Hello,

My dryer stopped heating. I opened it up and saw that the element was broken. :mad: I checked the thermostat, thermal limiter and 240. All checked out okay. :) I replaced the element. I also cleaned the dryer (spotless). After putting her back together and plugging her in and hitting "on," my daughter saw a little flash out the rear :eek: (lights flickered) and it wouldn't heat. I opened her up again and the new element was broken. :confused: The only thing I can think of is that I happened to have coils touching somewhere along the coil. I plan to get another one tomorrow and put it on. Am I overlooking something? Just had wrist surgery and cannot carry wet loads of laundry so having this fixed will help me lots!

Thanks

Must have been the problem. Bought a new one and it works wonders. Dryer is spotless and new string and drying like mad. My last question....I got rid of that flexible aluminum duct and replaced with 4" and I have problems getting my 90 elbow female to stay on the male pipe that is exiting the dryer. I used duct tape and clamp but for some reason this one spot won't stay attached. Any ideas other than super glue?

Did you use duct tape or duck tape? Duct tape is metal foil with a heat resistant glue layer. It does not expand/soften with heat.

You could run a couple sheet metal screws through the connection.
This is not recommended as they can grab lint but sometimes you have to do what is not recommended.
Pre-drill, run the screw in to tap both the machine's vent and the elbow.
Then remove the screw and cut or grind the end off to shorten it so it cannot grab much lint. One on either side should do. Mark the vent and elbow with a marker line so that if/when you have to remove it, it will be easy to realign.