Samsung Front Load Electric Dryer Not Heating

A bad element on samsung dryers has been quite common with some of the newer dryers.

Samsung front load electric dryer not heating.

The thermal fuse functions as a power cut out. So frustrating an expensive appliance shouldn t stop working at 18 months. Burned out use a multimeter to test it for continuity. Here i show you how to do some simple troubleshooting steps on a samsung dryer that is running but not heating.

A mixture of heavy and lightweight items in the laundry load. When a new dryer starts up for the first time it may smell like something is burning as any oil residue from the packing material heats up. I ve confirmed there are no air flow obstructions and am not looking forward to calling the company to see what they ll do about it. The heating element assembly warms the air before it enters the dryer drum.

The samsung dryer may have a bad thermostat thermal cut out fuse clogged air vent line incorrect. My samsung dryer is a year and a half old and it has also stopped heating. In this video i show you how to test the hea. If the heating element assembly does not have continuity replace it.

It helps to cut power to the heating element in the case when the temperature reaches more than 185f. If the dryer s new that might be the reason as well. Over time the heating element can burn out causing the dryer not to heat. So the samsung dryer fuse is not resettable.

However you need to do some further testing to be sure the element is causing your samsung dryer to not heat. Produced by scott the fix it guy with 20 years of repair experience. The load may not be large enough to initiate tumbling action. Quick way to figure what part is stopping the dryer from heating.

All you have to do is to replace it with a new one once the one that comes with your dryer is faulty. If your samsung dryer will spin but will not heat a burnt heating element could be your issue. Verify the unit has power or gas check to ensure gas valve is on. Or the heating element in an electric dryer requires replacement.

Dryer odors can come from a few places such as the lint trap exhaust vent or not actually from the dryer at all like the washing machine or the water. Please visit our webs.