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Model: GEC9858EQ0	Brand: Whirlpool	Age: More than 10 years
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yellowsir		#1 Posted : Friday, February 28, 2014 8:09:39 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 2/28/2014(UTC) Posts: 1		Hello all...found this great forum and hoping to receive help. So I have a whirlpool dryer model # gec9858eq0, and it does not produce heat anymore. Any ideas where to start would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. I am handy and have a multimeter. I fixed a fuse I believe a year or two ago on this same dryer. So, once I open it I will become familiar fast with it.


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fairbank56		#2 Posted : Friday, February 28, 2014 12:34:34 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Expert Joined: 10/16/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,806 Was thanked: 7 time(s) in 7 post(s)		Unplug dryer, open lower front panel, check continuity of the hi limit thermostat, thermal cutoff (both on heater box), cycling thermostat on blower housing with four wires (not the violet wires), heater coil (8-11 ohms), also check continuity between timer BK and R terminals when timer is on. Report findings. Eric


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denman		#3 Posted : Saturday, March 1, 2014 2:52:44 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 2/29/2008(UTC) Posts: 19,638 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 11 time(s) in 11 post(s)		The first thing to check is if the power is OK. The heating coil requires the full 240 volts, everything else runs off of half the line (120 volts) Try flipping the breaker off/on slowly a couple times. Sometimes you can loose half the line without actually tripping the breaker. Check the voltage at the plug L1 to L2 should be 240 volts L1 to Neutral and L2 to Neutral, both should be 120 volts. If OK Unplug the unit and check the wires at the terminal strip in the machine to make sure none are loose or burned out If OK Check the power at the terminal strip. Do this with the heater off and on. [COLOR="Red"]Be careful as 240 volts is lethal !!![/COLOR]
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