Are you having trouble with your dryer not heating right, or at all? If your dryer still runs but just doesn’t dry. It is more than likely the heating coils that have gone out. In this guide, I will show you step by step how to take apart a Samsung dryer and replace the heating coils.
Contents
- 1 Parts And Tools You May Need
- 2 WARNING
- 3 Remove The Top Of The Dryer
- 4 Remove The Top 3 Screws
- 5 Remove Front 2 Screws
- 6 Remove The Front Of The Dryer
- 7 Heating Element Location
- 8 Disconnecting The Wires
- 9 Remove Coil Assembly From The Bracket
- 10 Tilt The Assembly Left
- 11 Removing The Mounting Bracket
- 12 Remove The Coil Assembly From The Dryer
- 13 Getting A New Assembly.
- 14 Putting It All Back Together.
- 15 Conclusion
Parts And Tools You May Need
Last update on 2022-06-22 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API
WARNING
BEFORE WORKING ON THE DRYER UNPLUG IT! DRYERS TYPICALLY RUN ON 240 VOLTS. ALSO ITS A GOOD IDEA TO WEAR GLOVES WHEN WORKING INSIDE OF THE DRYER AS THE METAL CAN BE SHARP!
Remove The Top Of The Dryer
Remove The Top 3 Screws
Remove Front 2 Screws
Remove The Front Of The Dryer
Heating Element Location
Disconnecting The Wires
Before removing any wires take a picture of the wires with your phone. You can use this photo as a reference when you go to reconnect the wires. There are 6 wires to disconnect. Be careful when disconnecting the two wires that are encased in porcelain as you can easily break the porcelain.
Remove Coil Assembly From The Bracket
Tilt The Assembly Left
Removing The Mounting Bracket
Remove The Coil Assembly From The Dryer
Getting A New Assembly.
Putting It All Back Together.
Now to put your dryer back together Follow the steps above in the opposite order.
I have a video and linked it below. Showing how to replace just the Coils, in case you don’t want to replace the entire assembly.
Last update on 2022-06-22 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API
Conclusion
Hopefully your dryer is now drying you clothes again. By doing this simple repair yourself, you can save hundreds of dollars you would of otherwise had to pay a repair person.
