I have a Samsung dryer that has a burnt out heating element. I purchased a new one and removed the old one from the dryer. I have no problem with any of this.
My problem is that the element connectors go through the housing and connect to wires through a ceramic piece as shown here:
I broke this piece by accident and I can't purchase this by itself.
- Is it safe to super glue it and wrap electrical tape around it?
- What purpose does it serve? I am thinking that it keeps the wires from touching the housing.
The housing (the image) that contains that piece runs from $65 to $100. I don't need the whole thing but I will purchase if that is my only option.
Any suggestions?
Best Answer
Do you have a picture of the actual damage?
Ceramics are used because nothing else will stand the heat which means that glue or tape will turn to smoke.
And yes it is an insulator which means that it keeps bad things from happening, you do not want anything arcing to ground if it fails.