Whirlpool Front Load Dryer Door Switch

Once of the key features of duet dryers is the ability to switch the door to the other side of the dryer giving you flexibility as to where you can install your dryer.

Whirlpool front load dryer door switch. If the dryer drum light stays on the door switch is faulty. Change door from left hand to right hand swing. When the door is open the switch breaks the. Replace the door switch with the manufacturer approved replacement part.

The video below shows a gas dryer but the repair is. To quickly test the door switch open the dryer door and press the door switch lever. Find the door switch by looking for a pair of wires typically white and red that run along the top of the right side of the dryer then into the switch found either slightly below the lip. I then found this switch which looked the same and had the same model number even though it said it was for a whirlpool.

Whirlpool front loading dryers use a door activated shutoff switch. How to test a dryer door switch. Figuring the door switch was the likely culprit i opened the dryer and removed the old switch 2 screws. Many people may not know this but dryers have a door switch that makes it impossible for them to operate when the door is open.

When the door is closed it pushes on the switch and enables the dryer to function. As a safety feature the dryer will not work with an open door. The dyer control panel depends on the correct signal from the door switch to know if the door is open or closed. The black switch lever was obviously broken as it swung freely.

The front loading duet line of washers and dryers from whirlpool is rich in added features.