Two days ago, my dryer quit heating. I took the back off and checked for continuity on the thermal fuses - I am an electrician. I discovered that part number 3389946 did not have continuity. I replaced the part with part number 3977393. I connected everything, started the dryer back up and blew the thermal fuses.
I purchased kit 279816 - but am not sure whether to connect them, because I do not want to blow another fuse and don’t want to waste my money. I tested for continuity in part 3387134 and did have continuity on the outside terminals but the inside terminals I did not have continuity. I took the lead wires off, turned the dryer on and made continuity using needlenose pliers and the heating element still did not shut off.
I am wondering if I should install the kit, or if I need another part…help!
I have continuity on the heating element I pulled it out just to make sure that there was nothing wrong. Iwas also waundering if it matters if I run the dryer with the back cover off when checking to see if thats the fix or if the back needs to be on for the air to flow right?
Hello,
The defrost system in my 5 year old GE side by side refrigerator Model # SSS25SGPASS is no longer working. The coil iced up last week and caused the refrigerator to get warm. After reading other threads on this problem; I removed the rear panel in the freezer and found the evaporator coil fully iced over. I defrosted the coil using a hair dryer, but the rear panel back in, and plugged the refrigerator back in. It worked fine for four days but then the temperature in the refrigerator started to rise. I again pulled the rear panel in the freezer; only to find it completely iced up again.
In reading other threads with this problem, I see it points to the defrost system. I see the defrost thermostat and heater in the parts listing for this model but cannot find a defrost timer. Is this integrated into the main control board? And how do I check the defrost thermostat and heater, to eliminate them as the problem?
