thermostat. There are numerous temperature sensors on the dryer. Some are near the drum, some could be near the lint filter if it is located inside the dryer door. Try changing these first as they are
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...of stuff can build up in there. Sometimes the exhaust duct gets blocked by plants, dead animals, or nests (wasp nests are especially nasty). If you have a poor connection to the high-temperature ...
...thermostat on heater same way remove wires and test should get a beep on meter or contuinity through it... if all thats good put wires back on and test power at heater are you getting 220 volts to ...
...nest in the vent. Since then things have been good. Now, I am again having the same problem, but I checked the vent area that is closest to the vent opening on the outside of the house and found ...
...nest or any debri... sometimes a coat hanger works great for testing whats inside... if all that looks good i would gain access to heater area and there is a thermostat that cycles the heater on and ...
...nest,then unplug the dryer,remove the back panel,on the left side take out the four screws and remove the duct and clean that out and the blower wheel,also remove the thermostat on the blower wheel ...
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...heat, replaced thermal cut off and it worked for maybe5 minutes and then it quit heating and now there is no continuity on the new thermal cutoff...I was wondering if there could be a short somewhere ...
...thermostat/thermistor/thermal fuse. DO NOT LEAVE THE WIRES TAPED TOGETHER AFTER THE TEST AS THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE BECAUSE YOU HAVE REMOVED THE SAFETY. Check your blower wheel to make sure it is ...
nest etc... if that is not the problem and the unit works just no heat check the heating thermostat located close to the heating element remove the wires and test the same ways as i mentioned above it
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