How to Troubleshoot & Replace Ge AP2620171 / WE11X10007 Heater Element Kit

I replaced the heating element in accordance with the instructions and YouTube videos. So far I haven't burned the house down, so it looks like it worked. The parts came in sooner than estimated and everything worked as advertised. 

Replaced heating coils and drum glides while I had it all apart. Make sure to clean all of the lint out of the inlet just before the fan to free up the airflow. Took a little bit of time to restring the coils. The repair videos you had were very helpful in showing how to remove the drum belt and get it back on during reassembly. 

After referring to a trouble shooting video and eliminating all the simple fixes, I discovered a broken heater element after conducting an electrical test. The process of disassembling the machine, testing, repairing and reassembling was a lengthy process but a necessary one. The cost of repair doing it myself in lieu of having a service tech doing it, was significant. 

While I suspected the heating coils, I first queried the AppliancePartsPro.com website for possible reasons and solutions. The repair videos are excellent. Once I knew how to open and inspect the dryer, I was able to confirm the issue - burned out dyer element(s). In addition to the burned out elements, I found some other parts worn-out. As it turns out, there is a complete repair kit that is available for this dryer. The parts arrived very quickly (ordered on Saturday and they arrived on Tuesday) and I was able to get the dryer back in service with little trouble. The whole repair experience was good and I was able to get the repairs done without a major repair bill! 

I disassembled the dryer exposing the heating element and discovered the heating element was broken on both the high and low side. Luckily for me, Appliance Parts Pros sold a perfect fit heating element repair kit. The kit came with a new coil and insulators, which I replaced. The fix in total took around an hour. 

Replaced the heating element with a little help from youtube 

Took dryer front off and removed drum in order to reach heater coil shroud. Removed shroud and tested coil with a multimeter. There was no continuity. Inspected coil and found a break in the inside coil. Also tested all 3 thermostats while everything was taken apart and they were fine. Ordered replacement coils and received them the next day. Stretched new coils to 40 “ for inside and 48” for outer and rethreaded in the shroud. Reassembled dryer and it’s perfect, all in less than 24 hours. The hardest part is reattaching dryer drum belt to idler pulley. Video provided by Appliance Parts Pros is all you need to perform this. Restringing coils was $44 versus $144 for a new pre-strung shroud. I have fixed my washer, dryer, and refrigerator ice maker using the videos from App Parts Pros. Since discovering this company it’s been bye-bye appliance repairman. 

Cleaned and lubricated the motor and the small drum bearing, replaced the upper front bearing mount, slide pads and lower felt bearing pad and the light bulb. 

Replaced with new ones 

The instructions that came with the parts along with the codes on this site were very helpful.