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Went to a call for a Bosch electric dryer not heating. I did the standard checks, including checking the air flow at the outlet on the house. It was ‘pretty good’ using my calibrated hand. I disassembled heater assembly, expecting a tripped TCO (thermal cut out), and surely enough it was tripped. So we had an overheating at some point.
Next I checked the heater thermistor, it was near spec and while it had some lint on it, it wasn’t excessive, so I didn’t think that was an issue. Hmmm. Let’
I’ve seen lots of the WPL build units with the ice maker in the ceiling that get a condition where the fill tube freezes up. I’ve been working on a repair for this and I think I have it dialed in.
Before starting, go through the manual and perform the diagnostic steps as outlined by Whirlpool. But what I’ve been finding in some cases is that the components are working properly- including the fill tube heater, but there was a poor installation job done at the factory, and the heater is makin