Samsung DC47-00015A Dryer Thermal Fuse - 320°F OEM Part

Replaced heating element and thermostat, took me about 2 hours but that's because i had to vacuum out the dryer inside and I also checked the fan before I closed the dryer back up. I have a Samsung DV448AAEP. Works great and saved my family money!

Yes. Since I was replacing the heating element I decided to replace the fuses and thermostat. I ordered and installed the parts I purchased from Appliance Parts Pros and the dryer works great.

Initially I had a bad heating element. I changed the element and then I found the dryer was heating on the air fluff setting. I changed out the thermostats and therm fuse, and found I had a stuck shut contact on the control board. Changed it out and it runs great now.

After watching several videos on You tube, I decided to diy repair. Originally, I ordered a complete heater assembly from the Samsung support parts system. After 10 days, they could not deliver, so I cancelled and ordered from Appliancepartspro.com. They did not have the complete assembly either, but did have the heater element and the two thermostats available and I reused the original housing. I also ordered a new drive belt since I was going to be tearing down anyway. I received the parts in about 5 days. Tear-down and assembly went pretty much as shown in the videos. There were a couple things I did a little different. First, at tear-down I marked the 6 wires connected to heater and thermostats with numbered tape tabs. I don't know how important their exact location is, but this way I was sure. Secondly, I am old and working on the floor is not so easy. So after moving the upper panel and removing the front panel, I replaced the 2 screws at the rear of the upper panel and secured the front of the upper panel to the side panels using Guerrilla Tape. Then I tipped the machine on its back using a piece of lumber or rug to protect the back. This made access to the remaining components a snap. Whether lucky or good, it fired up first try. Now wife's hero again!

I went ahead and replaced the element, thermal fuse and dryer thermistor. I feel like the thermistor is the only part that went out (never fully diagnosed - but it rattled bad), but it all was in the same area and easily replaceable. One note, the OE Thermal fuse is attached to dryer bracket w/rivets. You'll need to drill those out and either reattach the same way or find small screws. Everything works as factory now. Better to spend the $148 (includes shipping) now on all of this than the $500-600 on a new dryer only after 3 years. If you can use a screw driver, you can replace these parts...it was very easy. I took the time and completely removed the lint basket, and all the other pieces and completely cleaned out the machine of all lint...even made $.30 off the deal from loose change!