Samsung Dryer DV42H5200EW/A3 Not Heating

by | Monday, April 23, 2018 | Dryers, Quartzsite, Samsung

I found the customers dryer vent clogged on the outside of their house, which caused the thermal cut-off, which is located on the heating element housing, to go bad.

I cleaned their outside exhaust vent, and cleaned their entire vent hose exhaust in the back of the dryer of all lint.

I unplugged the dryer, then disassembled the dryer and removed the drum to get better access to it, then I ohm tested the thermal cut-off and I got no continuity on my multimeter. I also ohm tested the heating element and the high-limit thermostat and both ohm tested good.

I replaced the thermal cut-off, reassembled the dryer, plugged it in, and it started heating normally again.

Here’s the thermal cut-off(also called a thermal fuse) for this model:
DC96-00887C Thermal Fuse Assembly
DC96-00887C Thermal cut-off

Western Arizona Forecast:
Tonight
Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 68. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny. Highs 93 to 98. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Hotpoint Refrigerator HTS22GBPBRCC Not Cooling

by | Thursday, March 22, 2018 | GE - Hotpoint - RCA, Quartzsite, Refrigerators

I went out to see why this refrigerator wasn’t cooling. I found that the condenser fan motor, that’s located in the very back of the refrigerator, wasn’t running and blowing air. It had stopped running and I was getting 120 volts to it.

Also due to the condenser fan motor not running it overheated the compressor start relay and made that go bad too. So I replaced both parts and it worked great!

Here’s the condenser fan motor for this model:
WR60X10220 Condenser Fan Motor
WR60X10220 Condenser Fan Motor

Here’s the compressor start relay for this model:
WR07X10055 Relay Ptcr
WR07X10055 Compressor Start Relay

Western Arizona Weather:
Tonight
Considerable cloudiness in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Cooler. Lows 50 to 60. West wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of measurable rain 20 percent.
Friday
Mostly sunny. Highs 75 to 80. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Jake