--- title: "Dryer Heating Element Repair | DryerRepair.center" description: "No heat or weak heat on an electric dryer, traced to the coil, its terminals or the safety parts on its housing." url: "https://dryerrepair.center/services/heating-element-repair/" --- # Dryer Heating Element Repair No heat or weak heat on an electric dryer, traced to the coil, its terminals or the safety parts on its housing. ## What the dryer heating element repair involves. On an electric model the dryer heating element is a coil of resistance wire strung inside a metal duct behind or beneath the drum. When it breaks, the drum still turns and the air stays cold. When it touches its housing, it can trip the breaker or keep heating after it should stop. The element rarely fails on its own: a restricted vent makes it run hot for years, so the repair covers the coil, the hi-limit thermostat and the thermal fuse beside it, and the airflow that caused the failure. How the visit goes ### What it usually costs Low · Heating element The usual answer when an electric dryer tumbles with cold air and both breaker legs are on. ### Answers 4 problems Dryer Not Heating Dryer Takes Too Long to Dry · Dryer Tripping Breaker · Dryer Overheating ### Comes up most on Electric dryer Stackable dryer · Ventless dryer ### Codes that lead here NO GAS · E5B · PS · nP Electrolux dryer showing NO GAS. ## Heating element repair, step by step. Fit the new element, then check the exhaust temperature and the vent airflow on a full timed cycle. 01 Confirm 240 volts at the terminal block, since one tripped leg imitates a dead coil. 02 Test the element for continuity and for any short to its housing, and inspect the coil for breaks and sagging. 03 Test the hi-limit thermostat, the cycling thermostat and the thermal fuse, which often fail with the element. 04 Fit the new element, then check the exhaust temperature and the vent airflow on a full timed cycle. ## The problems it answers. 4 of them, from dryer not heating to dryer overheating. [All problems](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/) Most common ### Dryer Not Heating 6 causes, cheapest first Before you call ### Tell us this when you book 1. Whether the drum turns while the air stays cold 2. Whether the breaker has tripped 3. How old the dryer is 4. Whether drying has been getting slower for a while It also answers - [**Dryer Takes Too Long to Dry** 5 causes](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-takes-too-long/) - [**Dryer Tripping Breaker** 5 causes · fire or gas risk](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-tripping-breaker/) - [**Dryer Overheating** 5 causes · fire or gas risk](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-overheating/) ## Low, on the site's scale. The usual answer when an electric dryer tumbles with cold air and both breaker legs are on. [Read the full cost guide](https://dryerrepair.center/cost/) | Repair | Relative cost | | --- | --- | | [Vent cleaning and inspection](https://dryerrepair.center/services/dryer-vent-cleaning-and-inspection/) | | | [Door switch, catch or hinge](https://dryerrepair.center/services/door-switch-and-latch-repair/) | | | [Thermal fuse or thermostat](https://dryerrepair.center/services/thermal-fuse-and-thermostat-repair/) | | | **Heating element** | low | | [Igniter, flame sensor or gas valve coils](https://dryerrepair.center/services/gas-burner-and-igniter-repair/) | | | [Drum belt, idler pulley, rollers or glides](https://dryerrepair.center/services/drum-belt-and-roller-repair/) | | | [Control board, timer or moisture sensor](https://dryerrepair.center/services/controls-and-sensors/) | | | [Condensate pump, condenser or heat-pump system](https://dryerrepair.center/services/ventless-condenser-and-pump-repair/) | | | [Drive motor or blower wheel](https://dryerrepair.center/services/motor-and-blower-repair/) | | ## Where it comes up most. Most bookings: Electric dryer, Stackable dryer, Ventless dryer. [All dryer types](https://dryerrepair.center/types/) Codes that lead here - [`NO GAS` Electrolux · Heating](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-no-gas/) - [`E5B` Kenmore · Heating](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-417-e5b/) - [`PS` LG SIGNATURE · Heating](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/lg-signature-ps/) - [`nP` LG · Heating](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/lg-np/) [All 12 codes that lead here](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-heating) Often the same visit - [**Diagnostic visit** 2 problems in common](https://dryerrepair.center/services/diagnostic-visit/) - [**Vent cleaning and inspection** 2 problems in common · lowest](https://dryerrepair.center/services/dryer-vent-cleaning-and-inspection/) - [**Gas burner and igniter repair** 2 problems in common · low to moderate](https://dryerrepair.center/services/gas-burner-and-igniter-repair/) ### Electric dryer ### Stackable dryer ### Ventless dryer ## The makes we see it on. 14 makes on this site, and the dryer heating element repair on any of them. Each mark opens that make's own page. [All 14 brands](https://dryerrepair.center/brands/) ## Heating element repair, where we come out. The laundry room, the climate and the building all change how the dryer heating element repair goes. These notes are about that, metro by metro. [All service areas](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/) [Tampa Bay](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/) FL · 31 areas Electric dryers are the usual choice across much of Tampa Bay, and an element that has burned open is a routine repair; the vent that made it run hot is cleared on the same visit so the new coil is not lost the same way. - [Hyde Park](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/hyde-park/) - [Davis Islands](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/davis-islands/) - [Palma Ceia](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/palma-ceia/) - [Westchase](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/westchase/) - [Carrollwood](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/carrollwood/) - [Belleair](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/belleair/) - [St. Pete