How To: Whirlpool/KitchenAid/Maytag Door Switch WP8283288
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- Опубликовано: 16 апр 2015
- How To Replace: Whirlpool/KitchenAid/Maytag Door Switch WP8283288 www.appliancepartspros.com/whi...
Symptoms: It failed; the dryer won’t run.
Tools: 1/2” nut driver, flathead screwdriver, 1/4” nut driver, towel, pliers.
This Whirlpool/KitchenAid/Maytag made Dryer Door Switch replaces the following older part numbers on Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Magic Chef, Admiral, Norge, Roper, Sears, and Kenmore Dryers: 8283288, 4165281, 4371407, 8519323, 865677.
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Matt, you have the greatest moustache. The head of hair is holding you back. Crew cut will make you a star!
Nirvaan you are a lifesaver. This could be the most helpful comment ever!
YOU DO NOT NEED TO TAKE THE DRYER APART to change out this switch. Thank you Nirvaan
Here are the steps with a bit more detail. First unplug the dryer and then follow this list:
1) Remove top (three screws)
2) Remove computer cover (three screws)
3) Get slack on the door switch wire harness - to do this pop out the grommet at the front of the dryer
4) Grab the door switch from the front of the dryer with a strong pair of channel lock pliers. You will need channel locks.
5) Crush the switch while pulling forward. You will likely break chunks of it off as you pull. No problem, keep doing it. You want to crush it to release the lock tabs in behind.
6) Pull the crushed switch completely through the hole.
7) Disconnect three wire spades from back of crushed switch
8) Plug the three wire spades onto the new switch
9) Push the new switch in the hole and put everything back together. Done with maybe 10% of the labour
I had to do an additional step that you may have to do as well. My old switch did not have wires that pulled off the back. Here are the additional steps:
1) Unplug door switch wire harness from top
2) Pull harness and crushed switch through the front of the dryer
3) Disconnect three wire spades from back of new switch (Note where the colours go first)
4) Plug new harness into dryer. No switch, the wires must be free.
5) Feed a long zap strap through the front hole of the dryer up to the harness (coat hanger works too)
6) Tape one of the three wire spades around the end of the zap strap
7) Pull the zap strap back through the switch hole pulling the wire through the hole along with it
8) Untape the wire and repeat this process for the other two wires. Note that you must do this one wire at a time as there is not room for three wire spades and the zap strap
9) Plug the three wires onto the new switch and reinstall
Lots to type. But if I help one person, it will be worth it :)
You can pry the switch out through the front without dismantling the entire dryer. You will need to take the top off and remove a wire clip to allow for some slack in the wire. Then simply disconnect wires from the switch and re-use the wires.
you had me at "Without dismantling"!
This is useful information for anyone who still has one of these dryers here in the future. Switch is long gone from any supplier, so good luck to any fellow vintage dryer users! Still, disassembly video is good information if I have to get... creative.
Thank you so much. For $30 and following this video we were able to save our dryer. Thank you so so much!
Glad the video helped you get the dryer up and running!
+AppliancePartsPros we've never tackled anything like this but your video made it easy
Awesome video!! Step by step without skipping a beat on my Kenmore elite HE4. Especially appreciated that you continued through the entire re-assembly process instead of just saying reverse the steps that got you here. Thanks!
You're welcome! Glad we could help.
Hi Rick, do the light buttons on the access panel light up at all when you have problem with the door switch?Thank you.
Thanks for showing each step and reassembly as well. Worked perfectly!
Thanks.
I just pulled the door switch far enough out to push the locking tabs in with a small flat screwdriver. After that I separated the switch housing enough to squirt some DeOxit in there with a spay can tube nozzle. Exercised the switch a few times, pushed it back in place and it works. 5 minutes and zero dollars.
BTW an easy way to test the switch is to see if the light goes on when the door is opened. .😁
Great video ! took some time but it all worked! appreciated the end of the video to put it all back together
Thank you for putting up this detailed information. I was able to repair my dryer no problem.
Glad the video helped you get the dryer fixed!
Very detailed instructions and worked like a charm. Thanks!!
You're welcome!
I wasn't expecting this to work because I wasn't 100% sure the issue was related to the switch. But, after following the instructions point by point and putting in a new switch. Bingo! The dryer is working again.
We're glad we could help you out!
I fixed this exact problem with help from you. Thanks so much for the video
Thanks for your great video.
My kenmore dryer model quick pak9 he5 doesn’t have any lights on the access panel, but the light in the dryer’s drum is on. Is it the door switch or the control board? Thank you so much.
Hung: I really can’t remember if the control panel lights were on when my door switch failed but I think the panel was still lighted. You may have a bigger problem if you have no lights on the panel.
I need to replace the power button. How do I get to it?
I followed your instructions and replaced the switch once. It worked for a few months. Then became sporadic. Working and not working. Now it won’t work at all and there are only slightly dim lights at the high temp light and 2 very faint dashes in the time light window.
Would be nice to know if the switch is working or not before taking apart the dryer or getting replacement switch.
+Phil Rizarri These video are to show the basics on how to change the parts, not in depth troubleshooting. The door switch can be tested for continuity with a meter. Without knowing what you have, I would suggest posting the problem along with the appliance model number on our repair forum and the techs can help you troubleshoot the problem. forum.appliancepartspros.com/
If the light doesn’t come on when you open the door, the switch may have gone bad
With the dryer plugged in, go into diagnostic mode, to put my HE3 into diagnostic mode I press more time-less time-more time-less time, all the lights come on and the timer reads 88. Open the door, if it does not beep or the timer reads any number i.e. 0E, 0G, 1E and so on, the switch may be bad. According to my dryers tech sheet (found under the top panel or inside in the bottom panel) I need to replace the door switch and wires or the control board.
Easy peasy! Once you dismantle the entire dryer 🤨
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I don't think it is nessicary to destroy my dryer when the door comes right off.
***** very well actually, especially since I was able to fix my dryer door with out destroying my drywr
A lot of work for a stupid tiny switch replacment !
Maybe, but cheaper than hiring a repair technician to do it for you. :)
You don’t have to take everything off like that. It’s completely ridiculous. Why he did that is beyond me.