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If your Whirlpool or Maytag electric dryer produces no heat or cuts out unexpectedly, a blown thermal fuse or failed high-limit thermostat is the most common cause. When these safety components fail, the dryer loses all heat output or shuts down entirely to prevent fire — leaving clothes wet and cycles incomplete. ⚡ Don't wait — a failed thermal fuse will not reset itself and the dryer will not heat again until replaced. Part 279973 is the genuine OEM safety kit that restores full heating function and protects your appliance from overheating damage.
This is the correct fix if ALL of the following are true:
✔ If these symptoms match, this is the most likely failed component in the system.
✔ In most cases, replacing this thermal fuse and high-limit thermostat kit restores normal heating operation immediately.
Skill Level: EASY — 20–40 minutes. Disconnect power before servicing — unplug the dryer or switch off the circuit breaker. Both components are located on or near the heating element housing at the rear of the dryer. Remove the back panel, disconnect the wire harness connectors, swap both components, and reassemble. Critical: Clean all lint from the exhaust duct and vent path before installing — restricted airflow is the #1 cause of thermal fuse failure and will blow the new fuse prematurely.
Confirmed compatible with 3CSP2760BN0, 3CSP2760BW0, 4GMEDX500YW0, 4GMEDX500YW2, 4GWED5500YW0, 4GWED5500YW1, 4GWED5500YW2, 4KAED4900BW0, 4KAED4900BW1, 4KMEDC100BQ0, 4KMEDC100BQ1, 4KMEDC300BW0, 4KMEDC300BW1, 4KMEDX505BW0, 4KNED4400BQ0, 4KNED4400BQ1, 4KNED4600BQ0, 4KNED4600BQ1, 4KWED4750BQ0, 4KWED4750BQ1, 4KWED4900BQ0, 4KWED4900BQ1, 4KWED4900BW0, 4KWED4900BW1, 7EWED5550YW0, 7EWED5550YW1, 7MMEDX550XW0, 7MMEDX550XW1, 7MWED5600BW0, 7MWED81HEDW0, 7MWED90HEFW0, 8TCEM2760KQ0, 8TCEM2760KQ1, 8TCEP2760KQ0, CE1750XWN0, CE1750XWN1, CE1750XWW0, CE1750XWW1, CE1750XYN0, CE1750XYW0, CED8990XW0, CED8990XW1, CED9050AW0, CED9060AW0, CEE2760KQ0, CEE2760KQ1, CEE2760KQ2, CEE2790KQ0, CEE2790KQ1, CEE2790KQ2, CEM2743BQ0, CEM2750JQ0, CEM2750KQ0, CEM2750KQ1, CEM2750KQ2, CEM2750KQ3, CEM2750TQ0, CEM2750TQ2, CEM2760JQ0, CEM2760KQ0, CEM2760KQ1, CEM2760KQ2, CEM2760KQ3, CEM2760TQ0, CEM2760TQ1, CEM2760TQ2, CEM2760TQ3, CEM2770BQ0, CEM2770BQ1, CEP2760KQ0, CEP2760KQ1, CEP2760KQ2, CET8000AQ0, CET8000AQ1, CET8000XQ0, CEW2760AN0, CEW2760AN1, CEW2760AW0, CEW2760AW1, CEW2760EW0, CEW2790EW0, CEW9100VQ0, CEW9100WQ0, CS5000XSW0, CS5000XSW1, CS5000XWN0, CS5000XWW0, CS5005XWW0, CSP2740KQ0, CSP2740KQ1, CSP2740KQ2, CSP2740KQ3, CSP2760AN0, CSP2760AN1, CSP2760AW0, CSP2760AW1, CSP2760EW0, CSP2760HW0, CSP2760KQ0, CSP2760KQ1, CSP2760KQ2, CSP2760KQ3, CSP2760TQ0, CSP2760TQ1, CSP2760TQ2, CSP2760TQ3, CSP2770AN0, CSP2770AN1, CSP2770AW0, CSP2770AW1, CSP2770EW0, CSP2770HW0, CSP2770KQ0, CSP2770KQ1, CSP2770KQ2, CSP2790BN0, CSP2790BW0, CSP2860TQ0, CSP2860TQ1, GEW9200LL1, GEW9200LL2, GEW9200LQ0, GEW9200LQ1, GEW9200LQ2, GEW9200LT1, GEW9200LT2, GEW9200LW0, GEW9200LW1, GEW9200LW2, GEW9250PL0, GEW9250PL1, GEW9250PT1, GEW9250PW0, GEW9250PW1, GEW9250SU0, GEW9260PL0, GEW9260PL1, GEW9260PW0, GEW9260PW1, KEHS01PMT0, KEHS01PMT1, KEHS01PMT2, KEHS01PWH1, KEHS01PWH2, KEHS02RMT0, KEHS02RWH0, MDE17CSAYW0, MDE17CSAYW1, MDE17CSAZW0, MDE17CSAZW1, MDE17MNAYW0, MDE17MNAYW1, MDE17MNAZW0, MDE17MNAZW1, MDE17PDAYW0, MDE17PDAYW1, MDE17PDAZW0, MDE17PDAZW1, MDE17PRAYW0, MDE17PRAYW1, MDE17PRAZW0, MDE17PRAZW1, MDE18CSAYW0, MDE18CSAZW0, MDE18MNAYW0, MDE18MNAZW0, MDE18PDAYW0, MDE18PDAZW0, MDE18PRAYW0, MDE18PRAZW0, MDE22PDAYW0, MDE22PDAZW0, MDE22PDBYW0, MDE22PDBZW0, MDE22PRAYW0, MDE22PRAZW0, MDE22PRBYW0, MDE22PRBZW0, MDE25PDAYW0, MDE25PDAYW1, MDE25PDAZW0, MDE25PDAZW1, MDE25PRAYW0, MDE25PRAYW1, MDE25PRAZW0, MDE25PRAZW1, MDE28PDCYW0, MDE28PDCZW0, MDE28PRCYW0, MDE28PRCZW0, MED3000BW0, MED3500FW0, MED4000BW0, MED4100DW0, MED4200BG0, MED4200BW0, MED5100DC0, MED5100DC1, MED5100DW0, MED5100DW1, MED5500FC0, MED5500FW0, MED6000AG0, MED6000AW0, MED7000AG0, MED7000AW0, MED7100DC0, MED7100DC1, MED7100DW0, MED7100DW1, MED8000AG0, MED8000AW0, MED8100DC0, MED8100DC1, MED8100DW0, MED8100DW1, MED8150EW0, MED8200FC0, MED8200FW0, MED9600SQ0, MED9700SB0, MED9700SQ0, MED9800TK0, MED9800TQ0, MEDB200VQ0, MEDB400VQ0, MEDB400VQ1, MEDB700BW0, MEDB700VQ0, MEDB725BW0, MEDB750YW0, MEDB800VB0, MEDB800VQ0, MEDB800VU0, MEDB835DW0, MEDB835DW1, MEDB835DW2, MEDB835DW3, MEDB850WB0, MEDB850WB1, MEDB850WL0, MEDB850WL1, MEDB850WQ0, MEDB850WQ1, MEDB850WR0, MEDB850WR1, MEDB850YG0, MEDB850YG2, MEDB850YW0, MEDB850YW2, MEDB855DC0, MEDB855DC1, MEDB855DC2, MEDB855DC3, MEDB855DW0, MEDB855DW1, MEDB855DW2, MEDB855DW3, MEDB880BW0, MEDB950YG0, MEDB950YG2, MEDB950YW0, MEDB950YW2, MEDB955FC0, MEDB955FW0, MEDB980BG0, MEDB980BW0, MEDE200XW0, MEDE200XW1, MEDE201YW0, MEDE201YW1, MEDE250XL0, MEDE251YG0, MEDE251YG1, MEDE251YL0, MEDE251YL1, MEDE300VF1, MEDE300VF2, MEDE300VW1, MEDE301YG0, MEDE301YW0, MEDE400XR0, MEDE400XW0, MEDE500VF1, MEDE500VP1, MEDE500VW1, MEDE500VW2, MEDE500WJ0, MEDE500WR0, MEDE900VJ1, MEDE900VW1, MEDP475EW0, MEDX500XL0, MEDX500XW0, MEDX500XW1, MEDX550XW0, MEDX5SPAW0, MEDX5SPAW1, MEDX600XW0, MEDX600XW1, MEDX700AG0, MEDX700AG1, MEDX700XL0, MEDX700XL1, MEDX700XW0, MEDX700XW1, MEDZ400TQ1, MEDZ400TQ2, MEDZ600TB1, MEDZ600TB2, MEDZ600TE2, MEDZ600TK1, MEDZ600TK2, MEDZ600TW1, MEDZ600TW2, MEDZ600WR0, MLE20PDAYW0, MLE20PDAZW0, MLE20PDBYW0, MLE20PDBYW1, MLE20PDBYW2, MLE20PDBZW0, MLE20PDBZW1, MLE20PDBZW2, MLE20PDCYW0, MLE20PDCZW0, MLE20PRAYW0, MLE20PRAZW0, MLE20PRBYW0, MLE20PRBYW1, MLE20PRBYW2, MLE20PRBZW0, MLE20PRBZW1, MLE20PRBZW2, MLE20PRCYW0, MLE20PRCZW0, MLE24PDAYW0, MLE24PDAYW1, MLE24PDAYW2, MLE24PDAZW0, MLE24PDAZW1, MLE24PDAZW2, MLE24PRAYW0, MLE24PRAYW1, MLE24PRAYW2, MLE24PRAZW0, MLE24PRAZW1, MLE24PRAZW2, MLE26PDBYW0, MLE26PDBYW1, MLE26PDBZW0, MLE26PDBZW1, MLE26PRBYW0, MLE26PRBYW1, MLE26PRBZW0, MLE26PRBZW1, MLE26PRKYW0, MLE27PDBYW0, MLE27PDBYW1, MLE27PDBZW0, MLE27PDBZW1, MLG20PDAWW0, MLG20PDBWW0, MLG20PDBWW2, MLG20PDCWW0, MLG20PDCWW1, MLG20PRAWW0, MLG20PRBWW0, MLG20PRBWW2, MLG20PRCWW0, MLG20PRCWW1, NED5700BW0, NED5800DW0, NED7300WW0, NED7300WW1, WED5500BW0, WED5500XL0, WED5500XW0, WED5500XW1, WED5550XW0, WED5600XW0, WED5600XW1, WED5610XW0, WED5610XW1, WED5700AC0, WED5700AC1, WED5700XL0, WED5700XW0, WED5800BC0, WED5800BW0, WED5810BW0, WED70HEBW0, WED71HEBW0, WED71HEDW0, WED71HEDW1, WED72HEDW0, WED72HEDW1, WED7590FW0, WED75HEFW0, WED7990XG0, WED8000BW0, WED8000DW0, WED8000DW1, WED8000DW2, WED8000DW3, WED80HEBC0, WED80HEBW0, WED8100BW0, WED81HEDW0, WED81HEDW1, WED8200YW2, WED8300SB0, WED8300SB1, WED8300SB2, WED8300SE2, WED8300SW0, WED8300SW1, WED8300SW2, WED8410SW0, WED8410SW1, WED8410SW2, WED8500BC0, WED8500BR0, WED8500BW0, WED8500DC0, WED8500DC1, WED8500DC2, WED8500DC3, WED8500DR0, WED8500DR1, WED8500DR2, WED8500DR3, WED8500DW0, WED8500DW1, WED8500DW2, WED8500DW3, WED8500SR0, WED8600YW2, WED86HEBC0, WED86HEBW0, WED8700EC0, WED8700EC2, WED8740DC0, WED8740DC1, WED8740DW0, WED8740DW1, WED87HEDC1, WED87HEDW1, WED8800YC2, WED8800YW2, WED88HEAC0, WED88