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You did not post the model number of your dryer and it can lead to a wrong part numbers.
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I had this same problem on an old Whirlpool dryer. I followed the suggestion posted earlier in this thread and pulled the lint chute out and found a big lump of lint jammed into the bottom of the chute. Within the lump were several things that had fallen into the chute including an intact folded 8.5 X 11 piece of paper and nail clippers, among other things. I know that we were getting airflow. I don't know how severely it was affected by the lump, but it is easy to imaging that it could have reduced the airflow enough to cause overheating (I don't have an airflow meter). I cleaned out the lint and replaced the thermal cutoff, hi-limit thermostat, and cycling thermostat yesterday, and the dryer is working again, for now at least. We'll see if this repair lasts long term.
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Thank you for sharing your diagnosis and repair with us. Your post was very informative and instructive.
Good luck with your dryer.
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Originally Posted by: richappy The lower thermostat opens around 250 degrees, then closes after a rather long cool down period, the upper thermal fuse blows at 350 degrees, so for "normal" conditions, it never sees 350 degrees. In the event of low airflow, or a fire, or defective lower limit thermostat, the upper thermal fuse will blow. Most of the time, the lower limit thermostat just failed to open due to a trip temperature above 350 degrees, thus it must be replaced. They both come in a kit for these reasons. In the event of nuisance repeat fuse blowing, I have put a bunch of limit thermostats in an oven, selected the one with a lower trip temperature and the problem was solved. In these cases, however, I never found the problem as the measured air flow and cycling thermostat temperature all where "normal". Suspect customer overloading, or the use of fabric softener sheets that clung to the back vent. I also suspected a batch of out of tolerance thermal fuses, but was unwilling to destructive test a bunch of them. Also, I have discovered erratic cycling thermostats, mostly the heated ones, and erratic, high turbulence venting. In view of the above, anyone doing dryer repair must have a decent airflow meter or manometer and a accurate digital thermometer. I tried to change mine and forgot which wire goe where..is there a diffrence on which wire black or red that goes on top or bottom..
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Originally Posted by: Gene Thank you for sharing your diagnosis and repair with us. Your post was very informative and instructive.
Good luck with your dryer.
Gene. Help I forgot which wire goes on top the red or black, does it matter??? How do you know
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There is no difference between the thermostat terminals, so it does not matter.
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