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Fixed a 1992 Whirlpool dryer that had me stumped for a week
Last week, a customer in Springfield brought in this old dryer that would run but never get hot. I checked the heating element and thermal fuse first, like always, but they were fine. After three days, I finally found a tiny break in the wire going to the cycling thermostat, hidden under some insulation. I soldered it back together and it fired right up. Anyone else run into weird wiring problems on those old Whirlpools?
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harris.andrew2mo ago
Three days on a single wire?
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wren2302mo ago
Three days on one wire sounds like a serious bottleneck. What's the actual process that takes that long? Are we talking about testing, approvals, or just waiting for parts?
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lucasw8419d ago
Oh man, 'three days on a single wire' isn't just a bottleneck, it's like watching paint dry while the paint is also actively trying to escape. lol" But honestly, the real answer is that it's a perfect storm of everything you mentioned. You got the one guy who knows the wiring on vacation, the part that's "in stock" but actually on backorder, and three different managers who all need to sign off on the repair even though none of them know what they're looking at. By the time you're done, you've practically written a novel about that one wire.
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