On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:47:35 -0600, jst wrote:

Tony wrote:
All of a sudden, my Kirkwood (made by Whirlpool) dryer isnt drying. It runs but there is no heat.
Any ideas what causes this? Is their a heating element that can be repaired?

Tony
This is a long shot but.... Our dryer has a wetness/dry sensor. The
dryer quit drying and when the repair guy came out the first thing he
checked was the sensor in the dryer. He took some rubbing alcohol and
cleaned the sensor and the dryer worked fine. Like I said it's a long
shot but you never know.

You were right on the money. I opened the back of the dryer and checked the element for continuity,
which it had. I took the small sensor to my job after I saw there was no continuity and no voltage
reading. The chinese technician took it and threw it on the floor once, then again until he heard
something inside shaking. He looked at me and said "works". I went home, and sure enough, it worked.
So, the sensor didnt even go bad. It just buckled on the inside (convex to concave?) and had to be
loosened. Total cost of repair----- $0. I almost bought another dryer too. Good thing I know some
knowledgeable people.

Tony