ELECTRIC Dryer no heat or little heat, or shuts down to fast:
Check your venting and lint basket. Check blower for lint build up and blower wheel obstruction., test by trying to turn the wheel manually by hand (should be easy) May have to remove cabinet or front/back plate to get to it)
Next check the heating element itself with a meter for continuity OHMS CLOSED CIRCUIT. If not its defective or has a short if its grounding out? Which in turns causes blown fuses or thermostats or overheating.
Check dryer Terminal block prongs both outside prongs should give combined 220, and 110 each if u check 1 outside & 1 center (ground) prong. Also check house electrical outlet for full voltage. 220 because if u only get half or 110 volts you will be able to run the machine which uses only 110 to run motor but not the heater which uses a full 220,
Check the thermal cut off, the cycling and the hi limit thermostats.
For continuity or OHMS. If no ohms or resistance they need replacement.
Lastly check your moister sensor. ( located inside the dryer door usually) Especially if machine seems to shut down early and clothes are still wet.
Test with a meter at room temperature and it should show continuity.
A failed moisture sensor will affect the dryer run time in the automatic moisture sensing cycle but it will not affect the heating of the dryer or the timed cycle. Which are reflected by the thermostats.
Dryer turning and no heat means the Heating Circuit is not getting current.
1. Can be heating element.
2. Can be one of the safety switches burned.
3. Can be the control board not giving power to the heating circuit.
4. Heat sensor thermistor failure.
In Samsung full size dryers it is most of the time the heating element. Check out with a OHM meter. There is an after market heating element made in USA for the SAMSUNG dryer which is better than the original Korean Samsung heating element.
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The blower wheel draws air through the dryer
and pushes the air out the vent. If the dryer won't stop, the blower
wheel may not be spinning properly, which reduces the air flow. Check to
see if the blower wheel is securely fastened to the drive motor shaft.
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Part Replacement Video
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The heating element assembly warms the air
before the air enters the dryer drum. If the dryer won't stop, it may be
because the heating element assembly isn't working - which greatly
increases the drying time. Check the heating element for continuity.
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Dryer sheets and fabric softener can leave a
residue on the lint filter, reducing the air flow. If the dryer won't
stop, check to be sure air can flow freely, clean the filter as needed.
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Although not as common, if the dryer won't
stop it may be because the moisture sensor is either defective or coated
with fabric softener. Clean the moisture sensor contacts inside the
dryer and th
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