Earlier this year my dryer stopped heating so my dad and I watched this video as we pulled apart my dryer and fixed it. Your steps were very helpful and saved me from buying a new dryer at a bad time. All we needed to do was replace the element. Thank you very much for the help!
Two things amaze me about this - first, that you filmed the exact model dryer with the exact issue as ours and second, your amazing generosity in sharing your knowledge with us. The satisfaction I got in repairing my own dryer was more rewarding than even the savings of avoiding an expensive repair call. You are a Rock Star 🌟
This was the PERFECT video. I was able to take the entire dryer apart, diagnose the broken element, replace it, and reassemble everything, saving me tons of money…my husband just wanted to buy a new dryer! Thank you for taking the time to walk the faceless internet people through this repair!!!
Our Maytag dryer just stopped heating suddenly. My husband found your video. After discovering that a repair person would not be available to come out and look at our problem for nearly a week, we decided to brave it and follow your instructions. My 19 year old son and my husband took the dryer apart as you directed. We identified the problem to be the heating element. I called a local appliance part store and located the part we needed. It is currently drying its first load of laundry. Thank you so much for giving such a thorough and easy to follow tutorial. We are not necessarily handy, but your instructions helped us make the repair!! Thank you!!!
Thank you so much for this video. I was able to change the heating element by myself for my Maytag Bravos quiet series 300 dryer just by watching and rewatching your video. Thanks again!
Thank you so much! I managed to replace the heating elemant and thermal cut-off fuse all by myself with the help of your video. Pretty proud of this 50+ yr old lady. ;)
What a blessing it was to find your video. Couldn’t have done it without you. I went ahead and disassembled the fan housing and cleaned it as well. Had a good bit of lint in it. Thanks much!
Our dryer stopped heating and I found your video. Showed it to my husband, he ordered the heating element, followed your instructions and our dryer is working again! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Thank you so much for this video! Purchased the heating element for around $40 online and followed your advice step by step. Fixed the problem for a sliver of what it would have cost us for a new dryer. Can't thank you enough! I also wanted to add another possibly helpful tip. I used a C shaped clamp to anchor the drum to the top of the dryer. It provided me enough room to get the element out and replace with a new one without removing the drum. Saved me some time.
Outstanding! I started and stopped and replayed portions of this video many times as I replaced the heating element on my exact same model dryer. Instructions and the video were clear and to the point. Great job!
Holy crap. I looked forever to find something to help me. I finally found your video. It took me awhile to fix mine, but I am barley considered a novice at home repairs. Thank you for making this video. It helped so much and saved us money!
This gentleman helped me greatly in 2019 and 2020 with multiple appliances! I am hoping he knows just how thankful some of us are, who can't afford new appliances. Thank you sir! God Bless you and your family! Always... Signed, the guy that took a pneumatic die grinder to a stuck bearing race in a maytag bravos washer 2 or 3 years ago. Today, it was a belt on the bravos dryer.
Your Video is a lifesaver! Of course my dryer went out while I have a house full of out of town guests. Your very detailed instructions helped this homemaker get life rolling again during the Holidays! You're the BEST!
Thank you for posting this video! I came back in from out of town to a dryer not producing heat. Found your video and troubleshot things quickly with multimeter and found the heating element had broken. $21 for the part, and a day later, we are back in business! Thanks for sharing your professional expertise. You earned a like and a new subscriber from this guy. :)
I just wanted to say thank you so much. You gave great instructions. As I am a 57 year old woman doing this myself. I have to say the hardest part was definitely getting the belt back on right. Fortunately my son came in and helped me with that part 😊
Used this video to replace the heating element in our Maytag. Took me a little longer then the 24 minute video, but that's because I had to come back to the video a few times to make sure I was following along correctly. The belt was a little harder then it was shown in video, but after a few curse words got the belt on properly. Thank you for posting.
Wonderful video! Came here to say I didn’t know where to even start on my dryer that just randomly stopped heating. It’s relatively new so I was even more flustered because of that reason. I Put my volt meter on the prongs of the heating element just as you showed and immediately had zero continuity! I was like rats! But also like let’s go!! He showed that! A Local niche appliance parts store here that has everything ended up having the exact part in stock!! Got the part replaced, and buttoned and voila! We’re heating folks!!!!! Thank you!!
