Customer Support 7 days a week

Welcome Guest! To enable all features please Login or Register.

Notification

Icon
Error

New Topic Post Reply
Options
Go to last post Go to first unread
ummix6  
#1 Posted : Thursday, January 6, 2011 5:55:37 PM(UTC)
Quote
ummix6

Rank: Member

Groups: Registered
Joined: 10/24/2010(UTC)
Posts: 4

My son gave me a used Whirlpool Duet gas dryer. I am not sure of the age but guessing. He connected it for me and it will spin and the time on the front decreases but it will not get hot. Is it possibly a lint problem? I have cleaned out the lint filter and housing as well as I could. Even vaccumed in there. I read on some posts it may also be the igniter. Please help me troubleshoot it. By the way,I posted a thread for my my oven in November. Your information helped me get my oven working before Thanksgiving and I have been baking happily since. Thanks in advance for your help.
Sponsor
See inside of your appliance - diagrams and part photos for virtually every model.

powered by AppliancePartsPros.com
 
kayakcrzy  
#2 Posted : Friday, January 7, 2011 4:03:41 AM(UTC)
Quote
kayakcrzy

Rank: Advanced Member

Groups: Senior Expert
Joined: 2/1/2008(UTC)
Posts: 2,429

It will most likely be the heating element or the thermal fuse mounted on the heater housing. You need to take the bottom panel off, and ohm out those conponents. If you get no reading, then that part is bad. Tom www.applianceeduicator.com
ummix6  
#3 Posted : Friday, January 7, 2011 7:05:46 PM(UTC)
Quote
ummix6

Rank: Member

Groups: Registered
Joined: 10/24/2010(UTC)
Posts: 4

I believe the only dumb question is the one not asked. But I have to ask 2 more questions. I am a novice @ appliance repair. How do you get the bottom panel off? How do I ohm off these components. Thanks again for your help.
Quick Reply Show Quick Reply
Users browsing this topic
New Topic Post Reply
Forum Jump  
You can post new topics in this forum.
You can reply to topics in this forum.
You can delete your posts in this forum.
You can edit your posts in this forum.
You cannot create polls in this forum.
You can vote in polls in this forum.