Samsung DV340AEG/XAC Dryer

[GregSkvorts]

Hello Community,

I have a an interesting problem which I have done a lot of research and work on and still no answer to.

Firstly, My heating element keeps failing. Which I witness through no hot air flowing through the dryer. THere it still ortates and works but doe snot heat.

So I have done the following:

1) Removed the heating elemetn and purchased a new one and again assembled it back in wokring order. This worked for  week then again no heat.

2) I removed it and checked the element, and all the sensors and the one which did not have continuity was the Thermal fuse.

3) Bought some off Amazon (same manufacturer as original) then swithced the fuse and reassembled eveything. Again worked for a couple of days then again no heat.

4) Read other forums and cleaned out the vent tube. Rmeoved the heating assembly checked the electornic parts and again the Thermal fuse was blown since there was no connectivity.

5) Installed a new fuse againe reassembled the dryer and now were at the present moment. I have no faith that this will not happen again and it will blow. 

So community I am asking if you have seen this beofre and if there is something I am missing to test. I did ask Samsung and they said call in a service guy and I dont trust they will be able to find the issue either in my area.

Thank you

 

Greg

[jiaho]

Is air coming out from the dryer? 

How about to the outside vent?

 

 

[ServiceTech_Daniel]

Thermal fuse's usually blow when the unit is to hot. Make sure to check your venting outside and make sure there is no obstructions, also check for blockages in between the fin's of your blower wheel . 

You have a thermal cut off that is attached to the heating element close to the wire terminals, and a high limit on the element, you should replace those as well along with the thermal fuse, they can check good but prematurely open at lower temps and cut current to the element . 

Anytime i replace a element , all three are getting replaced. 

[16345Ed]

Does water flow through or does it lay on top of lint screen when you run it under water?

[RobinWinter]

Which thermal fuse, the one on the element or the one on the blower?  If the one on the element,  the element is staying too hot, too long.  That leans toward a fused relay on the control board and it's cycling off the high limit switch.  

 

If the one on the blower, that's usually an airflow restriction because hot air can't effectively escape the drum.