Samsung DC32-00007A Dryer Thermistor Temperature Sensor OEM Part

You can do this! Although an Art Director by trade, I like working with my hands. I’m adept at working with tools and following instructions. In today’s disposable society, I prefer fixing things. That said, this has to be the easiest repair I’ve ever attempted with the largest cost-savings versus hiring a professional. My brand new dryer had been in use fewer than six months (average 6 loads per week) when suddenly the dryer would not heat. The drum would spin, there were no error codes, and the machine behaved as though all was functioning properly, but the clothes would not dry—in fact, they were cold. What the heck? I found that reputable repairmen are difficult to find in the Washington D.C. area. Interestingly, some of those that are reputable refuse to work on Samsung products! Who knew? After some research, you likely found appliancepartspros.com the same way I did. My research informed me that dryers are actually quite simple machines. There’s not a lot that can go wrong with the parts of the machine that perform the actual drying of clothes. I determined (by educated guess) that my issue was being caused by either a faulty: thermistor, thermal fuse, or the thermal fuse assembly (or a combination of all three). So I bought all three for under $40 including shipping. I figured since I’m taking the machine apart, I may as well replace all three parts while I’m in there. I made the right call. I had my dryer apart and back up and running in under an hour. Dryer not working? Do this: Chat with the customer service specialist to make sure you’re buying the appropriate parts and while you wait for your parts to arrive, watch the tutorial videos (they're incredibly helpful) a few times to familiarize yourself with the project from start-to-finish. When your parts arrive, queue up the tutorial videos, set your phone/tablet close by, and get to work. My dryer stopped working on a Sunday. Thanks to appliancepartspros.com, I was drying laundry again by Tuesday. Insanely fast shipping, super-helpful customer service, and quality replacement parts. I completed the repair three months ago as of this writing and the dryer is still working as it should. Good luck!

Ordered the Thermal Fuse and Dryer Thermistor. Then found a Youtube video explaining how to take the samsung dryer apart. This included removing the actual drum. The parts were located in front left corner (by the lint trap). It was vary easy to replace and saved us a ton of money.

The dryer would not dry well, and would heat inconsistently (no trouble code displayed). The trouble shooting guide for the dryer said problem would be heater (the heater tested OK) or thermistor. The spec sheet said the thermistor should be 10,000 ohms at 77 degrees Fahrenheit. When I took the thermistor out it read 8,500 ohms at 71 degrees (the temperature in my house). I looked up the specs for a similar rated thermistor and calculated it should read around 11,500 ohms at 71 degrees. When the new thermistor arrived and sat in my house for a couple of hours it read 11,383 ohms, just like I calculated it should. I then tested the old one again and it now read 9,500 ohms. Installed the new thermistor and the dryer then worked perfectly. I believe if the thermistor was reading zero ohms or infinity ohms the computer would have seen a problem and displayed the code for the thermistor. The problem was the thermistor was staying close enough to the normal resistance range the computer never saw a problem. BTW, the instructions I found online for removing the thermistor involved removing the drum, etc. to get to it. Not so. I removed the heater assembly and reached around behind the tube assembly to reach the thermistor. It did help to have an inspection camera, but a mirror would have worked (like in the old days). BTW, APP is great. Ordered the part Tuesday night and had it by Thursday afternoon. Just like when I ordered a part for the dishwasher a few months back.

The dryer panel would turn on like normal. You could hear the relay make contact when you push the start button but the motor would not run. Found both the Dryer Thermistor and Thermal Fuse to be bad. The thermal fuse is simple to check if you have a voltmeter that checks continuity. Even if you don't think the Thermistor is bad, I would recommend replacing it. It's an inexpensive part. I also cleaned out the entire dryer and vent from lint. These parts usually go bad due to overheating from lack of air circulation. It took a total of 10 minutes to take the top lid and back access panel off, then another 5 to remove and test the parts. Replacing parts and putting it all together took about 20 minutes. Total job time of 50 minutes (cleaning vent and dryer included) and saved a lot of money by not having a technician come out.

So our dryer stopped heating. Did some research on what the problems could be. The most likely thing was that the thermal fuse went out. Disassembled the dryer which was not hard and tested it and found it was bad. I went to the local appliance store and got a new one…$30 bucks! I installed it and the dryer worked for 2 loads…then stopped heating again. Did more research and found that the actual reason it was blowing was the dryer thermistor was actually the reason the thermal fuse was blowing. When I tested it there was about 14 ohms. TOO HIGH! Discovered that the ohms at room temp should be at 10. Ordered parts on line this time because I was not going to overpay and installed the new parts. The dryer is now fixed! So if your thermal fuse goes out and the vent is clear, the heating element is not broken or touching the metal box it sits in and the temp switch is working….replace the thermistor also. I am not a dryer mechanic but I watched some youtube videos to accomplish this task. It was easy and saved a ton of money.