20 Most Recent Whirlpool LER5636P Electric Dryer - Page 2 Questions & Answers

the spot you are looking at i assume its on the left rear upper corner, of the back panel when looking inside the dryer, well its not rust i see this often, its the grill were the heat comes out and gets very hot so any lint or anything that touvhes it will burn on and after some time it looks like rust.

I posted a reply earlier tonight and most dryers are similar in construction. You should be able to get access to the heating element but first perform the following inspection: Many dryers don't dry if the internal exhaust chute becomes full of lint. What most people do not realize is that pulling the vent screen out and cleaning it (and possibly even using those miraculous vent brushes to reach inside) is synonymous only removing the "tip from an iceberg". If you are fairly confident in using some basic hand tools. I can almost guarantee that if you disconnect the dryer's power cord from the wall and remove the vent hose from the back, you are at the beginning point of removing ALL the lint from the dryer. Use a hex nut driver or a screwdriver to remove the screws from the back of the dryer to inspect the area where the exhaust chute is that leads to the area where the vent hose is connected. (Be sure to "count" the number of screws and put them into a tin can or other retaining device to keep from losing any of them). You should be able to see the entire compartment once you open it. Carefully loosen the screws holding the exhaust chute as you will probably find plenty of hidden lint inside. Don't be surprised to find enough lint inside including the blower wheel to fill an average plastic grocery bag! Many dryer fires start in this area because most people do not know that so much lint collects there. I highly recommend that this easily accomplished task is done about one a year to keep the exhaust chute clean. It only takes about an hour to do the job very completely. Use a flashlight to inspect the entire area. You will be able to see the heating element inside the exhaust chute. If there is a broken heating element inside, the heating element will have a "break" in the wire. There is also a thermostat attached to the chute. Be sure to mark any wires inside before disconnecting them. Once you put the exhaust chute back together, test it again. If the dryer still does not heat, (and the heating element is not broken), the thermostat could be bad. Performing this inspection once a year is also good fire prevention maintenance. I am very curious about how much lint you find and if this fixed your problem. Please send me a reply. Thank You!

Check for loose wire. Replace operating thermostat.

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First off, be sure the pigtail is wired correctly to the back of the unit. Black and red to the outside terminals, white to the middle, green to the frame or cabinet (should be a green screw close-by). If that is ok, you probably have an issue with possibly a bad pigtail, bad outlet, wiring issue, or possibly a bad circuit breaker or breaker box. Probably going to be more of a electrical problem than a appliance problem. Good Luck!!!!

Thermal fuse bad . Take back of machine apart and see small white thin part one screw holding it and two wires.Test continuity.Or could be broken belt.see if drum turns easy when you push around from inside the door opening. if some resistance then most likly thermal fuse.

Check for wires that could have vibrated off, or been reconnected when someone was working on the unit.If that does not work, or is not the case, then your mode selection switch may have taken a dump. Try using a USED switch or if you want to spend the money, buy a new one.Good luck,Kindly,Jim

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There can be many reasons why your dryer will not start or turn...

The most common causes are the belt breaking or jumping off, or the motor going bad...

Here are a couple of tips that I wrote will help you to figure out why your dryer will not run...

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Heating element shorted

it might be thermal switch or thermal fuse that has blown

sounds like a bad timer.