You just saved me $700 dollars. My dryer stopped working after a power outage. Before I saw this, I tried a few different things and accidently broke the tip of the door switch. I tried to glue it back on, it broke off again. Watched your video thinking it was a fuse but went and taped the door switch down, plugged my dryer back in and it turned on! Not sure why it wasn't turning on before I broke the door switch but it works now. Just ordered the replacement part. Thank you, I was dreading buying a new dryer since this one has been so good to us..
Thank you. 7 yrs. this info has been a life savor. Totally helped me on the blue wires. Thank you for the plethora of knowledge with explaining the details. Thanks again.
Thank you sosososo much! I am a woman with an elderly father and no guy and this video saved me so much money not calling out a repair man to fix my dryer
Great video thanks! Also, for anyone watching, that black back panel he removed around 2:00 is really sharp on the edges. I cut my finger really bad on accident when handling it.
Same. I knew it would, too. Started shop-vacuuming the dust out and clipped the back my finger on the way out. Nice little chunk taken out. 🙄 Careful, kids. 😂
I, of course, took the difficult route and began by testing all the components in the back with a multimeter before finding this video. The user remembered the front door safety switch was acting strangely (allowing the dryer to operate with the door open) for a while before the machine stopped working altogether, so I focused my attention on that switch (the one about :20 into your video), replaced it for under $8 and the dryer resumed working immediately. I cannot thank you enough and you're spot on that you need to start with the easiest problems first! Your information saved the user an unnecessarily expensive service call that quite frankly, she couldn't afford, so I greatly appreciate your helping me help her - I hope the positive karma returns to you tenfold. All the best!
I want to thank you personally because my dryer worked for 2 years with the door switch broken and then just stopped working and it was this exact comment that led me to first try replacing it and it fixed the dryer immediately. So between you and original poster, I saved myself so much money and headache fixing my dryer. Thank you again!
Thank you for making this video. I'm half way across the world and my mom's dryer went out and I couldn't help her myself but this did the trick. You're a real nice guy!
You're such a lifesaver man! When my family's dryer stopped working, we were worried we'd have to pay a repair person over $100 to get it fixed. Instead, I got a multimeter and fuse for under $20 dollars on Amazon and followed your instructions to putting in together. $120+, back in our pocket.
Hey!!! Just wanted to say thank you. I had no idea how to fix this problem. Im not a handyman. I bought the piece online it said wirlpool but the the piece num was the same. Cost me like $6 w shipping. Ordered monday got here today. Took me 5 mins to fix.
It’s awesome that he lets you know that if the wires are the same color it doesn’t matter when it comes to reconnecting the thermal fuse. I went through many a videos that never mentioned that.
Adam...thank you so much. Went through your whole diagnostics on my dryer with the multi-meter and eventually found the switch to be faulty. I did not need to replace it , I was lucky enough to have it still functioning, but slightly bent (not clicking). Bent it back in place...et voilà!! :D Thanks again.
Thank you for this video both door switch and thermal fuse was out on my dryer. People you can buy a pack of 3 thermal fuse on Amazon for 6.99 and door switch was 7.99. Cheap easy fix in 15 minutes
Just looking at the lint on the back of the dryer, your vent is clogged which will cause the fuse to blow and make the dryer take much longer to dry. There is also a fuse on some heater boxes that will do the same thing. Clean your vent and it should have no kinks and should run no more than 8 feet to the outside.
Thanks for the lesson. I have a Kenmore Elite dryer that the wires shorted I will have to do a total repair to the 240 plug. It's good to know where to start.
I checked the switch on the door and I'll be damned it was broken. I didn't even know that was there, so easy fix for me was to cut a thick piece of straw like the ones from circle k and it fits right over it. the little black switch was broken in half and the door wouldn't make contact. Awesome video thanks for posting it I thought I'd have to buy a new dryer!
Thank you for the comment about not mattering which wire to connect to which terminal on the thermal fuse when the wires are the same color blue on blue
After replacing the heating coil in my GE stack dryer but before I re-installed the drum the motor ran. But when I stopped the drum in and hooked it up the dryer was DOA.
To double check that that's the culprit I jump across the terminals with a short alligator jumper wire same or larger gauge and run the dryer for a second. Can do that with all the thermal cutouts. But don't ever bypass them permanently! You need to find why they're blowing and fix the real problem. Lint in the ducts usually.
