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Introduction |
Use this guide if you need to test and/or replace the heating components in your Whirlpool Dryer and replace them if necessary. This includes the heating element, hi-limit thermostat, inlet thermistor, and the thermal cutoff switch. | | | A faulty heating element can cause the dryer to overheat, heat poorly, or not heat at all. A faulty hi-limit thermostat ________________________. A faulty thermal cutoff switch ____________________. | | | This guide is rated Difficult, and while most of the steps are straightforward, the disassembly and reassembly of the heating element can be tricky in addition to the lower front bulkhead and the drum. | | | ***This guide will work for most Whirlpool dryers.*** This guide is written with a model WED87HED dryer. If you have a different model, you may encounter some minor disassembly differences, but the overall repair process will be the same. |
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