The dryer is no longer heating up. - Maytag Neptune MDE5500AY Electric Dryer

Try and clean out the lint filer first to see if it makes a difference. With an electric clothes dryer, no heat usually means that the circuit breaker or and the fuse that controls the power has blown;reset or replace it. Be aware that a dryer could have one or two breakers or fuses. The motor will run when one is working but the heating element requires both.
If your dryer takes more longer or a lot longer than usual to dry your clothes, or the air in the dryer is never heating up at all your heating element may of had gone bad. You can test your heating element to determine whether you need to replace it. Unplug your dryer from the utility room wall outlet.You will have to call a repair person to take a look at your dryer and to fix it.

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.

check out this electric no heat tip...

heatman101

Hi, If you have a gas dryer.
The most common problem with a gas and no heat is the ignitor going bad...

Here is a tip that I wrote about that problem...

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If your dryer is electric..
There could be a number of different problems...
Check out this tip that I wrote about this problem...

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heatman101

Hi, If you have a gas dryer.
The most common problem with a gas and no heat is the ignitor going bad...

Here is a tip that I wrote about that problem...

Gas Dryer not Working Gas Dryer Not Heating
http://www.fixya.com/support/r4398592-gas_dryer_not_working_gas_dryer_not

If your dryer is electric..
There could be a number of different problems...
Check out this tip that I wrote about this problem...

Dryer Troubleshooting Electric Dryer won t Heat
http://www.fixya.com/support/r3866345-dryer_troubleshooting_electric_dryer_won

heatman101

If it will run, but does not heat......Yes, it is most likely a heater or thermostat failure. Most dryers have more than one thermostat. You can find out which one is faulty by measuring continuity with a meter. At room temperature all thermostats will have continuity between the two terminals. Make sure to unplug the power cord before opening any machine!!

remove the back board first,then the top board.then the suspension system.

check continuity of the thermal fuse,the cycling switch,the hi-limit switch any of these that are open will stop heating all are on or near the element or air flow path to the vent

Does it get hot when you turn it on, and then never gets hot again while its running? On my dryer the solenoid broke, when the dryer was cold it worked and the dryer operated properly because the dryer and solenoid were cold and the solenoid wire was closed, when the dryer was hot enough the solenoid opened and the heat would not restart. the solenoid is a coiled wire which is used to open the gas valve.

either your heating element or your thermostats are bad. on the heating element casing there are two thermostats. check the top one for continueity if it doesn't have continueity the change both thermostats. if they are good then check your heating element for continueity. after you get your dryer heating then clean out your vent system... if it's not venting properly then your dryer will take a long time to dry.

The element gets brittle and breaks. The element is in the rear of the dryer under the dustcover.



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