06-10-2008, 01:21 AM | #1 |
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A question about problems with a clothes dryer..
My stupid clothes dryer is not putting out any heat. I didn't see any breaks in the heating element, but I did notice that the metal box it's in was cracked, so I replaced it. The kit for the heating element also contained two small thermostats, which I replaced as well so the whole unit would be new.
I'm still not getting any heat for the dryer. Any ideas as to what it might be? Thanks in advance.
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06-10-2008, 01:50 AM | #2 |
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Check the gas.
Also, you can help the environment by drying your clothes and G's on a clothesline, not to mention save money. |
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Some dryers have a high thermostat and a high limit switch/breaker. Make sure the high limit switch/breaker isn't tripped (although this might have been what you repalced) and in need of being re-set.
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And Mike, I'd be all for drying the clothes on a line, but my wife is against it. She didn't grow up with line dried clothes like I did.
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SOme times th ehigh limit can only be re-set by being replaced. Others, as I understand it, are reset like a circuit breaker, with a reset button somewhere. Did your dryer come with a schematic? Mine did and this is what I used to locate the thermostats and high limit switch and eventually replace the correct one.
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And yes, Piney, the smell of line dried clothes is the best part of it. Mom used lots of fabric softener to help curb the scratchiness.
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