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Another Day in Paradise
Our dryer just quit, looks like the Thermo Fuse on the vent. We can't find one locally and not real crazy about going to the laundry mat, anyone have an idea how to bypass that sucker for today?
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Thermal fuse blowing may be a sign of the heating element being shorted.I wouldn't advise bypassing it.I am a video tech but do some dryer repair also .
If you have a multimeter ,you can check from any of the heating element terminals to the metal case,if it is shorted it will read zero ohms and should be replaced with the fuse.If it doesn't you may just have a bad fuse but this is rare.The thermal cutoff will open with overheating due to clogged vent or other such issue,but the thermal fuse usually opens only with a heating element issue.Better to let a qualified service guy look at it.A dryer fire is not a good thing!
This brings up several thoughts as this is a cheap Kenmore dryer that's now 12 years old.A new element is only $76.50 and the thermal fuse $14.50, so thinking I might just order and replace both if it looks like I can do it. Then againa new dryer just like it at $400 might be worthwhile as the old one is 12 years old.
We were going to replace ours a few years ago. In fact we told the guy to just fix it to last a little while. It's still going strong and drying clothes like crazy! Replacing the vent didn't hurt either!
A fairly damp towel works good when you forget about clothes in the dryer for a while. Wet it down and toss it in the dryer for 10 or 15 minutes!A Dryer just pumps warm air through it.If the air flow is maintained by keeping the lint filter cleaned and its vented properly ,the other bells and whistles are just that.Some of the new ones have different cycles and even steam for keeping out wrinkles but they still do the same thing.You should never leave a dryer running unattended,new or otherwise.