I wanted to thank you for putting this video together. It was spot on! I will send everyone I know and network with to stop by your posts. You saved me a ton of grief with us living in MICHIGAN and everything starting to get shut down again here due to COVID. I ordered the part you described and fixed this in just under two hour not know anything about working on appliances let alone the electrical side of things..... You did a fantastic job explaining the steps and recommending the solution! I will be watching your videos! Thank you! Thank you!
Thank You for making the well-made, thorough Dryer diagnosis and repair for the heating element! To help others: I would like to mention my hands were too big to put the belt on after the drum was in place. My alternative was to put the belt on the motor and idler pulley before the drum and carefully slip the belt over the drum during the drum install. Permatex High-Temp Red RTV Silicone was useful in holding the felt drum gaskets in place. Well done! Thanks again.
My heating element went out on my Bravos XL dryer that was only 4-5 years old, and this video helped me do the repair. Part from Sears was $120, got a complete kit of parts from Amazon for $35, and no technician service call ($$$), so you helped me save a good amount of money. Thanks for posting this, it was extremely helpful !
Literally tore my dryer apart and diagnosed in 10 minutes thanks to this video. Also ordered all the parts from the links in the description. I went ahead and ordered thermostat, element and thermal fuse. That way its all new and I won't be tearing it back apart in a month to replace something else.
Thank you so much for the video! Great step by step and visuals. I have the exact same dryer and you just saved me $300+ by not having to call the repair man. Appreciate you my friend!
I love your narrative style. I can't decide if you are are like the Mr. Rogers for the Bob Ross of appliance repair😊 " I like to just give that drum a good little turn".
Hey Bearded Repair Dude, Thank you so , so much for Maytag Bravos dryer vid! It was just great I can understand why you've had over 50,000 views in less than a year. You were especially good at searching for a clear camera angle for some of the tricky parts: very well done. I'm over 70 years old and my only previous appliance repair was using a fork to get a stuck piece of toast out of my toaster. You've changed my life. I would only say I could not find your links to order parts from you, which I certainly would have done. (I needed a new heating element, just as in your example.)
I just replaced my heating element on my Maytag Bravos 400 series dryer and it works like a champ! This helpful tool guided me through every step of the way. I so appreciate you taking the time to make and share this video. Thank you.
Your excellent video did us a great service; my husband was able to repair our 15 year old Maytag dryer. A great feeling to be able to repair our own appliances. Thank you!!!!
This is the 2nd time i replaced the heating element on my MEDB725Bw0. I thinking I should have bought the recommended part listed above or ordered from Bearded Appliance. The first one I used was the cheapest option on amazon and it lasted about 11 months. Awesome video. I dread searching youtube for help because of all the crap videos of people who just want to show themselves instead of the actual repair. Thanks again!
Wow! I looked at so many frustrating videos until I found yours. Excellent! I don't say that very often, but you really do a superior job. Thank you thank you.
Thanks! Fixed it with no problem. Element was $20. I just unscrewed the thermostat rather than risking breaking the connections. I also put belt on pulleys first before sliding drum in, then pulled up on belt on right side to give slack and maneuver the belt around the drum.
Omg my exact model, what a great surprise to find this perfectly detailed video. You made me the hero of my family today and made this task much less intimidating. Thank you!!!
Just completed the repair. Didn't remove the drum but propped it up out of the way. That way I didn't have to reattach the belt. Only problem I had was removing the electrical connectors from the fuse and thermostat. That would have been easier if I did remove the drum. By far one of the best "how to videos"I have seen. Thank you.
Sir, thank you for this video! Im a teacher and I'm on a really REALLY tight budget. Your video probably saved me $200 and Im proud as hell that i just fixed my own dryer. Thank you so much for your helpful guidance, I would have been loat without it!
Thank you for helping me fix my dryer. Watched your video, bought a multimeter to see if it was indeed the heating element and it was. I really appreciate what you did here for our family. Dryer is working like new.
