- Model Number
- WTMC3300US
- Brand
- Bosch
- Age
- More than 10 years
I have a Bosch Nexxxt dryer that is >10 years old but has developed a problem. The thermal reset on the side of the heating element keeps tripping. I reset it last night and used the dryer and it ran two loads, but on the second it tripped the reset again.
I've ordered another reset but do these things actually go bad? Since it will reset and then will get hot I think the element is okay. I tried to clean the lint out of the element the best I could - when I get the new one I plan to do a more thorough cleaning.. The thing that is puzzling me is that it will be okay for one load but the next it goes out, which tells me that it is an issue with either accumulated heat or the reset has gone bad. The exhaust tube is clear - has some lint along the sides but isn't clogged at all.
Could the issue be the temperature sensor that is in the heating vent?
If the element itself is bad I may just replace the dryer. It's getting some age on it and I don't want to have to keep throwing parts at it, but a $40 reset I'm willing to do.
Thanks in advance.
I've ordered another reset but do these things actually go bad? Since it will reset and then will get hot I think the element is okay. I tried to clean the lint out of the element the best I could - when I get the new one I plan to do a more thorough cleaning.. The thing that is puzzling me is that it will be okay for one load but the next it goes out, which tells me that it is an issue with either accumulated heat or the reset has gone bad. The exhaust tube is clear - has some lint along the sides but isn't clogged at all.
Could the issue be the temperature sensor that is in the heating vent?
If the element itself is bad I may just replace the dryer. It's getting some age on it and I don't want to have to keep throwing parts at it, but a $40 reset I'm willing to do.
Thanks in advance.