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I used to think you had to replace every single thermal fuse that tested open

A veteran tech in my old shop showed me how to check the high limit thermostat first, because a lot of times that's the real cause and the fuse just blew as a safety. I saved a customer in the Oakwood complex over a hundred bucks last Tuesday by fixing the limit and resetting the fuse instead of ordering a new one. Do you guys ever try to reset a thermal fuse, or is that just asking for a callback?

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alice928•3d ago

Warning: My neighbor's old dryer taught me a lesson about assumptions

I was fixing her 15 year old Kenmore and she said 'it's just a noise, but it's the only thing I have left from my mom.' I spent an extra hour checking every roller and belt, not just the obvious ones, and found a cracked idler pulley I would have missed. When do you slow down for the 'just a noise' jobs?

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