Whirlpool 279872 Resistor OEM Part

I ordered a new timer and installed it with the help of the videos provided and this did not solve my problem so I chated with the pros @ Appliance Parts Pros and told them my problem and they told me the problem and recommended the part I needed and With the incredibly fast shipping I had the part the next day. I installed it and now my dryer timer works great.Thanks to APPs for their help and ease of ordering and fast shipping. I highly recommend AppliancePartPros and will definitely use them again.

The timer motor wouldn't advance in Auto or Air dry, Timed dry was Ok. A little scorch mark above the old ring resistor was the telltale that something was wrong with that. Ohmeter confirmed an open resistor; continunity check, visual inspection and a thorough test of the timer excluded its contacts and all the other terms and connections. The new resistor was within spec as per the schematic; the new in-line resistor is more robust and better made than the factory model. Pre-operational test with a volt meter across the timer motor. Ok, let'r rip.

My husband and I did the repair after some diagnostics with an ohm meter and found the timer had failed which was causing the dryer to run until the thermal fuse would fail.Doing further diagnostics the switch and the resistor had also failed.This dryer has served us very well for the last 20+ years and the thought of replacement was our first thought but we checked the parts prices from Appliance Parts Pros.com and figured we would give the repair a try.The dryer housing and tub still looks in great shape because it's been taken care of and replacing these parts has this dryer running like new again so our dryer repair and tune up of wheel replacement was the right move for us.

Friend fixed it

Replaced the resistor.