NWSR483EB0WW Hotpoint Dryer - Instructions

easy to fix took less than 10 minutes

Simply popped the old broken part out and popped the new part into place. I wasn't sure if it was the Latch Door or the Door Strike. Once the parts arrived, it was clear the Door Strike was not the issue.

Disconnect power, remove front screws. Lift off front door assembly. Removed front drum bearing(very easy). Installed new drum bearing slides x 4 on new drum bearing assembly. The slides are not include. Re-installed front drum assembly,front of dryer screws done. Works great.

Took out old filter, inserted new one.New filter did not have a gasket?

1) Disconnect power supply. 2) Open dryer door to find and remove two screws through dryer top. 3) Proceed to lift front dryer top panel and tap rear of dryer top with hand to left to disengage tabs and remove dryer top completely. 4) Remove two screws through front panel. 5) Gently lift dryer front panel from base tabs to partial remove panel (careful of wires which remain connected) - pivot front panel to left with wires connected. 6) lift dryer barrel with left hand / reach under barrel with right hand to release belt from tensioner pulley (very easy one-hand maneuver). pull dryer barrel belt off tensioner pulley towards you, remove belt from motor pulley below. 7) lift/pull and remove dryer barrel and belt (flex side panels). 8) take picture of wire connection locations on heating element and remove wires from tabs two locations / 3 wires. 9) remove sensors 3 locations. 10) remove heating element and housing. 11) install new heating element / housing and reverse process. .....tip; belt tensioner pulley was biggest challenge at first because it was hard to see how it all worked and reach. once i realized i could force / lift the barrel up to gain better access it was much easier than trying to fit my arm through the one large available hole at bottom right (when looking at the unit). the tensioner pulley is opposite side (left when facing) and you would have to reach over the exhaust, etc.

Safety first, unplug it. Open dryer door and remove 2 screws that secure the top of the dryer to the frame. Pull top toward you while lifting to remove the top. Remove 2 screws from inside the dryer that secure the front of the dryer to the frame. The screws are near the top and the heads are pointed toward the back of the dryer. At this point, I just opened the entire front of the dryer like a door and rested it against the wall. There are wires attached to the front, but I pivoted the front so I didn't need to disconnect the wires. The drum bearing snaps into place and it was a little tricky removing it. Same goes for the lower duct. Once the lower duct and front bearing were off, I removed the old seals and gaskets, cleaned the parts I was reusing, and installed the new gaskets and seals. I vacuumed all the dust and lint out of the inside of the dryer and reassembled in the reverse order. The front and top need to be wiggled to get them seated properly before replacing the screws.

My son ordered the part, but gave up installing it. We called in a professional appliance repairman because the dryer had to be partially dismantled to remove the drum and a belt so three sets of holes could be aligned to secure the replacement diffuser. My daughter had to lend a hand to hold one piece in place while the repairman threaded the screws because the drum was too deep for him to be able to reach both front and back pieces. Definitely not a one-person job for this particular model.

Followed the directions from the video about that particular part. I am 57 and it was fairly simple to do.

All we had to do was snap it back into place on the door

It was as easy as the repair film said it was . But after spending the money for the upper and lower baring seals I put it all back together and the motor started making a loud noise ? I took the drum and everything out and started the motor without the drum just the motor was running and the danged motor is going out now !I checked the price of a new motor its not to bad but with all of the parts I have put in this thing I could have paid part of what it would have cost for a new dryer ! I put it all back together and hope it last long enough to at least recoup some of what I have spent ,But the new parts work good !

I followed the directions on the video I uploaded.

Followed instructions shown in online video. Took back off and located timer. Transferred wires from old timer to new timer to not misconnect them. Only problem was twisting and removing old timer. On video tech twisted it off by hand. With factory installed timer that was impossible. Required the use of pliers. Twisting the new timer on was easy by hand. All in all the most time expended was in getting the tools necessary.

Ordered new part, part came in, snapped in to place. Took less than 5 minutes, the hardest part was getting the part out of the package.

The replacement handle, though it didn't look like the handle it was replacing, fit perfectly. Simply put the 'hinge' parts in place and then snapped the handle right onto the dryer; a perfect fit. Same for the filter - removed the old one, took out the remaining lint/dust and replaced the filter with the new one. Took no time at all, and works beautifully.

removed the old broken handle, and snapped the new one in place, total time; 10 seconds.