What Does It Mean When My Dryer Heats, but Won't Work?

Posted by By Eric G. Stark on 14th Sep 2018

              A customer came to McCombs Supply the other day with a dryer problem. It wouldn't spin or tumble.  The dryer, would however, heat up, which eliminated the heating element being the issue.  He wanted to buy a thermal fuse, and said he was hoping it wasn't a motor issue.  I explained to him that it wouldn't be a m … read more

Why Won't My Electric Dryer Heat?

Posted by By Eric G. Stark on 28th Aug 2018

Electric dryer won’t heatTest the heating element Often the time you find out that a dryer won't start is when you have a large, soaking wet pile of clothes that needs drying. Most often when an electric dryer is working but not heating it is the heating element. Inspect the element and do an continuity test on the element.  Unplug the dryer, disconnect the heating eleme … read more