No heat, won't start, takes two cycles, or squeaking like a shopping cart — answer a few questions and get an honest read: the likely cause, the first safe checks in order, and whether it's a $0 fix, a DIY part, a tech call, or a pro-only job.
Free to diagnose. No email, no account. Built from manufacturer support pages and professional repair sources.
How it works
Electric or gas changes everything — different heat source, different tests. Then: no heat, slow, won't start, or noise.
The most likely cause, the first safe checks in the right order, and an honest band: $0 fix, DIY part, tech call — or pro-only.
The $29 DryVerdict Kit has the full tree for both fuel types, every meter value, and the repair-vs-replace math.
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General information only — not professional repair advice. See the disclaimer.
The DryVerdict Kit
The diagnostic gives you the most likely answer. The kit gives you the whole map: both fuel trees, every test value, and the stop lines where DIY ends.
Electric and gas, fully expanded: thermal fuse → element → hi-limit → cycling thermostat → control, including the lost-leg-of-240V branch — and igniter → flame sensor → valve coils on the gas side, with the branch the free diagnostic doesn't ask about.
Get the DryVerdict KitThe exact test and healthy reading for each part: thermal fuse, element (including the terminal-to-case ground test), hi-limit, cycling thermostat, igniter, flame sensor, and every gas valve coil terminal combination.
Get the DryVerdict KitThe test that settles 'dryer or duct?' in a single load — full procedure, how to read the result, and the safety rules (including why gas dryers get the short-cycle version).
Get the DryVerdict KitSqueak, thump, scrape, rattle, hum — matched to rollers, idler, glides, rear bearing, blower wheel, and belt, with the hand-spin checks that confirm each one before you buy.
Get the DryVerdict KitLG Flow Sense d80/d90/d95, Samsung door / sensor / heating codes, Whirlpool–Maytag AF & Check Vent, GE glide-and-bearing layouts, and the Kenmore prefix trick (110 = Whirlpool, 796 = LG).
Get the DryVerdict KitEnter the quote, the dryer's age, and the price of a comparable new dryer. The 50% rule plus age bands give a straight answer — including when a $30 part on a 13-year-old dryer is still the right call.
Get the DryVerdict KitOne-time purchase
The complete electric + gas decision trees, multimeter values for every part, the one-cycle vent test, the noise-by-part guide, per-brand codes, and the repair-vs-replace calculator. Pay once, keep it — no account needed.
Secure checkout. After payment you'll be redirected to your private kit page. One payment, yours to keep.
FAQ
Honestly: it diagnoses your dryer. Some findings are free — a half-tripped breaker, a clogged vent, a lint-packed blower. Some are cheap parts a handy homeowner can swap with unplugged meter tests to confirm them first: a thermal fuse, an igniter, a set of rollers. And some are professional jobs — anything involving the gas line or the inside of a gas valve — and the kit says so plainly, with the price ranges to expect so you can judge a quote.
Sometimes the verdict is that the dryer isn't worth repairing. Knowing that before a service call is worth having too.
Yes. A few questions about fuel type and symptoms, no email, no account. You get the most likely cause, the first safe checks in order, and a verdict band: $0 fix, DIY-possible, call a tech, or pro-only. The kit is for when you want the complete tree and every test value.
The full electric and gas decision trees, multimeter test values for every part in both trees, the one-cycle vent-disconnect restriction test, the noise-by-part guide, per-brand notes and error codes for LG, Samsung, Whirlpool/Maytag, GE, and Kenmore, and the repair-vs-replace calculator. Built from manufacturer support material and established repair sources — RepairClinic, PartSelect, iFixit, and the brands' own product-help pages.
Yes — that's one of the most misdiagnosed faults in dryers, and it's covered in the free diagnostic, the gas guide, and in depth in the kit. On a gas dryer that pattern is the signature of gas valve coils failing as they heat up: they test fine cold, which is why people replace igniters and sensors first and still have the problem.
The site is built around hard lines. Unplug before opening anything; every meter test shown is an unplugged test. Gas-line work and sealed gas valve internals are always 'call a pro' verdicts here — never steps. Thermal fuses are never bypassed, on any page, for any reason. And if you smell gas or burning, or a breaker keeps tripping, the instruction everywhere is the same: stop and call a professional.
All major brands. The underlying parts and tests are shared across brands, and the kit adds the brand layer: LG's Flow Sense vent codes, Samsung's door/sensor/heating code families, Whirlpool and Maytag's AF / Check Vent warnings and their motor-circuit fuse layout, GE's glide-and-bearing drum support, and Kenmore's build-by-prefix system.
One payment of $29, and you're redirected straight to your private kit page — no account, no login. Bookmark it; it's yours to keep.
Free Guides
In-depth, plain-English guides for the most common dryer problems.
Electric or gas, runs-but-cold or never-warm — every cause in test order, with the $0 checks first.
Two-cycle loads are usually a vent problem — and a fire-risk warning, not just an annoyance.
What each no-start behavior means, and the unplugged tests that separate a $10 fuse from a motor.
Match the sound to the part — squeak, thump, scrape, and rattle each point somewhere different.
Including the signature fault: starts hot, goes cold after about 10 minutes. That's the coils.
A fuse that blows twice is reporting a problem, not causing one. Find the overheat cause.
It tumbles on 120V and heats on 240V. Lose one leg and you get exactly this symptom.
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