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Part Number: OEM17951589
Manufacturer Part Number: WE04X22654

The Timer is an OEM part for GE electric dryers. It serves as the critical control module that monitors and regulates dryer cycle times during functions like regular, wrinkle guard, fluff and more.

Causes of a bad timer include failure of internal electronic components or wiring connections due to prolonged exposure to heat and vibration inside the dryer cylinder. Mechanical wear of buttons or dials used to program cycles may occur as well over time.

Symptoms of a bad Timer include:

  • Inability to set or change desired drying times accurately
  • Premature stopping or starting of cycles without user input
  • Faulty time or status display windows during use
  • Complete shut down requiring manual override or reset

The GE OEM part is also compatible with Hotpoint, RCA and select Kenmore models.

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Hello Jason, I'm sorry but you will need to provide the model number from the units' I.D. tag so we can look up the wiring configuration and give you pertinent information. Thank you for your patience and understanding in this matter.

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Bill for Model Number GTUP270EM1WW

Dryer stopped heating but still runs. Checked breakers, validated 240 to plug, 240 to terminal block, validated both dryer fuses have continuity... checked all 4 thermostats and all show continuity (but i don't get anything across the other contacts for the thermostat part... thought i should get some kind of reading like 5-7.00 ohms)... and that's on both the Inlet Control and the Outlet Control thermostat. So those don't seem bad... wife said the high-heat cotton setting on the timer wasn't working... so now i'm to that. The control timer is WE4M521... is there a way to test and see if this is the problem? Only other possibility is the heater coils themselves... right?

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Bill, There are 2 components other than the thermostats which would cause the heating element not to work. First is the motor and second the timer. The best option is to disconnect the power to the unit and access the heating element. Disconnect one wire that is going to the heating element, preferably the one on the thermostat side. Plug the unit back up and using a multimeter you will want to turn the dryer on and test for 120 vac at the terminal on the heater where the wire was disconnected. What this will do is eliminate the heater element itself and the motor. If there is 120 vac at this point then you know the heater is good and the motor is good because the other 120 vac coming through the thermostats is the timer side of the circuit. If there is not 120 vac at that point then you will want to test the other terminal on the heater and check for 120 vac. If there is not 120 vac then the motor would be bad and if there is 120 vac then the heater would be the issue. If there is 120 vac at each point then the heater is faulty.

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