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Hey guys, Just recently got a used Whirlpool LER4634EQ2 dryer. Everything sees to work ok except it takes like 2 cycles to get clothes dry. I just took the back off and checked out the heating element. I first checked it for continuity and was getting some intermittent results. But I plugged it back in and it light right up red hot. I tested the temperature up the heating tube and it was up around 250 degrees F. The air coming straight out the back with no clothes in it was around 140 degrees F. Then I put a load of clothes from the washer in it and the temperature coming out the back dropped to right around 100 degrees F.
Any help with this?
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Here are your parts Replacement parts for WHIRLPOOL LER4634EQ2 | AppliancePartsPros.comHere is the wiring diagram http://www.servicematters.com/docs/wiring/Wiring%20Sheet%20-%203406688.pdfI am assuming that the clothes are coming out of the washer just damp thus eliminating the washing machine as a possible cause. The most common cause of having to use multiple dry cycles is a bad vent system (Poor air flow) so I would start there. Undo the dryer from the exhaust Run a load If the load dries correctly then you have a vent problem. Clean/check the vent system. Make sure the outside louvers open fully. If you do not want lint in the house. Take a pair of pantyhose, put one leg into the other and attach this to the dryer exhaust. Leave enough room behind the dryer so it can blow out like a windsock. Run a load. Both the above will allow you to check the air flow and temp. If it still does not dry properly I would recheck the heating element. Unplug the unit and both wires to the coil. Check it with a meter, should be around 10 ohms. Then check from each side of the coil to the case/frame, both should be infinite ohms (open). If not the coil may have sagged or broken and is touching the case. This can cause it to run on high and the thermostats cannot regulate it. |
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ok, so ran a couple of loads without the vent hooked up, and it definitely dried better but still some wet clothes after 60 minutes.
Checked the temperature up the heating tube and it was round 250. checked the heat coming out the vent and it was around 100. Does anyone know what is the heating element suppose to be limited to?
I'll check the continuity tonight.
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The hi-limit thermostat for the heater is 250 degrees.
With it's internal heater off (High heat) the operating thermostat is about 150 degrees. With wet clothes in the unit you would see a lower temperature at the exhaust |
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