplug the dryer. remove the panel in the back of the dryer that covers the heating element. ( the inner panel). On top of the heating element you will see a thermal sensor with a small red button on it. Thats the manual reset button To test if the heating element is working properly you can disconnect the wires from the sensor and clip the connectors together . Plug the dryer back in and start it. pay attention to the heating element. It should begin to glow shortly. if it doesn't then your heating element is bad and needs to be replaced.
Unplug the dryer. Connect the wires back to the thermal sensor. Plug the dryer back in. Before you start the dryer, press the red button on the switch. This is your reset button. Start the dryer. If the heating element doesn't come on and dryer doesn't heat, then you need to replace that sensor.
No the first thing I would check is the vent going outside may be cloged the air going across the heating element should keep it from glowing real bright
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