Samsung Gas Dryer Not Heating Up

Gas dryer not getting heat.

Samsung gas dryer not heating up.

The samsung dryer may have a bad thermostat thermal cut out fuse clogged air vent line incorrect. Do the latter by sliding the lid off. Also remove both the screws on the back of the dryer and the lid. Replacing samsung dryer s heating element using diy.

We will talk about each part and what it does. Unplug your samsung dryer from power source. Quick way to diagnose an electric dryer that won t heat produced by scott the fix it guy with over 20 years of repair experience visit our website. The gas dryer has three steps to get heat and stay going.

We set up the dryer to run and although it is noisy listen for a click as the drum gets to speed this turns on the igniter. The igniter is a heating. If your samsung dryer will spin but will not heat a burnt heating element could be your issue. There are multiple parts in a gas dryer that can be faulty and cause the gas dryer to stop heating.

Before checking the flame sensor first make sure that the igniter and. If the flame sensor isn t working the dryer won t heat. 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. Thermal fuse are not at fault.

Samsung gas dryer model dv448agp xaa. To determine if the flame sensor is defective use a multimeter to test the sensor for continuity at room temperature. One is the flame igniter two is the low flame pilot coil. If you choose to go the diy way to unplug and replace heating element for samsung dryer take the following steps.

On a gas dryer the flame sensor detects the heat emitted by the flame. If the dryer s new that might be the reason as well. Three is the main gas valve. 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.