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rabbit killer
- Jan 1, 1970
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My clothes dryer is not heating and I found the problem: two normally
closed thermostats have failed open. Several weeks ago this group helped
me with my dishwasher which also failed with the thermostat open...
I replaced the part on the dishwasher and it now works and I could
replace the parts on the clothes dryer but I'm wondering why these parts
failed, within several weeks of each other, on two separate appliances.
Both these appliances are plugged into the same (unnecessary?) GFCI
outlet in the kitchen and they share the plug with the refrigerator.
The failed parts are normally closed bi-metallic thermostats wired in
series with the heating element. The parts are these:
http://www.alliedelec.com/search/productdetail.aspx?SKU=5570010
....for the dishwasher (which I replaced and it now works) and identical
ones for the dryer except they open at a higher temperature.
I don't believe this is mere coincidence but I don't know why both
appliances would fail in identical ways...
closed thermostats have failed open. Several weeks ago this group helped
me with my dishwasher which also failed with the thermostat open...
I replaced the part on the dishwasher and it now works and I could
replace the parts on the clothes dryer but I'm wondering why these parts
failed, within several weeks of each other, on two separate appliances.
Both these appliances are plugged into the same (unnecessary?) GFCI
outlet in the kitchen and they share the plug with the refrigerator.
The failed parts are normally closed bi-metallic thermostats wired in
series with the heating element. The parts are these:
http://www.alliedelec.com/search/productdetail.aspx?SKU=5570010
....for the dishwasher (which I replaced and it now works) and identical
ones for the dryer except they open at a higher temperature.
I don't believe this is mere coincidence but I don't know why both
appliances would fail in identical ways...