Appliance Repair Help

An electric dryer uses a heating element that gets red hot to generate heat. The heat then travels through the drum and out the ventilation tube. There is a thermostat located near the element that is rated between two temperatures and allows the flow of electricity to turn on and off the heating element to maintain the temperature within that range. For more information click here to Contact Us. The Price The price of an electric dryer heating element can range anywhere from $25 to $60. El …

 If your dryer runs, but is not heating, then your heating element may be broken. Below are the steps on how to test your heating element. *works for all brands of dryer elements. The dryer element runs off of 220 volts and gets gets red hot creating heat. Click here to shop for a full list of heating elements. Step 1. Look for breaks in the coils.  Sometimes by just squeezing the coils with your fingers you will be able to find a break. If you do then you know for sure the coils are …