What this means on this family
No heat on the AEDG dryer family is one of the few faults where fixing the failed part without finding the cause guarantees a repeat. The table on this page carries two model numbers that sit close together in the line. A thermal cut-out opens because air stopped moving, so the duct is checked in the same visit as the part.
The observations that separate this fault from its neighbours
- Some warmth but nothing like normal — Partial heat, which on a machine fed by two supply legs can mean one of them has been lost.
- The drum turns normally and the load stays cold — The clean version of this fault: drive and control are fine, so the heat circuit is the whole subject.
- Cycles got longer before the heat stopped altogether — The same story earlier on. Long cycles are the warning that precedes this fault.
- The machine got very hot for weeks and then went cold — The classic sequence: restricted airflow, rising temperature, and a safety device that finally opened.
- NEAR MISS — it heats but the clothes are still damp — That is airflow, covered on the cycle page for this family.
What to suspect, in order, on this family
- What feeds the heat — Ranked first because it costs nothing to check, it is outside the machine, and it explains a total and sudden loss of heat better than any internal part.
- The safety devices — Second. They open on high temperature and leave the machine tumbling cold, and they open because of restriction — so finding one open is finding two faults, not one.
- The exhaust path — Third. Checked as part of the same investigation as the cut-outs, because a machine with a restricted duct will re-open any device that is fitted to it.
- Heat source itself — Fourth, and on a gas machine it is not owner work under any circumstances.
- Thermostat and control — Last. Least likely, most expensive to guess at, and only reachable with the cabinet open.
What to check first, and why that order
- Establish whether there is any heat at all or just less than normal — Partial heat and no heat point at different halves of the list.
- Listen on a gas model for ignition — No ignition sound at all changes the diagnosis before anything is opened.
- Check the breaker, the plug and the supply valve — External causes first, because they are free and they are not rare.
- Clear the airflow path completely — It is both a possible cause and the thing that decides whether the repair lasts.
- Book the internal test — Everything remaining is behind a panel and needs a meter, and gas work is licensed in every case.
Safety first
Safety
Isolate the machine before any cover is removed; a capacitor can hold a charge after the power is off. On a gas model, shut the gas off at the appliance valve before the machine is moved, and if you smell gas, leave the building and call the gas utility from outside rather than investigating. The exhaust duct and the heat source stay hot well after a cycle ends.
Models in the AEDG family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| AEDG70U | arctic-wind:dryer:aedg |
| AEDG75 | arctic-wind:dryer:aedg |
Where owner work stops
Call with two pieces of information: whether the drum turns normally, and whether cycles had been getting longer before the heat stopped. On the AEDG dryer family the first separates this fault from a drive fault and the second tells the technician whether they are looking for a failed part or a failed part with a blocked duct behind it.
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