Customer Questions and Answers for Thermal Fuse by Whirlpool

The Thermal Fuse is an OEM component for Whirlpool dryers. As a one-time-use safety component, the thermal fuse monitors heat levels and acts as an overload protector. This is a one-time use fuse that cannot be reset.

Causes of a bad thermal fuse include exposure to excessively high temperatures from a failure or blockage of another component like the venting system.

Symptoms of a bad thermal fuse are:

• The dryer fails to heat at all
• Randomly cutting out during cycles
• Visible damage or melting of the fuse housing

This OEM part is also compatible with Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Magic Chef, Admiral, Norge, Roper, and Kenmore models.