Clothes Dryer Blowing Cold Air
My kenmore dryer is about 20 years old and started blowing cold air we changed the thermostat and it didn t change anything could it be the heating element even though the coils are not broke.
Clothes dryer blowing cold air. The dryer will need 220v to work so check the heater voltage and check the wire connections to the heater. The cutoff temperature is 178 c 352 f. It says our model number is 110 86872100 and the serial number is ma0505847. In some cases the high limit thermostat is a thermal fuse.
If the dryer does not heat and there is 240 vac to the dryer. I certainly looked at all requirements that was listed and yet my clothes dryer still blows cold air. Three times replacing the thermostat fuse on both. One of the most common reasons your tumble dryer decides to blow out cold air instead of hot is rather ironically because it has overheated.
It s for energy savings purposes the cold air will more likely lead to you shaking off some extra water that has not to be removed by the dryer the gadget will switch to warm air to tell you that your hands are considered dry the fact that you know that there s cold air in the first place shows that you must have brain cancer or a mental illness because you should only remember the hot air. Drum has stopped turning broken drum drive belt. The dryer lint screen lint trap has not been cleaned poor or restricted airflow. The thermal cutoff is a non resettable device.
Yes it is possible that it is the heating element. If this thermal fuse has burned open the dryer blows cold air. The most common causes for an electric or gas dryer to stop drying or heating is. When the vent hose is not connected you can feel the heat but when connecting the hose and put my first load in give it 5 minutes and it continues to blow cold air.
My electric dryer kenmore is blowing cold air no heat what could it be and how to fix it and how much will it cost me model number110 66662500. This may help you a bit more. Thermal fuses do not reset and need to be replaced. A clogged or kinked bent dryer air vent hose inadequate or no airflow.