Heating Element (Electric Dryers) - Maytag MDG25PN Service Manual

Disconnect power before servicing.
Replace all parts and panels before operating.
Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.
1. Unplug dryer or disconnect power.
2. Remove the electric heating element.
(See page 4-44).
3. Disconnect the wire connectors from the
heater terminal block
4. Set the ohmmeter to the R X 1 scale.
Set digital ohmmeters to lowest scale.
5. Touch the ohmmeter test leads to the
terminals on the heater terminal block. The
meter should indicate between 11 and 16Ω.
6. Touch an ohmmeter test lead to an element
terminal block connection, and the other test
lead to the heater housing case. Reading
should be an open circuit (infinite Ω). A
resistance reading indicates a shorted coil.
Electrical Shock Hazard
HEaTinG ELEMEnT
(ELEcTric DrYErS)
The heater element on electric dryers
is designed to provide 4600 watts when
operated on 240 volts.
5-5
Heater Coil
Terminal Block