Description
🧾 Description
Restore proper heating safety in your dryer with this genuine OEM Whirlpool WP35001092 High Limit Thermostat. Designed to cut off heating when internal temperatures exceed safe levels, this thermostat helps prevent overheating, protects components, and ensures consistent dryer performance.
⚠️ Note: Please check with your maintenance technician prior to ordering to confirm compatibility with your specific dryer model and to ensure correct installation. Reliable Parts+1
⚙️ Features & Benefits
Features:
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Genuine OEM part # WP35001092 – manufactured to Whirlpool’s original equipment standards. partselect.com+1
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High-limit thermostat claims: opens at approx. 260 °F (L260-50F) to prevent unsafe temperature rise. Reliable Parts+1
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Terminal extension arm included for correct mounting and connection. Reliable Parts
Benefits:
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Protects your dryer from overheating, minimizing risk of damage or failure.
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Ensures safe and efficient operation of the heating system by cutting off when required.
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OEM quality ensures correct fit, reliable performance and longer life compared to generic parts.
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Cost-effective maintenance by replacing a single critical safety component rather than larger assemblies.
🔧 Common Symptoms That Indicate Replacement
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Dryer runs but does not heat at all, or heats but shuts off prematurely.
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Dryer exterior or door becomes excessively hot, indicating the high limit wasn’t functioning.
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Clothes remain damp after a full cycle due to thermostat cutting off heating too early.
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Technician measures the thermostat and finds it open at room temperature (no continuity).
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Venting appears clear, heating element tests good, but machine still fails to heat properly — pointing to thermostat issue.
🧺 Compatible (Partial) Dryer Model List
(Always verify using your exact model number before ordering)
Some models listed as compatible include:
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Whirlpool / Maytag / Kenmore models such as NED7200TW10, MDE9700AYW, MDE6700AYW, NGD7200TW10, IGD7200TW10. hnkparts.com+1
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Note: These are example models; always check your appliance’s model plate and existing part number for precise match.
🔁 Cross Reference / Alternate Part Numbers
WP35001092 | 35001092 | DC47-00018A | AP6008682 | PS11741822 partselect.com+1
🧩 Compatibility Notes
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This thermostat is specific for dryer heating systems that use a high-limit cut-off style; confirm your machine uses the high limit thermostat of this spec.
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A failed high limit thermostat often indicates underlying issues such as blocked venting, faulty heating element or overheating — address those as well to prevent repeat failure.
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Installation requires disconnecting power and safely mounting the thermostat; if you are not comfortable, have a maintenance technician verify fit and installation.
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Thermostat location, mounting bracket or terminal style can vary by model year — compare to the part you remove to confirm match.