Hi. The thermal cut out keeps tripping. Everything is clear. Initially it was plugged outside because varmit grating was not rmoved and temperature thermostat was open and thus replaced. It occurs intermittantly and have not been able to make it occur otherwise. I check the temp using pocket thermometer in the lint trap. On high temp it usally runs between 135F and 155F with or without wet clothes. The only time this range was exceeded was at the end of a timed cycle when it hit 171 and did not trip the TCO.
My wife and I are in our eighties and she has mobility problems necessatating this installation in a six foot closet with plenty of ventilation in the bedroom area.
Being a retired research engineer in the energy field, I am frustrated with this gem and it comes down to insufficient flow of air causing the temp to rise when the heat is not dissapated. Assuming this is so, IS THE FAN MOTOR A 2 SPEED MOTOR running on low? If not the what might be the problem. Thankyou
[quote=Billi;409751]Hi. The thermal cut out keeps tripping. Everything is clear. Initially it was plugged outside because varmit grating was not rmoved and temperature thermostat was open and thus replaced. It occurs intermittantly and have not been able to make it occur otherwise. I check the temp using pocket thermometer in the lint trap. On high temp it usally runs between 135F and 155F with or without wet clothes. The only time this range was exceeded was at the end of a timed cycle when it hit 171 and did not trip the TCO.
My wife and I are in our eighties and she has mobility problems necessatating this installation in a six foot closet with plenty of ventilation in the bedroom area.
Being a retired research engineer in the energy field, I am frustrated with this gem and it comes down to insufficient flow of air causing the temp to rise when the heat is not dissapated. Assuming this is so, IS THE FAN MOTOR A 2 SPEED MOTOR running on low? If not the what might be the problem. Thankyou[/quote]
PS- As an after thought after posting the above message, I checked the capacitor on the fan motor and it is open. A new one is on the way. The motor was overheating evidenced by the disintergrated label. A bad capacitor will cause overheating as well as lower speeds and ofcourse less air flow. Am keeping my fingers crossed.
PS #2 Since this dryer sucks air through the heating element, any air infiltration down stream means less air being pulled across the heating element and thus the thermal cut out (TCO) pops. This dryer has had less than 50 ccycles run through it. Next I removed the drum to check the seals. The rear seal looked good. The botttom of front seal was loose and sagging. With the drive belt removed the front of the drum could be moved about an eight of an inch up and down.
Looking at the front seal as a clock. The pads are at 11 and 1 and show little wear. The seal is is darkest between 8 and 11, loose from 4 to 8 and white from 1 to 4. The loose area appears to have been glued to the plastic frame and others areas are not loose or still glued. There is no doubt I need a new front seal. Why has this seal failed with so little use?