--- title: "Dryer Thermal Fuse and Thermostat Repair" description: "The safety parts that stop a dryer from overheating, replaced after the reason they tripped has been found." url: "https://dryerrepair.center/services/thermal-fuse-and-thermostat-repair/" --- # Dryer Thermal Fuse and Thermostat Repair The safety parts that stop a dryer from overheating, replaced after the reason they tripped has been found. ## What the dryer thermal fuse and thermostat repair involves. Every dryer carries several heat safety parts. The cycling thermostat switches the heat on and off to hold the drum temperature, the hi-limit thermostat cuts the heat if the housing gets too hot, and the dryer thermal fuse is a one-time cutout that opens for good when the temperature passes its rating. Newer electronic models add a thermistor that reports temperature to the control. A blown fuse is a symptom, not a cause: it almost always means the air could not get out, and replacing it without clearing the vent invites a fire. How the visit goes ### What it usually costs Low · Thermal fuse or thermostat Inexpensive parts, priced together with clearing the restriction that made them trip. ### Answers 5 problems Dryer Overheating Dryer Not Heating · Dryer Not Starting · Dryer Burning Smell · Dryer Vent Clogged ### Comes up most on Electric dryer Gas dryer · Stackable dryer · Ventless dryer ## Thermal fuse and thermostat repair, step by step. Run a full cycle and check the exhaust temperature and the thermostat cycling before closing up. 01 Test the thermal fuse, the cycling and hi-limit thermostats and any thermistor with a meter. 02 Find out why the heat ran high, starting with the lint screen housing, the duct and the outside hood. 03 Replace the failed parts with ones rated for the model, never with a bypass or a jumper wire. 04 Run a full cycle and check the exhaust temperature and the thermostat cycling before closing up. ## The problems it answers. 5 of them, from dryer overheating to dryer vent clogged. [All problems](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/) Fire or gas risk ### Dryer Overheating 5 causes, cheapest first Before you call ### Tell us this when you book 1. Whether the dryer lost heat or will not start at all 2. Whether the outside of the dryer has felt very hot 3. When the vent was last cleaned 4. Whether clothes come out much hotter than they used to It also answers - [**Dryer Not Heating** 6 causes](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-not-heating/) - [**Dryer Not Starting** 5 causes](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-not-starting/) - [**Dryer Burning Smell** 5 causes · fire or gas risk](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-burning-smell/) - [**Dryer Vent Clogged** 5 causes](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-vent-clogged/) ## Low, on the site's scale. Inexpensive parts, priced together with clearing the restriction that made them trip. [Read the full cost guide](https://dryerrepair.center/cost/) | Repair | Relative cost | | --- | --- | | [Vent cleaning and inspection](https://dryerrepair.center/services/dryer-vent-cleaning-and-inspection/) | | | [Door switch, catch or hinge](https://dryerrepair.center/services/door-switch-and-latch-repair/) | | | **Thermal fuse or thermostat** | low | | [Heating element](https://dryerrepair.center/services/heating-element-repair/) | | | [Igniter, flame sensor or gas valve coils](https://dryerrepair.center/services/gas-burner-and-igniter-repair/) | | | [Drum belt, idler pulley, rollers or glides](https://dryerrepair.center/services/drum-belt-and-roller-repair/) | | | [Control board, timer or moisture sensor](https://dryerrepair.center/services/controls-and-sensors/) | | | [Condensate pump, condenser or heat-pump system](https://dryerrepair.center/services/ventless-condenser-and-pump-repair/) | | | [Drive motor or blower wheel](https://dryerrepair.center/services/motor-and-blower-repair/) | | ## Where it comes up most. Most bookings: Electric dryer, Gas dryer, Stackable dryer, Ventless dryer. [All dryer types](https://dryerrepair.center/types/) Often the same visit - [**Vent cleaning and inspection** 3 problems in common · lowest](https://dryerrepair.center/services/dryer-vent-cleaning-and-inspection/) - [**Diagnostic visit** 2 problems in common](https://dryerrepair.center/services/diagnostic-visit/) - [**Heating element repair** 2 problems in common · low to moderate](https://dryerrepair.center/services/heating-element-repair/) ### Electric dryer ### Gas dryer ### Stackable dryer ## The makes we see it on. 14 makes on this site, and the dryer thermal fuse and thermostat repair on any of them. Each mark opens that make's own page. [All 14 brands](https://dryerrepair.center/brands/) ## Thermal fuse and thermostat repair, where we come out. The laundry room, the climate and the building all change how the dryer thermal fuse and thermostat repair goes. These notes are about that, metro by metro. [All service areas](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/) [Tampa Bay](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/) FL · 31 areas A blown thermal fuse is one of the most frequent Tampa Bay dryer calls, and it is almost always a message about airflow; a new fuse without a cleared vent simply blows again. - [Hyde Park](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/hyde-park/) - [Davis Islands](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/davis-islands/) - [Palma Ceia](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/palma-ceia/) - [Westchase](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/westchase/) - [Carrollwood](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/carrollwood/) - [Belleair](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/belleair/) - [St. Pete Beach](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/st-pete-beach/) - [Palm Harbor](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/palm-harbor/) [Orlando](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/orlando/) FL · 30 areas In Orlando's attic-vented laundry rooms, a cycling thermostat that trips early or a blown thermal fuse often leads back to a roof cap packed with lint, and that cap is cleared before the new part goes in. - [Winter Park](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/orlando/winter-park/) - [Windermere](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/orlando/windermere/) - [Dr. Phillips](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/orlando/dr-phillips/) - [Bay Hill](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/orlando/bay-hill/) - [Lake Nona](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/orlando/lake-nona/) - [Heathrow](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/orlando/heathrow/) - [Celebration](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/orlando/celebration/) [Miami / South Florida](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/) FL · 47 areas A South Florida condo dryer that keeps blowing its thermal fuse is often fighting a long or shared exhaust, so the technician treats the fuse as a warning about the building duct rather than as the whole repair. - [Brickell](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/brickell/) - [Coconut Grove](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/coconut-grove/) - [Coral