279816 Dryer Thermal Cut-off Kit for Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Amana Dryers
Dryer thermal cut-off kit with two thermostats, red wire harness, and mounting screws for Whirlpool and Kenmore dryers.
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Dryer thermal cut-off kit with two thermostats, red wire harness, and mounting screws for Whirlpool and Kenmore dryers.
Infographic showing 279816 dryer thermal cut-off kit components with 2-inch measurement labels and brand compatibility.
Graphic showing a dryer and symptoms fixed by the 279816 thermal cut-off kit for Whirlpool, Kenmore, and Maytag dryers.
Close-up of 279816 dryer thermal cut-off fuse with metal mounting plate and electrical terminals.
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279816 Dryer Thermal Cut-off Kit for Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Amana Dryers

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279816 Dryer Thermal Kit Compatible with Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Amana Dryers

Key Features

  • Kit Includes: 1× Thermal cut-off fuse 3977393 (309°F) + 1× High-limit thermostat 3390291 (L250-80F) + 2× Screws + Wiring set (Jumper wire + Terminals).
  • The thermal fuse is a safety component that shuts off the heating element when the dryer overheats.
  • The high-limit thermostat monitors and regulates the temperature inside the dryer drum.
  • Kit contains all necessary components for a standard thermal cut-off replacement.

Replaces / Cross-Reference Part Numbers

  • AP3094244
  • PS334299
  • AH334299
  • EA334299
  • EAP334299
  • 279816VP
  • 3399848
  • 3977393
  • 2651
  • PD00002348
  • ER279816
  • SET194

Compatibility & Fitment

  • Designed for 29-inch wide dryers manufactured in or after 1965.
  • Fits models from brands including Whirlpool, Kenmore, Maytag, Amana, Roper, KitchenAid, Estate, Inglis, Crosley, Admiral, Magic Chef, Jenn-Air, and Norge.

When to Replace

  • Dryer is running but not producing heat.
  • Dryer overheats or shuts off mid-cycle.
  • Dryer will not start.

Installation Tips

  • Disconnect the dryer from its power source before beginning installation.
  • The thermal fuse is a one-time use safety device. If it has failed, inspect and clean the dryer's venting system for blockages to prevent recurrence.
  • The high-limit thermostat is typically located on the heater box.
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  • PERFECT FIT

    PERFECT FIT

    BlueStars 279816 Dryer Thermal Cut-off Kit replaces part numbers: 2651, 279816VP, 3399848, 3977393, AP3094244, PS334299.
  • PREMIUM QUALITY

    PREMIUM QUALITY

    279816 Dryer Thermal Cut-off Kit is made from high-quality material that prevents cracking and failing during the installation and use process.
  • SAVING SOLUTION

    SAVING SOLUTION

    Enjoy the great feeling when your dryer is repaired and works properly like before - BlueStars brings DIY solutions to help you deal with any trouble.
  • SIMPLE INSTALLATION

    SIMPLE INSTALLATION

    The 279816 Dryer Thermal Cut-off Kit is straightforward to attach, load, and use. Anyone with basic hand tools can do.
IDEAL DESIGN

IDEAL DESIGN

This kit includes one high-limit thermostat, one thermal cut-off fuse (309 degrees), jumper wires, and new female spade terminals
WORK LIKE A CHARM

WORK LIKE A CHARM

Highly responsive to overheat, helps protect your dryer and promotes efficiency
PREMIUM QUALITY

PREMIUM QUALITY

These parts are manufactured from strong and durable materials and well-tested by the manufacturer. Ensure long-lasting and effective performance
ECONOMICAL DIY REPAIR