On a kenmore dryer thermal fuse, like the narrow elongated one you showed. If the multimeter still reads 1 when both multimeter leads are touched to thermal fuse connections ( no change ) fuse is bad. Is that correct?
I replaced the thermal fuse (which was the initial problem) & cleaned out the hose it worked for a few loads then same problem all over again please advise. $16 fuse over here in my area.
drivers are quarter inch that's a ballast resistor only mention this most drivers are going to be quarter inch you don't even need a quarter inch socket to go in the quarter inch driver if a ceramic and has a coiled wire going through it with or without an insulator it is a ballast resistor
Adam, quick question. I have a GE dryer that will start but the moment I release the start button it shuts off. I have replaced the belt switch and that didn't fix it. Ive also done the hard reset ( unplug for 1 minute and the open and close the door 6 times with in 12 seconds) and that didn't fix it. any thoughts?
Hi Adam, This is a great video. I have a MAYTAG dryer and when I push down on the START button, the unit just makes a clicking sound and that's it. Any thoughts? Thanks, George
My dryer stopped working. I checked the breaker box and it wasn't that. The inside light won't come on so could it be the door switch? That comes on when the door is open and the dryer would work when the door is closed. I had just done 4 dryer loads.
please please help!! what does it mean if I have red and orange wires instead of two blue ones? I thought I had my problem solved until I noticed the wires were different colors. I have a Kenmore dryer. its for the thermal housing.
Hello I need help I got a kenmore dryer and got code F22 I changed the belt and got this code I changed the part it said to changed but now still got code
Why would this fuse continue blowing over and over. Changed all other fuses, cleaned out duct and vents. Continuity at heating element and it's not grounded. Reading is 9.8 at heating element.
You test the contenuity and get a reading of current going through it and at 3:18 you say "then you know it's..." and you edited out the word "good" or "bad." That's a pretty important word to omit. I'm assuming you edited out the word "good" for some reason. Why couldn't you just disconnect the wires first and test it? If it's good you save time of taking it out and putting it back in. But you stop short of a few important aspects. The thermal switch may be bad as well as other parts like the element. Important to know if you're ordering parts or going to the appliance parts store.
Alright. This is going to sound stupid. I've got the whole bloody thing apart. I have the fuse unscrewed. The blue wires are still connected. Is it as simple as just pulling it apart off the fuse to detach them? I'm afraid I'm going to damage the blue wires and then have to replace those. -.-
AdamDIY I've wiggled and pulled so many times, it looks like the true wires under the blue coating are being exposed. The part doesn't come in till Thursday. Maybe walking away for a bit will do the trick. Thanks for the quick reply. :)
I can't remove the relay... how do I test it? just right on the panel, not removing it? I was going to take it to my friends house with a volt meter... thanks. funny, this is the EXACT same dryer I have... lol
Ok so one day the dryer is working then the next it’s not. I checked the door switch, thermal fuse, breaker and it’s plugged in. Where do I go from here?
You just saved me $700 dollars. My dryer stopped working after a power outage. Before I saw this, I tried a few different things and accidently broke the tip of the door switch. I tried to glue it back on, it broke off again. Watched your video thinking it was a fuse but went and taped the door switch down, plugged my dryer back in and it turned on! Not sure why it wasn't turning on before I broke the door switch but it works now. Just ordered the replacement part. Thank you, I was dreading buying a new dryer since this one has been so good to us..
Videos like this are why TH-cam was invented. Thank you so much. Bad fuse here. 15 dollar repair.
Thank you. 7 yrs. this info has been a life savor. Totally helped me on the blue wires. Thank you for the plethora of knowledge with explaining the details. Thanks again.
thanks Adam you just saved me 500.00, I replaced the ignition and door switch and the dryer started right up!!! awesome video very helpful!!
Thank you sosososo much! I am a woman with an elderly father and no guy and this video saved me so much money not calling out a repair man to fix my dryer
Great video thanks!
