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Found a fix for those Samsung front loaders that keep tripping the thermal fuse
Had one in a rental unit in Tempe that kept shutting down mid-cycle. The owner said three techs already swapped the main board and motor. I pulled the rear panel and found the heater duct was packed with lint, about an inch thick. Cleaned it out with a shop vac and a long brush, and the machine ran a full hot wash without a hitch. Anyone else run into this on the model WF45R6100?
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reese1772d ago
That's a solid fix for the immediate problem. Just a heads up, those thermal fuses usually blow for a reason, so the one in there might be cooked already. I'd check it with a meter to be safe before calling it done.
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kai3272d ago
Check the vent hose too, that lint had to come from somewhere. Good call by @reese177 on the fuse, but a clogged vent will just cook a new one.
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Kai's totally right about the vent hose. Mine was packed solid with lint and it blew the fuse twice before I figured it out. @reese177 is spot on about checking the old fuse with a meter first, it's probably dead. I had to pull the whole back panel off and clean the hose from the drum all the way outside. The new fuse has been fine for a year now.
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