ECONOMICAL DIY REPAIR

Enjoy the comfort that our Thermal Cut-off Kit brings into your dryer - BlueStars provides DIY solutions to help you deal with any troubles
Brand Model Number
Replaces 2651, 279816VP, 3399848, 3977393, AH334299, AP3094244, EA334299, EAP334299, PD00002348, PS334299
Admiral 3ZAED4475TQ0, 4GAED4900YW0, 4GAED4900YW1, 4GAED4900YW2, 4KAED4475TQ0, 4KAED4475TQ1, AED4370TQ0, AED4470TQ0, AED4475TQ0, AED4475TQ1, AED4675EW0, AED4675YQ0, AED4675YQ1, YAED4370TQ0, YAED4470TQ0, YAED4475TQ1
Amana 4GNED4400YQ0, 4GNED4400YQ1, 4GNED4400YQ2, 4GNED4600YQ2, 4KNED5800TQ0, 4KNED5800TQ1, NED4500TQ0, NED4500VQ0, NED4600YQ0, NED4600YQ1, NED4655EW0, NED4655EW1, NED4700YQ0, NED4700YQ1, NED4705EW0, NED4705EW1, NED4800VQ0, NED4800VQ1, NED5100TQ0, NED5100TQ1, NED5200TQ0, NED5240TQ0, NED5400TQ0, NED5500TQ0, NED5800TQ0, YNED5200TQ0, YNED5500TQ0, YNED5800TQ0
Crosley BYCWD6274W0, BYCWD6274W1, BYCWD6274W2, CED123SEW0, CED126SBW0, CED126SBW1, CED126SDW0, CED126SDW1, CED137SBW0, CED137SDW0, CED137SDW1, CED147SBW0, CED147SDW0, CED147SDW1, CED147SDW2, CEDS1043VQ0, CEDS1043VQ1, CEDS563MQ0, CEDS563MQ1, CEDS563RB1, CEDS563RQ1, CEDS563SQ0, CEDS563ST0
Estate EED4100SQ0, EED4100WQ0, EED4300SQ0, EED4300TQ0, EED4300VQ0, EED4300VQ1, EED4400SQ0, EED4400TQ0, EED4400VQ0, EED4400WQ0, EED4400WQ1, TEDS680BN2, TEDS680BQ2, TEDS680BW2, TEDS680DQ0, TEDS680DQ1, TEDS680EQ0, TEDS680EQ1, TEDS680EQ2, TEDS740JQ0, TEDS740JQ1, TEDS740JQ2, TEDS740PQ0, TEDS740PQ1, TEDS780JQ0, TEDS840JQ2, TEDS840PQ0, TEDX640EQ1, TEDX640EQ2, TEDX640JQ1, TEDX640PQ0, TEDX640PQ1
Inglis IED4100SQ0, IED4300SQ0, IED4300TQ0, IED4400SQ0, IED4400TQ0, IED4400VQ0, IED4400VQ1, IES5000RQ0, IES5000RQ1, IEX3000RQ0, IEX3000RQ1, IJ80001, IJ80002, IJ82001, IJ82002, IJ84001, IJ84002, IM80000, IP80000, IP80001, IP82000, IP82001, IP84000, IP84001, IS80000, IS82000, IS84000, IV85000, IV85001, IV86000, IV86001, IV87000, IV87001, YIED4400VQ1, YIED4400VQ2, YIED4600YQ0, YIED4671DQ0, YIED4671EW0, YIED4671EW1, YIED4700YQ0, YIED4700YQ1, YIED4771DQ0
Kenmore 110.60012000, 110.60012001, 110.60012002, 110.60022010, 110.6012510, 110.6012990, 110.60172000, 110.60172001, 110.60172002, 110.60202990, 110.60212990, 110.60222511, 110.60232000, 110.60232001, 110.60232002, 110.60522900, 110.60602990, 110.60612990, 110.6062110, 110.60622990, 110.60702990, 110.60712990, 110.6072011, 110.60722990, 110.60724990, 110.60727990, 110.60802990, 110.60812990, 110.60814990, 110.60817990, 110.60832990, 110.60842990, 110.60852990, 110.60854990, 110.60857990, 110.60882990, 110.60884990, 110.60887990
