Dryer shuts off during high heat cycle after about 10 minutes, will run on low heat just fine. The dryer will start back up immediately after it shuts itself off. I replaced the motor in this dryer a little over a year ago, to me this sounds like a motor issue, but a little confused as to why it runs on the low temp cycle. Run with the vent off as well and same results as before. Any ideas or suggestions?
- Guest asked 8 years ago
The thermal fuse in back of the dryer (part #wp 3392519) is supposed to fail and not reset, same as heater box cutoff thermostat(279816) , however i have seen rare instances where the did in fact not completely fail.It is rare but does happen. You also may have a timer issue. See if any cycle on high heat will complete. The motor does have a thermal limiter on it and it may be that on high heat the amperage draw on the motor winding is just enough to trip thermal limiter on motor. This is a strange issue for sure .I am however leaning towards a bad motor.
- Sam, Ace Appliance answered 8 years ago
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Hello
Looking at the schematic the motor is in series with the timer, door switch , push to start switch . Is the door staying closed securely ?
- AV Repair Help answered 8 years ago
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Yes, the dryer runs fine in low heat, only has problems on high heat….I think motor but not sure
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