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    MAMULAN Posts: 4, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 26, 2006, 03:08 PM
    How to check Operating Thermostat on a Kenmore Dryer
    Kenmore dryer not heating.
    My dryer has an operating thermostat that has 4 terminals on it. 2 connected to red wires on both ends and 2 on the top with purple wires.
    I checked the terminals with red wires for continuity and it looks good with zero reading.
    Do I test the top terminals as well ? Because I'm getting a bad reading of 8 so does that mean it's a bad thermostat?

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    Dec 26, 2006, 07:02 PM
    8 Ohms? That's a little high for something that should close all of the way.

    Make sure you disconnect the wires from the t-stat, to insure that it doesn't read through the circuit.

    If I had to guess, I would say the t-stat is a double pole. Hard to say withoug seeing the wiring diagram.

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