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Model: DLB2880DGL	Brand: Hotpoint	Age: More than 10 years
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hotpointdryer		#1 Posted : Monday, March 17, 2008 7:17:00 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 3/17/2008(UTC) Posts: 1		I took out the drum to get at the ("t-stat safe" part# AP2619437 - it checked open. !) (The high limit tested closed.) Neither was grounded or smelled burned. The motor was not grounded and show 0 "ohms" between the leads. What the heck happened. to make this dryer just quit and smell burned ?........ P.S. ( The breaker box is OK ) it didn't blow the breaker. :cool:


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johnl		#2 Posted : Tuesday, March 18, 2008 11:38:40 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 3/17/2008(UTC) Posts: 4		First off I'm not a tech. Perhaps... Heater element overheated, causing safety fuse to burn out (go open). If that happened, maybe because of a restriction in the ducting limiting airflow, or, bad high limit t-stat.


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