Well, you could take a 9 volt battery and a little beeper or other electronic sound device. One pole of the battery you connect to one end of the element wire, the other pole to the beeper. The other wire from the beeper connects to the other end of the element. Electricity should run through the element coil, through the beeper and back to the beeper causing it to: Well, you guessed it! it should beep if the heating coil is in tact. The circuit is showing continuity. If the element is burned then the circuit will not be continuous and the beeper won't beep.
Do be sure you have the dryer disconnected before poking about in there though, the element is 220 V and probably 20 amps. We don't want Fried Bryce <GRIN> Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brice Mijares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 4:37 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] last week, the washer, this week the dryer > No, and if I did, I wouldn't know how to work it. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 9:43 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] last week, the washer, this week the dryer > > >> Do you have a continuity tester? >> >> You should be able to read an electric current through the heating coil >> if >> it is in tact. You should be able to read current through the thermostat >> too >> when cool since it is a protective shut-off device. >> >> I had an old drier many years ago which heated too ,much and it was the >> wiring to the heating system which burned off on more than one occasion. >> Because I used it in my office mostly to dry towels and pillow cases I >> liked >> the heat, got the job done quicker so every year or 18 months or so I >> would >> have to replace that foot or so of wire. >> >> Most likely though it is the element. There are often two, one for low >> heat >> and another for high heat, if your dryer has a warm setting try it and >> see >> if it still heats. It would be possible but unusual I would think for >> both >> to die at the same time. >> >> Some may just have a tap off part way along the coil but somehow I doubt >> it. >> >> If you don't have a meter or continuity tester, a simple bell or buzzer >> and >> battery in series will do fine. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> >> Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Skype DaleLeavens >> Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Brice Mijares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> >> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 10:18 AM >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] last week, the washer, this week the dryer >> >> >>> Last week my washer went down due to the dogs in the agitator. I fixed >>> that >>> problem, and now my dryer isn't heating. Yesterday I pulled it out, and >>> disconnected the hose leading to the exhaust vent. Then I turned it on >>> and >>> plenty of air was blowing out. So I eliminated any kind of obstruction. >>> Now, I'm perplexed. I don't know if it's the heating element, a >>> thermostat, >>> or something else. So gang, give me some ideas. I hate to go buy a new >>> heating element and find out that wasn't the problem, even though I'm >>> leaning towards the heating element since it's around 17 years old. By >>> the >>> way, it's a Kenmore. >>> >>> >>> >>> To listen to the show archives go to link >>> http://acbradio.org/handyman.html >>> or >>> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ >>> >>> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >>> http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday >>> >>> The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. >>> http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml >>> >>> Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From >>> Various >>> List Members At The Following address: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ >>> >>> Visit the new archives page at the following address >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ >>> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man >>> list just send a blank message to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> To listen to the show archives go to link >> http://acbradio.org/handyman.html >> or >> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ >> >> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >> http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday >> >> The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. >> http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml >> >> Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various >> List Members At The Following address: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ >> >> Visit the new archives page at the following address >> http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ >> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man >> list just send a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
