Whirlpool 27' Job Aid - Page 23

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Replacing the Heating Element (Electric Dryers)

1. Remove the screw from heat shield. (Fig. 31) Remove

the wires to the heat element.

2. Remove the screw from side of heater box (Fig. 32)

and slide the heat element out of dryer.

3. Slide new heat element into dryer and reattach screw

on side of heater box.

4. Reattach the heat element wires. Replace heat shield.

Removing the Burner Assembly (Gas Dryers)

1. Turn off the gas supply to the dryer.

2. Disconnect the gas supply pipe from the burner

assembly.

3. Disconnect the wiring harness connectors from

the flame sensor and burner assembly.

4. Remove the two (2) screws securing the burner assembly to the mounting bracket. (Fig. 33)

1. Remove screw holding heat shield.

2. Disconnect wires to heat element, high limit thermostat

and thermal cutoff.

3. Remove two screws from heat element bracket.

4. Remove heat element assembly (heat duct) from dryer.

5. Remove screws to high limit thermostat or thermal cut-

off. (Fig. 34) Remove high limit thermostat or thermal cutoff.

6. Attach new high limit thermostat or thermal cutoff.

7. Reattach heat shield.

1. Remove two screws attaching heat duct to rear

bulkhead assembly. (Fig. 35) Remove heat duct.

2. Attach new heat duct to rear bulkhead assembly

using the rear bulkhead assembly screws.

3. Slide rear bulkhead assembly into place. Align

top two screw holes in new rear bulkhead assembly

with top two screw holes in back of dryer.

Fig. 31

Fig. 32

Fig. 33

Fig. 34

Fig. 35