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Hi,

Here is a tip that I wrote about why an electricdryer will not stop heating sometimes.

ElectricDryer won't stop heating

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SOURCE: dryer won't stay heated. heating element works.

are you getting any codes?

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SOURCE: dryer won't heat I've replaced the heater element

Hi, If you are having problems with your gas dryer not heatingthe most common problem is that the ignitor goes bad. Even though it glowssometimes 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 differentthings that can go wrong causing the dryer not to heat. check outthis electric no heat tip...

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Testimonial: "Thanks alot for the info and diagram. All other diagrams I could find online said the thermal fuse was the thermal cutoff so I changed the wrong part."

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