Dryer Troubleshooting, Disassembly, and Repair Help

Dryer troubleshooting and repair help for all brands of gas and electric dryers. Some quick links:

How to test a dryer cycling thermostat

December 8, 2011 Dryer Repair

When you run your dryer, whether gas or electric, the heat will turn on and off to maintain the temperature within the range selected on the control panel (cottons, permapress, knits, etc.). The temperature is controlled by a device called a cycling thermostat. If your dryer isn’t heating at all or is staying too hot [...]

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How to disassemble an LG dryer to remove a sock or something stuck in the blower

December 3, 2011 Dryer Repair

So your dryer powers up, you select a cycle and push start and the dryer hums for a coupla seconds and then goes quiet for a while. This usually indicates something is blocking the drum from rotating. A sock stuck in the blower would do it. A quick test to see if you have a [...]

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Tech sheet location and thermistor information for Samsung dryers

July 9, 2011 Dryer Repair

Sublime Master of Appliantology john63 at the Samurai School of Appliantology enlightens us on two key aspects of Samsung dryers: tech sheet location and thermistor operation. On the rear/back of the dryer—there’s a TECH SHEET in a plastic pouch. On the sheet—you’ll find the test values for various components. THERMISTORS can fail and still not [...]

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How to disassemble a Whirlpool Duet Sport dryer (also sold under the Kenmore label)

July 6, 2011 Dryer Repair

You may need to tear down this dryer for a variety of reasons: replace the belt, drum rollers, heating element, etc. This video shows you how to do it the right way: Common replacement parts in the Whirlpool Duet Sport dryer (click to see photo and/or purchase): Heating Element Assembly Thermal Fuse Door Latch Thermistor [...]

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How to replace the drum rollers in a good ol’ Maytag dryer

June 25, 2011 Dryer Repair

mark wrote: looking for instructions on replacing rollers on an older Maytag dryer model LDG7304AAE Piece of pie, tovarish! First, come git you a pair of drum rollers. (Click image) Even though it’s usually the roller above the heating element or flame tube that usually goes out first, it’s always a good idea to replace [...]

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How to fix a dryer that won’t stay hot during the cycle or doesn’t get hot enough

June 17, 2011 Dryer Repair

Peter wrote: We have a GE dryer model DDG7280SBLWW, S/N GL315788G. The problem is the dryer does not stay hot though the entire cycle for any of the cyles (automatic of timed). When the dryer is turned on for any cycle it initially gets hot and comes up to temperatur, vent pipe hot to touch [...]

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How to fix an electric dryer that runs but won’t get hot or heat up at all

June 14, 2011 Dryer Repair

Ana wrote: Kenmore Elite dryer not heating. I have replaced the heater element 2 mos ago and just replaced for the 2nd time along with the thermal fuse. Still not heating. Help! Click the play button below to hear my answer: To learn more about your dryer, or to order parts, click here. Samurai Appliance [...]

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Dryer runs a few seconds, kicks out and has to cool down for a few minutes before it can restart

June 13, 2011 Dryer Repair

Keith wrote: I have an unruly LG DLE 5932 dryer that will run for about 30-seconds, then shuts off. I can wait about 2 minutes cylye it again sometimes it will start run another 30-seconed, and shut off.. Sometimes it won’t run at all. I smell a faint smell of “hot” from the left side [...]

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Mailbag: Why does my dryer shut off after running only a few minutes?

June 11, 2011 Dryer Repair

Stacy wrote: I have a Maytag PYE2200AYW electric dryer. We had problems a few weeks ago and discovered that the blower wheel was cracked, so we replaced it (part # 31001317). Then a couple days later it just stops and won’t turn back on until it cools off. We figured it was the Thermostat and [...]

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Mailbag: GE dryer stopped working and now won’t turn on

June 3, 2011 Dryer Repair

Shannon wrote: My dryer stopped working. Will not turn on. I think it over heated and need to know which thermostat to replace on it. It’s a GE DHDSR46EG2WW Start at the thermal fuse mounted on the heater pan under the hood. If it tests open with an ohm meter, you need to replace it. [...]

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Mailbag: Dryer keeps blowing thermal fuses

May 14, 2011 Dryer Repair

Kelley wrote: Whirlpool Duet Dryer (WED9200SQ1) keeps blowing thermal fuse. I replaced Themistor and Thermal Fuse and ran one load fine. Trying to start a 2nd load and thermal fuse blew again. All lights come on but it won’t run. I then replaced the Theramal Cut-off and High Limit Thermostat and Thermal Fuse and ran [...]

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Understanding the water system in the LG condensing steam dryers

May 13, 2011 Dryer Repair

This is LG’s line of condensing dryers (no vent) that use steam injected into the drum during the dry cycle to prevent wrinking. Example model number is WM3431HW. A common problem is for too much cold water to come in to the drum during the drying cycle, leaving the clothes soggy. Sublime Master john63 in [...]

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Whirlpool dryer hums & kicks off or only runs a short time then kicks off

April 21, 2011 Dryer Repair

First, open the door and turn the drum by hand to make sure it’s not seized. If the drum won’t turn or is very hard to turn, then you may have either bad drum rollers or something stuck in the blower. Okay, so the drum movement seems normal. Now you need to see if you’re [...]

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Replacing the rear bearing in a GE / Frigidaire dryer

March 24, 2011 Dryer Repair

Frigidaire used to make dryers for GE (example model number: WSM2700HBWWW) back when GE was too busy building shoddy Mark 1 nuclear power plants to build their own shoddy dryers; those came later… and they’re pretty damn shoddy. The Frigidaire-built units were better, though not nearly as good as the Whirlpool units with the lint [...]

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Whirlpool Duet electric dryer- three fast beeps when you press the start cycle button

March 23, 2011 Dryer Repair

Example model number: GEW9200 This problem is caused by a bad door switch. Here’s the link to the door switch, click the picture: (click for larger view) You can test using an ohmmeter. There are 3 prongs on switch, identified as C,NC, and NO. C-NC should be closed circuit until you push switch and then [...]

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