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sandylittle314  
#1 Posted : Saturday, December 27, 2014 1:14:15 PM(UTC)
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I have an Inglis Whirlpool electric dryer.Model #IES5000RQ1. One day it started to go from cold to hot to cold in different cycles. For a couple days I noticed a burning smell & the dryer got really hot. After that it dried fine till a week ago it stopped getting hot at all. Only blows cold air. There's was no lint blockage so I ordered & replaced the thermal fuse hoping that's all it was. Still not warming up. What would be the next step? I'm a single mom & my son is serving in Afghanistan right now so I'm trying to repair it myself. Any help would be greatly appreciated:)
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denman  
#2 Posted : Sunday, December 28, 2014 2:03:31 AM(UTC)
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Here are your parts
Parts for Whirlpool IES5000RQ1 Dryer - AppliancePartsPros.com

See the attachment for the tech sheet.

The next step would be to check the heating coil.

Note the thermal fuse would have also shut the motor off.

Also it would not hurt to check the power.
The heating coil requires the full 240 volts.
There is a way to do this without actually having to measure it with a meter.
Set the unit to timed dry with the door closed.
The timer should advance as it also uses the 240 volts.


If you do not own a meter, I would suggest you purchase a one. You can get a decent digital multimeter for under $20.00. You do not need fancy though it is nice if the leads are a couple feet long.
If it saves ordering one unnecessary part it has paid for itself and you end up owning a useful tool.
Most places will not let you return electrical parts so if you order it, you own it.
A couple things to watch when measuring ohms and continuity
1. Always remove power from the machine otherwise you could blow your meter.
2. Always disconnect at least one side of any device you are checking. This eliminates the possibility of measuring an alternate/parallel circuit path.
3. When checking for closed contacts and continuity use the lowest scale (Usually 200 ohms). Then try higher scales. This scale is 0 to 200 ohms so if the device you are measuring is 300 ohms this scale would show an open circuit which it is not, you are just measuring outside the scale's dynamic range.
4. When you start always short the meter leads together. This will tell you that the meter is working and if there is any 0 offset.

There is a good STICKY at the start of this forum about it's use.
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