This is possibly the finest instructional DIY video in the history of the internet. Everyone, I mean everyone, that wants to post DIY clips needs to watch this as the gold standard. Beard, if you were in Oklahoma I would put you on a retainer. You are awesome!!
My husband and I used this video to clean out our dryer, and it is working like new this morning! Thank you so much for an easy to follow and understand DIY video,
Thank you so much for such a GREAT video tutorial! I used your video to successfully replace the heating element on the same type of drier. However, I will say that I ran into several issues during my install that might be noteworthy to add to your video. 1) I had everything dismantled and just happened to see that the idler pully was pretty black in the belt track. I attempted to turn the pulley and it was frozen up solid! I ended up having to replace the idler pully as well. So I would suggest mentioning to people to check that the idler is free spinning while they have the drier all opened up. 2) I put the belt on wrong on my first attempt and got the whole drier completely back together to find that the drier would turn on but run a drying cycle. I took it apart again and learned that I misfed the belt the wrong direction, which caused the idler arm to lower down onto, what I would call a cutoff switch, which kept the drier from spinning the drum. I assume that is a cutoff switch to turn the drier off if the belt breaks. I would mention in the video that if the drier does not run a drying cycle when install is complete, that this may be the problem. Check the routing of the belt. 3) I bought a kit that included the idler pulley, drum rollers, and belt. I worked on getting the belt on for the longest time without success. I took the back panel of the drier off so that I could get to the pulley better. I noticed that when I was attempting to put the belt on, I was unable to move the pulley arm up far enough to allow the belt to slip over the motor pulley. I then found that the pulley idler arm was actually hitting the shaft of the motor, not allowing it to raise up enough to put the belt on. I found that the NEW belt was too short. Luckily, I was able to use the old belt, which dropped right into place. I would say to others to compare the new belt length with the old belt length to see if you actually got the right belt. It would save a lot of time, effort, and frustration. Those are just the problems I ran into that would be great things for people to know up front to avoid the same problems. Thank you again for the great video! Your teaching style is exemplary.
Thank you your video. Made replacing the heating coil really simple. Please keep up the great work and videos. Only took an hour to do the complete job. Guys like you really help us guys that have never worked on appliances. Thank you.
Excellent instruction sir. Had to buy a new volt meter as my old one grew legs. But, $82 bucks later (for the new element using the link you provided), about a week's wait for shipping, and boom. All done and heating up real nice in there. Also had time to clean the ever loving heck out of the thing so it's basically brand new old now. Thank you!
Excellent video. Ours went out yesterday and then I found your video, called the local parts company where I live and they had 4 heating elements in stock. Ripped mine out, confirmed it was bad with no continuity, and installed the new part all within the span of about 2 hours. You saved me a lot of money, time, and headaches. Thank you!
Awesome video! My dryer was exactly the same as this one and it had a faulty heater - it was heating our clothes on the "air dry" cycle". This video saved me a couple of hours of frustration and missteps, I'm sure! Thanks for posting.
Sir! As a single female teacher, thank you so much for this “how to” video! In the world of teaching; I would rate this a perfect explicit model!!! I’m so appreciative of your time and effort to make this video! I did it!!!
I’m in HVAC so I have a mind for mechanical things, but getting into my Maytag Bravos (different year than this one) was a total nightmare. The way you popped this one open gave me ideas for how to get in mine without breaking everything. You saved my back, because I was about to pull a He-Man and pick up my dryer and throw it off the balcony. If you ever have questions with your/your families HVAC reach out to me, I got your back.
This saved me. I have replaced the heating element on other dryers in the past but it was done from the back. I was having fits because the back would not come off. Thanks a ton
Thank you so much for this video! I have a Bravos Quiet Series 400, purchased in 2009. It stopped heating up Monday. On Wednesday, it’s working just fine with a new heating element. I could not have attempted this without your video!
To echo all the previous comments: this was a great video. My wife and I are learning to be handy, and this taught us a lot in evaluation/diagnosis and management/maintenance of our problem (bad heating element). Super helpful. Thank you so much. Stay bearded, my friend.
