# Dryer stopped working - DIY?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dryer-stopped-working-diy/547261>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 19, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dryer-stopped-working-diy/547261 "2010-07-19T19:43:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dryer-stopped-working-diy/547261/21 "2010-07-24T23:33:17Z")

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> [@zoid](#):
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> It was the door switch - $20 and 1/2 hour to fix.  
> I know you were all just dying to find out 😃

Good lord. The door switch took 5 days to fix? 😉

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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dryer-stopped-working-diy/547261/22 "2010-07-25T02:28:48Z")

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> [@Zakalwe](#):
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> > [@zoid](#):
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> > It was the door switch - $20 and 1/2 hour to fix.  
> > I know you were all just dying to find out 😃
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> Good lord. The door switch took 5 days to fix? 😉

LOL - Actually it took 2 days for the wife to find her Fluke meter, a day for me to test, and 2 days for me to get off my lazy ass and get to Sears for the switch.

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**Author:** ![LadyClueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7feea3/32.png) [@LadyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LadyClueless)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dryer-stopped-working-diy/547261/23 "2012-07-09T20:58:37Z")

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> [@zoid](#):
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> It was the door switch - $20 and 1/2 hour to fix.  
> I know you were all just dying to find out 😃

Please tell me how you fixed it. My Dryer is only 5 years old, but I think it’s the same problem. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dryer-stopped-working-diy/547261/24 "2012-07-09T22:59:25Z")

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> [@LadyClueless](#):
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> Please tell me how you fixed it. My Dryer is only 5 years old, but I think it’s the same problem. Thanks.

A ha! Now your PM makes sense!

I pulled the switch out and my wife tested it with her fluke meter; it was open no matter what we tried so I bought a new one and replaced the old one.  
If you Google your dryer you can usually find the location of the door switch and the part #. Then I just googled the part # to see who carried it.

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