Samsung Front Load Electric Dryer Not Heating Up

The factor that could speed up the process of blowing off of the heating elements includes overloading of the dryer lack of proper cleaning of the vent lines and lint filters and poor ventilation.

Samsung front load electric dryer not heating up.

The fuse box or circuit breaker should be checked or voltage measured at the outlet using a multi meter. This element protects other components of the dryer from failing. All dryers have a high temperature sensor or thermal fuses that blow out if the temperature inside the drum gets too hot. It is not uncommon for only one fuse or breaker to trip resulting in the dryer able to run but not heat.

However when the samsung heating element burnt out it does not stop the dryer from spinning or running. The most common causes for an electric or gas dryer to stop drying or heating is. The dryer lint screen lint trap has not been cleaned poor or restricted airflow. Clothes are not dry after using samsung dryer if your dryer is heating but the clothes are still damp your vent is probably blocked.

Check all parts of the dryer to be sure what is causing it not heating. If your dryer has weak heat and runs for a long time that could also be a blocked vent. Electric dryers need two legs of 120 volts ac equaling 240 volts. 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.

Check thermostats thermal cut off fuse wiring voltage and vent line. And these are only some of the possible causes. The thermal fuse or high temperature sensor is blown or the heating element in an electric dryer requires replacement. So frustrating an expensive appliance shouldn t stop working at 18 months.

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. My samsung dryer is a year and a half old and it has also stopped heating.