Thermal Cut-Off Fuse Kit W11050897

1st I unplugged the dryer.
I reviewed the awesome blueprint that I printed out of my specific model , which is provided by this great website. I located each area that I would need to make the replacement of parts, by highlighting it on the blueprint. I removed the nut at the dryer light, inside the dryer. Removed the light cover & replaced the bulb, put the cover back on, tighten the nut.
I removed all the nuts from the back, remove the exhaust tube, removed the rear panel. I realized that the exhausted tube was kind of heavy. It was extremely clogged with lint so thick , I couldn't see through it & it was also holding water that weighed down the exhaust tube. So disgusting !! I immediately went to my HomeDepot to purchase a new 8' foiled exhaust tube & 2 elbow connectors. Installed it & reused the tightening clamps at each elbow . Wasn't expecting any of this in the plan. I realized that this was probably the culprit of the steamy dryer. I put the rear panel on, without installing the other two parts that I purchased. I put at load of wet laundry in the dry & ran it. The load was completely dry in the first cycle. Problem solved. I would like to say that this website gave me the resources, knowledge & confidence to believe that I could make the repair myself & that was the only reason I moved forward to complete the task. In a sense, this company has saved me,my family & our home from a potential fire. So people of the world please take the time to check your air flow visually inside the exhaust tube . Thank You PartSelect ??

I used a multi meter to find coils failed in warmed temperature condition.
I tested main switch for different cycle operation. Main switch was worn out inside and not making good contact for soft cycles.
This dryer is 25 years old. I chose to replace all the sensors, fuses, ignitor, gas valve coils, cycle switch and thermostat.
This was cost effective for me, because now, I actually have a good dryer that might just last another 25 years. I might replace the drive belt soon. I'll order from Parts Select. This was easy and fun. Thanks!

Check elelctrcail parts with mulitimeter after listening and watching different Utube videos

The video on partselect was for an electric dryer, mine is gas. The video said to reach the thermal fuse to go in through the back of the dryer but to get to my thermal fuse we had to take the panel on the front lower section of the dryer off. Then after that was taken off, we had to take the big black housing off. The fuse was located behind the big black plastic housing. Once located, it was easy .

Accessed and removed the rear panel. I replaced the three electrical components with a nut driver and reattached the rear panel. The fix worked, so I have not yet replaced the gas coil sensors at the front of the dryer. The dryer is 19 years old, so the electrical connectors were pretty tight. I used needle nose pliers to pull the connectors free and prevent any damage to the wires. Good Luck.

I've nothing to add to the techniques already described in the other narratives except that the dryer operated normally at first, but then after around 10 minutes the flame no longer cycled. I suspected a bad high limit thermostat since the valves seemed to be working. I ordered the replacement coils only because they were listed as the most common thing to fail. After replacing the T-Stat there was no change; I started checking things w/ a multimeter and found that all the T-Stats were closed. I should have done that at first. Anyway, since I had the new coils I decided to put them in. The dryer has workd perfectly ever since. Lesson to be learned: the coils may check ok when cold, but become inoperable after heating up a bit.

remove back of dryer and install part same as old part was installed

after reading your site reviews I bought all 3 thermostat's. It took about 30 minutes (with a coffee break) to change them all out and that saved me $400.00. I popped the lower front pannel off and all three thermostat's were accessable from there. i needed to remove the lent trap and tube which is held on by 2 screws to access the thermal fuse and cycling thermostat. there was a lot of lint trapped in the tube. it was a few screws and some spade connectors. very easy repair. as I said above buy all 3 and it saved me $400.00.

First time ever repaired anything let alone a dryer, I watch the video and followed instructions, was pretty simple, Works like a charm

Replaced thermal fuse, cycling thermostat, igniter kit and thermostate. Dryer still does not work, still no heat.

Have ordered gas valve solinoids to try next.