Hotpoint Electric Dryer Model # DLB2450BDLAD Timer appears to work ( ticks) but dryer does not start when Rotary switch is turned. Nothing happens similar to dead car battery ? I removed the SW Rotary Part # PS268141 (123C7130G002) or ASR2178-75 Is this the problem or could it be something else? Is this part still available or is there a substitute since this model is approx 21yrs old?

What is the model number of your unit?

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heatman101

does the light close when the door is closed??? poosible that the door switch has gone bad. or a bad thermal fuse behind the unit is also a common culprit of this.. its a white thermostat on back of unit behind the panel (-----------------------) approx this long ad white,,

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heatman101

whirlpool electric dryer will not start when you push start button. Model No. LER5634AW0. There is power to the dryer. The door switch appears to be working,(didn't check it with a meter). I push the start button, run it through all the cycles and still nothing. Are there any resets or circuit breakers that I could check? Where do I go from here?

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Dryer Repair ? The dryer will not start
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heatman101

Make sure it has power. Then:Check the door switch. A little lever sticking down through top right of door opening. If it is not there you will need new door switch(sometimes the little lever breaks off). If it is there and does not click when you press it in you need a new door switch. if it clicks when you close the door then you have a bad thermal fuse.The thermal fuse is found by taking the back of the dryer off. The fuse is an oblong white plastic piece with 2 wires attached.

Door switch part number 3406109
Thermal fuse part number 3392519

DOOR SWITCH

most likely its the timer it has electrical contacts built on the timer that allow it to start its cycle if the timer has bad contacts it wont allow dryer to come on