Heating Element (Electric Dryers Only) - Maytag MDE17CS 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. Access the electric heating element.
(See page 4-44).
3. Disconnect the wire connectors from the
heater terminal block
4. Set ohmmeter to the R X 1 scale.
Set digital ohmmeters to lowest scale.
5. Touch the ohmmeter test leads to the red/
white and red wire terminals on the heater
terminal block. The meter should indicate
between 11 and 16 Ω resistance.
6. Touch an ohmmeter test lead to an element
terminal block connection, and the other
test lead to the heater housing case. The
reading should be an open circuit
(infinite Ω). A resistance reading indicates a
shorted coil.
Electrical Shock Hazard
HEaTiNG ElEMENT
(ElECTriC DrYErS ONlY)
5-5
Heater Coil Terminal Block
The heater element on electric dryers
is designed to provide 4600 watts when
operated on 240 volts.