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My dryer doesn't heat up
I had the same problem. I called the repair man and my heating elements were broken, I had them replaced and now my dryer works fine. For me getting it repaired was cheaper then buying a new one. Your repair man should give you a free estimate on the cost
My ddryer cheching everything is good but i think is the element.
There are thermal breakers inside the heater box where the element is located. They are wired to the element and if they overload they need to be replaced. They usually are mounted to the wall somewhere on the element cover with two screws they have two tabs that the screws go through and have a round disk on the inner side closest to the element. Test these with a continuity tester. If it has no continuity then it needs to be replaced. Usually around $35 at an appliances parts warehouse.
9/23/2014 1:12:19 PM •
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on Sep 23, 2014
Why won't my new dryer heat up?
If it is an electric dryer you must be sure you have 240 volts hooked up to your dryer. If it is a gas dryer you must be sure the gas is turned on. If the gas is turned on your ignitor may have gotten broken during shipping.
7/18/2014 1:57:16 AM •
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on Jul 18, 2014
My dryer heats but will not tumble? can you help me with a solution?
Possibly
- the drive belt has snapped or slipped off
- the drive belt tensioner spring has broken
- the drive motor start/run capacitor has failed
You will need to remove the back panel and inspect things. If the belt and spring look OK, then it is the capacitor. When these fail, one end of the cylindrical can may come loose, or the can bulges out.
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I have a roper dryer Red4440VQ1 why sometimes it heats and sometimes it doesn't
Electric clothes dryers all have at least one sometimes several temperature switches mounted along the heater elements enclosure.
This switch is designed to detect extreme temperature and allow the the heater elements to turn of to prevent overheating.
The switches are generally only about 6 bucks a piece and have two two screws to hold them in place
When they start to go bad , they typically do just what yours is doing , shuting off and becoming stuck in the off position never clicking back on . As a field appliance tech I have repaired may of these . You could expect to pay about 120-160 for the repair if your not handy enough to take on the task.
Hope this was helpful.
Best of luck.
Joe Chiera.
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