GoldLeader

Aww, the dilemna of the DIYer. We watch YouTube vids and search Google to learn how to repair something, but chances are we'll never encounter another situation like that again so our hard-won experience is kinda wasted.  Or the next model we get is completely different.  I do sometimes repair household stuff and cars for a friend, so sometimes I get to use what I learned or some of the knowledge is transferable. Makes me envious of an appliance repair man. He's been there, done that, and will use the knowledge over and over everyday.

Yeah,  usually I'm about as mechanical as a pound of whale blubber,  but I've been learning on this one, which started when I watched the repairman do it.  Then some trips to the appliance store to buy parts and the guys behind the counter started teaching me some things,  some YouTube and troubleshooting and I think I have some of it figured out!  At very least I know how to replace run fuses, the heating element, and thermal fuses...And I think I figured out why she's running so hot,  not the vent (which had already been cleaned professionally) as I thought, but a pretty clogged up lint catcher (whatever that part is called haha) even after it had been cleaned.  Tonight I scrubbed it so I could see the screen part underneath again and hopefully it works for while this time!  If not,  I bought some spares (extra heating element, some thermal fuses) to make it work.  If it keeps dying, I may have to just buy a new one, but hopefully it will last a bit.  It's probably 17 years old

Haha, at my last house, we had to take the tumbler out of our dryer, and replace these little white gear looking things-my mechanical ineptitude likely exceeds yours, haha, GoldLeader, I was so proud, I STILL have one of the broken gears around somewhere, as a momento to my success!!