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  • January 21, 2015 at 4:01 pm in reply to: Whirlpool AWZ121 how to test thermostats? #423784
    mikeymo
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    Re: Whirlpool AWZ121 how to test thermostats?

    Thanks. To the left hand side of my photo, yes?

    So to test them I take the spade connectors off? Then test for open or closed circuit, 0 ohms or lots of ohms? And I want 0 ohms, assuming the heater is cool?

    What are the two long things, btw? Thermocouples? or just terminals.

    Thanks for your patience with this.

    January 21, 2015 at 3:16 pm in reply to: Whirlpool AWZ121 how to test thermostats? #423782
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    Re: Whirlpool AWZ121 how to test thermostats?

    http://s1117.photobucket.com/user/mikeymo1603/embed/slideshow/

    January 21, 2015 at 3:13 pm in reply to: Whirlpool AWZ121 how to test thermostats? #423781
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    Re: Whirlpool AWZ121 how to test thermostats?

    <img src="
    ” alt=”” class=”bbcode-img”>I did take photos, I remember now:

    1. Are the two things that are roughly pencil shaped (short fat pencils!) the thermostats?

    2. How do I measure the resistance? Yes, I understand it’s either zero ohms or infinity.I realise it’s a switch.

    3. I took two spade connectors off those two things, put the multimeter probes on each, and got 26 ohms, roughly speaking.

    January 21, 2015 at 11:01 am in reply to: Whirlpool AWZ121 how to test thermostats? #423779
    mikeymo
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    Re: Whirlpool AWZ121 how to test thermostats?

    Thanks for your replies Martin. We must be at cross purposes here. I can’t really understand how I’m supposed to measure the thermostat resistance. The multimeter is digital.

    The heater’s back in so I can’t take a photo. And as the tumbler drier seems to be working OK we’ll just have to leave it for now.

    Thanks for your efforts.

    January 19, 2015 at 10:35 pm in reply to: Whirlpool AWZ121 how to test thermostats? #423777
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    Re: Whirlpool AWZ121 how to test thermostats?

    One on each, yes? That’s what I did and it read 26 ohms. So OK then?

    January 19, 2015 at 9:00 pm in reply to: Whirlpool AWZ121 how to test thermostats? #423775
    mikeymo
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    Re: Whirlpool AWZ121 how to test thermostats?

    Thanks. I must be really thick, you’ll have to bear with me. I take the spade connectors off, yes? Where do I place the multimeter probes?

    January 19, 2015 at 7:36 pm in reply to: Whirlpool AWZ121 how to test thermostats? #423773
    mikeymo
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    Re: Whirlpool AWZ121 how to test thermostats?

    Thanks.

    How do I check the stats. Where do I actually put the probes of my multimeter?

    December 14, 2008 at 11:11 pm in reply to: Whirlpool AWZ 121 #271565
    mikeymo
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    Re: Whirlpool AWZ 121

    thanks. I’m sure there were no bolts in it. I can’t even see any sign that there once were any bolts.

    I’ve actually paid for a pdf of the service manual (though not arrived yet). Hopefully that will say what guage/length they should be, but presumably any self tapping type things that are the right dia to cut a thread and not too long to bottom out should do.

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