cant get my dryer to heat have replaced thermostats but still not heating any help appreciated?

Question

this is a sears kenmore dryer with all the options and is only 5 yrs old

Answer 1

bypass the flame sensor and see if the ignitor turns on.

Answer 2

Leslie, you'd better check the model number again, either it's so old it's obsolete, or you have a number or a letter or several, wrong. I've checked three different parts sites and can't get a schematic from any of them, they don't show any info on that model number at all. Depending on the age of your unit, it could be either of the two items you mentioned. Lack of air flow will not cause no heat, neither will the centrifugal switch, or the timer motor, the safety fuse DIY guy is referring to is more commonly known as a thermal fuse and usually if it blows, your machine won't run. There again, it depends on the age of your machine whether it even has one. In most GE dryers, especially the older models, the element(s), (2), are located behind the drum, in a large circular housing. You will need to remove the front, tip the top up and remove the drum to access it, or the thermostats. Unless you're fairly good with mechanical things and tools, you may want to leave this to a qualified technician.

Answer 3

What dryers have in them is a heating coil of wire that gets near red hot. If the air is not blowing they do glow red. It is behind the rotating drum. You have to take the top off the dryer and the front off and the clip that holds the drum in place, and also remove the belt that goes around it so you can get the drum out. That heating coil has a break in it(very obvious) you could either hook the ends of the wire back together and be on your way or replace the whole wire. It is a part. That is the problem..

Answer 4

dan, did you check the fuses? a dryer will run on 120 volts, but needs 240 volts to heat the element. if you have the old 30 amp cartridge type just replace them both, they're cheap enough. then you won't have to figure out which is the new one when the other blows down the road. if you have circuit breakers, flip them both off, then back on. if you have a gas dryer it could be the ignitor or the thermocouple has gone bad. good luck.

Answer 5

Sounds like a bad igniter (on a gas dryer). To check that have the room dark and turn on the dryer. You should see a bright orange glow from under the dryer, then gas goes on and ignites, then orange glow stops as igniter goes out.

For more info:

http://www.repairclinic.com/0088_8_1.asp#Level1_2

Good luck
Doug

Answer 6

Just had the same issue. Replaced the thermostat, didn't work. Finally they replaced the coils and it worked. Try this and good luck.

Answer 7

Replace the heating element.

Answer 8

if it electric then your heating coil is more then likely bad. if is gas, then either there is no gas getting to it or your ignitor is bad.

Answer 9

check your plug in. had the same problem, the 220 plug was only giving 110 volts. new plug solved the problem.