Control Thermistor

checked on line how to take dryer apart, more screws and wires than I thought. Once I took a screw out, I labeled it on a piece of paper where it came from. I also to pictures. I wanted to make sure I put it back together correctly. I wasn't sure which part was bad, but I narrowed it down to 2 parts and ordered them both since cost f ... Read more or both was under $50.00. Once I got the dryer back together it worked great! Happy wife, happy life :).

removed 2 rear screws, removed top panel. Removed 2 top screws and 2 internal screws, disconnected electrical connections and removed front panel. removed drum guide. Disconnected drive belt, removed drum. removed 4 screws from rear, removed the heating element assembly. Cleaned the entire bottom section of the dryer. Installed new h ... Read more eating element assembly, installed thermal limiter and control thermistor, reassembled the dryer. Dryer has been working great!

I used the online videos supplied by this site , which were extremely helpful for me in completing this repair. The hardest part of the whole repair was aligning the drum to the door opening. I removed the door from the front panel inorder to more easily hold and align the drum, which was one of the best thing I can pass onto others. I ha ... Read more d to innovate in removing the door because of the minimal clearance involved. I used a small locking wrench with a screw nutdrive to remove and reinsert the two screws that hold the door in place.

I replaced the control thermistor and high limit thermistor. I followed the video and although it was a different model the dismantle and assembly instructions were very helpful. I did discover that the location for one of the sensor in the mechanical views provided was incorrect. I also discovered that the real problem was that the hot a ... Read more ir venting was plugged and most likely the cause of the problem in the first place. I am not sure that this was listed as a cause of the problem but it was certainly where I should have started from.