Also, for anyone watching, that black back panel he removed around 2:00 is really sharp on the edges. I cut my finger really bad on accident when handling it.
same thing happened to me
Same. I knew it would, too. Started shop-vacuuming the dust out and clipped the back my finger on the way out. Nice little chunk taken out. 🙄 Careful, kids. 😂
I, of course, took the difficult route and began by testing all the components in the back with a multimeter before finding this video. The user remembered the front door safety switch was acting strangely (allowing the dryer to operate with the door open) for a while before the machine stopped working altogether, so I focused my attention on that switch (the one about :20 into your video), replaced it for under $8 and the dryer resumed working immediately. I cannot thank you enough and you're spot on that you need to start with the easiest problems first! Your information saved the user an unnecessarily expensive service call that quite frankly, she couldn't afford, so I greatly appreciate your helping me help her - I hope the positive karma returns to you tenfold. All the best!
I want to thank you personally because my dryer worked for 2 years with the door switch broken and then just stopped working and it was this exact comment that led me to first try replacing it and it fixed the dryer immediately. So between you and original poster, I saved myself so much money and headache fixing my dryer. Thank you again!
Thank you fixed my mother's 10 year old dyer. Works like a charm again and only cost me 20 bucks.
Thank you for making this video. I'm half way across the world and my mom's dryer went out and I couldn't help her myself but this did the trick. You're a real nice guy!
You're such a lifesaver man! When my family's dryer stopped working, we were worried we'd have to pay a repair person over $100 to get it fixed. Instead, I got a multimeter and fuse for under $20 dollars on Amazon and followed your instructions to putting in together. $120+, back in our pocket.
Some scammer tried charging 225 for the fuse
Hey!!! Just wanted to say thank you. I had no idea how to fix this problem. Im not a handyman. I bought the piece online it said wirlpool but the the piece num was the same. Cost me like $6 w shipping. Ordered monday got here today. Took me 5 mins to fix.
It’s awesome that he lets you know that if the wires are the same color it doesn’t matter when it comes to reconnecting the thermal fuse. I went through many a videos that never mentioned that.
Well if you know how a fuse works you would know it is just an interrupter in a single wire run. It should always be the same wire
@@narfoxone9er971 Now I know. Thank you
Thank you so much, our dryer died the other day, and while I was pretty sure this was the cause, this confirmed it. Thank you!
Thats it, that fixed the issue in my dryer. Costed me $38 for nut driver, thermal fuse and multimeter. Thanks.
Thank you. Great video. I managed to change mine from the back panel. I wouldn’t have tried without your video. Thanks again.
Thank you so much, I am a 66 yr old woman, limited income, and it has helped me ,,,
Adam...thank you so much. Went through your whole diagnostics on my dryer with the multi-meter and eventually found the switch to be faulty. I did not need to replace it , I was lucky enough to have it still functioning, but slightly bent (not clicking). Bent it back in place...et voilà!! :D Thanks again.
Thank you for posting the video. The fuse was $13 and was a quick fix.
I was able to fix my dryer with this video! Thank you so much👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you for this video both door switch and thermal fuse was out on my dryer. People you can buy a pack of 3 thermal fuse on Amazon for 6.99 and door switch was 7.99. Cheap easy fix in 15 minutes
You just made me a hero! Thanks for this video as I found with my cheap tester that it was the thermal fuse!!!
Fantastic! Thank you! Love this old school dryer! I very much appreciate your help. Sincerely
Thank you for mentioning the two blue wires can be swapped. Many other videos skip that.
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Just looking at the lint on the back of the dryer, your vent is clogged which will cause the fuse to blow and make the dryer take much longer to dry. There is also a fuse on some heater boxes that will do the same thing. Clean your vent and it should have no kinks and should run no more than 8 feet to the outside.
Thanks to this video I figured out it was the thermal fuse ordered one off Amazon which came today put it on and yup it's alive again Thanks
Thanks a million for this video，Using your video as a guide made this a pretty easy fix.
Awesome video!!!!!! Because of your video my dryer is now working!! Thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks for the lesson. I have a Kenmore Elite dryer that the wires shorted I will have to do a total repair to the 240 plug. It's good to know where to start.
Thanx for your video man... Thermo fuse went on my dryer and cause of this video its back and running again!
I checked the switch on the door and I'll be damned it was broken. I didn't even know that was there, so easy fix for me was to cut a thick piece of straw like the ones from circle k and it fits right over it. the little black switch was broken in half and the door wouldn't make contact. Awesome video thanks for posting it I thought I'd have to buy a new dryer!
