Specifications

6-10
ELECTRIC DRYER:
1. Unplug dryer or disconnect power.
2. Remove the toe panel to access the
thermal components. See Figure 14.
3. Using an ohmmeter and referring to the
wiring diagram, measure the resistance
from the red wire at the thermal cut-off to
the red wire at the heater.
If the resistance is about 10 ohms, go to •
step 5.
If an open circuit is detected, go to step 4.•
4. Visually check the wire connections to
the thermal cut-off, high limit thermostat,
and heater. If connections look good,
check for continuity across each of these
components. Replace the heater if it is
electrically open. Replace both the thermal
cut-off and high limit thermostat if either
one is electrically open.
5. If no open circuit is detected, measure
the resistance between P14-3 (red-white
wire) and P14-6 (red-white wire) at the
machine control board. See Figure 17;
and Accessing & Removing the Electronic
Assemblies.
If 5–15k • Ω are measured, replace the
machine control electronics.
If the resistance is less than 1k • Ω, replace
the thermistor.
GAS DRYER:
1. Unplug dryer or disconnect power.
2. Remove the toe panel to access the
thermal components. See Figure 14.
3. Perform TEST #3b. If the thermal fuse is
OK, go to step 4.
4. Perform TEST #3c. If the thermal cut-off is
OK, go to step 5.
5. Locate the high limit thermostat. See
Figure 11. Measure the continuity through
it by connecting the meter probes on the
red wire and blue wire.
If there is an open circuit, replace the •
high limit thermostat and thermal cut-
off.
Otherwise, go to step 6.•
6. Perform TEST #3d (Gas Valve Test). If
this is OK, replace the machine control
electronics.
Thermal Cut-Off
High Limit Thermostat
HeaterElement
Flame
Sensor
Thermal Fuse
ThermistorThermistor
High Limit
Thermostat
Thermal
Cut-Off
Thermal Fuse
Figure 11. Thermal Components, viewed from front.
Electric DryerGas Dryer