Product review (5 stars): the driver wished me a great dryer day with a good smile and laugh
First off, I ordered this just before noon on Friday and needed it asap (we have 7 people in this household so being without a dryer is a nightmare even with a coin-op dry cleaner down the road) so I ordered next day shipping... yes, Saturday shipping. Not only did Fed-Ex have it literally in my hands by 815am, the driver wished me a great dryer day with a good smile and laugh. Not normally what I expect from any delivery service nowadays. The product was fulfilled by Amazon (I am a prime member so I try to use Amazon Fulfilment most of the time) and I was very glad I chose to have it fulfilled by Amazon. As to the switch, it worked like a charm. An easy slip into the door frame so that the button would be facing the closing door and it snapped right into place. My dryer is an old Amana Distinction with 2 wires (a grey and a white). For those of us who have spent the past two days trying to figure out where the wires go, the White Wire goes to CM (also known as Common or Ground). The Grey Wire goes to NO(also called Normally Open). The NC (normally closed) prong is smaller than the NO and is the center prong between the NO and CM prongs. With the older model dryers you sometimes find that the spade clip on the end of your grey wire will fit the NC but not the larger NO prong. Luckily, this product does come with two extra spade clips. Just use wire cutters/crimpers to cut the end of the grey wire just below the base of the spade already on it and then trim some of the grey cover off of the wire so that you see pure wire (Please Unplug the Dryer before you begin working on anything internally even if you are just taking the door off to take a look at what you might have to deal with before jumping in to work on it). After you have pure wire, twist the wire a bit with you fingers so that the threads will not separate when you now place the new spade clip onto the wire. If you look into the spade clip before putting it onto the wire you'll see a small tube, that's what you want your twisted wire to go into. After the wire is in the spade clip, use the crimper or even a good pair of plyers to apply pressure below and above the clip base so that the wire won't come back out of the clip. ***If you place the grey wire onto the NC prong, the dryer tub will only turn when the door is (get this:) Open.***This is dangerous. It is funny to see honestly but none of us need a living being or non-living material thrown into a moving high speed dryer tub while the door is open. It can easily hurt someone, so please be aware. I should know because I did it today. My father always told me when you learn a good lesson, pass it on. Good luck with your projects, readers; and be safe.