I don’t comment much but I’m a broke college kid and I’ve never done any real repairs on appliances before. But this video saved me the cost of getting a whole new dryer that I couldn’t afford and made the process of doing it fairly easy.
Good commentary as you go through the steps. Easy to understand each step and appreciate the extra effort for the camera views. Now to do my own exploration with our heatless Maytag.
Cannot be more thankful that this video exists!! Just bought this exact unit as a used item for a pretty good price, got it hooked up and it runs but doesn’t heat. Been searching for troubleshooting tips for most of today and finally came across this video. Going to open up the front and take a look tomorrow to see if the element is bad in mine. Great video, thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much! My husband and I (who are not very handy) were able fix our dryer in a couple of hours following your tutorial. Great video and much appreciated!
I have this exact dryer and it wasn’t heating. I followed your video step by step and replaced the element and it works. I can’t believe with your help I was able to do it myself! Can’t thank you enough for posting the video!
This was an excellent DIY video. I followed your instructions and was able to replace the heating element on my Maytag dryer. The only thing I did differently was remove the dryer's back panel so I could access the belt pulley system more easily.
I ended up doing the same thing, which was pretty easy. I found out the reason I was having such a hard time putting on the new belt is that the new belt was the wrong size! Ended up putting the old one back on. The idler pulley had to be replaced also.
This is the most comprehensive tear apart of this dryer I could find. Thank you so much! I was able to change the element on mine with your perfect instructions. 👌👌
The video really helped me to replace the dryer heater. Putting the belt back on threw me for a loop! :) I had to imaging how the belt will go on from the front view since the camera view was from the rear facing the front. But, the dryer is working now so the wife is happy!
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Earlier this year my dryer stopped heating so my dad and I watched this video as we pulled apart my dryer and fixed it. Your steps were very helpful and saved me from buying a new dryer at a bad time. All we needed to do was replace the element. Thank you very much for the help!
Two things amaze me about this - first, that you filmed the exact model dryer with the exact issue as ours and second, your amazing generosity in sharing your knowledge with us. The satisfaction I got in repairing my own dryer was more rewarding than even the savings of avoiding an expensive repair call. You are a Rock Star 🌟
This was the PERFECT video. I was able to take the entire dryer apart, diagnose the broken element, replace it, and reassemble everything, saving me tons of money…my husband just wanted to buy a new dryer!
Thank you for taking the time to walk the faceless internet people through this repair!!!
I just want to buy a new dryer
Our Maytag dryer just stopped heating suddenly. My husband found your video. After discovering that a repair person would not be available to come out and look at our problem for nearly a week, we decided to brave it and follow your instructions. My 19 year old son and my husband took the dryer apart as you directed. We identified the problem to be the heating element. I called a local appliance part store and located the part we needed. It is currently drying its first load of laundry. Thank you so much for giving such a thorough and easy to follow tutorial. We are not necessarily handy, but your instructions helped us make the repair!! Thank you!!!
Thanks! This helped me fix my dryer that stopped heating. Turns out it was the heating element. I couldn't have done it without this video!
This was the second time in 18 months I had to replace the heating element. Your video was very helpful for both installs. Thank you!
Super helpful for me! I managed to do it without taking the drum out, but this was definitely a huge help on what needed to be done.
Thank you so much. I was able to successfully repair my dryer following your video. I’m very appreciative!
Thanks! Saved me the money and hassle of dealing with a repair service.
Thank you so much for this video. I was able to change the heating element by myself for my Maytag Bravos quiet series 300 dryer just by watching and rewatching your video. Thanks again!
Thank you so much! I managed to replace the heating elemant and thermal cut-off fuse all by myself with the help of your video. Pretty proud of this 50+ yr old lady. ;)
Thorough and straightforward video made it a manageable and inexpensive DIY repair. Thank you for posting!
Thanks! Super instructions and grateful for your willingness to share!
Two times now this video has saved me. Made the job super easy. Thank you!
