Dryer door switch wiring question

**Burma** · October 26th, 2011, 12:46 PM

Brand: Sears Kenmore

Age: More than 10 years

I've got a 11-year old Kenmore dryer model 417.69042990. I just bought a new door switch for it but idiotically didn't make proper note of where the wires go. Here's what the switch looks like:

Dryer door switch wiring question-100_1904.jpg

Here is a picture of the switch terminals (let's call them 1, 2, and 3, left-to-right, top-to-bottom):

Dryer door switch wiring question-100_1914.jpg

(note: terminal 2 is narrower than the other two terminals)

Here is a picture of the wires. You can't tell the wire colors from the picture but the left wire is solid brown, the middle wire is solid blue, and the right wire is solid grey:

Dryer door switch wiring question-100_1918.jpg

Thanks for your help.

***rickgburton*** · October 26th, 2011, 07:46 PM

Been there, done that...lol Put the small terminal wire on then take one of the other wires and touch it to one of the other terminals until the light comes on. When the light comes on put that wire on that terminal and the other one on the one that's left.

**Burma** · October 26th, 2011, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by rickgburton

"Put the small terminal wire on" ..

Which is the correct wire for the small terminal? Brown, blue, or grey? Thx

***rickgburton*** · October 26th, 2011, 10:59 PM

Which wire has the smaller terminal end on it? It's most likely the one with the plastic around the end. Even if you make a mistake you won't hurt anything. It looks like the wire on the left goes in the middle. If that style Kenmore (Frigidaire) dryer has a lower front panel that comes off, there will be a wiring diagram behind it.

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