Electric Dryer Not Heating Up

Follow the steps in order below to fix your dryer that will not heat.

Electric dryer not heating up.

To check if your venting is clogged start a timed dry on high heat. Electricity heats the wire air flows through the chamber to become hot and the hot air dries your clothes. 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.

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. Use another gas unit to test if gas is runing in the house. This fault can be caused by a multitude of different components that may have failed.

The circuit breaker could have partially tripped even if it does not look as though it has. This is the most common cause of a dryer not heating. Please visit our request a repair page. Hi and thanks for watching.

Go to the exhaust vent outside and use your hand to verify that the air is very warm and exiting at a decent flow. A bad dryer heating element will have a break in the coil. Check the circuit breaker fuses. It can also be the result of a clogged dryer vent hose.

Turn off the breaker to the dryer and turn it back on to restore full power. Electric dryers need two legs of 120 volts ac equaling 240 volts. Whirlpool usually locates the heating element on the back of dryer must remove back of dryer or under the drum must remove front dryer. The element is a coil of heating wire enclosed in a metal chamber.

Ensure that gas is flowing throughout the house. If there s little airflow your venting likely needs to be cleaned or replaced. If the dryer is still not heating at this stage the unit requires a repair service. Heating element coils look like stretched out door springs.

This video covers the most likely issues with a standard whirlpool style dryer that cause it not to heat and dry your clothes. If the element is defective then it will not heat. If your dryer is not heating then you may have an incoming power problem. You can test your heating element with a multi meter to see if it is the source of your dryer s coolness.

In electric dryers heat is generated by the heating element.