How do i check to see if the fuses are bad on my electric gler331as1 frigidaire dryer?

Typically this is not a DIY type of job due to the severity of the labor and parts included. We recommend a professional complete this for liability, safety and warranty reasons.

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There are no fuses,I would check the dryer vent and make sure it is not stopped up with lint, then I would check the elements.

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Often a dryer heating element burns out, but doesn't trip the circuit breaker or blow a fuse. The heating element is simply a long coil of special wire. You can check it for continuity with an ohm meter. No continuity means the element is bad and you need to replace it--electric heating elements aren't repairable.On many dryers, there's a thermal fuse mounted to the exhaust duct inside the back cover panel. The fuse which is about an inch long is usually embedded in black resin and mounted in a white plastic housing. If the fuse has blown, you need to replace it. (You can't re-set it.)


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heatman101

check ur breaker see if something is tripped dryer willl run on 120 but needs 240 to heat..

check ur element and also a thermal fuse, there might also be another thermosat that could be bad.

if gas check the ignitor, fuse, and thermostats

aounds like a bad thermal fuse or high limit fuse, first check that the dryer is venting properly then check the fuses

The motor has an internal cutoff switch that will shut the motor off if it overheats.make sure motor is not covered with lint,if not motor is bad.

Hi,

If your dryer doesn't heat, check these:


Power from the house Check to see whether there's power getting to the dryer. Is it plugged in? Check for blown fuses or tripped circuit breakers--your dryer uses two fuses or circuit breakers. The dryer could tumble but not heat if only one of the two fuses is blown. If you have circuit breakers, one of the two circuit breakers can trip, even if the two for the dryer are connected.

Heating element Often a dryer heating element burns out, but doesn't trip the circuit breaker or blow a fuse. The heating element is simply a long coil of special wire. You can check it for continuity with an ohm meter. No continuity means the element is bad and you need to replace it--electric heating elements aren't repairable.

Thermal fuse On many dryers, there's a thermal fuse mounted to the exhaust duct inside the back cover panel. The fuse--which is about an inch long--is usually embedded in black resin and mounted in a white plastic housing. If the fuse has blown, you need to replace it. (You can't re-set it.)

Wiring A common problem is for the main wiring connection from the house, at the dryer, to burn and break its connection. Because the dryer can still tumble with partial power, the connection may be only partially defective. You may need to replace both the power cord to the dryer and the terminal block inside the dryer that the wire is attached to.

try doing the following checks--

• Check for proper air flow
  
• Test the safety fuse
• Test the thermostats
• Test the centrifugal switch
• Test the timer motor
• Test the heating element

If you need the manual check the following link.choose the manual for the appropriate model.
http://www.retrevo.com/samples/Frigidaire-Dryer-manuals.html