[klee]

First, my dryer stopped and wouldn't run. We figured out that it was the thermal fuse. We replaced it, and everything seemed fine. Today I was drying a load of clothes. I went into the laundry room and it was extremely hot. The load wasn't finished, but I open the dryer door, because the housing was extremely hot. I could barely handle the clothing due to the extreme temp. The filter is not clogged. I'm thinking one of the thermostates must be malfunctioning. I'm afraid to use it now, because of a possible fire. Should we try to fix it or just replace it?

[jmchenry4]

Yeah it is possible it is a thermostat. Another possibility is a heating element if the element is on even when the dryer is not running. I had a dryer the other day that had two bad thermostats and would exceed 400 degrees.

If it is a good dryer then it probably would be worth the price of a couple of thermostats and the thermal fuse you already replaced. If you have multiple problems then maybe think about a new purchase.

[klee]

Thank you for the advice.