Disassembly Procedures

!WARNING

To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to unit before servicing.

Thermostats

1.Disconnect power supply to unit.

2.Remove Front Panel.

Note: Thermostats are located on Blower Cover. Hi- Limit Thermostat and is located on heating source for gas and electric models.

Cycling

Thermostat

Thermal

Fuse

Low Cycling

Thermostat

Cycling Thermostat

1.Disconnect power supply to unit.

2.Remove Front Panel.

3.Disconnect wires to Cycling Thermostat.

4.Remove two screws securing thermostat to blower cover.

Low-cycling Thermostat

1.Disconnect power supply to unit.

2.Remove Front Panel.

3.Disconnect wires to Low-Cycling Thermostat.

4.Remove Two screws securing thermostat to blower cover.

Thermal Fuse

1.Disconnect power supply to unit.

2.Remove Front Panel.

3.Disconnect wires to Thermal Fuse.

4.Remove Two screws securing fuse to blower cover.

Hi-Limit Thermostat

1.Disconnect power supply to unit.

2.Remove Front Panel.

Note: Hi-Limit Thermostat is located on the right hand side of the Heating Cone for Gas Models and on the left hand side for Electric Models.

3.Disconnect wires to Hi-Limit Thermostat .

4.Loosen the rear mounting screw and remove the front screw.

Note: The mounting tabs of the thermostat are open- slotted.

Blower Assembly

1.Disconnect power supply to unit.

2.Remove Front Panel.

3.Remove Front Shroud Assembly.

Blower Seal

1.Disconnect power supply to unit.

2.`Remove Front Shroud Assembly.

Note: The rubber seal is secured to the outlet duct opening. The seal is fitted around the outer circumference lip of the outlet duct with the flange of the seal facing the blower cover.

Air Outlet

Seal

Air Outlet

Duct

Note: “MDE” dryers (Electric Dryer Models) also have a

Thermal Fuse mounted on the Heater Enclosure. Blower Cover

1. Disconnect power supply to unit.

2. Remove Front Shroud Assembly.

3. Remove screws holding cover to blower housing.

Note: One screw secures blower Cover to base frame.

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Maytag MLE/MLG23PDA manual Thermostats, Cycling Thermostat, Low-cycling Thermostat, Thermal Fuse, Hi-Limit Thermostat