If your Maytag dryer is not heating, then this guide should be able to help you find the cause and fix it.
We have listed all of the main components within your dryer that cause the problem, along with step-by-step instructions for how to check each component.
This guide covers most models of Maytag dryers, including:
66CB
67C
70C
741C
742C
7MMEP0080WW0
7MMEP0080WW1
MED5600TQ1
MED5620TQ0
MED5620TQ1
MED5621TQ0
MED5630TQ0
MED5630TQ1
MED5640TQ1
MED5700TQ0
MED5700TQ1
MED5720TQ0
MED5800TW0
MED5805TW0
MED5830TW0
The best place to start with your Maytag dryer that won’t heat is to check the thermal fuse. The thermal fuse makes sure that your dryer doesn’t keep running when it overheats, but sometimes it can become faulty and will stop your dryer from working when it shouldn’t.
Here’s how to check the thermal fuse:
Gas-powered dryers have a gas valve solenoid and an igniter that help to ignite the gas (if your dryer is electric, then skip to checking the heating element). When either of these parts becomes faulty, the dryer won’t be able to heat.
To check these components:
Gas dryers also have a flame sensor that detects how hot the flame is; when it stops working, your dryer won’t be able to heat.
Here’s how to check the flame sensor:
Electric dryers have a heating element that heats the air before it enters into the dryer drum. If the element is faulty, your dryer won’t work correctly.
To check the heating element:
If you still haven’t found the cause of your Maytag dryer not heating, the next thing to check is if there is a problem with the incoming power. Your dryer requires two legs of 120 volts AC to operate (250 volts in total), and when one of the fuses trips, your dryer might turn on but not heat.
Here’s how to check if the incoming power is causing the dryer to not work:
The next component to check is the high-limit thermostat. If your dryer overheats, the high-limit thermostat will make your dryer turn off. If it stops working correctly, it might tell the control board to turn the dryer off incorrectly.
Here’s how to check the high-limit thermostat:
Your dryer should have another thermostat called a cycling thermostat, which works to regulate the air temperature in your dryer. If it stops working correctly, your dryer can’t heat up correctly.
To check the cycling thermostat, you need to:
Sometimes the timer in the dryer can become faulty, and this stops the dryer from heating correctly.
To check the timer, you need to:
Your last option to fix a Maytag dryer if it isn’t heating is to replace the control board. This is because they are very difficult to test. The control board very rarely breaks down, but it can happen. Before you replace the control board, you need to consider if it is better to just buy a new dryer.
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