Why is my GE dryer not drying clothes?
If your dryer won’t dry clothes but gets hot you may be facing the dangerous situation of clogged dryer vents or lint trapped inside your dryer. Over time, lint can accumulate in the dryer cabinet and vents that cuts off the dryer’s air supply. Use a dryer brush to clean extra long vent tubing. Reconnect vent tubing.
Why is my GE dryer not heating up?
The high limit thermostat can cause GE dryers not to heat. This is most likely caused by the dryer vent being stopped up, so if the high limit is bad, check the vent. To check the high limit, first unplug dryer. Then take the top off by removing the two screws in the door (the only two pointing up) and lift up the top.
Why my GE dryer is not heating?
What are the symptoms of a bad dryer thermostat?
Symptoms of a bad dryer thermistor include air in the dryer that won’t heat up. If the dryer does heat up, a bad dryer thermostat can result in loss of temperature control. If you have a faulty dryer thermostat, the dryer may keep the heat on for too long, causing the dryer to get too hot.
Where is the heating element on a dryer?
Look at the back of the dryer. On the right side, you’ll see a long metal (probably gray) housing. The Element is inside. Unscrew the black sensor on top, and unscrew the black sensor on the bottom. Unhook the two wires just below the bottom sensor.
Where is the continuity tester on a dryer?
Pull the two wires from the heating element terminals. These terminals are beneath the high limit thermostat on the heating element housing and along the bottom of the round heating element. Clamp the alligator clip attached to the end of a continuity tester’s wire to one of the dryer’s heating element terminals.
Where is the high limit thermostat on a dryer?
Look for the high-limit thermostat on the side of your dryer’s round heating element or rectangular heating element housing. The high-limit thermostat is black, round and has two wires connected to it. Pull the wires from the thermostat’s terminals, using needle-nose pliers if you cannot pull the wires from the thermostat with your fingers.
Where is the heating fuse on a dryer?
(These two sensors could be your problem (in 50% of the cases, it is). Also, there is a heating fuse to your left, under the larger casing on the left. It is about an inch long, and has two wires attached. This can also be your problem. One screw holds it in.