How to Test a Dryer Element

 Okay, now we're going to test an element from a dryer, and it could be any element, but this particular one is from a dryer. Now, if you look at this element, it actually doesn't even look good. You can look at it and say, okay, the element is broken. Or the ceramic is broken, but let's see if the element is actually good.

So this is a case where even though if it is technically good, it's not safe. So you would replace this on a safety issue alone, whether or not the element itself is good or bad. But let's start with the element here. This is a safety device, okay? This is on tone for continuity. So the safety device has continuity, so this works.

Okay, now this is the top of the element. This is the bottom. I should have the same tone. You should hear that sound. Between these two terminals, if this element is good and it's not okay, so safety device is good, element is bad. And if you can just look at it, this is already coming off and actually there's a broken coil right underneath.

So this is electrically bad and unsafe. Now let's take a look at another one. Same thing, however. This appears, it looks like it's in much better condition, but we still don't know if it's good or not. So there's no safety device here, but we're gonna measure the element itself. So let's make sure monotone perfect.

Okay. One lead goes here and one lead goes here. There's no tone, and the meter says ol, which means. Open infinity, which means there's no connection, electrical connection between this terminal through the coil and back to the other side. So this coil needs to be replaced and so does the other one. If you did get a tone like this, between those, it would be good.

No tone, it's bad, and that's how you troubleshoot it on it.