Kenmore 110.61202010, 110.61202011, 110.61252010, 110.61252011, 110.61402310, 110.61402311, 110.61802000, 110.61804000, 110.61812000, 110.61814000, 110.6192310, 110.62102310, 110.62202100, 110.62202101, 110.62212100, 110.62212101, 110.62332511, 110.62342510, 110.62512100, 110.62512101, 110.62512102, 110.62514100, 110.62514101, 110.62514102, 110.62602100, 110.62602101, 110.62612100, 110.62612101, 110.62622100, 110.62622101, 110.66512690, 110.66712690, 110.66722690, 110.66812690, 110.66822690, 110.66852690, 110.67732790, 110.67732791, 110.67832790, 110.68702890
KitchenAid KEYE665BAL2, KEYE665BWH2, KEYE665BWH3, KEYE670BAL2, KEYE670BAL3, KEYE670BWH2, KEYE670BWH3, KEYE677BWH2, KEYE677BWH3, KEYE678BAL0, KEYE678BAL1, KEYE679BBL0, KEYE679BBL1, KEYE770BAL2, KEYE770BWH2, KEYE777BWH2, KEYE778BAL2, KEYE77BWH2, KEYL410BAL2, KEYL410BWH2, KEYL510BAL2, KEYL510BWH2, KEYL517BWH2, KEYS677EQ0, KEYS677EQ1, KEYS677EQ2, KEYS677EZ0, KEYS677EZ1, KEYS677EZ2, KEYS700EQ0, KEYS700EQ1, KEYS700EZ0, KEYS700EZ1, KEYS700GQ0, KEYS700GT0, KEYS700GZ0
Magic Chef HED4300TQ0, HED4400TQ0, YHED4300TQ0, YHED4400TQ0
Maytag 3ZMED5705TW0, 3ZMED5705TW1, 4GMEDC100YQ0, 4GMEDC100YQ1, 4GMEDC100YQ2, 4GMEDC300YW0, 4GMEDC300YW1, 4GMEDC300YW2, 4KMED5700TQ0, 4KMED5700TQ1, 4KMED5900TW0, 4KMEDC405WQ0, 4KMEDC405WQ1, 7MMEDC300BW0, 7MMEDC300DW0, 7MMEDX655EW0, 7MMEP0080WW0, 7MMEP0080WW1, MED5570TQ0, MED5591TQ0, MED5600TQ0, MED5600TQ1, MED5620TQ0, MED5620TQ1, MED5621TQ0, MED5630TQ0, MED5740TQ0, MED5770TQ0
Roper RED4100SQ0, RED4300SQ0, RED4300TQ0, RED4400SQ0, RED4400TQ0, RED4400VQ0, RED4400VQ1, REL4632BQ2, REX3614KW1, REDS840JQ0, REDS840JQ1, REDS840JQ2, REDS840MQ0, REDS840MQ1, REDX600JQ0, REDX600JQ1, SEDX600JQ0, SEDX600JQ1, SEDS800HQ0, SEDS800JQ0, SEDS800JQ1, SEDS800MQ0
Whirlpool 1CWED4800DQ0, 1CWED4900DW0, 1CWED5100VQ0, 1CWED5100VQ1, 1CWED5200VQ0, 1CWED5200VQ1, 1CWED5300VW0, 1CWED5700VW0, 3CEP2910BW0, 3CEP2910DW0, 3CEP2920DW0, 3CEP2950DN0, 3CEP2950DW0, 3CEP2960DN0, 3CEP2960DN2, 3CEP2960DW0, 3CEP2960DW2, 3DWED4800YQ0, 3DWED4800YQ1, 3DWED4800YQ2, 3DWED4900YW0, 3DWED4900YW1, 3DWED4900YW2, 3DWED5605SQ0, 3HLER5437JQ0
Whirlpool CE2950XYW3, GCEM2990LQ0, GEQ8858EQ0, GEQ8858HQ0, GEQ8858HQ1, GEQ9858JQ0, GEQ9858JQ1, GEW9878PW0, GEX9868JQ0, LEB6000KQ0, LEB6000KQ1, LEB6000PQ0, LEB6200KQ0, LEB6200PQ0, LEB6300LW0, LEB6300PW0, LEB6300PW1, LEC5000PQ0, LEC6646AQ2, LEC7848DQ0, LEC7848DZ0, LEC8858EQ0, LEC8858EQ1, LEC8858EZ0, LEC8858EZ1, LEC9000PW1, LEN1000PQ1, LEN2000JQ1, LEN2000KQ0, LEN2000KQ1, LEN2000LW0, LEN2000PW0, LEN2000PW1, LEN3634DW0
