I'm mechanically inclined and do all my own repairs on everything I own or have,so it didn't take long for me to figure out what was wrong with the dryer when my wife described to me what was going on. So I went online and found the part I needed and ordered it. After it came, I popped the top of the dryer and took out the old element and installed the new on. Put everything back together and turned it on. Works beautifully now.