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Old 05-28-2007, 07:57 PM   #1
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Maytag performa gets really hot, especially the front bottom, can hardly touch the outside of the dryer. All airflow is clear. What could be causing this?
 
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You could have a restriction internal to the dryer,a shorted element to ground or just a bad thermostat.
 
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It sound like the cycling thermostat has failed and the dryer is operating on the high limit thermostat.

Can you please provide your model number?
 
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model number is pye2200ayw
 
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