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Old 05-19-2008, 04:54 PM   #1
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Brand: Kenmore
Model Number: 66952691
Age: 5 - 10 years

The lights and timer come on but when i push start there is a click then nothing and a few seconds late4r there is another click still nothing. anyone have an answer for me? also the model # does not work on sears site so dryer might be older (than dirt)
 
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Old 05-19-2008, 10:17 PM   #2
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Put a 110 in front of the #, and it will. But anyway, unplug the dryer, and in the back there is a thermal fuse. It is white in color, and about and inch and a half long, and a half inch wide. There is a thermostat right next to it. Take the two wires off of it, and put them together terminal to terminal, and wrap it up in tape, so it does not hit metal, and then plug it in, and turn it on. DO NOT run the dryer that way, this is only to test. That fuse is between you and the dryer burning down your house. If you need me you can reach me at my web site at ApplianceEducator.com Tom
 
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i tried your suggestion and the power would not come on so i don't think i had the right wires. i found the white thermal fuse, but next to that was the transformer. the wires from the thermal fuse lead to a plastic connector with four wires. need more help.
 
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after searching around i found the thermal fuse behind the removable panel on the bottom of the dryer and taped the two wires together and that was the problem. thanks for the help.
 
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Glad, I could help. But do not run the dryer without that part in. That was only for testing purposes. That thermal fuse is between you, and burning down the house. Also once the dryer is up and running, make sure the dryer vent to the outside is blowing air real well. Tom ApplianceEducator.com
 
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