Electric Clothes Dryer Heating Element Replacement

Remove the back panel.

Electric clothes dryer heating element replacement.

An electric dryer that tumbles but doesn t heat up probably has a burnt out heating element. Remove screws that hold the heating element housing. Take the heating element and housing out of the dryer. The heating element could be bad or the safety thermostat the inlet control thermistor or the safety thermostat all which are mounted on the heating element assembly.

Find where the heating element housing is located inside the dryer. Remove the screws on the back or front of the dryer. This video from sears partsdirect shows how to replace a broken heating element in some kenmore electric dryers. Locate the heating element near the bottom of the dryer.

Move the dryer forward and use a 1 4 inch nut driver to remove the screws from the back panel. Remove power from dryer. Replacing it isn t a difficult task but it does involve removing the back cover of the dryer. How to change the heating element in a dryer.

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