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Dryer Troubleshooting
5. Dryer Stops In Cycle; Quits After The First Few Loads; Has A Burning
Smell; Cycles On Motor Thermal Protector
Dryer stops in cycle, quits after first few
loads, has burning smell or cycles on
motor thermal protector.
Is voltage
incorrect?
Refer to nameplate in
door well for correct
voltage. Refer to
Installation
Instructions
(supplied
with unit) for
electrical
requirements.
Yes
Is clothes
load too
large?
No
Remove part of
load. A normal
washer load is a
normal dryer load.
Maximum load:
dryer cylinder one
half full of wet
clothes.
Yes
Is clothes
cylinder
binding?
Check cylinder for
binding and "out of
round" condition.
Check front and rear
bulkheads for
warping. Check
support rollers for
binding. Check
cylinder seals and
glides for wear or
damage. Check for
clothes lodged
between cylinder
baffle and bulkhead.
No
Yes
Is there
broken, loose
or incorrect
wiring?
Refer to wiring
diagram.
Yes
Are motor
switch
functions
inoperative?
Refer to
Adjustments
section to
check switch
and windings.
Yes
Is there a
short in
motor
winding?
No
Is a clothes
item caught in
fan?
Check fan for
obstruction.
Yes
No
SWD1690S
Refer to
Adjustments
section to
check switch
and windings.
No
Yes
No
