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arcadeforever  
#1 Posted : Monday, April 13, 2009 5:09:58 AM(UTC)
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I had a hole in my drum and removed it for the 100th time last night to JB weld it this time (it works great and doesnt grab and trash my clothes now) but this 100th time I forgot to shut the power off and when I yanked the drum, there were sparks and heat between the drum and the element. after putting it back together with thedrum fixed, I find out there is no heat. so I pull it all apart again and everything I saw tests fine.

- 120v on each terminal of the coil
- heating coil has continuity
- thermostat on coil housing 120v
- thermostat on dryer housing 120v

anyone know what to check??

thanks
Wayne
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applianceman  
#2 Posted : Monday, April 13, 2009 5:49:19 AM(UTC)
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[FONT='Times New Roman']If your house wiring uses fuses rather than breakers, check to see if one of the fuses is blown. If so the dryer will still run but won’t heat. For more on do-it-yourself appliance repair visit Appliance Repair Guide For All Major Home Appliances[/FONT]
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arcadeforever  
#3 Posted : Monday, April 13, 2009 6:41:41 AM(UTC)
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Im not sure I understand, there is power at the coil..

The house is all breakers.

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applianceman  
#4 Posted : Monday, April 13, 2009 8:31:44 AM(UTC)
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When you shorted out the element I am thinking you may have messed something up in your house wiring (you can still get 120v to elements) But before you check that make sure the element isn’t grounded out because if its grounded out you may still get continuity through it. To do this, disconnect power from dryer. Then remove the wires from the element and check to see if you have continuity to ground. If you have continuity to ground the element is bad. If not pull the dryer out and remove the cover at the cord and check voltage here while the dryer is sill plugged in. You should have 220v between the two outside terminals and 120v between each outside terminals to the center terminal.
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arcadeforever  
#5 Posted : Thursday, April 16, 2009 7:51:39 PM(UTC)
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When you shorted out the element I am thinking you may have messed something up in your house wiring (you can still get 120v to elements) But before you check that make sure the element isn’t grounded out because if its grounded out you may still get continuity through it. To do this, disconnect power from dryer. Then remove the wires from the element and check to see if you have continuity to ground. If you have continuity to ground the element is bad. If not pull the dryer out and remove the cover at the cord and check voltage here while the dryer is sill plugged in. You should have 220v between the two outside terminals and 120v between each outside terminals to the center terminal.



Well you were right, thanks! the actual problem was one of the wires coming from the fuse box was loose. Once I tightened it up it worked great!

thanks again for the help
Wayne
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denman  
#6 Posted : Friday, April 17, 2009 5:16:04 AM(UTC)
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To ARCADEFOREVER's better half.

I would strongly recommend you increase the insurance on ARCADEFOEVER.

If things are going bad do what ever it takes to break the dryer or the oven.
Since your significant other has a problem remembering to unplug 240 volt appliances it is only a matter of time.

I have never seen a trial about murder by dryer or murder by stove so odds are high that it will be the perfect crime

I would delete this ASAP as you do not want it used as evidence.
THIS FORUM IS DEAD!!!!!!!
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arcadeforever  
#7 Posted : Friday, April 17, 2009 8:28:20 AM(UTC)
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yes it was poor judgement, fortunately I don't make a habit of forgetting stuff like that. My rule of thumb is not to touch any wire that is hooked up to anything without reading it with a VOM or DMM first twice... what happened that time, was a dumb mistake and it wont happen again. Lesson learned. Thanks for making this forum available
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