Thread Number: 30489
DG606 dryer troubles |
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Post# 461480 , Reply# 1   9/5/2010 at 18:53 (4,982 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 461650 , Reply# 2   9/6/2010 at 13:11 (4,981 days old) by jimmyb (Texas Y’all)   |   | |
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I will give that a try! |
Post# 461799 , Reply# 3   9/6/2010 at 23:00 (4,981 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.)   |   | |
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Cleaning the sensors I am pretty sure will not fix the problem. If the sensors were dirty the dryer would just keep running and running. The fact that the dryer is shutting off automatically leads me to beleive it is something with in the Electronic Control itself. Here is a trick I would try first to see if the dryer is properly grounded because a Maytag like yours with the Electronic Control is prone to stop working properly if it is not grounded the right way. Set the dryer to Damp Dry and then start it with an empty drum. If the Electronic Control is grounded properly the dryer should shut itself off in approximately 10 seconds. If it does not do that than that may mean that it is not grounded properly anymore or that the Electronic Control is going bad......PAT COFFEY
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Post# 461800 , Reply# 4   9/6/2010 at 23:01 (4,981 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.)   |   | |
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Post# 461805 , Reply# 5   9/6/2010 at 23:30 (4,981 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 461808 , Reply# 6   9/6/2010 at 23:47 (4,981 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.)   |   | |
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From what I was told by a Whirlpool rep when I worked at Best Buy... the electronic sensor in a dryer actually measures the static electricity as it builds up in clothes as they dry. Because when the clothes are wet and create no static electricity when first put in the dryer, each time a wet piece of clothing comes in contact with the sensor it breaks the circut and the timer will not move. Once the static electricity builds up to a certain point (not enough to create static cling) that closes the circut and the timer proceeds until the cycle is over.......that is why on dryers with mechcanical timers and electronic sensors...you set the timer for how dry you want the clothes. That is also why a dryer with an electronic sensor and and electronic timer can tell if you put dry clothes versus wet in it and shut off with in seconds if you try to redry already dry clothes in it.....Of course this is just what I was told but I am sure Combo52 who makes a living repairing appliances can definately gives us the real low down on how these kind of dryers work....PAT COFFEY
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