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Just fixed my dryer with a $7 part after almost buying a new one
My dryer stopped heating up last Tuesday in Tucson. I was about to drop $500 on a replacement when my neighbor mentioned it might be the thermal fuse. Grabbed one from Ace Hardware for $7.20, swapped it in 10 minutes, and boom it works perfectly now. Has anyone else saved a major appliance with a tiny cheap fix?
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cameronschmidt27d ago
Ha, nice work. I once spent two hours trying to fix my washing machine and ended up just kicking it, and it started working again. I guess we both saved a few hundred bucks, but at least your method was way less embarrassing. My dryer's next on the list for a thermal fuse check, but I'm honestly worried I'll mess it up and blow the whole thing.
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christopher_sullivan27d ago
My neighbor once fixed his fridge with a paperclip and some duct tape. The ice maker stopped working and he found a little plastic gear had snapped. He shoved the paperclip in there to hold it together and it ran for like two more years before he finally got a new fridge. I don't think his repair was exactly up to code but it got the job done. Your thermal fuse swap is way more legit than my neighbor's hillbilly engineering.
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