Help - Search - Members - Calendar
Full Version: DRYER WON'T TURN ON
Public Discussion Forums > Miscellaneous > Handyman
XXMAN
You can hear the timer and it click when you hit start but nothing happens. Any suggestions where to start?
MrBadExxample
QUOTE(XXMAN @ Jul 27 2007, 01:42 PM) *
Any suggestions where to start?

Sears, Best Buy or a local appliance dealer. Ok I'll be serious.

Do you have the skill, tools and knowledge to trace electrical circuits? If so, remove the sheet metal from the dryer and start tracing power from the wall to the dryer motor.

In general terms

Wall plug --> timer/power switch --> door close switch --> dryer motor

(something like that)
DaveK
Buy a new one.
JB4XX
Is the door shut?

icon_biggrin.gif
MrBadExxample
If it's not an electrical problem...

Is there a belt that from the motor to the drum? Could it have slipped off, or is there something preventing the drum from turning?
John01XX
Belt is likely off but if so then you would be able to see that easily enough, visually!
Take panel off and inspect internals first and you may find the problem
XXMAN
Thanks for all your help the motor went south.
XXMAN
QUOTE(XXMAN @ Jul 28 2007, 11:33 AM) *
Thanks for all your help the motor went south.

Bought new dryer lol. icon_biggrin.gif
shanesublett
Yeah, but did you destroy the old one and get your last money's worth of entertainment out of it? Can I reccommend a shotgun?!
Angee
Funny...the last time that happened to me (timer worked, but no dry-dry), I asked the ex to double check the breaker in case it was half-tripped....but NO...would he do it? God forbid a woman MIGHT HAVE A HALFWAY INTELLIGENT HYPOTHESIS!!! After getting another dryer, IT DID THE SAME THING! He got pissed when I went and shut the breaker off, let it sit a second, flipped it back on, and started drying laundry. He never lived that down... eusa_whistle.gif

The old dryer still worked just fine.

Oh, if you have a front-loading Maytag Neptune washer(2003-4 model?), watch the net for wax-motor recalls. They overheat and cause the boards to short-circuit.
Pat830
QUOTE
Thanks for all your help the motor went south.


It'll come back in the spring.
OrganDonor
Maybe the shed it's in got hit by lightning. Or does that only happen in Fla?
This is a "lo-fi" version of our main content. To view the full version with more information, formatting and images, please click here.
Invision Power Board © 2001-2012 Invision Power Services, Inc.