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!!!