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Whirlpool dryer - where the heck is the door switch? I've looked and looked.... jehuie 10-27-2006
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Posted by on October 27, 2006, 12:33 am


Ok, I feel like a bonehead but I can't see where the door switch is on
my dryer. My son slammed the door a few times today and it stopped
working. Thanks son. The model number is LG7801XSN1. I've looked
online and most Whirlpool dryers have an obvious button or switch that
can be removed. But the entire door and the side of the dryer appears
perfectly smooth and I don't see one. I also removed the lower front
panel so I could look at the hinges with a mirror in case it's up
there. But I don't see it. The only other place I can see is the
center clip that holds the door closed. But that would require wires
going into the door itself which I don't see. HELP!

Thank you in advance! I'm going crazy here....


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Posted by Tim Fischer on October 27, 2006, 1:14 am


> Ok, I feel like a bonehead but I can't see where the door switch is on
> my dryer. My son slammed the door a few times today and it stopped
> working. Thanks son. The model number is LG7801XSN1. I've looked
> online and most Whirlpool dryers have an obvious button or switch that
> can be removed. But the entire door and the side of the dryer appears
> perfectly smooth and I don't see one. I also removed the lower front
> panel so I could look at the hinges with a mirror in case it's up
> there. But I don't see it. The only other place I can see is the
> center clip that holds the door closed. But that would require wires
> going into the door itself which I don't see. HELP!
>
> Thank you in advance! I'm going crazy here....

Go to www3.sears.com, and type in your model number. Confirm your dryer,
then select 'View Diagram' for the 'Cabinet" setction. Your switch is parts
9 and 10. From that diagram it doesn't look like it should be hard to find,
but...

-Tim



Posted by Appliance Repair Aid on October 27, 2006, 8:09 am



jehuie@gmail.com wrote:
> Ok, I feel like a bonehead but I can't see where the door switch is on
> my dryer. My son slammed the door a few times today and it stopped
> working. Thanks son. The model number is LG7801XSN1. I've looked
> online and most Whirlpool dryers have an obvious button or switch that
> can be removed. But the entire door and the side of the dryer appears
> perfectly smooth and I don't see one. I also removed the lower front
> panel so I could look at the hinges with a mirror in case it's up
> there. But I don't see it. The only other place I can see is the
> center clip that holds the door closed. But that would require wires
> going into the door itself which I don't see. HELP!
>
> Thank you in advance! I'm going crazy here....

Hi,

> I can't see where the door switch is on
> my dryer.

Inside the front panal. near the top...all you will see on the outside
is the metal trip arm from the door switch bracket.

http://tinyurl.com/y8yb83

http://www.repairclinic.com/referral.asp?R=153&N=3406
Standard dryer door/washer lid switch kit, 3-wire, with hardware

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/


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