Electric Clothes dryer? I have an electric clothes dryer. Whirlpool model LE9100XTN0 The clothes have...
I have an electric clothes dryer. Whirlpool model LE9100XTN0
The clothes have be coming out super hot. Almost too hot to touch. I suspect a thermostat but there are two. One is on the heater box ( subdivision number 3390291) and the other on the blower or exhaust box ( part number 3387134). I checked them with my ohm meter and Both enjoy continuity but I realize one (or both) could still be defective. Which thermostat should I try replacing first? Which one is the likely culprit ? or.. Could it be a faulty moisture sensor or something else ?
Check the airflow, first. Filter, housing and the ductwork. Airflow should be strong and thaw, not slow and hot.
Dryers should be disassembled and cleaned periodically as lint builds up inside (and socks have ways of getting into the weirdest places) and creates fire hazards.
Is one of those a user-adjustable thermostat? If so, when that one is hot, and you adjust the temp lower, it should change state (i.e. go approachable if it's closed when cold, or vice versa).
The one on the exhaust is probably a safety limit switch, designed to shut the dryer down if it get too hot due to a blockage or stuck user-thermostat.
I would assume the moisture sensor would not be involved in an overtemp situation.
Answers: this one is your cycling thermostat,the blower or exhaust box ( division number 3387134, it is diffenitly bad and needs to be replaced, it's possible that the other, which is the illustrious limit thermostat, is also bad, i would in recent times replace the cycling thermostat first though
Hold on.open the reat output hose and check to see if; (UNPLUG FIRST!!)
1. Is there a right stong flow of air.
2. any crap in the output nouns or the output hose
3. Usually the temp sensors fail and NO HEAT is developed. I would he very surprised to see them fil contained by a way that allows the dryer to overheat.
4. Is the lint filter clean?
Regards,
Eric
In your case..sounds like it may be going on for air flow or a blockage..check the easy ones first...flawless luck
first verbs out your vent hose.
then if that doesn't help, it sounds as if it's the furnace thermostat. Whatever you do, don't run the dryer while you're sleeping or away from home... My guess is not a thermostat at all. I think they are doing their mission. Your problem is air flow, or the lack of it. Check for lint build up surrounded by the discharge, hose, and outdoor vent.
Based on my own past experience, my husband took my dryer to a reputable appliance marketer we've known for years and ours wasn't drying so they changed out the thermostats and worked fine afterward.
But the repairman said it is always best to replace both because a elder unit will likely shift bad when a new one is put surrounded by. And the cost was less than $10.00 respectively so your's will likely be around the same price continuum.