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Post# 785922   9/27/2014 at 12:34 (3,470 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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hey all I have never messed with any dryer stat but I guess its time. my baby westy spacemate dryer seems to me to run way to hot so what I would like to ask is how do you test the cycle stat and high limit stat so see if they are good or not? or would it just be easier and safer to find replacements?
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Post# 785924 , Reply# 1   9/27/2014 at 12:39 (3,470 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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the reason im thinking I have a problem is that the way this dryer is made the fan blows through the coils and into a flat type duct then into the drum. the flat duct is right behind the front cabinet skin with about a 1/4 inch space between the duct and the outer cabinet. when shes running and heated up the cabinet get so hot you cant touch it. that cant be right. so im on the search for both stats. any ideas
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Post# 785930 , Reply# 2   9/27/2014 at 14:15 (3,470 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Chris, I tested my GE Combo thermostat by putting the temperature probe on the barbecue and using a voltmeter to check when the switch was kicked off by the thermal element... Not pretty but it worked!
I'd suggest using a heat gun to see if the switch kicks off when the high limit is reached with a thermostat like this though. Westinghouse dryers do like to run hot though... The '53 has a safety thermostat at the drum exhaust port and that will kick off if you run the dryer with no clothes load for 10 or 15 minutes. |
Post# 785947 , Reply# 3   9/27/2014 at 17:27 (3,470 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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ha ha what im afraid of is either burning my hands or burning the paint on the cabinet I mean it gets that hot. now on the label that's still on the back of the dryer it does show how to wire it down to a 110 instead or either to 220 that is what its set to right now. not that its ever gonna get all that much use I just don't like fire
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Post# 786038 , Reply# 6   9/28/2014 at 07:56 (3,470 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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Post# 786105 , Reply# 8   9/28/2014 at 16:48 (3,469 days old) by lotsosudz (Sacramento, CA)   |   | |
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My parents had a 1956, that ran hot the whole time we owned it until about 1973. We replaced the thermostats several times during it's life, as this was a weak point about westy's. However, the cabinet, at the front near the inlet, alway's was scorching hot, as was the window. Thats why my mother, dried most things on low heat except towels, sheets, and jeans.
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Post# 786528 , Reply# 9   9/30/2014 at 16:29 (3,467 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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Post# 786530 , Reply# 10   9/30/2014 at 16:36 (3,467 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Now you all know why I was seen doing this once....
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