My samsung dryer is a year and a half old and it has also stopped heating.
Samsung front load dryer not heating cooling light on.
However you need to do some further testing to be sure the element is causing your samsung dryer to not heat.
Also remove both the screws on the back of the dryer and the lid.
On power up the replace filter light flashes 5 times then the drying light flashes and the cooling light stays on.
If the dryer s new that might be the reason as well.
Does the light go off when plugged back in.
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.
The cooling light is activated at the end of the cycle to prevent wrinkles once the machine stops.
I ve confirmed there are no air flow obstructions and am not looking forward to calling the company to see what they ll do about it.
One way or another we re going to help you get your dryer up and running again.
A clogged lint filter.
If the drum light turns on.
Replacing samsung dryer s heating element using diy.
If you choose to go the diy way to unplug and replace heating element for samsung dryer take the following steps.
Unplug your samsung dryer from power source.
So frustrating an expensive appliance shouldn t stop working at 18 months.
No heat is produced.
The exterior hood to the exhaust may not be opening.
We first researched and decided it must be the heating element.
I suspect the control may be acting up.
We replaced the heating element which did not resolve the problem.
If your samsung dryer will spin but will not heat a burnt heating element could be your issue.
The samsung dryer may have a bad thermostat thermal cut out fuse clogged air vent line incorrect voltage faulty heating element or other internal wiring issues.
Dryer set to the air fluff wrinkle or wrinkle prevent setting.
Do the latter by sliding the lid off.
Samsung dryer will not turn on when your dryer doesn t power on it could be something as simple as a tripped breaker or loose power cord.
Unplug the dryer for a couple hours.
A bad element on samsung dryers has been quite common with some of the newer dryers.