Ge WE4M80 High Limit Thermostat OEM Part

Replaced thermal stats

GE Gas Dryer Model DBVH512GF1WW began to heat for only a short amount of time so drying clothes took WAY too long. Read online that the first thing to replace are the solenoids. Bought the two solenoids from AppliancePartsPros.com for about $50 total, and it seems to have fixed the problem. Had to watch a few videos to learn to disassemble the dryer, and the job took a couple of hours, but now that I know what I'm doing it could be done in less than 30 minutes. Also, the old solenoids tested for correct range of resistance (and nearly exactly matched the resistance of the brand new ones) but apparently they can test ok when cold and then fail to work properly when in use. Could have ordered same two solenoids online for $10 (guess where?) but they would not be original GE parts and I read some reviews suggesting the cheaper ones could easily fail in a year or less. Probably worth the extra $40 to get original parts. WIll change my rating from 4 to 5 stars if the solenoids hold up and are confirmed to be the solution to the heating problem.

With the great help of the AppliancePartsPros how to videos, repairing my old dryer was easy. Replaced the drum slides, felt, dryer motor, both high limit thermostats and belt. My dryer now runs full cycles. Glad I've decided to repair my dryer rather than spending $900 for a new one. Thanks Appliance Parts Pros for the great parts and how to videos!

Replaced cycling thermostat and two limit switches.

Replace sensors