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Thread Number: 19734
DE806 Maytag dryer |
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| Post# 316754 , Reply# 1 11/24/2008 at 18:21 (5,624 days old) by pturo (Syracuse, New York) | ||
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If it is a halo-of-heat model which it sounds like, it can only be serviced by removing the entire cabinet, starting from the back. The way to tell, see if there are two screws on the very bottom front of the cabinet. If there are, then it is front-servicable. If there are not, then it is rear serviceable. Let me know? Philip | ||
| Post# 316765 , Reply# 2 11/24/2008 at 18:57 (5,624 days old) by ncsu67 () | ||
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Thanks. I don't remember seeing any screws on the front. I'll double check tomorrow. | ||
Post# 316767 , Reply# 3 11/24/2008 at 19:09 (5,624 days old) by bajaespuma  (Connecticut) |
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Look before you leap
This just happened to me, I bought a vintage 1966 HOH DE806 that is practically mint. It operated on the first try but didn't heat. I was just getting ready to remove the whole cabinet when I got the bright idea to PUT MY GLASSES ON(recent farsightedness hasn't been accepted yet) and look at all the connections in the back first. I found, on second examination, a black wire that had come loose from the outflow thermostat. Reconnected it by hand and bingo! -- everything worked.
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| Post# 316768 , Reply# 4 11/24/2008 at 19:10 (5,624 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 316769 , Reply# 5 11/24/2008 at 19:15 (5,624 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Connections
As Ken mentioned above, look at ALL connections before replacing the heating element. Overtime, the tape wrapped around the wiring harnesses get weak and sags, causing the wiring to hit the drum and wear right through a wire.......or tear up a an entire wiring harness. The above has happened to both of my 806's.
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| Post# 316778 , Reply# 6 11/24/2008 at 19:43 (5,624 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
I've also seen the control switch not make proper contact. Another common thing is to see the wire between the element terminal and the high limit on the case burn thru. No matter what you do, if you end up pulling the cabinette to get to the element, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A FRONT FELT SEAL AND HIGH TEMP ADHESIVE READY! The front seal (P/N 311534 I think) is what keeps all sorts of stuff like coins, jewelry, pencils and other things from falling inbetween the drum front and the cabinette and shorting the element. (Side question: What's the wierdest thing you've ever found inside a dryer?) Every one I've worked on has had the seal burned off or missing. Clean the lip around the drum opening and glue the new one on. RCD | ||
| Post# 316786 , Reply# 7 11/24/2008 at 20:25 (5,624 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Side question: What's the wierdest thing you've ever | ||
| Post# 316828 , Reply# 8 11/25/2008 at 00:11 (5,624 days old) by pturo (Syracuse, New York) | ||
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A Kennedy Half Dollar, worth some bucks today but I have a gas model, it is kind of bronze. | ||
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Post# 316907 , Reply# 9 11/25/2008 at 15:47 (5,623 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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