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Question posted by Lindaecconsultant on March 5th, 2011

Why Is The Heat In My Dryer Is Not Working?

Hello I have a Whirlpool Cabrio WED6400swd dryer and there is no heat. It turns, runs perfect but when I went to take out the cloths they were still wet. I checked all the setting and they were correct but there is no heat. i have also checked the fuses and heating vent no problems there either. What could be the problem??

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