Whirlpool Tumble Dryer AWZ 541

[snipercheeta]

I have owned the above for about 6 years and, whilst its got power, it' stopped heating. I was going to try a new heating element but wonder i only professionals should attempt this job, or whether it is a straight forward changing a printer cartridge. I have no manual so i will be a bit of learn as you go. Has anyone done it and can the advise?

THANKS

-- snipercheeta

[Appliance Repair Aid]

Hi,

A UK style appliance? If yes, one of these places may be able to help....

jeff. Appliance Repair Aid

[nicksanspam]

They don't seem to sell Swan or Russell Hobbes electric teakettles. I just installed a 3 kW 240 V Swan in my kitchen, removing the 13 A fused plug and wiring the line cord into my 3-wire range with spade disconnects. (How many NEC violations is that? :-)

It boils water in less than a minute with five times the microwave's power and twice the efficiency, then instantly turns itself off.

GE makes a wimpy 1500 watt 120 V version, about $30 at Wal-Mart. At 6 kW on 240 V, 249 V at my house, its 6548 watts might boil a cup of 60 F water in 3600x0.5(212-60)/(6548x3.142) = 12.4 seconds, within the dual 40 amp range breaker capacity, altho that might shorten the life of the heating element and burn out the pilot light. Where can I buy a new thermostat for my old Russell Hobbes?

And a "Crash-a-Witch" hugging a bundle of burned-out flourescent tubes might look cool hanging from a nylon rope over the 25 kV transmission line on the telephone pole above my mailbox. How close would she have to be to light up?

Nick, EE gone wrong.