i think i just lost my heating element...

anyone ever replaced one of these....?

i never have before .. but, i'm sure i could...

anyone with a similar experience chime in...

typical cost is around ...? ballpark price

all my clothes are wet from fishin and workin outside
and now theres two more days of rain expected :hs:

Raven, try this:
www.repairclinic.com

Click on repair help.

thankya Dave :btu:

Fixed many with the help of that site. Good luck.

piece of cake. there is a guy on rte 44 in raynham that sells parts and will help you anyway he can . cept for doing the labor. he is in the plaza across from the jeep dealership. can't think of his name but is in the phone book

oh yea...you will need model number and make of your dryer
you will be surprised at how cheap parts are

Raven, I just wanted to let u know that I've also ordered parts off that site and got them in a couple days via the cheap shipping method that they offer.

thankyou RedCrabber

i think i found a local guy in woostah where i can grab the element
but its nice to know ya'll have my back..

thanks again guys.

Check the thermo-coupler first,I had to pay a guy $100.00 for a five minute job:uhoh:

Our dryer (gas) chit the bed las week too. When we bought it 5 years ago I had "Mr Appliance" hook it up for me. I already had the old one out in the driveway and the new one in the basement 3' away from where it goes. Took him 10 minutes and cost me 150 bux.:uhoh: Worst part is that he told me that appliance makers only make washers and dryers to last 5 years nowadays.:exp:
Our dryer runs but has no heat. I don't think they even have pilot lites in them anymore.

A standard gas dryer will usually fail in only a few ways. It's either one of the fuses, the coil or a gas solenoid.

Most of the fuses are very simple and cheap to repair. The others cost a bit more, but it's still the min labor charge that will get ya. If you can't do it yourself, get the cheapest local repair person you can...a basic dryer is not very complicated.

Of course the new LG unit I bought last year requires a freakin PhD. Good thing we got the extended warranty.

-spence

Our dryer (gas) chit the bed las week too. When we bought it 5 years ago I had "Mr Appliance" hook it up for me. I already had the old one out in the driveway and the new one in the basement 3' away from where it goes. Took him 10 minutes and cost me 150 bux.:uhoh: Worst part is that he told me that appliance makers only make washers and dryers to last 5 years nowadays.:exp:
Our dryer runs but has no heat. I don't think they even have pilot lites in them anymore.
Dave, use that site I put up to fix it, had same problem, was a $5 part.

My dryer heating element crapped out also. Thanks this is awesome. I always fixed other appliances.

I'm ready to take up drinking again:lossinit: Went to the site (Thanks Dave) and figures it might be the igniter. Went over to Raynham got the part and installed it, no heat still. The site slao says it could be a thermal fuse. Only problem is I can't find anything that remotely resembles the part pictured on the site??????????

Found the problem. I removed the thermal fuse and connected the 2 wire ends....:spin: Voila heat. Now I can pick up a new fuse on Monday and be back in business. I tried talking my wife into giving me the money it would have cost to have a repair man fix it:heybaby: ....... NOT

. I tried talking my wife into giving me the money it would have cost to have a repair man fix it:heybaby: ....... NOT
:tooth: :jester: sounds like one of my moves :laugha:

Mac - ya live dangerously. Next time it dies she will blame you.:love:

Found the problem. I removed the thermal fuse and connected the 2 wire ends....:spin: Voila heat. Now I can pick up a new fuse on Monday and be back in business. I tried talking my wife into giving me the money it would have cost to have a repair man fix it:heybaby: ....... NOT
Nice going Dave.
Dryer looks like mine did a few months ago. Stubborn/cheap bastards we are..:eek5:

It's threads like this that remind me why I never got married.
It's not being stubborn or cheap.
Self sufficient.
I hate paying for something I can figure out myself.
Leaves so much more money left for "The other stuff."