ge dryer blowing heating element

[metalframer]

hello everyone. title says all. replaced heating elements in a ge dryer model # dwxr483eboww turn it on ,nothing. turned timer to easy care & cotton motor turns drum .back to timed drunm does not turn got heattake back apart lower element shotany help would be appreciated.

[Dan O.]

Element poorly installed?

drunm does not turn got heat. take back apart lower element shot

The heater should NOT come on without the motor running. It is a built-in safety precaution. The dryer heating without the motor running so the fan could blow air over the heating element would cause the element to burn out prematurely.

Also, if you just installed the element coil(s) and not the whole preassembled heater housing (see the following link), it/they could have been installed poorly. Any part of that coil touching a ground could allow the element to heat (at least partially) without the dryer even being on!

LINK > GE DWXR483EB0WW Dryer Heater Housing Asm.

Lastly, if you did install just the coil, having it stretched unevenly would usually also result in premature failure. Every link in the coil of the element has to be spaced evenly or hot spots will develop.

Check your work.

JMO

Dan O.
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[metalframer]

heating element

thanks for the reply . first time putting in a element;tricky business.ill try again see what happens. any more tips for a newbie?

[HayZee518]

just go slow with the install. the nichrome wire is shipped "un-sprung." go from terminal to porcelain punching easily. its hard to collapse the nichrome wire once its been stretched.

[Dan O.]

Restringing a dryer element

first time putting in a element. any more tips for a newbie

Measure the length needed and then pre-stretch the element coil beforehand, pulling it from the ends only. That will assure the coil stretches evenly along its whole length. (BTW the coil will tend to 'snap back' once released from tension during stretching. You may have to stretch it a bit longer so when the tension is released it is almost the correct needed length needed, but just short.)

The element coil needs to be taut in the insulators once installed. The element will expand slightly when heated as any metal does. Any slackness could lead to sagging when hot and shorting to ground.

Be sure not to kink the element coil while feeding it through the insulators. Two loops too close together will create a hot spot and likely result in premature failure.

JMO

Dan O.
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