In case you missed it, here are the previous links for this now-completed project:
The replacement heating element for the dryer arrived in the mail this morning:
I removed the broken heating element from it’s housing box and noticed in addition to the broken coil there was also a crack through the metal – scary!:
As a demonstration of a component without electrical continuity [broken] versus a component with electrical continuity [good], I tested the old coil & the new coil with the multimeter set to ohms Ω. When there’s no electrical continuity the meter will not change from the “1 .” Ω it displays when you turn it on. When there is electrical continuity it will display “0.00” Ω:
I placed the new heating element into the housing box, reconnected the wires, put the top back on, & screwed it all together using the screws I’d taped to the top so I wouldn’t lose any:
Here’s what the box looked like when it was all put back together – the new coil looks good!:
Then it was back behind the dryer for me. I carefully maneuvered the heating element box back into the dryer and reconnected the blue & red wires:
Then back around the front of the dryer to screw the one locking screw in place:
At this point I put the front of the dryer back together. Then I went around back again to reconnect the vent hose/back panel piece & the dryer hose:
DONE!:
Then the most important step – a test run:
So far so good! Hubby is catching up on laundry now, so the first real load of clothes is currently in the dryer. It seems I actually fixed it!
My heroine. You Tube videos have taught me how to do countless tasks. Jo @ Let’s Face the Music
how did we ever cope before the internet…
Gute Arbeit .
Liebe Grüsse
Danke schön!
YAY!! You’re amazing!
Thanks, D’Arcy! I still can’t believe I did it!
I’m impressed with your ingenuity! Great job.
Thanks, Jessica! It’s still working! 3 loads of laundry done, 1 to go 🙂
Clever, clever…great job! I wish I had the Internet and u-tube when I was doing those kind of projects, it would have made things a lot easier. I finished most of them out of sheer luck and some were not as successful as yours. I’ll fill you in a few horror stories when I see you next, Dad
The instructional videos you can find on YouTube are a total life saver! I’d have never attempted this without them. Looking fwd to hearing horror stories 🙂
CONGRATULATIONS!!! You are one clever girl! So impressed!
Thanks! Jim is on his 3rd load of laundry and the dryer is working perfectly – fingers crossed it stays that way!!!