Dryer Won't Heat Up Or Dry Clothes - DIY How To Fix Heater In 2024

Your clothes dryer Won't Heat Up? Samsung dryer not heating and your clothes dryer won't dry clothes? We'll show you how to replace dryer heating elements when you find your dryer not heating. With a dryer not drying well your root cause is going to be a dryer heating element that has gone bad. So you'll learn DIY dryer heater element replacement for this Samsung dryer, including testing and measuring the correct ohms resistance for your dryer heating element. This is a Samsung Dryer, Model DV42H5200EF/A3, it's a good time for a dryer vent cleaning at the same time that you debug your Samsung dryer not drying. If you don't have a dryer vent cleaning kit get one, or soon you will have a clothes dryer not drying clothes.

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00:00 Repairing Clothes Dryer When it won't heat up
02:04 Take Apart The Dryer
08:16 Removing The Dryer Heating Element
10:15 Testing The Dryer Heating Element
17:54 Install NEW Heater Element
22:11 Assemble Dryer Back Together
24:45 Cleaning Lint Filter
25:17 Checking Gooseneck Vent Outside, Confirm Dryer Blowing Hot Air

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How To Fix A Dryer Heater DIY style

Is your dryer not getting hot? Here is the most common fix. If you don't own a dryer vent cleaning kit, and you don't clean out your dryer vent tube every year, you are asking for a clog, and possibly a house fire. The "dryer not getting hot" problem will manifest itself in your dryer not drying your wet clothes. Maybe you'll notice the dryer not getting hot. Even if you got your dryer vent cleaning tools, and quickly learn how to clean a dryer vent, it might already be too late with no dryer heating, chances are your dryer heating element needs to be replaced now to solve your dryer not heating problem otherwise no amount of dryer vent cleaning will help you now, although you still need to clean the dryer vent tubes, and vacuum all the lint out from inside the clothes dryer, which accumulates throughout the year.

dryer not heating Samsung

Now of course this is a Samsung dryer, and although the taking apart of the dryer might be different than other brands, they all essentially pull apart similarly, and once you get inside, the procedure and location of the dryer heating element are the same across most brands, as is the testing methods, only the part number of the heating element changes.

If you have a dryer not heating up, the most common cause is the dryer heating element has gotten so overheated that the coil broke, and now you have an open circuit. Now you have an expensive dryer repair on your hands, and you must replace the broken dryer heating element. So if your dryer is not working, this video shows you how to replace the dryer heating element and get you back up and running and drying clothes again. Be sure to use the dryer vent cleaning tools in this video.

dryer heater element test and replacement

This video also shows you how to perform a dryer heater element test, as well as testing the thermistor and thermostat which measure the heat coming off the dryer heater element. If you have the dryer not drying clothes situation, you need to pull out the dryer heater element for the test, that's the only way to test and repair the dryer heater.

Samsung dryer not drying

These Samsung DV42H5200 series dryers are quite a bit of tedious work to get at the heating element. Once you extract the heating element from the dryer, now you have to remove 9 screws and twist 4 tabs to open up the heater element housing.

Once you DIY install your new dryer heating element, you will not have a dryer not drying well anymore. Just be sure to clean those dryer ducts and dryer vents at the same time.

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[kristensavage]

Just want to say THANK YOU! I'm a mom and when my dryer went out I was ready to cryyy (we had our vent cleaned so I knew that wasn't the issue). I found your video and thought okay, this is crazy but I'm going to do it. I DID I haven't been this proud of myself since childbirth 🤣🤣🤣

[annhatch]

Absolutely THE BEST How-To video I've ever seen! I'm a 56-year-old woman, and just finished replacing the heating element on my dryer! If you're not a teacher, Jeff, you missed your calling...Thank you!!!!

[Gulfcoasting]

I just can't thank you enough! I'm a 56 year old little lady and I repaired my dryer for $23! Your video was perfect!

[Postsforlife]

You sir, have allowed me to fix my dryer within twenty-four hours, and clean out my wall vent like a champ. Didn’t cost but $30 for the entire heating element unit and $18 for the vent brush. You’re a saint and a life-saver; the folks at my local Samsung wanted to charge me $100 just to come out. God knows what they’d charge after parts and the time it took them.

