The Drum Of My Dryer Spins But There Is No Heat Produces. Is It A Serious Problem? Please Also Tell Me What Should I Do?

This problem can be occurred due to many of the reasons. This is possible that your dryer is having some technical problem. While finding the reason of this problem you must not neglect the importance of the fuse because this is possible that the fuse of the dryer is not in good condition and that is why you are facing the problem with your dryer. There can be some kind of breakage inside the fuse and if this is so then replace the fuse with a newer one. If your fuse is working well and it is in good condition then check the temperature switch. It is possible that it is out of order or might be having some other problems. You can either fix the problem or can replace the switch. You can check the switch with the help of the VOM; if the reading does not change then this is possible that the switch has been gone out of order or bad. The third possibility is that the thermostat goes out of order.

Sometimes it happens that the heating coils suffer from some problem and that is affecting process of heat production. Some kind of damage with the timer can also cause the problem.

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Points to note on the above answer: If the fuse was bad, then the motor that turns the drum would not rotate. A typical problem that causes tumble dryers to stop heating up is the thermal overload cut-out devices. These are safety devices, and are some times "single-shot". That is, if they operate, and shut off the heating element, then they need to be replaced, usually as a pair along with the thermostat (they look very similar). The other common fault is that the heating element fails. However, if the thermal cut-out was the problem, LOOK FOR A CAUSE. If it is a condenser drier, check the condenser box is not clogged with lint/fluff. TD1947

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And now for something completely different:

Should the only problem be that no heat is being permitted, there are two inline devices permitting the power to pass to the heating device (either electric or gas). Electric dryers have a curly heating wire going around the door opening. You won't see it unless you are to unplug the power cord & unfasten the front & side enclosure assembly, at the back of the unit. Pull the three sides forward away from the dryer body. The coil is to be inspected that it is continuous and without a break and there will be surface mounted bare metal flat round fuses usually with two wings/metal screws to anchor the fuse to the metal front frame of the unit. The fuse can be tested for continuity (if it will carry an electrical test charge across/through itself). The only other cause would be disconnected wires to the control dial or a bad temperature dial. Good luck and write down any wires by color disconnected during the disassembling adventure.
What I didn't mention wires could be burnt and not continous, you will notice a black burn spot at that point!

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