Topic: help i need a knight in shining armor!!!
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Wed 12/10/08 06:11 PM
ok i dont know is dryers really qualify as technology or not but i need HELP my dryer stoped working i dunno how but i have managed 2 disassemble it using tools i dont know and i have mananged to rule out... the belt .. haha the belt if fine i found the thermal fuse no how do i know if thats working or not?? does anybody know ne thing bout this????

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Wed 12/10/08 06:17 PM
gas or elec?

ohdearpiglet's photo
Wed 12/10/08 06:18 PM
elec whirpool gold

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Wed 12/10/08 06:21 PM
it could be a fuse, circuit breaker or you have a break in the heating element

ohdearpiglet's photo
Wed 12/10/08 06:25 PM
ok how do i check all that stuff? i found the thermal fuse but how do i know if its good or not?

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Wed 12/10/08 07:39 PM
call sears,tell them to bring a new one and remove the old one. case closed.

mry's photo
Wed 12/10/08 07:41 PM
Aparantly the dryer thingy got old...

ohdearpiglet's photo
Wed 12/10/08 07:58 PM

call sears,tell them to bring a new one and remove the old one. case closed.

ok gimme ur credit card number babay ill be sure to do that i jus got my car fixed n paid 4 school n my sons school so im tapped out ..... so im still fixin the dryer i got thx for the help tho

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Wed 12/10/08 08:42 PM
Thanks for sayn that, if you hadn't I was gonna.

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Wed 12/10/08 08:43 PM

ok i dont know is dryers really qualify as technology or not but i need HELP my dryer stoped working i dunno how but i have managed 2 disassemble it using tools i dont know and i have mananged to rule out... the belt .. haha the belt if fine i found the thermal fuse no how do i know if thats working or not?? does anybody know ne thing bout this????


I am not an expert but from what i got from your message the dryer is not producing heat, it still turns and all but just no heat. If that is the case it could be the fuse, the elements or the wiring leading to the elements if it turns produces air but no heat check those out.

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Wed 12/10/08 08:57 PM
Edited by BrettBrett on Wed 12/10/08 09:00 PM


call sears,tell them to bring a new one and remove the old one. case closed.

ok gimme ur credit card number babay ill be sure to do that i jus got my car fixed n paid 4 school n my sons school so im tapped out ..... so im still fixin the dryer i got thx for the help tho


don't thank him/her until you get their creditcard :smile:

I haven't had much reason to troubleshoot dryers before, so I don't know much about them. However, like any issue, you should probably give a little more information on what the problem is exactly, so that more knowledgible people may be able to help.

Has the dryer worked for you before, is it new?

Did the dryer make any unusual noises or sounds before it stopped working?

was there an event that occured that might have caused your dryer to stop functioning properly, i.e. a power outage, a flood, etc. ?

Did the dryer seem to be getting power(before you opened it up), did it 'turn on'? Did you rule out the possibility of a tripped circuit breaker, bad outlet, bad wiring (you can safely do this with a socket tester that supports 240v, available at most hardware stores)?