Electric Dryer Not Heating

Dryers get their electricity from a 240 volt circuit supplied by two 120 volt lines.

Electric dryer not heating.

An electric dryer may run with a partial voltage of 110 volts but it will not heat unless it has 208 240v 30 amps. It can also be the result of a clogged dryer vent hose. With a gas dryer if you think someone may have turned off the gas supply check the gas valve behind the dryer to be sure it is turned on and also make sure the house s main gas valve is turned on. If only one of the lines is working the dryer will run but not heat up.

How to test a dryer s heating element with a multi meter. Is there a proper electrical or gas supply to the dryer. If the electric dryer runs but does not heat check the following. In some cases an electric dryer doesn t work because of a broken heating element call an appliance repair person for this fix.

Follow the steps in order below to fix your dryer that will not heat. Multimeter to test it for continuity. The heating element warms the air before it enters the dryer drum. The dryer should be on a separate 208v 240v electrical outlet.

To determine if the heating element has burned out use a. Dryer spins but no heat how to troubleshoot read more. If the element is defective then it will not heat. If the heating element does not have continuity replace it.

The element is a coil of heating wire enclosed in a metal chamber. The circuit breaker could have partially tripped even if it does not look as though it has. Improper or no electric or gas supply. Over time the heating element can burn out causing the dryer not to heat.

With gas the appliance won t heat if your gas is off. A test of thermal fuse heating element thermal cutoff and high limit thermostat found a bad high limit thermostat. Electric current flowing through the coil creates heat and the air being pulled through the chamber absorbs this heat.