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Dryer Belt Wisdom

Monday, February 5th, 2007

Most Honorable Samurai…
Your site is most-sweetah. I have been blessed by great wisdom in seeing the simple picture of dryer belt routing.
Prosper and live long…in that order.

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How to Know When to Replace the Drum Rollers in Your Amana Dryer

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

If your dryer rumbles and bumbles when you run it, then you probably need to replace the drum rollers. This page will help you take the dryer apart so you can check ‘em out.
If your drum rollers look like this:

…then you need new rollers. Come git you some.
Actually, that’s one of the worst [...]

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How to Clean Out the Blower in an Asko Dryer

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

Clues that you may need to clean out the blower (fan wheel) in your Asko dryer:
- The dryer heats but takes a long time to dry the clothes. Also see this page.
- The dryer makes a disconcerting rumbling noise and/or vibrates while running.

(Click the diagram for a more legible view.)
Just be careful in there, [...]

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Dryer Venting Diseases: Venterialsclorosis

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

If the inside of your dryer vent looks like this…

… then you have what we professional appliantologists call Venterialsclorosis. This disease is caused by lint accumulating on the inside walls of the dryer vent. As it progresses, it reduces the effective area of the dryer vent resulting in longer drying times. [...]

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New Roper Gas Dryer with a Mystery Hole in the Front Panel

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

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Name: Patty
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I just had a Roper gas dryer delivered. There is a hole in the front panel below the door that wasn’t on the electric dryer at the store. The delivery guys didn’t know what it was for, nor did the salesman at Menards. Do you know [...]

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Mailbag: Using a Digital Multimeter in Appliance Repair

Monday, December 4th, 2006

i would like to understand the process of useing a digital multimeter to figure out why my kenmore gas dryer will not operate.
i just bought it (used) brought it home , hooked it up and ran it for a few minutes (empty) now …….nothing, i don’t understand how to use this tool properly to make [...]

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Dryer Venting Wisdom

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

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comments = You have given me a TON of info about my dryer vent, and I appreciate it. Can you help me with the one problem that is driving me mad? I can’t get my vent to stay attached to the back [...]

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What’s the Maximum Length for a Dryer Vent?

Monday, October 9th, 2006

Some clear guidelines and cogent discussion on dryer venting principles in this repair forum topic.

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How to Check the Burner Components in a Gas Dryer

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

The radiant sensor, ignitor, and valve coils should all show continuity. The ignitor will have a resistance in the range of 100-300 ohms and will increase as the ignitor gets older.
The resistances of the coils will be higher. This page has detailed explanations and specs on the valve coils.

The only component not [...]

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Dryer Safety

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

Read this two-page info sheet on Dryer Safety. Prepared by the Orange County (California) Fire Authority.
For more information on constructing safe dryer vents, read The Ultimate Dryer Venting Guide.

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Looking for Help on a Noisy Frigidaire Dryer

Thursday, June 8th, 2006

Diana opined:

I can’t find anything on a fridgidaire [sic] dryer. The drum thumps when it is running but heats up and drys [sic] clohes [sic].It is level and I’ve triied [sic] one piece at a time and still it thumps

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Well, for starters, you’re misspelling Frigidaire, among other words. Since I [...]

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No heat in Maytag model MDE9700AYW dryer

Monday, May 8th, 2006

Hot tip on this problem from our friends at Maytag:

A poor connection between the wire terminals and the heater relay causes high current draw and damages the terminals on the heater relay on the main control board.
The correction is to replace the main control board as well as both 1/4″ female tin terminals on [...]

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Asko T700 Dryer Wheel Drum and Belt Replacement Instructions

Monday, May 8th, 2006

A grasshopper just completed this repair on his Asko dryer and was kind enough to post a well-written step-by-step procedure in the repair forum.

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Cheap Fix for Bent Hinges on a Dryer Door

Monday, April 17th, 2006

Appliance repair really boils down to knowing one of two things: having excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills OR knowing some cool tricks. This technique for straightening bent door hinges on a dryer falls in the “Cool Tricks” category.
To learn more about your dryer, or to order parts, click here.

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Unlocking the Control Lock on Certain Electrolux Washers and Dryers

Thursday, April 13th, 2006

MODELS affected:
Washers:
BLTF2940ES, BTF2140ES, FTF2140ES, FWFB9200ES, GLTF2940ES, LTF2140ES and LTF2940ES
Dryers:
BCEQ2152ES, BEQ1442ES, FE/GQ1442ES. FEQ1442CES, FEQ2152ES, GCE/GQ2152ES, GLE/GQ2152ES, GLE/GQ1442ES and GLE/GQ2152ES.
You know this problem: you turn the selector knob or press any button and get an obnoxious flashy beepy thing in the display. Some models will even taunt you with an “Err” in the display.
I know [...]

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