Gables](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/coral-gables/) - [Pinecrest](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/pinecrest/) - [Key Biscayne](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/key-biscayne/) - [Aventura](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/aventura/) - [Sunny Isles Beach](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/sunny-isles-beach/) - [Bal Harbour](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/bal-harbour/) - [Miami Beach](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/miami-beach/) - [Golden Beach](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/golden-beach/) - [Weston](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/weston/) - [Boca Raton](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/boca-raton/) - [Palm Beach](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/palm-beach/) [New York Metro](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/new-york/) NY · 75 areas Compact and ventless dryers in New York apartments depend on thermostats and limits to protect a small cabinet, and an overheating complaint in a closed laundry closet is checked against both the parts and the space around the machine. - 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[Lincoln Park](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lincoln-park/) - [Near North Side](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/near-north-side/) - [West Loop / Near West Side](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/west-loop-near-west-side/) - [Wilmette](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/wilmette/) - [Winnetka](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/winnetka/) - [Glencoe](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/glencoe/) - [River Forest](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/river-forest/) - [Oak Park](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/oak-park/) - [Hinsdale](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/hinsdale/) - [Lake Forest](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lake-forest/) - [Highland Park](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/highland-park/) - [Gold Coast](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/gold-coast/) - [Lakeview](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lakeview/) [Los Angeles](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/) CA · 95 areas When a Los Angeles dryer's thermal fuse blows, the cause is usually a crushed foil duct behind the machine or lint at the exterior hood, and both are corrected alongside the fuse. - [Beverly Hills](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/beverly-hills/) - [Bel Air](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/bel-air/) - [Holmby Hills](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/holmby-hills/) - [Brentwood](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/brentwood/) - [Pacific Palisades](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/pacific-palisades/) - [Santa Monica](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/santa-monica/) - [Hancock Park](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/hancock-park/) - [Studio City](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/studio-city/) - [Calabasas](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/calabasas/) - [Manhattan Beach](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/manhattan-beach/) - [Palos Verdes Estates](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/palos-verdes-estates/) - [Pasadena](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/pasadena/) - [San Marino](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/san-marino/) - [Malibu](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/malibu/) [San Diego](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/) CA · 31 areas San Diego dryers that overheat and shut off often have an exterior hood clogged with lint, leaves or a bird's nest, and the fuse and thermostats are tested once the exhaust is running clear again. - [La Jolla](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/la-jolla/) - [Carmel Valley](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/carmel-valley/) - [Point Loma](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/point-loma/) - [Del Mar](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/del-mar/) - [Rancho Santa Fe](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/rancho-santa-fe/) - [Coronado](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/coronado/) - [Encinitas](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/encinitas/) - [Solana Beach](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/solana-beach/) [San Francisco Bay Area](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/) CA · 74 areas Overheating in a Bay Area dryer often comes from a vent pieced together over the years in an older building, and the thermostats and fuse are tested knowing that a new part cannot fix the duct behind it. - [Pacific Heights](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/pacific-heights/) - [Presidio Heights](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/presidio-heights/) - [Russian Hill](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/russian-hill/) - [Noe Valley](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/noe-valley/) - [Sea Cliff](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/sea-cliff/) - [Hillsborough](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/hillsborough/) - [Atherton](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/atherton/) - [Woodside](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/woodside/) - [Palo Alto](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/palo-alto/) - [Los Altos Hills](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/los-altos-hills/) - [Tiburon](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/tiburon/) - [Piedmont](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/piedmont/) - [Marina](https://dryerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/marina/) For the heart of your home. ## Questions about the dryer thermal fuse and thermostat repair. ### Why does my dryer keep blowing thermal fuses? Because it keeps getting too hot. A clogged or crushed vent is the cause in most homes, followed by a cycling thermostat that no longer switches off or a heating coil touching its housing. Fixing the cause is what stops the next fuse from blowing. ### Can I bypass the thermal fuse to get the dryer working? No. The fuse is there to stop a fire. A dryer run with a jumper across it has no last line of protection against the overheating that blew it. ### Does a blown fuse stop the heat or the whole dryer? It depends on the design. On some dryers it only cuts the heat, and the drum keeps turning cold. On others it sits in the motor circuit and the dryer will not start at all. ### My clothes come out scorching hot. Is that a thermostat? It can be a cycling thermostat stuck closed, or a thermistor reading low, and it can be a vent so restricted that heat builds up in the drum. Stop using the dryer on high heat until it has been checked. --- **[Read on the site: Dryer Thermal Fuse and Thermostat Repair](https://dryerrepair.center/services/thermal-fuse-and-thermostat-repair/)** **[Book a visit with DryerRepair.center](https://dryerrepair.center/schedule/)**