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my whirlpool dryer LER261 won't heat up, it just kepts tumbling wet clothes?

My whirlpool dryer LER2614D will not heat up at all ,it just keeps on tumbling my wet clothes. My husband took the two thermostats and the heating element to be replaced .He was told that the thermostats and the heating element are good and don't need to be replaced! Well he replaced everything back on the dryer when he got home ,but the dryer still does't heat up!

Valeria Landry
August 2005

Whirlpool Whirlpool LER2614D Household Appliances, Tumble Dryers Whirlpool Dryer Wet

USUAL CAUSE IS BLOWN HALF OF 220V BREAKER, GIVING ONLY 120 V AT THE PLUG, WHICH WILL RUN THE MOTOR BUT NOT HEAT THE 220 ELEMENT. ALSO THERE ARE TWO OF THREE THERMOSTATS THAT WILL ALLOW THE MOTOR TO RUN BUT NO HEAT. ONE IS THE FRONT (CONTROL) THERMOSTAT, THE OTHER IS THE BACK (SAFETY) THERMOSTAT. THE THIRD THERMOSTAT, THE HI LIMIT THERMOSTAT, WILL ALSO STOP THE MOTOR.

DS
November 2005

Hello,

I would start by making sure your getting the full 240 volts needed at the dryer. A dryer can run with one leg (120 volts) but will not heat up.

JP
August 2005

Sir I took the vent hose off of the vent and it still wom't heat up , not even a little bit.

Valeria Landry
August 2005

I have no heat at all sir.

vaeria landry
August 2005

Hello,
Do you have no heat or little heat? If you have little heat you may have a blocked up vent. Try taking the vent hose off the vent and see if it dries any better.

JP
August 2005