What a blessing it was to find your video. Couldn’t have done it without you. I went ahead and disassembled the fan housing and cleaned it as well. Had a good bit of lint in it. Thanks much!
Our dryer stopped heating and I found your video. Showed it to my husband, he ordered the heating element, followed your instructions and our dryer is working again! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Awesome video, time-saver and took the guess work out of the repair, cheers 🍻
Thank you so much for this video! Purchased the heating element for around $40 online and followed your advice step by step. Fixed the problem for a sliver of what it would have cost us for a new dryer. Can't thank you enough! I also wanted to add another possibly helpful tip. I used a C shaped clamp to anchor the drum to the top of the dryer. It provided me enough room to get the element out and replace with a new one without removing the drum. Saved me some time.
Great walk-through. Made an intimidating task easy for the average person with an average toolbox!
Great video. Fixed the dryer in just a few hours total. Saved my marriage! 🤣🤣🤣
Excellent!
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A few hours?! (How many beers did you drink) Yeah that's why my wife thinks it takes a few hours to 'change the oil' on the cars too. ;)
@@TheFoyer13 I think he’s taking into account the time to get the piece from the store as well
I’m not married so my girlfriend can wait till Monday ;)
Outstanding! I started and stopped and replayed portions of this video many times as I replaced the heating element on my exact same model dryer. Instructions and the video were clear and to the point. Great job!
Holy crap. I looked forever to find something to help me. I finally found your video. It took me awhile to fix mine, but I am barley considered a novice at home repairs.
Thank you for making this video. It helped so much and saved us money!
This gentleman helped me greatly in 2019 and 2020 with multiple appliances! I am hoping he knows just how thankful some of us are, who can't afford new appliances. Thank you sir! God Bless you and your family! Always...
Signed, the guy that took a pneumatic die grinder to a stuck bearing race in a maytag bravos washer 2 or 3 years ago. Today, it was a belt on the bravos dryer.
Video is four years old and helped me fixed my dryer today!!! Thank you so much.
Your Video is a lifesaver! Of course my dryer went out while I have a house full of out of town guests. Your very detailed instructions helped this homemaker get life rolling again during the Holidays! You're the BEST!
Thank you for posting this video! I came back in from out of town to a dryer not producing heat. Found your video and troubleshot things quickly with multimeter and found the heating element had broken. $21 for the part, and a day later, we are back in business! Thanks for sharing your professional expertise. You earned a like and a new subscriber from this guy. :)
I just wanted to say thank you so much. You gave great instructions. As I am a 57 year old woman doing this myself. I have to say the hardest part was definitely getting the belt back on right. Fortunately my son came in and helped me with that part 😊
Used this video to replace the heating element in our Maytag. Took me a little longer then the 24 minute video, but that's because I had to come back to the video a few times to make sure I was following along correctly. The belt was a little harder then it was shown in video, but after a few curse words got the belt on properly. Thank you for posting.
Thank you very much for taking the time to make this video. Your explanation of the job is second to none!
Wonderful video!
Came here to say I didn’t know where to even start on my dryer that just randomly stopped heating. It’s relatively new so I was even more flustered because of that reason.
I Put my volt meter on the prongs of the heating element just as you showed and immediately had zero continuity! I was like rats! But also like let’s go!! He showed that!
A Local niche appliance parts store here that has everything ended up having the exact part in stock!! Got the part replaced, and buttoned and voila! We’re heating folks!!!!!
Thank you!!
I wanted to thank you for putting this video together. It was spot on! I will send everyone I know and network with to stop by your posts. You saved me a ton of grief with us living in MICHIGAN and everything starting to get shut down again here due to COVID. I ordered the part you described and fixed this in just under two hour not know anything about working on appliances let alone the electrical side of things.....
You did a fantastic job explaining the steps and recommending the solution!
I will be watching your videos! Thank you! Thank you!
Dryer stopped blowing heat. Searched the ole reliable youtube and found your video. Fixed my dryer within a couple hrs. Awesome video man!
Spot on explanation. Thank you for sharing!
Thank You for making the well-made, thorough Dryer diagnosis and repair for the heating element!
