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Posted on Mar 18, 2012

Replaced thermal fuse 2 weeks ago, went out again, what could cause this?

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Look at a couple of things. First and easiest is the air flow through the system. If you do not have any air flow from the dryer vent outlet that is your problem. If you have flow but it is restricted the thermal unit will heat up and "blow out" also. The other item is the thermostat or temperature setting controller. If It is not releasing when it reaches its set temperature the dryer gets too hot and the thermal fuse will blow.

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