Beach](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/st-pete-beach/) - [Palm Harbor](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/palm-harbor/) [Orlando](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/orlando/) FL · 30 areas In Orlando's all-electric houses the element carries the whole drying load, and in a builder-installed laundry room a long attic duct is often what pushed the old one past its limit. - [Winter Park](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/orlando/winter-park/) - [Windermere](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/orlando/windermere/) - [Dr. Phillips](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/orlando/dr-phillips/) - [Bay Hill](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/orlando/bay-hill/) - [Lake Nona](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/orlando/lake-nona/) - [Heathrow](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/orlando/heathrow/) - [Celebration](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/orlando/celebration/) [Miami / South Florida](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/) FL · 47 areas Condo dryers in South Florida are mostly electric, and when the element fails the technician also checks its terminals and the high-limit thermostat, because damp air and long exhaust runs keep that circuit working hard. - [Brickell](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/brickell/) - [Coconut Grove](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/coconut-grove/) - [Coral Gables](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/coral-gables/) - [Pinecrest](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/pinecrest/) - [Key Biscayne](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/key-biscayne/) - [Aventura](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/aventura/) - [Sunny Isles Beach](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/sunny-isles-beach/) - [Bal Harbour](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/bal-harbour/) - [Miami Beach](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/miami-beach/) - [Golden Beach](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/golden-beach/) - [Weston](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/weston/) - [Boca Raton](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/boca-raton/) - [Palm Beach](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/palm-beach/) [New York Metro](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/new-york/) NY · 75 areas In a New York apartment with an in-unit dryer, the machine is often a compact electric model whose element is specific to it, so the replacement is matched to the exact model rather than to a full-size part. - [Upper East Side](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/new-york/upper-east-side/) - [Upper West Side](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/new-york/upper-west-side/) - [Tribeca](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/new-york/tribeca/) - [SoHo](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/new-york/soho/) - [Greenwich Village](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/new-york/greenwich-village/) - [Battery Park City](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/new-york/battery-park-city/) - [Brooklyn Heights](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/new-york/brooklyn-heights/) - [Park Slope](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/new-york/park-slope/) - [DUMBO](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/new-york/dumbo/) - [Forest Hills](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/new-york/forest-hills/) - [Great Neck](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/new-york/great-neck/) - [Southampton](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/new-york/southampton/) - [Scarsdale](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/new-york/scarsdale/) [Houston](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/houston/) TX · 36 areas Where a Houston household runs an electric dryer, a burned element often appears after a summer of heavy towel loads in muggy air, and the repair includes the terminal block and cord, which can scorch when a connection loosens. - [River Oaks](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/houston/river-oaks/) - [Memorial](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/houston/memorial/) - [Tanglewood](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/houston/tanglewood/) - [Greater Heights](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/houston/greater-heights/) - [Kingwood](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/houston/kingwood/) - [Bellaire](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/houston/bellaire/) - [Bunker Hill Village](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/houston/bunker-hill-village/) - [Piney Point Village](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/houston/piney-point-village/) - [Hunters Creek Village](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/houston/hunters-creek-village/) - [Sugar Land](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/houston/sugar-land/) - [Cinco Ranch](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/houston/cinco-ranch/) - [The Woodlands](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/houston/the-woodlands/) - [West University](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/houston/west-university/) [Chicago](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/) IL · 50 areas Chicagoland's electric dryers are found mostly in condos and newer suburban houses, and an element that quits in winter is sometimes blamed on a cold basement when the coil has simply opened. - [Lincoln Park](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lincoln-park/) - [Near North Side](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/near-north-side/) - [West