My Dryer (GE, Older, I think, but not very old) WIll run but will not heat. Help!!!?

Question

It will run normally with the timer but no heat comes from it. I checked the plug. I need it fixed without getting bilked. I am in Phoenix AZ. I am getting frustrated please advise me!!! Thank You.

All the numbers on that little silver panel:

dde6500gbLwh

md226359g 123c7075p002

120/240v3wire6ohz5600w24a

203h

ky40225

Answer 1

Heat Element is probably bad. New one is cheaper than the repair but before you plug in a new one clean your vent pipe. Clogged vent pipes are what causes element failure. Has it been taking a long time to dry lately but getting very hot? if so that is the result of a clogged vent pipe.

Answer 2

If the vent is blocked and or the filter duct is blocked it may seem as though your dryer is not heating. A blown fuse or a half tripped circuit breaker could cause no heating. A burned off wire could be the problem. You could also have a bad thermostat which there are three on your dryer or bad contacts on the timer or a bad motor switch or the heating element/s(two on this unit) could be bad.

Unless you are mechanically inclined and posses a continuity tester or multimeter and know how to use one I would not recommend doing any testing or replacing parts on your own. It is not an easy job taking this unit apart if you have never done it before and the heating elements come compressed in the package and must be stretched to the proper length and "strung" through the rows of insulators and bolted in place which is not only difficult but time consuming.

Considering the age of your dryer even if it requires only a minor repair you would most likely need to replace the belt, rear drum bearing and idler pulley while it is apart as these things wear and I am sure are worn on your dryer. You would most likely do better by buying a new dryer. With parts and labor and not being bilked you are approaching a $200 bill or more if the elements are bad.

Answer 3

Heating Element

Answer 4

There are three sensors inside your dryer, check with the manufacturer or a local applaince repair shop and they should have them for your machine. I would replace them all, that way even if one or two of them aren't bad now, you can avoid the possibility of them going bad anytime soon. That's the cheapest fix to start with. If it still doesn't heat up, which is unlikely if its a relatively new machine, then the heating element may be bad. Again, just get a new one and replace it, but try the sensors first, they are cheaper and easier.

Good Luck!

Answer 5

Everybody told you what, I'll tell you how. Unplug the dryer and move it out from the wall. Take the back panel off, 4 to 6 screws. There will be two coils of wire attached to wires. If you look, one or both of them will have a break in the coil. Take the little numbers you wrote down to a parts store and purchase a new coil(s). Take the broken one off and replace it with the new.

Answer 6

The first thing I usually find wrong is the heating element. So I would say that would be where I would start first, and they run around $35 depending on your machine and it's an easy fix.

Answer 7

needs a new heating element

Answer 8

first thing i would do is cheak the dryer vent it might be stopped up if you clean it out it will work good as new if its not that then maybe a repair man , good luck

Answer 9

heating element