Not an expert, but I have seen an element check OK with
continuity, but be bad. I didn't believe it, so I grabbed a
couple clip leads (DANGEROUS!) and clipped 120 to the
element. It started to heat, then quit. And, it was
repeatable.
I would simply monitor the voltage to the element -
When a hot element is being called for, you should see
120Vac at one end of the element, and zero Vac to ground at
the other end. IF so, then the element's bad. 120 measured
at both ends of the element indicates something else is
wrong. Zero at both ends says something else is wrong.
BE CAREFUL - BE SAFE - ONLY DO WHAT YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE
WITH AND KNOW IS SAFE.
HTH
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"Metal Man" wrote in message
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Heating element is not working. I checked the heating
element with a
meter and it shows it has continuity at the terminals and
shows no
signs of being broken or grounded when i check it on the
housing,
visually and with a meter.
I do not have a meter to check AC current at the heating
element where
the wires are plugged onto it. So while i had the dryer
running i
checked it one of the little two wire circuit testers you
can buy to
stick into a plug to see if you got fire. It lights up.
So my question is, can the element test out ok with the
meter but
still be bad. I mean, i am sure anything is possible.
The element does not heat up or glow at all.
Since i am getting voltage to the element and it does not
work is it
safe to say it is bad.
Did some searching on the net, and searched the group for
something
similiar and did not really find anything.
Everything i read is that if a continuity test checks out,
the element
is good. But like i said, i appears i am getting voltage
to the
element but it does not heat.

Thanks