To help others: I would like to mention my hands were too big to put the belt on after the drum was in place.
My alternative was to put the belt on the motor and idler pulley before the drum and carefully slip the belt over the drum during the drum install. Permatex High-Temp Red RTV Silicone was useful in holding the felt drum gaskets in place. Well done! Thanks again.
My heating element went out on my Bravos XL dryer that was only 4-5 years old, and this video helped me do the repair. Part from Sears was $120, got a complete kit of parts from Amazon for $35, and no technician service call ($$$), so you helped me save a good amount of money. Thanks for posting this, it was extremely helpful !
Literally tore my dryer apart and diagnosed in 10 minutes thanks to this video. Also ordered all the parts from the links in the description. I went ahead and ordered thermostat, element and thermal fuse. That way its all new and I won't be tearing it back apart in a month to replace something else.
Thank you so much for the video! Great step by step and visuals. I have the exact same dryer and you just saved me $300+ by not having to call the repair man. Appreciate you my friend!
Amazing video and perfect easy to follow instructions. You helped me repair my Maytag Bravos dryer this week!
I love your narrative style. I can't decide if you are are like the Mr. Rogers for the Bob Ross of appliance repair😊 " I like to just give that drum a good little turn".
Great tutorial. First shot at working on my dryer. Fixed her right up and saved a bunch of dough. 💰
Thank you so much!
Hey Bearded Repair Dude, Thank you so , so much for Maytag Bravos dryer vid! It was just great I can understand why you've had over 50,000 views in less than a year. You were especially good at searching for a clear camera angle for some of the tricky parts: very well done. I'm over 70 years old and my only previous appliance repair was using a fork to get a stuck piece of toast out of my toaster. You've changed my life. I would only say I could not find your links to order parts from you, which I certainly would have done. (I needed a new heating element, just as in your example.)
Saved me $500 on buying a new dryer! You're the man! Thanks!
I just replaced my heating element on my Maytag Bravos 400 series dryer and it works like a champ! This helpful tool guided me through every step of the way. I so appreciate you taking the time to make and share this video. Thank you.
Your excellent video did us a great service; my husband was able to repair our 15 year old Maytag dryer. A great feeling to be able to repair our own appliances. Thank you!!!!
This is the 2nd time i replaced the heating element on my MEDB725Bw0. I thinking I should have bought the recommended part listed above or ordered from Bearded Appliance. The first one I used was the cheapest option on amazon and it lasted about 11 months. Awesome video. I dread searching youtube for help because of all the crap videos of people who just want to show themselves instead of the actual repair. Thanks again!
Thank you for helping me. I'm 75 but not dead, so I like fixing things myself. You made it much easier than my error and do over method.
Wow! I looked at so many frustrating videos until I found yours. Excellent! I don't say that very often, but you really do a superior job. Thank you thank you.
Thanks! Fixed it with no problem. Element was $20. I just unscrewed the thermostat rather than risking breaking the connections. I also put belt on pulleys first before sliding drum in, then pulled up on belt on right side to give slack and maneuver the belt around the drum.
Wanted to show appreciation to you! This is the second time I’m watching this video to fix my dryer again!
The best instructor video i have watched yet hands down.
Just completed this on my dryer. Followed your video step by step. Done in an hour or so. Thank you!
Omg my exact model, what a great surprise to find this perfectly detailed video. You made me the hero of my family today and made this task much less intimidating. Thank you!!!
Just completed the repair. Didn't remove the drum but propped it up out of the way. That way I didn't have to reattach the belt. Only problem I had was removing the electrical connectors from the fuse and thermostat. That would have been easier if I did remove the drum. By far one of the best "how to videos"I have seen. Thank you.
Sir, thank you for this video! Im a teacher and I'm on a really REALLY tight budget. Your video probably saved me $200 and Im proud as hell that i just fixed my own dryer. Thank you so much for your helpful guidance, I would have been loat without it!
Thank you for helping me fix my dryer. Watched your video, bought a multimeter to see if it was indeed the heating element and it was. I really appreciate what you did here for our family. Dryer is working like new.
