Brand: Samsung Model Number: DV218AEB/XAC Main Symptom: Dyer will not heat What happens & when: When running the dryer with wet laundry the unit doesn’t produce any heat.
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Parts or tests already tried: Tested the heating element - has continuity not shorted out to the housing and tests at 13 ohms, high limit thermostat - has continuity, high limit thermal fuse in heater unit - has continuity, thermistor - tests at 13 ohms, high limit thermal fuse in blower assemble - has continuity, heater relay shows .74 volts when the dryer is running and calling for heat.
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Using a multimeter check for 240VAC at the element when the dryer is running in a heat mode. If you have 240vac the element is the issue. If you do not have 240VAC then check the circuit back through the thermostats all the way back to the control until you locate where the power is lost.
How do I check for 240v at the element while the dryer is running? I can’t get to the element when the dryer is all together and I can’t run the dryer with it apart.
Testing at the board one lead on the L2 at the terminal block and the other lead on the blue wire coming off the heater relay #2 … you should read 240VAC. if you have it there the other possibilities are the thermostats and or the centrifugal switch in the motor.
If you don’t have the 240vac the issue is with the control.