Kenmore 83142 Electric Dryer "sparks open door" Questions

open dryer door and see sparks if the sparks are near the heating element but it works ok yet,it could just be lint build-up burning up when it touches the element,might want to vacuum it out to ...

Just rebuilt my Frigidaire dryer, new heat coil, temp sensor, and bearing kit, pluged in worked good, opened door and sparked, found i didn't plug in light wire touched, now it won't go, did I blow ...

...sparks in the back of the drum where the holes are. I am concerned it is a fire hazard. You have loose or shorted wiring in the dryer. Unplug the dryer.Raise the top lid. Remove the screws on the top ...

sparks, too. The heating element comes on when the door is open, that has been distressing my dog! I heard the sound from the dryer and my dog started shaking! So of course, I turned the dial to off -

...keeps on running through all the cycles. The only way it stops is to open the door. Pretty rare but the contacts on the timer unit could have fused together. An electrician would be useful for ...

...door to stop it sparks flew out of the back and now it will not start up, but does get very hot when plugged in. Any help before I call a repairman? No. This is something that can't be fixed over ...

...door to open and hold in the door button it will start the dryer and it will run accordingly. Do you think its the start button having a bad connection or a bad button? If it was a bad capacitor it ...

OPEN DOOR IT WILL NOT RESTART / HAD GOTTEN A SPARK BUT ELEMENT JUST GOT RED HOT I HAD REPLACED THE TIMER AND ALL OTHER ISSUES WERE RESOLVED WITH IT/ IT SEEMS THE TIMER CONTROL SETS THE OTHER FUNCTIONS

...door to take clothes out, I saw sparks. Unplug power immediately. Check the fuses/circuit breaker at the back of the appliance. You may need to have the heating element inside the machine tested, and ...

Our 2-year old Frigidair dryer, Model # GLER341A was working fine-I removed the dry clothes, put in the next load, turned it on and it sounded like a load of chains was in it.. When I opened the door ...