WHIRLPOOL DRYER NOT HEATING

[lowhook]

 I need the thermostat kit for it but not sure which part numbers i need ?I have cleaned it top to bottom .Blower was full of crap and over heated it. Element is good along with all the other components i tested but the secondary cutoff fuse was trashed.

Model 1er4634eq1
 

[RegUS_PatOff]

There's (4) thermal devices...

# 6 Thermal Cutoff 309F or 325F
# 15 Hi Limit Thermostat 250F
# 23 Thermal Fuse 196F would cause the motor not to run.
# 24 Operating Thermostat 150F or 155F (4) wires

depending on which one went bad, another one may be bad also.

LER4634EQ1 Wiring Sheet link

[lowhook]

It is the thermal cut off 325 is bad .The high limit still works when i put a lighter on it .

[RegUS_PatOff]

using a lighter isn't a good idea = about 1500 F

The Thermal Cutoff 325 F is a one-time fuse.

(was it good before you tested it ?)

If the Thermal Cutoff 325 F opened when in the dryer, then the
Operating t'stat & the Hi Limit t'stat wern't doing their job.

[lowhook]

No, the high limit was bad before i took it out,no continuity on it at all. I never put a lighter on it.
The thermostat number 15 on your little diagram is the one i put a lighter on to check it . What is the best means of checking those anyways?

[RegUS_PatOff]

maybe in an oven if you can set the oven temp at about +25F over the limit...

although they may work when you test them, will they work everytime ?

The 155F & the 250F should have opened before the 325F had a chance to blow.

Also make sure your heater element didn't sag and get mid-shorted to ground, that would continue to heat after the thermostats shut off.


With dryer un-plugged:
Measure resistance from heater to ground.

[BrntToast]

if you really wanna test a therm for its cutout temp about the best way is an electric frying pan with a tiny bit of water, temp is controled and you can get at the terminals easily

[JWWebster]

by the way that limit that always blows on top of the heat element can be reset. If you slam it on the floor one or 2 times it will be manually reset.

[lgmccoy1]

Man you saved me from buying a new thermo kit.  I had a open thermal cut off and did what you said, I slammed it on the floor a couple times and now it works again.  Best $5.00 I ever spent for subscribing to this forum.

[RegUS_PatOff]

or in the Freezer ...

[AJ]

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