[yolandasolis]

Yay! I did it! I replaced the heating element in my Samsung dryer after suffering for 6 months having to hang clothes outside everyday. Thank you so much! Your video was so clear and precise and I followed it, step by step. I also bought the Klein tools meter you recommended to make sure the other parts weren't failing. I'm over joyed and feeling so accomplished. If this woman can do it, anyone can do it! Just follow Jeff's video and you can't go wrong.

[CalebOhh]

Heads up, if you just unscrew the "bottom bracket" that you refer to at 9:26, you don't have to use your "stubby little Phillips" to blind unscrew the bottom bracket. You can keep the bottom bracket in the dryer and remove the heating element's housing.

Great video, this was extremely helpful!

[kanchr]

Thank you, Jeff . Husband and I did it together and it was more of fun, with no frustration at all. Thought we would end up yelling on each other and would mess up somewhere along the way. You were so patient with all your details. Just amazing.Thank you/

[colleenmcquade]

I've never stumbled upon a do it yourself repair video that actually made sense and felt like I could do it, thank you! I was able to fix my dryer myself and felt confident that it was done right. Thank you!

[amylane]

This video was extremely helpful! Thank you for the detailed step-by-step! My husband watched, re-watched, and paused along the way to a successful ending and a dryer that now works! Because of your easy-to-follow steps, we were able to work as a team and we both learned something new! Thank you for taking the time to make such a helpful guide!

[tashamariestevens]

My husband and I just replaced the heating element in our dryer. We are beyond grateful for your expertise and willingness to share. The instructions were step by step, detailed, and clear. Thank you.

[kristackles]

Thank you so much! We noticed our dryer wasn’t heating on Friday morning. I found your video and ordered the part within minutes. It arrived the next day and we were easily able to get it swapped out. No stress, no hassle, no having to wait for someone to come out. Thank you so much!

[crispimike]

We could not have done this without the help of this video. My husband and I are 70 years old and have always been very resourceful, but this was truly a job that was beyond our skill set. However, with your help we now have a working Samsung dryer that was purchased under 4 years ago. We remodeled in 2017 and purchased 4 brand new appliances. Of them, 3 have had issues and we still do not have the ice maker in our fridge repaired. We will never buy a Samsung appliance again. Thank you so much for putting this video online. The hardest part was loosening the screws and wiring clips. Lol! You are a gem!

[kgreene]

I’ve been watching DIY YouTube videos for 3 years and this is the first one I’ve commented on. That was the best fix it vid I’ve seen. Everything was exactly what I dealt with and I went right thru. I got it all fixed up super fast. Thank you very much!👍👍

[karenarcher]

Just sending a “high five” to you Jeff for a most comprehensive video that enabled us to disassemble, replace the element (which by the way had the element broken and the metal housing cracked in exactly the same place as the one you showed in the video), clean and reassemble very easily. Great step by step detail with clear camera shots! Thanks!!

[Mikerobertsonsells]

You are a great teacher. Thanks to you, no cuts on my hands, & no curse words. My dryer is FIXED.

[robertallen]

100% the best how to video I have ever watched on you tube my daughter and I just finished this repair and we now have a functioning dryer again and I only spent 25$ for the part. Thank you sir, your video was plain, clear and easy to watch without a lot of BS that some people wanna throw in!

[rpatel]

great video, no fluff, no auditioning, no bs...just pure info....i couldn't wait to add my comment so doing it while the dryer is still open on the floor, but I know that I am going to save the money for a brand new dryer or an expensive service call by following this video.

[palawanbeans]

This video really helped me with the same Samsung dryer. Maybe you should make a video on what dryer to buy that doesn't require so much work like this Samsung.

[najibmorocco]

Thank you so much for your time and effort.
You, ve just save me from a big bill.
Great video, i followed you step by step, all was clear. Under $40, and less than 2 hours I fixed my Samsung dryer.
First time I fixed an appliance by my self.
Great thanks.

[jamesgoings]

Absolutely the BEST video I found. You eliminated unecessary steps and saved me hundreds of dollars for a repairman. Keep the great videos coming. Thank you so much.