Samsung DC47-00016A Dryer Thermal Fuse 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 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.

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.

When starting my dryer the motor would power up and rotoe the drum and blower. Afetr about 20-30 seconds the igniter would come on then the gas valve would open and I would get heat for about 6 or 7 seconds then it would shut off. I know the burner is suppoed to cycle on and off but once the burner shut off it would not come bqack on unless I shut the dryer off and then back on. I checked for continuity on the thermistor, the thermal fuse and the high temp sensor. All three of them appeared to be ok. I ordered a new thermal fuse and high temp sensor thinking that one of them may be intermittent. Not sure which one fixed the problem but the dryer is functioning normally again.