The Timer Does Not Work and There Is No Heat on My LG R5636JQ0

Fuse or Circuit Breaker

• Your dryer works on either two fuses or two circuit breakers. Some houses have a fuse box, while others have a circuit-breaker box. With a dryer, you can only have one bad fuse or breaker, which means the dryer has power but no heat. Without heat, the timer will not advance if you're using an auto-dry cycle. If you check the fuse box or breaker box and discover this to be the cause of the problem, replacing the fuse or resetting the breaker will solve both issues.

Lint Screen

• A lint screen that hasn't been cleaned can result in the dryer having heating problems. Ideally, the screen should be pulled out and cleaned before each load of laundry to provide best results for drying. Simply roll the lint off with your hand and discard it. Once the lint screen is clear, the full heat in the dryer will help advance the timer.

Exhaust Vent or Hood

• Lint can clog areas other than just the lint screen. In fact, when the lint screen gets too full, the lint can move to the exhaust vent or exhaust hood. Once this happens, you end up with a clog in that area, which limits the heat coming into the dryer. You can easily determine if this is the cause of the problem by starting the dryer and feeling for air movement outside the vent. If you don’t feel any air movement, you definitely have a clog. To clear it out, you need to stop the dryer and reach up into the exhaust vent to clean it out. If you don’t want to use your hand, use a long and slender item, like a broom handle. Cleaning out the clog should restore the heat and the timer.

Internal Component

• If you've successfully restored the heat but still have a problem with the timer, you might have an internal component that's faulty. This can also be the case if you've been unsuccessful in restoring both the heat and the timer. A qualified dryer-repair technician can assess the cause of the problem and get your dryer working optimally again.