re: Just had my first issue with my DD kenmore washer

$150 isn't horrible.
I had a customer with bad dogs. A part I pay a quarter for. He told me SEARS charged$205 to change them.


We have to make a profit, so we have a service fee and a minimum part cost. So even though it's cheap I can't do it for less than $79, that's with no labor time.



On a dryer though, this guy is the most common fault.
On a gas dryer it cuts power to heat systems, so the dryer still turns. But on electric it cuts power to the motor which mimics a bad switch.

On the 1980s they did run hotter. You could "fix" this by simply buying the thermostat and operating thermal limiter from a maytag and swap it over.

Funny fact...
The heating element most 1980s maytags used, is the same one modern speed queens use.



Whirlpool uses this.



The heating coils have the exact same impedance.

Both heat incoming air and are very dependant on air flow. Lower than normal heat is usually caused by lint in the fan area or a clogged exhaust.

Ge and frigidaire heat air and heat radiantly, so they use a different system.

The newer whirlpool with the lint trap on the front use the same element that samsung dryers use.

This stuff is good to know because a samsung element is half what a whirlpool is and a whirlpool element is a third what a speed queen is.

Remove back panel.(9 quater inch hex screws) remove two phillips screws from top lint trap.
Remove four more hex screws from the fan cover in the back.
If it's a used dryer I promise it'll have junk in there.

The thing she is pointing at.



If you have the Duet style set up it's even easier.

A 303404?



Odd, must have been a 90's maytag
Those are lower wattage.
Look at the coils.
But they rarely failed.

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Odd, must have been a 90's maytag
Those are lower wattage.
Look at the coils.
But they rarely failed.

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no it was a 1987 A612(?) i think. i forget now that i've gotten rid of them.

eta but yep, thats the exact tube. i bought it broken & the first thing i had to do was string a new coil through it.

istr it 'opened' in the middle and i strung it through both sides and snapped it back together.

Napoleon, bridged a wire across the harness connections and my wife thought Jesus had just descended from heaven to fix her washer without waiting for the part to arrive.

Thanks for the trick. It's working great and I haven't had a chance to install the new sensor yet.

Also swapped the dogs... Funny story I walked into Sears parts and told the black lady I needed part "800..." And she instantly yelled "Dogs!" and grabbed them from under the counter.

I gave her a crazy look and she just laughed and said "I been working here a long time"