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Customer Questions and Answers for Thermal Fuse by Ge

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Part Number: OEM6128646
Manufacturer Part Number: WE4X857

The Thermal Fuse is an OEM part for GE dryers. This part prevents the dryer from overheating by cutting off the power if the dryer exceeds a certain temperature. 

Causes of a bad thermal fuse can include regular wear and tear, lint build-up, restricted airflow, or a malfunctioning thermostat. 

Symptoms of a bad thermal fuse include:

  • The dryer not starting
  • The dryer shutting off unexpectedly during a cycle
  • No heat production during drying
  • The dryer running but not heating

This OEM GE part is also compatible with Hotpoint, RCA, and some Kenmore models.

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Ginger, Between the main top and the front panel, there is a space that on either side there will be a spring clip that you will release with a putty knife.

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Tim, You will want to check to see if there is anything that may be caught in blower wheel. If this checks ok then it sounds like the motor may be the issue with the unit.

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Frank, You will want to check to make sure that there is a good thermal fuse and door switch. Both should have continuity.

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Hello Jim, The dryer push-to-start switch very seldom fails. It is, however, a very common issue for the home ducting to cause the thermal fuse to fail. The primary purpose of the thermal fuse is to turn off the heating circuit in case the high limit thermostat fails to open.

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