Loop / Near West Side](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/west-loop-near-west-side/) - [Wilmette](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/wilmette/) - [Winnetka](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/winnetka/) - [Glencoe](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/glencoe/) - [River Forest](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/river-forest/) - [Oak Park](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/oak-park/) - [Hinsdale](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/hinsdale/) - [Lake Forest](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lake-forest/) - [Highland Park](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/highland-park/) - [Gold Coast](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/gold-coast/) - [Lakeview](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lakeview/) [Los Angeles](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/) CA · 95 areas Los Angeles households with an electric dryer, often in an apartment or a remodel with no gas at the laundry, usually lose an element to lint buildup, so the duct is cleaned whenever the element is replaced. - [Beverly Hills](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/beverly-hills/) - [Bel Air](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/bel-air/) - [Holmby Hills](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/holmby-hills/) - [Brentwood](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/brentwood/) - [Pacific Palisades](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/pacific-palisades/) - [Santa Monica](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/santa-monica/) - [Hancock Park](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/hancock-park/) - [Studio City](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/studio-city/) - [Calabasas](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/calabasas/) - [Manhattan Beach](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/manhattan-beach/) - [Palos Verdes Estates](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/palos-verdes-estates/) - [Pasadena](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/pasadena/) - [San Marino](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/san-marino/) - [Malibu](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/malibu/) [San Diego](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/) CA · 31 areas Newer San Diego developments frequently put an electric dryer in an upstairs laundry room, and an element repair there comes with a look at the exhaust run to the roof or side wall, which is usually longer than it appears. - [La Jolla](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/la-jolla/) - [Carmel Valley](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/carmel-valley/) - [Point Loma](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/point-loma/) - [Del Mar](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/del-mar/) - [Rancho Santa Fe](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/rancho-santa-fe/) - [Coronado](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/coronado/) - [Encinitas](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/encinitas/) - [Solana Beach](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/solana-beach/) [San Francisco Bay Area](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/) CA · 74 areas Bay Area households moving away from gas often end up with an electric or heat-pump dryer, and when an electric model stops heating, the technician confirms the circuit is delivering full voltage before condemning the element. - [Pacific Heights](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/pacific-heights/) - [Presidio Heights](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/presidio-heights/) - [Russian Hill](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/russian-hill/) - [Noe Valley](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/noe-valley/) - [Sea Cliff](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/sea-cliff/) - [Hillsborough](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/hillsborough/) - [Atherton](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/atherton/) - [Woodside](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/woodside/) - [Palo Alto](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/palo-alto/) - [Los Altos Hills](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/los-altos-hills/) - [Tiburon](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/tiburon/) - [Piedmont](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/piedmont/) - [Marina](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/marina/) For the heart of your home. ## Questions about the dryer heating element repair. ### How do I know the heating element is the problem? A drum that turns with no heat at all, on a dryer whose breaker is fully on, is the usual sign. The same symptom comes from a blown thermal fuse or an open thermostat, so the element is tested with a meter rather than assumed. ### Why did my new heating element fail so quickly? Almost always because the airflow was never fixed. A crushed duct, a clogged hood or lint packed inside the cabinet keeps the coil too hot, and the new one goes the same way. The vent is part of this repair. ### My dryer gets hot on some settings but not others. Is that the element? Usually not. An element either heats or it does not. Heat on high but not on low or medium points at the cycling thermostat, the heat selector or the control, which choose how the element is switched. ### Is a sparking or glowing coil dangerous? Yes. A broken coil can arc against its housing. Stop the dryer, switch off the breaker, and do not use it until the element and its housing have been checked. --- **[Read on the site: Dryer Heating Element Repair | DryerRepair.center](https://dryerrepair.center/services/heating-element-repair/)** **[Book a visit with DryerRepair.center](https://dryerrepair.center/schedule/)**