Thank you for the comment about not mattering which wire to connect to which terminal on the thermal fuse when the wires are the same color blue on blue
Thank you for telling about the same colors I was tripping whay if I plugged the wrong wire .I didn't want to blow the fuse again very helpful
Hi. At 2:04 there are two wires attached to long metal contraption on the right. How to get it to reconnect? Mine is detached. Thanks !
Thanks so much about the wire arrangement to the fuse!!!! I disconnected mine without know which one was connected whree
Mine was the thermal fuse, too! Wide range of prices: $18 local, $10 Amazon prime with next day delivery.
Wow never heard of that before, Thank You!!! just save me $$$$$ I can only imagine how many
dyers I have traded in because a fuse I didn't know about
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Great simple video, Thank You very much.
Best Video ever 🎉, tyvm
Hey quick question. Will the dryer light still work or does this kill all power? Light is still on, just won’t start.
Thanks man. I didn't know about that thermal fuse.
After replacing the heating coil in my GE stack dryer but before I re-installed the drum the motor ran. But when I stopped the drum in and hooked it up the dryer was DOA.
How did you disconnnect the fuze?
They just pull off
I’m having a hard time pulling mine apart 😢
Me too
To double check that that's the culprit I jump across the terminals with a short alligator jumper wire same or larger gauge and run the dryer for a second. Can do that with all the thermal cutouts. But don't ever bypass them permanently! You need to find why they're blowing and fix the real problem. Lint in the ducts usually.
THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!
Good video. Explained well. Helped loads.
No pun intended with "loads", right? ;)
thanks Adam,
very helpful.
like this video, how you change the door switch?
Thanks! Very easy and simple $18.00 fix for the thermal fuse. Able to find the part at the local Sears Parts Direct.
Can order online for $2-5.
Incredible markup on many of these parts!
Same process for of the dryer isn’t heating. The big one on the bottom the wires are connected to is the thermostat. Changed mine, good to go.
At 3:20 the video skips. You didnt explain what the ohms should be or anything about the ohm meter reading!! Otherwise good video.
the fact he is getting ohms at all means there is connectivity through the fuse. If it was blown it would have been 0.
Thanks for the fix
Thanks, well explained
On a kenmore dryer thermal fuse, like the narrow elongated one you showed. If the multimeter still reads 1 when both multimeter leads are touched to thermal fuse connections ( no change ) fuse is bad. Is that correct?
I replaced the thermal fuse (which was the initial problem) & cleaned out the hose it worked for a few loads then same problem all over again please advise. $16 fuse over here in my area.
shop online! they're only about $5
The exhaust hose and outlet box wasn’t cleaned properly.
This saved me from buying a new dryer. A simple 8 dollar fuse got it running again like new
drivers are quarter inch that's a ballast resistor only mention this most drivers are going to be quarter inch you don't even need a quarter inch socket to go in the quarter inch driver if a ceramic and has a coiled wire going through it with or without an insulator it is a ballast resistor
Great job! Thank you!
Adam, quick question. I have a GE dryer that will start but the moment I release the start button it shuts off. I have replaced the belt switch and that didn't fix it. Ive also done the hard reset ( unplug for 1 minute and the open and close the door 6 times with in 12 seconds) and that didn't fix it. any thoughts?
Remember to always clean inside your appliances too might aswell
Ty very much it great video and helpful..
Hi Adam, This is a great video. I have a MAYTAG dryer and when I push down on the START button, the unit just makes a clicking sound and that's it. Any thoughts? Thanks, George
hungry echo . I have the same problem. Did you ever fix the dryer. What was the problem?
@@matthewdavis2287 mine is doing same thing did u fix?
Thank you so much for your help!!!
I know on my dryer there's a little red switch that I have to hit from time to time to get it to start back up if it quits in the middle of a cycle.
@yeetsquad yh it was because of the little filter when you open the door was full of lint. Everytime it did it i would check and it would be slap full
I need to find a video that will show me how to install a timer for a HTDX100ED
Hotpoint® 6.0 Cu. Ft. Capacity DuraDrum Electric Dryer
Awesome. My dryer stopped working in the middle of a cycle, I'm going it's just a fuse.
My dryer stopped working. I checked the breaker box and it wasn't that. The inside light won't come on so could it be the door switch? That comes on when the door is open and the dryer would work when the door is closed. I had just done 4 dryer loads.
