Electric Dryer Not Heating Up

Check the circuit breaker fuses.

Electric dryer not heating up. It is not uncommon for only one fuse or breaker to trip resulting in the dryer able to run but not heat. This video covers the most likely issues with a standard whirlpool style dryer that cause it not to heat and dry your clothes. The element is a coil of heating wire enclosed in a metal chamber. Ensure that gas is flowing throughout the house.

Put your dryer on power on and run the heat test again. If there s little airflow your venting likely needs to be cleaned or replaced. The circuit breaker could have partially tripped even if it does not look as though it has. If the element is defective then it will not heat.

Dryer is turning the drum but there is no heat to dry the clothes. It can also be the result of a clogged dryer vent hose. If your dryer is electric it will have a heating element consisting of a metal chamber containing a coil of heating wire. Electric current flowing through the coil creates heat and the air being pulled through the chamber absorbs this heat.

Heating element coils look like stretched out door springs. To check if your venting is clogged start a timed dry on high heat. Electric dryers need two legs of 120 volts ac equaling 240 volts. If your dryer is not heating then you may have an incoming power problem.

Turn off the breaker to the dryer and turn it back on to restore full power. An electric dryer may run with a partial voltage of 110 volts but it will not heat unless it has 208 240v 30 amps. Be certain to disconnect power from dryer. Use another gas unit to test if gas is runing in the house.

Hi and thanks for watching. Follow the steps in order below to fix your dryer that will not heat. You can test your heating element with a multi meter to see if it is the source of your dryer s coolness. This is the most common cause of a dryer not heating.

In electric dryers heat is generated by the heating element. Go to the exhaust vent outside and use your hand to verify that the air is very warm and exiting at a decent flow. Please visit our request a repair page. Electricity heats the wire air flows through the chamber to become hot and the hot air dries your clothes.

Whirlpool usually locates the heating element on the back of dryer must remove back of dryer or under the drum must remove front dryer.