Do-It-Yourself Story

After I cleaned out the typical 1.5 pounds of lint from the vent, ( I do it every 2 months), I went searching for a solution. I found 6 possible causes on this site and purchased everything except a new burner; I wasn't going to go that far. Let the fun begin. Since my vacuum was still nearby, I thought I was ready for anything. Wrong. After I watched all the videos again for reassurance, I went in with screwdriver in hand and laptop nearby. I removed the top and looked inside. Don't be fooled, the lint basket doesn't get it all. After I got everything removed to get to the real workings of the dryer, I spent 20 minutes sucking up anything that moved, and somethings that didn't. I replaced all the thermostats and both moisture sensor bars. They all went smoothly except for the high temp thermostat. This part and the old parts didn't have any real identifying marking on them that let me know which terminal was up. So, I went to the laptop. For those who don't know, there is a live chat section on this website. I asked the technician, Joy if it mattered which terminal went up. She didn't think so, reaffirming my hunch so I quickly got it replaced. The only real problem I had was getting the drive belt routed correctly back on the idler and the motor pulley. The video was confusing for me cause the camera was showing the operation from the back of the dryer so everything was backward for me. Stupid repairman I guess, I needed a beer badly but I wasn't going to let it defeat me. Well got it back together, plugged it in and NOTHING. Left it till morning, it was 11:00 pm and the wife wanted to sleep. I was fixing it in the bedroom where there was more room to spread out. This morning I opened up the top again and checked the control panel. One of the wires had come off the terminal, wasn't locked in from the late night before. Reset it, reassembled, plugged it in, and now its drying clothes so fast it's a whole new machine. The videos are great and the assistance is superb. I will be looking here for all my repair jobs in the future. One suggestion, make a video using a "used" machine so we can have an idea what may be waiting for us. I could have used reinforcements.