Roper Electric Dryer upon plugging in the heating element turns on and the timer makes a ticking noise. The door can be open and the timer set to off but the heating element comes on and the ticking noise begins.
I have cleaned the vent line of lint. I have cleaned the lint trap to blower venting duct of lint. I have identified where the thermostat and heating fuses are.
Do I have multiple parts failure? As I said simply plugging the dryer in starts the heating element so my dryer is acting like the circuit is closed. The only thing that doesn’t automatically come on when plugged in is the spinning drum… for that the timer needs to be set, the door must be closed, and the start button must be pressed.
I’m posting my question first, for answers and second, because no one else on the Internet seems to have listed this particular problem, which appears to be one giant fire safety issue.
Hello bart_wilmu. The first thing you will want to do is remove the heater from the unit and see if the heater is grounded out. If so, it will cause the issues your having. If it is good, you will need to look for a burnt or grounded wire. Check the terminal block also. Let us know what you find here. Hope this helps.
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Abnormally high resistance between the center prongs (two violet wires connect) of part number 3387134 (http://www.appliancepartspros.com/Appliance-Parts/whirlpool-dryer-cycling-thermostat-item-number-ap3131939.aspx).
Abnormally high resistance between the brown wire connections on the timer, part number 8299781 (http://www.appliancepartspros.com/Appliance-Parts/whirlpool-timer--60-hz--item-number-ap3131943.aspx?pn_=8299781). Also, abnormally high resistance between the "orange" connector prong and the right side brown wire.
The heating element does not show any metal touching metal, however the fracturing and bending of the center brace plate indicates that when heated the metal expansion will cause the coil to ground on the center plate… just furthering the problems that my dryer has/had.
I blame the timer letting the electricity flow unregulated through the heating element. It’s only a matter of time before that sort of abnormal heat would fry the thermostat and thermal fuses, which may be the reason that the thermal fuse (part number 3387134) now has an abnormally high resistance.
Between needing to replace a timer, the heating element (because of damage), and perhaps the blower’s thermal fuse (thermostat/"Therm-o-disc") I think I’ll be better off getting another $300 dryer. This one lasted 7 and a half years. Thanks for all the help and add a reply if I’m missing something because I really want people that end up with a potential fire hazard on their hands to know what is or might be going on.