HEAC1, WED88HEAW0, WED88HEAW1, WED8900BC0, WED8900BW0, WED9050XW0, WED9050XW1, WED9051YW0, WED90HEFC0, WED90HEFW0, WED9150WW0, WED9150WW1, WED9151YW0, WED9151YW1, WED9200SQ2, WED9250WL0, WED9250WL1, WED9250WR0, WED9250WR1, WED9250WW0, WED9250WW1, WED9270XL0, WED9270XL1, WED9270XL2, WED9270XR0, WED9270XR1, WED9270XR2, WED9270XW0, WED9270XW1, WED9270XW2, WED92HEFBD0, WED92HEFC0, WED92HEFU0, WED92HEFW0, WED9300VU1, WED9371YL0, WED9371YW0, WED9371YW1, WED9400SU2, WED9400SW2, WED9400SZ2, WED9400VE1, WED9450WL1, WED9450WR1, WED9450WW1, WED9470WL1, WED9470WR1, WED9470WW1, WED9470WW2, WED94HEAC0, WED94HEAC1, WED94HEAW0, WED94HEAW1, WED94HEXL1, WED94HEXL2, WED94HEXR1, WED94HEXR2, WED94HEXW1, WED94HEXW2, WED9500EC0, WED9500EW0, WED9500TW3, WED9550WL1, WED9550WL2, WED9550WR1, WED9550WW1, WED9550WW2, WED95HEDC0, WED95HEDC1, WED95HEDU0, WED95HEDU1, WED95HEDW0, WED95HEDW1, WED95HEXL2, WED95HEXW2, WED9600SU0, WED9600TA2, WED9600TW2, WED9610XW0, WED9610XW1, WED96HEAC0, WED96HEAC1, WED96HEAU0, WED96HEAU1, WED96HEAW0, WED96HEAW1, WED96HEYW0, WED9750WL0, WED9750WL1, WED9750WR0, WED9750WW0, WED9750WW1, WED97HEDBD0, WED97HEDBD1, WED97HEDC0, WED97HEDC1, WED97HEDU0, WED97HEDU1, WED97HEDW0, WED97HEDW1, WED97HEXL0, WED97HEXL1, WED97HEXL2, WED97HEXL3, WED97HEXL4, WED97HEXR0, WED97HEXR1, WED97HEXR2, WED97HEXW0, WED97HEXW1, WED97HEXW2, WED97HEXW3, WED97HEXW4, WEL98HEBU0, YCED8990XW0, YCED8990XW1, YCEE2760KQ0, YCEE2760KQ1, YCEE2760KQ2, YCEE2790KQ1, YCEM2760KQ0, YCEM2760KQ1, YCEM2760KQ2, YCEM2760KQ3, YCEM2760TQ0, YCEM2760TQ1, YCEM2763BQ0, YCEP2760KQ0, YCEP2760KQ1, YCEP2760KQ2, YCEW9100VQ0, YCEW9100WQ0, YGEW9200LL1, YGEW9200LL2, YGEW9200LQ0, YGEW9200LQ1, YGEW9200LQ2, YGEW9200LW0, YGEW9200LW1, YGEW9200LW2, YGEW9250PL0, YGEW9250PL1, YGEW9250PQ0, YGEW9250PW0, YGEW9250PW1, YGEW9250SU0, YIED7300WW0, YIED7300WW1, YKEHS01PMT0, YKEHS01PMT1, YKEHS01PMT2, YKEHS01PWH1, YKEHS01PWH2, YKEHSO2RMT0, YKEHSO2RMT1, YKEHSO2RWH1, YKEHSO2RWHO, YMED3000BG0, YMED3000BW0, YMED3100DW1, YMED3500FW0, YMED4200BG0, YMED4200BW0, YMED5100DC0, YMED5100DC1, YMED5100DW0, YMED5100DW1, YMED5500FC0, YMED5500FW0, YMED6000AG0, YMED6000AW0, YMED6000XG1. 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Model Hubs: 279973 Part Hub, 8318314 Thermal Cut-Off, 3391914 High-Limit Thermostat, WP3391914 Hub
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