Dryer Timer - 60 Hz. WP8299781

Well - I'd taken my clothes out of the dryer and put them on the pool table and went upstairs to go to bed. I thought at last moment to go pee first and ran back down stairs. Downstairs I smelled the odor of burning lint. When I looked into the laundry room, my dryer was glowing red hot - Sweet! It seems that the heating element was staying on even though the dryer was off. I looked in the various descriptions of myriad failures of dryers and didn't find that one in the documentation at all. So - I replaced the thermal fuse, the Thermal cut-off and the timer. Alas - the replacement timer had to be replaced because the clock motor was defective. When the second replacement timer arrived, it was quickly installed. Long story short - if the timer is in any play mode, the heating element stay on full blast - not low, not medium, but full on chub - and this is whether the fan or tumbler are on or not, door open or not. And so the mystery anomaly remains un-repaired, unresolved and perhaps even, undiagnosed. Note - the new Thermal Cut Off does not cut off anything even when it cookin red hot. Strange.

It was easy I just took off the back by removeing about 8 screws ,unhooked the wires , took the old timer off and put the new back on.--working like new now. Great service from Part Select.

THANKS

removed screws on back plate
removed 2 scews for timer assy
all done with nut driver
removed knob from front
installed new timer assy
hooked up wires
inst back plate
done== tested

I installed a new timer switch...loosening the six wires was delicate...I used a synthethic lubricant to loosen them first...that helped. Also, the wires are a different color so I made a diagram to make sure I got the new ones in place correctly...this was for an out-of-town rental so I left the dryer disabled for about a week while my renter was on vacation. All went well...the photos on your web site helped a lot to make sure I ordered the right one. Thanks!

Removed back panel with Nut driver replaced timer, and back panel with ease. THANK YOU!!!

Removed 8 nuts (had to use an extension to get to 3of them). Unplugged the 'bad' timer and plugged the new one in. Re-bolted and thats it.

Note: Removing the plugs from the timer was a little tricky.

So I went down the rabbit hole on this site after my dryer stopped working after a move. Long story short. If your appliance doesn’t work get a multimeter and check your outlet and appliance thoroughly. My issues were cause by one leg not being secured into the socket.