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Brand: Estate
Age: 1-5 years
So before I begin I would like to give a shout out to this website and forum which has already been pretty helpful. And now on to my problem..heh
So a week ago my dryer stopped heating. Everything seems to work except I get no heat. I pulled it apart and so far I checked the timer and switches at the top and seem to get good continuity. When I checked the thermal fuse it read as a short on my multireader. So did the thermostat next to the thermal fuse and the high limit thermostat. Also on the heater box towards the top was another thermostat? That actually did have continuity. I tested the heater box the way it showed in the replacement heater article and got got 9.6 ohms resistance.
So...? does this mean the heating element is fine? I didnt take it out or look at it... but if its ok i would rather not mess with it. Does this mean I probably just need to replace the thermal fuse and thermostats? if so should i also replace the thermostat at the top of the heater box?
Is there anything else I should check or probably replace? doe this sort of thing happen often? I will be sure to clean out the dryer vent and whatever else i can but ididnt see too much lint?
Ok, well thats my ramble... hope someone is able to lend some advice... thanks again and have a great day.
-earl-