how do you replace heating element on a dryer?

Answer 1

Kind of difficult..You need to take quite a bit apart including the drum..Not recomended

Answer 2

It may not be the heating element, it could actually be the thermostat. Basically, you have to take the back off. There should be a metal duct of some sort where the air flows out. The temperature gets measured there. There may be an upper thermostat and a lower. I had bought a new one and tried replacing one then the other. Of course, I guessed the wrong one the first time.

If you know for sure it's the heating element, I've never had to replace that, so the above instructions may not help at all.

Answer 3

Depends which brand on whether you go through the front or back. A G.E./ Hotpoint dryer is probably the hardest to do, in my opinion. As mentioned previously it may not be the element if your dryer is running with no heat. Could be a blown thermostat, thermal fuse, thermal cutout, loose cord connection. Only way to find out is to get the element out, disconnect wires, do a continuity test with a multi-meter, or if you don't have one, look at the element from begining to end very carefully - if you don't see any breaks it's probably good and you should look at testing continuity on the thermostats, thermal fuse.
The easiest thing to do if your getting no heat, would be to first make sure the cord is firmly tightened to the dryer, you'll probably just need to remove one screw to take off the cover where it's attached.