Lg 6931EL3001E Thermostat Assembly OEM Part

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.

Dryer was taking 3-4 cycles to complete one load, not enough heat. A friend of mine is a appliance repairman and he told me to check for lint buildup in the dryer and vent. I checked the lint screen in the front as we do for each load and disconnected the flexible discharge hose on the back and with a flashlight verified no obstructions. I then reached into the discharge hose and as far into the pipe in the wall and came up with a handful of lint, nothing major. At that point I unplugged the dryer and pulled it out to access the back of the unit. With a phillips screwdriver I removed the screws around the perimeter of the back panel. I found that the back panel is not detachable or I could not remove it. I then unscrewed the clip holding the vent tube from the back of the unit. Then pulled the tube straight out. With a flashlight I located the thermostat to the left and the thermistor straight ahead. With a magnetic screwdriver I unscrewed both parts and removed them. The screws are very small and once you have your arm in the vent tube hole you need to use the small peep holes on either side of the vent hole to see your work. Once parts were installed connected vent ran a test load only to find my issue not resolved. Traced vent pipe in wall to attic and separated a joint there. Found the tube 80% blocked with lint, with a extendable pole with a round brush forced lint down to shop vac inserted in vent pipe. Once cleaned reattached attic joint ran another test and issue was resovled. If your issue is similar to this I suggest you dissconnect the vent hose and run a full cycle as I only ran mine 5 min feeling by hand and deciding unit not getting hot enough. That being said, I am well pleased with the services of AppliancepartsPros.com. They show you items currently in stock so no wondering if your order can be filled. And they have the best shipping turn around times of any .com. Thanks AppliancepartsPros.com

I disassembled/reassembled the dryer according to the ApplianceParts Youtube video. With my limited electrical knowledge (just enough to be dangerous) I initially figured it was a problem with the heating unit, sensor(s), or the control board. After diagnosing the problem (bad thermistor), I had to order the parts and was able to repair and reassemble the dryer several days later. After removing the drum, I cleaned all the dust etc. out of the inside (it gets dirty in there!) and inspected, cleaned and tested the heating element. It tested around two ohms (red/yellow and red/blue). I tested both thermostat units screwed into the heater element housing and they both tested at low ohms. Because It was relatively cheap, I opted to replace both so I didn't have to apply heat and see if they opened. Plus, after a good 5 years of operation it can't hurt! I checked the thermistor in the blower assembly and replaced it; it was bad (tested continuity). I tested the thermostat in the blower assembly and it tested at about 2 ohms. I would have replaced it, but it was not available on the ApplianceParts website. I reassembled the unit and replaced the belt on the drum (the old one was still good, but felt somewhat dry/not as flexible as new). The dryer now functions as it did before. As a side note, after resuming use of the dryer, I became concerned because after pressing the start button, the drum starts to turn, the dry light is flashing, the cooling light stays on and the timed dry light stays on. After looking at various forums, this appears to be normal operation. The project took approximately 4 hours for me because I thoroughly clean everything and try to inspect all of the parts and look for damaged components and wiring before I re-install. An experienced technician familiar with this model (and possessing needed spare parts) could have done it in under 30 minutes. All you need for this project is a Phillips head screwdriver, an ohmmeter and an external light source (headlamp, etc). A drill with a Phillips attachment will make disassembly much easier and a can of compressed air will help with cleaning the dust and crud out of the motor and blower assemblies. Taking pictures with the phone on your camera during disassembly of parts/wiring will make reassembly much easier as well. Overall, a fairly easy job.

I read the reviews on this site to figure out what might be most likely to cause loss of heat (dryer ran fine otherwise) and I purchased the three parts most likely to fix the problem. I knew I was taking a risk but all three parts were less than $50 so I figured it was worth a shot before calling in a repair person. I was able to access these parts pretty easily through the vent opening and the additional side opening, although I do have pretty slim arms and small hands. It only took 30 minutes to replace all three (plus a little time to clean out the inch thick lint in the machine), and they are all easy to see through the vent opening (the thermostats were to the left on my unit and the thermistor straight ahead). I suggest using a magnetized screw driver but also put a cloth down inside the unit under the part you're working on so that if you do drop a screw it will land on the cloth and not end up in the bowels of the unit. I was able to keep a hold on all of them, especially putting an arm through the side opening in addition to the vent opening. I'm pretty sure it was the thermostat that was bad - I could here something rattling around in there when I took it out - but I went ahead and replaced all three since I had them and I had it apart and away from the wall and plug. Lo and behold, the dryer is like new! I'm not sure if something was going out slowly, but it had been taking longer and longer to dry stuff before it stopped heating at all, but it cranks up the heat now. Thanks for the reviews and advice on this website. I'm pretty handy with repairs, but not an expert by any means, and I would not have taken this on without some pretty clear advice and at least a hope that a cheap solution would be an effective solution. One of my most satisfying repair jobs ever! Easy, cheap, and effective.

I spoke with the experts at parts pro and they suspected the main power board. I ordered the main power board along with the control panel. Since I was taking everything apart I decided to replace other components as well- thermostats, thermistor , sensor wire. When I was all done the old LG was back to working like new. Oh while I was at it I cleaned and vacuumed out the complete machine. Great factory parts, videos p, service and videos, the price of all the parts was less than a repair technician and easy to do.