Thank you sir. I searched for a while on how to properly take this machine apart. Just got finished. Thank you again.
Don’t ever stop doing these videos!! Fantastic! You are a hero!
This is possibly the finest instructional DIY video in the history of the internet. Everyone, I mean everyone, that wants to post DIY clips needs to watch this as the gold standard. Beard, if you were in Oklahoma I would put you on a retainer. You are awesome!!
I can’t thank you enough! This video guided me through the process of fixing (and cleaning) my dryer. You’re a life and money saver!
That is the best appliance video I’ve seen in years. Excellent camera work. Very complete.
Wow, thanks!
My husband and I used this video to clean out our dryer, and it is working like new this morning! Thank you so much for an easy to follow and understand DIY video,
My heater element went out and I found this video. It was perfect and made it easy to follow. Thank you so much!
This is the only video I could find with the same setup, saved me and my housemates having to get another dryer. Thanks!!
Thank you so much for such a GREAT video tutorial! I used your video to successfully replace the heating element on the same type of drier. However, I will say that I ran into several issues during my install that might be noteworthy to add to your video. 1) I had everything dismantled and just happened to see that the idler pully was pretty black in the belt track. I attempted to turn the pulley and it was frozen up solid! I ended up having to replace the idler pully as well. So I would suggest mentioning to people to check that the idler is free spinning while they have the drier all opened up. 2) I put the belt on wrong on my first attempt and got the whole drier completely back together to find that the drier would turn on but run a drying cycle. I took it apart again and learned that I misfed the belt the wrong direction, which caused the idler arm to lower down onto, what I would call a cutoff switch, which kept the drier from spinning the drum. I assume that is a cutoff switch to turn the drier off if the belt breaks. I would mention in the video that if the drier does not run a drying cycle when install is complete, that this may be the problem. Check the routing of the belt. 3) I bought a kit that included the idler pulley, drum rollers, and belt. I worked on getting the belt on for the longest time without success. I took the back panel of the drier off so that I could get to the pulley better. I noticed that when I was attempting to put the belt on, I was unable to move the pulley arm up far enough to allow the belt to slip over the motor pulley. I then found that the pulley idler arm was actually hitting the shaft of the motor, not allowing it to raise up enough to put the belt on. I found that the NEW belt was too short. Luckily, I was able to use the old belt, which dropped right into place. I would say to others to compare the new belt length with the old belt length to see if you actually got the right belt. It would save a lot of time, effort, and frustration.
Those are just the problems I ran into that would be great things for people to know up front to avoid the same problems. Thank you again for the great video! Your teaching style is exemplary.
Thank you your video. Made replacing the heating coil really simple. Please keep up the great work and videos. Only took an hour to do the complete job. Guys like you really help us guys that have never worked on appliances. Thank you.
Excellent instruction sir. Had to buy a new volt meter as my old one grew legs. But, $82 bucks later (for the new element using the link you provided), about a week's wait for shipping, and boom. All done and heating up real nice in there. Also had time to clean the ever loving heck out of the thing so it's basically brand new old now. Thank you!
Excellent video. Ours went out yesterday and then I found your video, called the local parts company where I live and they had 4 heating elements in stock. Ripped mine out, confirmed it was bad with no continuity, and installed the new part all within the span of about 2 hours. You saved me a lot of money, time, and headaches. Thank you!
I've used this twice- to replace the heating element in the same dryer. It's awesome- thank you!
Awesome video! My dryer was exactly the same as this one and it had a faulty heater - it was heating our clothes on the "air dry" cycle". This video saved me a couple of hours of frustration and missteps, I'm sure! Thanks for posting.
Thank you for making this video! Replacing the element was ALOT cheaper and easier than getting a new dryer!!
Sir! As a single female teacher, thank you so much for this “how to” video! In the world of teaching; I would rate this a perfect explicit model!!! I’m so appreciative of your time and effort to make this video! I did it!!!
I’m in HVAC so I have a mind for mechanical things, but getting into my Maytag Bravos (different year than this one) was a total nightmare. The way you popped this one open gave me ideas for how to get in mine without breaking everything. You saved my back, because I was about to pull a He-Man and pick up my dryer and throw it off the balcony.
