YE225LV Magic Chef Dryer - Instructions

Remove and replace thermal fuse.

I would like to say first of all that I was amaized and pleased at how simple the ordering of this part was and while looking at the parts diagram on you website I noticed the door swing was optional and could be easily changed and the dryer came from the factory with a latch installed on both sides of the door. In our laundry room the dryer sits to the left of the washer and the door to the dryer opened to the right which has always been a slight inconvenience. . . So instead of changing out the broken part, I took the door and hinge off with my cordless screwdriver (6-8 screws) and turned it around and remounted it on the opposite side. . . Simple! I never took the new part out of the ups envelope. Now I have a spare so I taped the new part in the envelope to the back of the dryer in case I ever need it and now we have more convenience with the door swinging the correct way. Sweet deal! Took less than an hour. Thank you for making this task simple. Chuck g.

I researched the issue, found a video and ordered the belt, which came in 2 days. It was inexpensive, and I had my dryer back and running in less than 3 days. I did get my son to help me as it might not be that easy with just 1 person (to hold the drum in place while putting the front back on). Great service and great information on how to do the repair.

When we ordered the part we watched the video, to see what needed to be done and both my husband and I got the dryer all ready for install before part came so when the Ups delivery came it took all of 10 min to get it back up and running! Thank you so much for having the details and a video made thing go so well! Sincerely Dawn

Lifted top removed front hooked belt from idlers wheel. removed drum. replaced front drum glides rear support wheels idlers wheel. removed blower housing cover and fan. put in new fan don't use spring type clamp that comes with fan it doesn't hold for long and ruins fan. use good quality screw type hose clamp. then just reassembled in reverse order. but first make sure all power is off before doing anything .

I loved the demo video on how to do the repair-it was very helpful. My dryer was different than the one on the video, and I had to make adjustments ( I had self tightening screws on the top and bottom of the front panel and then I stripped the screws)I did this by myself and I had to prop up the drum AND the front panel with items in laundry room.) That's why it took me longer than demo (also had to run to hardware store to get screws). Felt great to accomplish this by myself. Thanks!

I know now that I did not have to get in the back of the machine. Only lift top remove two screws for the front and lift off.The most diffcult was determing how the idler and belt went in but if you hold it in position it becomes to you. Thanks for all your help you run a good ship.

I unplugged the dryer then loosened the screws on the top and inside front, took the front off, I didn't need to unplugged the socket wiring attached to the door. Removed the drum (it came right off) wrapped the new belt around the drum, fed the belt through the tension flange and looped it over the pulley. Then rotated the drum a few times by hand to line everything up then put everything back together. It works fine now.

Watched the repair video on part-select. Pulled the top of the dryer up after removing the lint trap screws.removed screws at top, inside both sides and then lifted front off. Slipped belt over drum and ran through tensioner and around motor shaft. Put dryer back together in reverse order. Simple.

Dryer shut off during operation and had a burning smell. Dryer would not turn on after that. The PartSelect website helped me diagnose the problem as the thermal fuse blowing out. I bought a high limit kit from their website, and their step-by-step repair video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tzEi3HpzLJA) made the repair simple. For about $25 I was able to repair a dryer that would have cost me hundreds of dollars to replace. Thank you, PartSelect!

First I check the conduction with a voltmeter of thermal fuse, high limit thermostate and the swith door. The thermal fuse was broked, I order the high limit kit for replace the fuse and the high limit thermostate too. I open the dryer using putty knift on the front. With screw driver uninstall the high limit thermostate and the heat wire to access at thermal fuse. Note that thermal fuse have white wires and the high limit thermostate have red wires. I install all back and my dryer work again. I recommend before close the dryer, vaquium all inside dryer. It was very easy. To me help very much the video that you show.

Exactly as described by the video.

I used a putty knife to push in clips to lift the top of the dryer off to gain access to the thermal fuse and the high limit device. The thermal fuse was close to the top and easy to do. The high limit part was a little further down the back side of the dryer and a little harder to get to, but watching the video online helped a lot. The most important part was fixing the root cause of the dryer. Lint. I empty the lint tray every single time I dry a load, however, after removing the front panel, I found 12 years of lint packed into the channel. (You may want to do this BEFORE your dryer goes out.) After removing the lint and replacing the parts the dryer works like new again, and it only took about 30 minutes! I am a 57 year old woman so if I can do this anyone can. The best part was that I ordered my part on a Tuesday morning and it was delivered the very next day! Great service!

Replaced it.

UNPLUG DRYER!! Pry the top up with a screw driver. Removed 2 screws holding front panel on. After removing screws, I removed the two wires running to the door switch. The front panel then can be removed. There are many screws around the blower housing that have to be removed to bet to the blower wheel. Use pliers to remove blower wheel clamp. I used a flat screw driver to remove the retaining clip. Pull the old blower wheel off. I then had to use a piece of pipe with a rubber hammer to drive the new wheel on. I then used the pliers to put the clamp on the blower wheel. Then put the retaining clip back on the end of the shaft. I put the blower housing back together with all of the screws. The thermostat is located on the external of the blower housing plate. unplug two wires and unscrew two screws. The reason I had to replace was due to me not unplugging the unit before removing the thermostat. Put in new thermostat with two screws then reattach two wires to correct pins. I took a picture before removing to make sure I had the wires in the correct spots. Assemble the front panel and attached the wires to the door switch. Close lid, plug in dryer, and ready to use.