Description
🧾 Description
Restore reliable operation and safety control to your dryer with this genuine OEM Door Switch (Part # WP3406102). This switch monitors the dryer door’s position and prevents the unit from operating when the door is ajar or not properly closed. Whether your dryer won’t start, the door light stays on, or it's intermittently failing to tumble, this switch is a key safety control component.
⚠️ Note: Please check with your maintenance technician prior to ordering to confirm compatibility with your specific dryer model and ensure correct installation.
⚙️ Features & Benefits
Features:
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Genuine OEM part # WP3406102 – Designed to exact Whirlpool specifications. Whirlpool Parts+1
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Door switch assembly with connector harness (2-wire/molex style in many cases). McCombs Supply+1
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Prevents dryer from starting when door is open — enhances safety by detecting door position. HD Supply Solutions
Benefits:
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Restores proper start-function of the dryer when the door is closed.
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Enhances safety by ensuring the dryer cannot run with the door open.
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OEM quality ensures correct fit, connector style, and long-term reliability.
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Saves cost by replacing the switch rather than larger control modules or full assemblies.
🔧 Common Symptoms That Indicate Replacement
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Dryer won’t start even though power is supplied and other parts test OK.
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Door light remains on or the dryer indicates “door open” error despite door being closed.
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Dryer sometimes starts, sometimes doesn’t — door switch may be intermittent.
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Dryer tumbles without heating or the cycle won’t begin because the door switch doesn’t sense closure.
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Technician tests door switch and finds it open/not closing when the door is shut.
🧺 Compatible (Partial) Dryer Model List
(Always verify using your exact model number before ordering)
Examples of models listing this part include many residential Whirlpool, Kenmore and Maytag electric dryers. Models such as: 7MLGR3624JQ3, 7MLGR3624JQ4, 7MLGR3624JT3, 7MLGR3624JT4, 7MWG44500ST0, 7MWG445500SQ0. Alliance Laundry+1
Since model lists vary and many dryers share control components across platforms, please double-check your dryer’s model plate and existing part number.
🔁 Cross Reference / Alternate Part Numbers
WP3406102 | 3406102 | PS11741699 | AH346701 | EA346701 Alliance Laundry+1
🧩 Compatibility Notes
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Confirm your appliance is a residential electric dryer and that the door switch specification (connector style, mounting bracket) matches your unit.
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Some dryer models may use different switch assemblies (with different shapes or wire harnesses) — always compare the existing part visually and via model plate to ensure match.
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Replacing the switch alone won’t fix issues caused by a faulty door hinge, misaligned door, or broken door latch mechanism. These should be checked concurrently.
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Installation requires disconnecting power and ensuring correct wiring and secure mounting of the new switch — technician or qualified person recommended.