electric dryer wont run?

Hi John,

You stated the motor won't run but it heats up fine. That should not be the case as there is a centrifugal switch on the motor that needs to close before the heating circuit is complete.

I'm going to guess that the thermal fuse is the culprit. It is a white elongated plastic piece with 2 wires on it and it is located on the blower housing. You need to remove the back lower panel to access it. If you have a multimeter you could do a continuity check to make certain it is shot.

Many people think the high limit thermostat located on the heat box, is the thermal fuse. That is not the case.

I hope this helps....Good luck.

There is (or should be) a thermal cut off button on the motor itself. Often as not this is in series with the thermal drum cut-off switches, but not on all models. Run round these first and look for an open circuit on the drum cut-out-switches. take your time to search for power (voltage) at the consumer switch and see if volts are being set to the motor and the drum thermal switches.