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Replacing dryer heating element
Posted on 4/28/16 at 11:14 am
Posted on 4/28/16 at 11:14 am
Should I replace the thermostat and thermal fuse as well? Or is that overkill?
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Posted on 4/28/16 at 11:16 am to BR Tiger
just buy a new one
Posted on 4/28/16 at 11:24 am to BR Tiger
I had to replace the thermal fuse and thermostat about a year and a half after replacing the heating element. If I had to do it over I would have replaced all 3 together.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 11:38 am to BR Tiger
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Should I replace the thermostat and thermal fuse as well? Or is that overkill?
I didn't when I replaced my element.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 11:41 am to Phil A Sheo
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just buy a new one
you bought the wrong dryer then.
i replaced my heating coil and then about a year later went back & replaced the pulley wheel, drum wheels & belt on the drum.
in hindsight i might have done it all at the same time.
also take this opportunity to VACUUM THE shite out of it while its open. Ungodly amount of lint lives within the walls of your dryer.
This post was edited on 4/28/16 at 11:42 am
Posted on 4/28/16 at 11:44 am to BR Tiger
Yes replace both if not your going to regret it
Posted on 4/28/16 at 12:02 pm to BR Tiger
you don't have to, but if doing it yourself, why not?
Thermal fuse is $10 retail and thermostat, maybe $27 retail. Not a bad idea while you have it apart.
But again you don't have to. I do like to change the operating thermostat and high limit thermostat on electric dryers that have the lint trap in the door area when I change the element as a operating thermostat stuck closed can cause the element to fail.
To answer your question, I would recommend it, but you don't have to. Not overkill, just not a bad idea.
Thermal fuse is $10 retail and thermostat, maybe $27 retail. Not a bad idea while you have it apart.
But again you don't have to. I do like to change the operating thermostat and high limit thermostat on electric dryers that have the lint trap in the door area when I change the element as a operating thermostat stuck closed can cause the element to fail.
To answer your question, I would recommend it, but you don't have to. Not overkill, just not a bad idea.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 12:02 pm to LSU_Smash_the_West
Thanks for the responses. I was leaning toward replacing all three at once but wanted to get some other opinions so I wasn't foolishly spending money. Although the thermostat and thermal fuse are inexpensive.
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