Whirlpool LEQ7030KQ0, LEQ7030KQ1, LEQ8000HQ0, LEQ8000JQ0, LEQ8000JQ1, LEQ8000JQ3, LEQ8000JQ4, LEQ8100KQ1, LEQ8857HQ0, LEQ8858HQ0, LEQ8858JQ0, LEQ8858JQ1, LEQ9030PQ0, LEQ9030PQ1, LEQ9508KQ0, LEQ9508LW0, LEQ9508PW0, LEQ9508PW1, LEQ9558KQ0, LEQ9858LW0, LEQ9858PW0, LEQ9858PW1, LER3624EQ0, LER3624EQ1, LER3624JQ1, LER3624PQ0, LER4600PQ0, LER4624BQ2, LER4624DQ0, LER4634BQ1, LER4634DQ0, LER4634EQ0, LER4634EQ1, LER4634EQ2, LER4634EZ2, LER4634JQ0, LER4634JQ1, LER4634JQ2, LER4634PQ0, LER4634PQ1, LER5600HQ0, LER5620KQ1, LER5636EQ0, LER5636EQ1, LER5636EQ2, LER5636EQ3, LER5636JQ0, LER5636JT0, LER5636KQ0, LER5636KQ1, LER5636PQ0, LER5644JQ0, LER5644JQ2, LER5848EQ5, LER6611LQ0, LER6620PQ0, LER6620PQ1, LER6620PT0, LER6634BN2, LER6634DQ0, LER6634DQ1, LER6636PW0, LER6646PW0, LER6848AW2, LER7620KQ0, LER7620KQ1, LER7620LW0, LER7646AQ2, LER7646AW2, LER7646DQ0, LER7646DQ1, LER7646EQ0, LER7646EQ1, LER7646EQ2, LER7646EZ2, LER7646JQ0, LER7648KQ0, LER7648KQ2, LER7648PQ0, LER7848DQ0, LER8620PG1, LER8620PW0, LER8620PW1, LER8648LW0, LER8648PG0, LER8648PW0, LER8648PW1, LER8857EQ0, LER8857EQ2, LER8858EQ0, LET7646EQ0, LTE6234DQ0, LTE6234DQ2
Whirlpool WED5200TQ0, WED5300SQ0, WED5500SQ0, WED5540SQ0, WED5600SQ0, WED5700SW0, WED5800SW0, WED5830SW0, WED5840SW0, WED5900SW0, WED6200SW0, WED6200SW1

FAQ

This kit is designed for use with dryers manufactured by Whirlpool, Kenmore, Maytag, Amana, and Roper. It is compatible with a wide range of models, including WED6200SW1, NED4600YQ0, NED4600YQ1, and NED4655EW1.
This kit serves as a direct replacement for OEM part numbers 279816, 3399848, 3977393, AP3094244, PS334299, 279816VP, and 2651.
The most common symptom is a dryer that runs but fails to produce any heat. If your dryer is tumbling but the clothes remain cold, the thermal cut-off has likely tripped to protect the unit from overheating. Before replacing the part, always check your dryer vent and exhaust duct for clogs, as restricted airflow is the primary cause of these fuses blowing.
Installation is straightforward and typically takes about 20 to 30 minutes. You will generally need a 1/4-inch nut driver or a screwdriver to remove the dryer's back or front panel, depending on your specific model. Always ensure the dryer is unplugged from the power source before beginning any repairs.
Yes. Because a blown thermal cut-off is almost always a symptom of an underlying airflow issue, you should thoroughly clean your dryer vent hose and the exhaust vent leading outside your home. If the airflow remains restricted, the new part will likely fail again shortly after installation.