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Kenmore electrical dryer not working - tried everything!?
To begin, when you pressed the start button, it made a loud HUMM noise. We tried again and it made that noise and it stopped. First when we took it apart there was lint all in the motor. We removed it and it worked fine. It stopped working in the middle of the load. Then the button began doing the same thing and stopped working. We made sure the belt was on correctly and that the thermal fuse worked. They did. We went to a Sears parts store and bought a replacement motor. Still, nothing. Is the switch broken? The electrical connections to the timer work. What is going on with this dryer?
No power gets to the start button relay. It worked when we tested it with a meter.
The dryer door switch is fine. But the light will not come on.
5 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Did you try by-passing the start button? Meters are great at showing continuity, and that can be a problem. Just because a switch ( start button ) passes meter current , usually 1.5 to 3 volts d.c., it doesn't necessarily mean that the device will carry enough of a current load to fire up the relay coil. Check the supply voltage and be sure that it's adequate to energize the start circuit. There might be bad contacts in the timer as well. Good luck.
- 1 decade ago
that humm you heard was a contactor that wasn't pulled in all the way. to check this follow the feed wire until you get to something that looks like a small black box with a hand full of wires coming from it. You can override the contactor by pressing the small square in the middle. BE CARE FULL!! the wire are hot and the do bite so be sure not to touch the connection points. If that doesn't work then i suggest cutting your losses and getting a new one.
- Bill OLv 51 decade ago
Try looking at the safety switch on the door as when you where replacing the motor you might have pulled a wire lose
- 5 years ago
Gas dryer is the key word, does it have a elcetronic ignitor to light the burner for the heat? That could be the problem. Better to have a regular service repairman look at it. While you have the dryer out be sure to clean out the excess lint that always seems to escape the lint screen and land in the bottom of the dryer frame.
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