Dryer won't start, inside light won't come on

Dryer Repair
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I was drying a load and realized the dryer had been going a long time. When I checked it, the timer had not moved. I opened the dryer and it was not hot. I closed it and tried to start it and it wouldn’t start. The light in the dryer is not working either. I checked the house fuse and it is not blown.

Is there a fuse within the dryer that might be blown? Any ideas?

Thanks.

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Hi Stacey

You are going to need a multimeter and do some electrical checks.

  1. Check that you have 120 volts coming to each side of the connection block.

  2. If you do, unplug the machine, take off the back and check your thermal fuse and thermostats for continuity.

  3. If there is no problem there, and I think there will be, check the heating element for continuity or grounding.

I think this will locate your problem. To find parts, put the numbers 110 in front of the model number you posted.

Good luck and let us know what you find out.

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Ok. I’m an idiot. Turns out my dryer runs on 2 fuses. House fuses. Yes…I have fuses and not breakers.

Anyway, I had one blown fuse. Dryer working fine now.

Thanks anyway. I do appreciate your response.

Stacey

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Great Stacey, Glad it turned out to be as simple as that.

That’s why we generally ask that the first thing you do is check current to the machine, it is almost nevery the problem, but in the few cases when it is it makes the repair quick, easy and painless.

Thanks also for updating us.