Thanks for the video
Should you check therms if still heating up? I would think not....
Do the white plastic switches click? Please show a new GE the back is connected to the sides. The entire unit needs dismantled to get to the fuse
Question. If the dryer light comes on, and you push the start button and it acts okay for half a second, what does that mean???
Anybody know a store I can drive to buy them?
please please help!! what does it mean if I have red and orange wires instead of two blue ones? I thought I had my problem solved until I noticed the wires were different colors. I have a Kenmore dryer. its for the thermal housing.
Its quite simple many are made like that luckily for you I have an explanation, meaning you are fucked. Lol Im a plumber not a dryer tech.
where can I buy the fuse
Thanks! It was the fuse.
Hello I need help I got a kenmore dryer and got code F22 I changed the belt and got this code I changed the part it said to changed but now still got code
does Walmart or homepot sale thermal fuse for dryers
neither in my town
So the thermo fuse is good when it shows 0.5?
My multi meter is reading -1 before using it. What would that mean?
Why would this fuse continue blowing over and over. Changed all other fuses, cleaned out duct and vents. Continuity at heating element and it's not grounded. Reading is 9.8 at heating element.
Thank you bro ham
Life saver 🙏🙏🙏🙏 almost got ripped off 500 $
Hi changed my thermal fuse and check door switch that was fine check starter button still does not turn on
You test the contenuity and get a reading of current going through it and at 3:18 you say "then you know it's..." and you edited out the word "good" or "bad." That's a pretty important word to omit. I'm assuming you edited out the word "good" for some reason.
Why couldn't you just disconnect the wires first and test it? If it's good you save time of taking it out and putting it back in. But you stop short of a few important aspects. The thermal switch may be bad as well as other parts like the element. Important to know if you're ordering parts or going to the appliance parts store.
Right!!!?? So if there's a change on your multimeter that means the fuse is good????
thanks 😀
is there a back asswards way to test without a meter?!
Jerry Sturgill the appliance man on TH-cam real good video to show how to test without meter
Put the two wire together start the dryer. If it turns on it's the thermo fuse. Be careful though.
@@migueltafoya8140 Just what I needed to know. Wanted to make sure nothing would explode by putting them together for testing.
Alright. This is going to sound stupid. I've got the whole bloody thing apart. I have the fuse unscrewed. The blue wires are still connected. Is it as simple as just pulling it apart off the fuse to detach them? I'm afraid I'm going to damage the blue wires and then have to replace those. -.-
Just wiggle and pull. You can see how easy I put them back on toward the end of the video.
AdamDIY I've wiggled and pulled so many times, it looks like the true wires under the blue coating are being exposed. The part doesn't come in till Thursday. Maybe walking away for a bit will do the trick. Thanks for the quick reply. :)
Some of those connectors will have a release tab. You may need to use a small nail or toothpick to push the small metal tab to release it.
Good video BUT, you're not reading current you're reading resistance.
+saltnpepper91 And then the question would be what should the resistance level be an a dryer's thermal switch? perhaps it depends on the model?
he's ready resistance but that's done by the meter sending a current.
I can't remove the relay... how do I test it? just right on the panel, not removing it? I was going to take it to my friends house with a volt meter... thanks. funny, this is the EXACT same dryer I have... lol
How. To. Bypass thermal couple on a fernice
How do you order parts
The Thermal Fuse is on amazon here amzn.to/2et1oqq So are most parts you will need.
Who knows about mytag dryer,power is ok,when button push to on,only hear is like motor not running..whats the priblm.
For some reason my hotpoint has a Ceramic 30A fuse, and not that plastic looking thermal fuse.
good video thank you
What if i dont have power at all. The dryer is pluged in i checked control panel. Its not burnt. And fuse is good what could it be ???
No
I checked my door and it was not making the clicking sound. How do I fix that?
Thank you
Ok so one day the dryer is working then the next it’s not. I checked the door switch, thermal fuse, breaker and it’s plugged in. Where do I go from here?
Thanks champ!
Ty!
I installed a fuse and my dryer doesnt heat. Whats the issue
GAmacBoi478 sound like it’s going to be your thermostat not thermo fuse
I will try this thanks, but question, if this part malfunctions will it cause the appliance to buzz and not start?