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2lthumbs  
#1 Posted : Friday, June 11, 2010 5:45:45 PM(UTC)
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Dryer does not get any heat.
cleaned out vent lines and replaced thermal fuse to no avail.
broke terminal on part 3977393 (thermal cut off?) while testing continuity.
kit comes with 2 parts; i cannot identify the fuse that has red color or location; will this kit work to restore heat or do i need to replace coils or just purchase new dryer? not a great technician but i can remove and replace most appliance parts. thx for the help
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#2 Posted : Tuesday, June 15, 2010 2:02:01 AM(UTC)
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Here are your parts
Replacement parts for WHIRLPOOL KEYS850JQ1 | AppliancePartsPros.com

Here is the wiring diagram
http://www.servicematters.com/docs/wiring/Wiring%20Sheet%20-%203406681.pdf

You said you replaced he thermal fuse and that you have checked for continuity.
I am assuming you have a meter.

[COLOR="Blue"]will this kit work to restore heat or do i need to replace coils or just purchase new dryer?[/COLOR]
I cannot say you have to check the parts.

Was the thermal fuse blown (Item 8 in Section 3)?
If not you may have a power problem, see the end of this post.

If it is blown you have to find out what caused it to go.
Note: that sometimes they do just blow on their own but changing it without checking other things is a gamble. I beleive richappy (another regular poster on this forum) has done a study on thermostats and found a wide variation of actual trip point and what is specified.

Check the heating coil.
Unplug the unit and both wires to the coil.
Check it with a meter, should be around 12 ohms.
Then check from each side of the coil to the case/frame, both should be infinite ohms (open). If not the coil may have sagged or broken and is touching the case. This can cause it to run on high and the thermostats cannot regulate it.

If the above is OK then you will also have to replace the hi-limit as it should have regulated the temperature so the fuse did not blow.

You still have to find out why it blew.
Check that the belt is OK.
Check the seals (drum etc) in the unit. The air is pulled over the heating coils, through the drum and pushed out the exhaust. So any large seal leak will pull in room air and the cycling thermostat on the blower will run the unit hot.
Check that the lint filter is not coated with fabric softener residue which greatly reduces air flow.
Check/clean your vent system.
Check/clean the blower wheel.

If all OK you may want to replace the cycling thermostat as it's contacts may not be opening (welded shut).

Power Problem:
Try flipping the breaker off/on slowly a couple times, sometimes you can loose half the line without actually tripping the breaker.
If this does nothing, check the voltage at the plug
L1 to L2 should be 240 volts
L1 to Neutral and L2 to Neutral, both should be 120 volts.
If OK
Unplug the unit and check the wires at the terminal strip in the machine to make sure none are loose or burned out
If OK
Check the power at the terminal strip.
[COLOR="Red"]Be careful as 240 volts is lethal !!! [/COLOR]
THIS FORUM IS DEAD!!!!!!!
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