Whirlpool LA-1053 Dryer Thermostat Kit OEM Part

I posted the following on the Facebook page ; SOoooo my 10 year old clothes dryer stopped and like almost everyone else I just figured it's shot, burned up, gotta get a new one. Well, due to a few bumps in the road I cannot afford another problem. My 2 vehicles are not running and with one being in the shop for 3 weeks and not being able to afford a rental car anymore this dryer was another headache. It sat for weeks and laundry started piling up. While looking online for sales somehow I started looking into a possible repair, maybe it was just a circuit breaker or fuse ? Appliance Parts Pros.com saved the day ! The diagrams, videos and quick parts delivery have inspired me to go on and fix a few more things. The parts arrived the next day and were a perfect match at a great price. I dismantled the machine more than actually needed just to make sure there were no lint blockages. There was two large handfuls that probably caused the "Thermal Fuse" to burn up causing the dryer a total shut down. No light, no drum spin, no nothing and that is what had me 1st thinking that it was totally burned out. The thermal fuse is a safety feature that may prevent a fire. It was difficult to find and access until I viewed numerous videos until I found the exact one that pertained to my exact model. I had to remove the High Heat Sensor, heating coil and fuse bracket to replace the fuse. I also removed the blower cover and a another sensor just to make sure that was not the problem. If I knew for sure what to do the Thermal fuse replacement would've taken an hour or less. A big thank to Appliance Parts Pros for saving my shabby bank account and my sanity. I am now ready to take on a few more projects.

The thermal fuse did not have continuity and needed replacing. I replaced the thermal fuse and hi-limit thermostat since they came together. The cause was a dryer vent that was very restricted with lint. I vacuumed out the dryer and replaced the vent hose. Now my dryer works great and takes much less time to finish.

Once we determined which fuse that was burnt, we ordered the part from ApplincePartsPro.com at 10:00 pm Thur. and we received the part on Saturday. Great service and fast delivery.

Replace thermostat and thermal fuse (It's neat that the kit includes the thermal fuse for gas and electric dryers, make sure you use the correct one, they are clearly marked), cleaned out with shop-vac lint and dirt build up that had made it past the lint screen. Works good as new, easy fix!

I measured the resistance across each of the two thermostats and found that the thermal fuse was open (bad). The root cause of the problem was that the lint screen was not seating all the way down, which over time caused a large build up of lint in the dryer housing (before the fan) and throughout the duct work. This caused the dryer to over heat, and the thermal fuse correctly opened to avoid a fire. I disassembled the door to thoroughly clean out all the lint by hand and with a vacuum, and got the screen to seat properly again. I replace the duct outside the dryer and improved the airflow. Then I replaced both the thermal fuse and the hi-limit thermostat. All of this was simple and did not take long. I spend more time cleaning out the dryer than replacing the small parts. It is really important to understand why the thermal fuse tripped and to fix that.