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Our heating element went and we continued to use it for a short amount of time before we heard a loud clunking noise coming from the dryer. we thought perhaps it was the belt but it seems to be intact. Oh.. the dryer is empty, no clothing inside. :)
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LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE DRUM TURNS? IF SO, YOUR ROLLER BEARING IS BAD. AS FOR THE LESS HEAT, YOU NEED TO CHECK YOUR VENT, MAKE SURE IT'S CLEARED. IF SO, YOU HAVE BAD COILS
there is a short for sure, sometimes when the heating element burns out and melts, it touches the metal inside the housing causing a short. inspect the heating elements in the oven(top and bottom). the loud buzzing sound is what a shorting out heating element makes as it melts like a weldin rod, usually because of using tin foil(not recommended)
Sounds like you need a blower wheel.you will need to remove the front panel and the houseing under the front panel.It is located on the bottom front laft side. if you need help on assembly or disassembly let me know hope i fixya :)
replace the igniter. The ignitor is the most comon problem with gas appliances checking continuity does not tell you if it is bad or not it has to draw a certain amount of amps to open the gas safty valve and the is no safe way to check this on most gas dryers
sounds like the dryer heater element has worked loose perhaps and shorted out against the metal dryer box which sits on top of the drum.
best to get an engineer out i'd say.
Welcome jessegonzales Check the outside vent leaving your house does not have a screen on it. Take the screen off. Even half blocked and the dryer will not dry well.
Possible solutions
1. Defective Heating Element
The
heat produced from heating elements is measured in watts and a normal
heating element will produce about 4500 watts of heat. If the heat
element is shorted to the case, this will cause the heating element to
operate on 110v and use only about 1/2 of the element wire. In effect,
the heat produced will be only about 1/4 of the amount that should be
produced and the end result is an increased drying time.
The normal method for checking a heating element is to check it
continuity. With the element unplugged you can check the continuity
from one wire post to the next. If the circuit is open, thent he
heating element is faulty.
However keep in mind that the element could be shorted to the case
as described above. In this situation it is possible to have
continuity, but the element still be the source of the problem.
Let me know. Please remember to leave a rating
2. Defective Heating ElementThe heat produced
from heating elements is measured in watts and a normal heating element
will produce about 4500 watts of heat. If the heat element is shorted
to the case, this will cause the heating element to operate on 110v and
use only about 1/2 of the element wire. In effect, the heat produced
will be only about 1/4 of the amount that should be produced and the
end result is an increased drying time.
The normal method for checking a heating element is to check it
continuity. With the element unplugged you can check the continuity
from one wire post to the next. If the circuit is open, then the
heating element is faulty.
However keep in mind that the element could be shorted to the case
as described above. In this situation it is possible to have
continuity, but the element still be the source of the problem.
3.Defective Thermostat The
thermostats are responsible for maintaining the proper temperature in
the dryer. Check the exhaust temperature of the dyer and if the
temperature is above 150 degrees, you will most likely need to change
the operating thermostat.
The thermostat can also fail in the
opposite mode. It can prevent the element from heating at all. A
failed continuity check at room temperature will verify this condition.
There
are some special thermostats that are single pole double throw. These
thermostats are often used to control the timer when set to the
Automatic Dry cycle. If the dryer timer will advance in the Timed Dry
cycle but not the Automatic Dry cycle, then the thermostat could be the
problem.
4. Defective Gas Valve Coil (Gas Dryer Only)
If
the gas dryer will light once but will not relight until it cools down,
it is likely the gas valve coils are faulty. These coils loose some
strength when subjected to heat. When they become old, the addition of
heat may be enough to prevent them from opening the gas valve when hot.
However the coils still work when when cool.
An easy way to
diagnose the coils when the burner is not lighting, watch the ignitor.
If the the ignitor glows for 10 to 15 seconds but no flame is created,
then the coils are faulty. If the ignitor is not glowing the problem
is elsewhere.
Recent Customer Symptoms: The dryer burner
doesn't always come on when starting. If the burner does come on, once
it goes off if won't come on again until the dryer cools down.
One of these will solve the problem! Thank You Huuum. Please remember to leave a rating
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