Part number for heating element Roper RED444OVQ1

SOURCE: Replacing Heater Element in Roper Dryer

before you replace the heater most common cause of heating failure is burn out of the thermal cut-out. (also called thermal fuse, overtemp cutout and probably half a dozen other names) These are a small screw on device on the exhaust duct, when exhaust air reaches too high a temperature, like a blockage, they fail before a fire.
examin the exhaust duct inside the dryer for devices that look like this or like this with wires connected to the terminals. there may be 2(hi lo), test with a ohmmeter -conductivity good, no conductivity replace.
there are only a few different kinds the local parts guy will have them all. take the dud one for him to match.

SOURCE: no heat

There is a cheap way you can fix this which I have been doing you years!! Yes i said years... First of all the heater elements are expensive so what i did is opened up the back and found the heater element and un screwed it. you see a bunch of springs and you will see that there is a break in the spring. all you need to di is overlap the spring and replace back in. Now replace the back shield and connect back the hose. and plug in. Now each time i do this it last for about a month as long as you don't over fill the dryer. NOW THE DANGEROUS PART! I have had to do this so many times that i no longer put the shield back on so i can easily get back to the element and patch it which does leave me open to lint getting into the coils and burning up..... This has never happened be aware of this. THE BEST THING I EVER DID FOR THIS DRYER IS TAKE A BLOWER AND BLOW FAST AIR INTO THE HOLE IN THE WALL AND THIS HELPED SO MUCH!! THERE WAS A LINT STORM IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUT THIS HELPED A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*** UNPLUG THE DRYER BEFORE ATTEMPTING *** PLEASE

remember it would be bad business to make the element last forever but you can extend the life for years doing this!!

SOURCE: warm heat..clothes not drying

john there is only one heating element.ither it works or it dosent.when acustomer complains of low heat or long dry times 99out of100 its the venting or the dryer is blocked with lint.remove the dryer from the venting and try a load.if better clean house venting.you .........if not better you should have a great air flow leaving the dryer so if not drying well with venting off.take dryer apart a clean all araes that air is moving,where lint can block that flow.god bless .tom

SOURCE: I have a Roper dryer

Hi,

There can be many reasons why your dryer will not start or turn...

The most common causes are the belt breaking or jumping off, or the motor going bad...

Here are a couple of tips that I wrote will help you to figure out why your dryer will not run...

Dryer Repair - The Dryer is not Turning

Dryer Repair - The dryer will not start


heatman101

SOURCE: have a roper dryer model red444ovq1 that will not start. have checked door switch element,thermofuse,cycling thermostat high limit fuse the 249 volt circuit and every thing else that would normally ca

BE SHUR TO CK FOR 240 VOLT UNDER A LOUD PUT YOUR LEED ON LINE 1 AND LIND 2 AND PUSH STAR TO SEE IF THE 240 STAY. IF YES THEN YOU CK THE FUSE FOR CONTENUTRY AFTHER TAKING 1 WIRE OFF IF YES CK TO SEE IF YOU GET 120 VOLT TO THE MOTOR ON WAITE WIRE AND BLK OR BLUE IF YES THE MOTOR IS OUT IF NOT THE CK TIMER .

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