Troubleshooting Procedures
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WARNING
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to dryer before servicing, unless
testing requires power.
September 2006
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Will Not Run
Will not start or run:
• All wires are hooked up to their corresponding
terminals.
• Dryer is plugged in.
• Blown fuse or circuit breaker.
• Door switch functional...door closed. Check for
error code 3 (See Table for code definition).
• Start/Pause rotary selector dial functional.
• Control Board operational.
• Drive motor functional.
• Check motor winding resistance: 2.88ohms
between pin #3 and 4, 3.5ohms between pin #4
and 5.
Motor runs/ tumbler will not turn:
• Belt off or broken/damaged.
• Idler tension spring too weak or stretched.
• Idler pulley jammed or stuck.
Runs a few minutes and then stops:
• Lint buildup around drive motor.
• Low voltage present.
• Blower impeller blocked in blower
housing.
• Drive motor - start switch contacts stuck closed.
Blows fuses or trips circuit breaker:
• The amperage readings are at 240 volts. One line
will be 24 amps and the other line will be 21 amps.
The neutral line will be at 3 amps. If the above
amperages are present, then the house wiring,
fuse box or circuit breaker should be suspect.
• Shorted heating element to housing.
• Incorrect wiring or a wire shorting to ground.
• Drive motor winding shorting to ground.
Gas Models
• During ignition the dryer will draw X amps. With the
burner ON, the dryer will draw X amps. If the dryer
is drawing amperages above this, then the house
wiring, fuse box or circuit breaker is suspected to
be at fault.
• Igniter harness loose and shorted to base.
• Incorrect wiring or wire shorted to ground.
• Drive motor winding shorting to ground.
Will Not Dry
Will not heat (motor runs):
• Open heating element.
• Hi-Limit trips easily or is open.
• Regulating thermostat trips easily or is open.
• Membrane switch open.
• Check
Thermistor.
Will Not Dry Gas Models
Poor Gas Ignition
When the dryer is operated on a heat setting, the
igniter should be energized and burner shall fire within
45 seconds at 120 VAC. The failure of a component in
this system will usually be indicated by one of three
symptoms:
The igniter does not glow.
If the igniter does not
heat up, remove power and using an ohmmeter,
check the following:
• Open flame sensor
• Open
igniter
• Shorted booster coil
• Open
wiring
• Bad motor switch ( Neutral supply)
• No power from control ( L1 supply)
Igniter glows - No gas ignition.
If the igniter heats
up but the main burner flame is not ignited, remove
power and using an ohmmeter, check the following:
• Open secondary coil
• Open holding coil
• Open wire harness
• Stuck flame sensor (Stuck closed)
The gas is ignited but the flame goes out.
If a
normal ignition takes place and after a short while the
flame goes out, check for the following:
• Radiant sensor contacts opening
prematurely.
• Weak gas valve coil may open when
stressed by higher temperatures.
• Weak
Hi-Limit
• Poor
venting
• Bad drum seals
Improper drying/clothes wrinkled/ rough
texture/long dry time:
• Lint filter is not clean.
• Restriction in exhaust.
• Outside exhaust hood damper door stuck closed.
• Exhaust too long, too many elbows, flex ductwork
installed.
• Poor intake air available for the dryer.
• Incorrect tumbler speed. Tumbler belt slipping.
• Blower impeller bound; check for foreign material
in blower area.
• Customer overloading dryer.
• Check clothing labels for fabric content and cycle
selected.
• Clothes too wet due to insufficient spin out by
washer.
