GLEQ332AS0 Frigidaire Gallery Dryer Not Heating (But IS Running)

[ws91]

Model Number

GLEQ332AS0

Brand

Frigidaire

Age

More than 10 years

Dryer recently stopped heating. It still runs, spins, etc, but no heat. Electric dryer.

I took off the top and first thing I saw was a partially burned out plastic wire harness. So perhaps that's just the issue, and it shorted or something? Or maybe that caused a blown thermal fuse, and the fuse, and possibly that plastic harness, need to be replace?

I'll note that the interior was very full of lint. I have no idea how old the dryer is; it's in a house I've been renting for about a year and a half. Doesn't look like it's had any service or anything in a long time.

At this point, I've taken the drum out as well. I have a multimeter, but am not exactly sure where to begin. A few photos attached. You can see that the metal alongside the burned wires was blackened as well.

Any advice welcomed.

 

[ws91]

One thing to add! Difficult to see in photos but the coil on the heating element has a break in it, near the top. Forgive the dumb questions, is the coil supposed to be contiguous the whole way around?

 

[Jake]

Yes, if the heating element coil is broken, that's the cause of the NO HEAT problem.

Here's the heating element for your model you can order:
Heating Element Assembly 131553900


You will need to cut the burnt wiring off and splice the good wiring back together WITHOUT the plastic connectors, those are toast.

Jake

 

[ws91]

Apologies for my delay, I missed this. Thank you for your response. Is it not possible to simply replace the coil, the whole heating element must be replaced?

Will

 

[Jake]

The coil can also be purchased without the housing and ceramic isolators. However, we recommend replacing it as a whole assembly, as a broken isolator can cause the element to fail.

And the price of the COIL ONLY is 3/4 the price of the whole assembly.

Jake

 

[ws91]

Jake — thanks, makes sense. Much appreciated!

 

[Jake]

Glad to help, let us know how it goes.

Jake