If you ever have questions with your/your families HVAC reach out to me, I got your back.
My wife and I were able to fix our dryer with the help of your insightful, pleasant video. Thank you.
You're doing a public service! Thank you, sir.
This saved me. I have replaced the heating element on other dryers in the past but it was done from the back. I was having fits because the back would not come off. Thanks a ton
Thank you so much for this video! I have a Bravos Quiet Series 400, purchased in 2009. It stopped heating up Monday. On Wednesday, it’s working just fine with a new heating element. I could not have attempted this without your video!
Glad it helped!
To echo all the previous comments: this was a great video. My wife and I are learning to be handy, and this taught us a lot in evaluation/diagnosis and management/maintenance of our problem (bad heating element). Super helpful. Thank you so much. Stay bearded, my friend.
Explained very well. I am repairing an old Maytag Bravos just like this one. Nice visual descriptions. Thanks.
Saved money and time thanks to your videos. You're a lifesaver, and you've got a subscriber!
I don’t comment much but I’m a broke college kid and I’ve never done any real repairs on appliances before. But this video saved me the cost of getting a whole new dryer that I couldn’t afford and made the process of doing it fairly easy.
glad to help. Thanks for the comment
Dryer stopped working today. Watch video and diagnosed the heating element. Fantastic video
Good commentary as you go through the steps. Easy to understand each step and appreciate the extra effort for the camera views. Now to do my own exploration with our heatless Maytag.
This was exactly what I needed to diagnose and fix my dryer. Thank you so much!
This helped me immensely. This is the exact dryer I have and your walkthrough was exactly what I needed. Thank you so much
Cannot be more thankful that this video exists!! Just bought this exact unit as a used item for a pretty good price, got it hooked up and it runs but doesn’t heat. Been searching for troubleshooting tips for most of today and finally came across this video. Going to open up the front and take a look tomorrow to see if the element is bad in mine. Great video, thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much! I swapped my element out so easily due to your helpful tutorial.
Thank you so much! My husband and I (who are not very handy) were able fix our dryer in a couple of hours following your tutorial. Great video and much appreciated!
I have this exact dryer and it wasn’t heating. I followed your video step by step and replaced the element and it works. I can’t believe with your help I was able to do it myself! Can’t thank you enough for posting the video!
Great to hear!
What year is this dryer?
Thanks for the great in depth video. Just saved our family a lot of mine. $39 on Amazon, done.
This was an excellent DIY video. I followed your instructions and was able to replace the heating element on my Maytag dryer. The only thing I did differently was remove the dryer's back panel so I could access the belt pulley system more easily.
I ended up doing the same thing, which was pretty easy. I found out the reason I was having such a hard time putting on the new belt is that the new belt was the wrong size! Ended up putting the old one back on. The idler pulley had to be replaced also.
We service this model all most every week.Very popular in our area. Good video we follow the procedure you presented in your video thank you.
I was able to repair my dryer thanks to your video, thanks again !
This video saved my girl and I close to 300 dollars. I can’t thank you enough
Great video. It was like having a friend next to me showing me how to repair my dryer. I appreciate it!
Thank you for making this video! I just replaced the element on a Bravos XL using this as a guide. This was super helpful.
Glad it helped!
How did you get the top off? I have a 2018 Bravos XL dryer and the clips are either not engaging or non-existent
Thank you so much! This is the only video I can find on this model and it worked like a charm!
This is the most comprehensive tear apart of this dryer I could find. Thank you so much! I was able to change the element on mine with your perfect instructions. 👌👌
Great video. Watched about 30 times. Pausing watching pausing again. Thank you so much!!
Thank you!! Being a widow of a Jack of all trades, I can't believe how expensive it is to call a repair man! You saved me a bunch of money!!
The video really helped me to replace the dryer heater. Putting the belt back on threw me for a loop! :) I had to imaging how the belt will go on from the front view since the camera view was from the rear facing the front. But, the dryer is working now so the wife is happy!