Model Number: WED5300VW0
Brand: Whirlpool
Age: 1-5 years
One year ago my Whirlpool dryer was tripping the circuit breaker. The heating element had broken and I had it replaced. It's been fine for a year. But now the heating element isn't shutting off at all. The temperature gets extremely hot, even on 'Air Only'. I looked at the coils on the heating element and it appears to be fine. I read somewhere that it's probably the control board (a bad thermostat wouldn't make sense, since the heating element shouldn't be coming on AT ALL on Air Only). Does that seem right? Is there only one control board for this kind of dryer? I saw a part called 'Dryness Control Board', and I'm wondering if that's what I want. Thanks very much.