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Thread Number: 31676
Maytag DE808 Dryer Won't STOP Drying! |
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Post# 478121 , Reply# 1 11/28/2010 at 15:33 (4,896 days old) by appliguy  (Oakton Va.) |
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Is the dryer still properly grounded | ||
| Post# 478481 , Reply# 2 11/30/2010 at 10:26 (4,894 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO) | ||
Light Bulb
Light bulb may be a bleed-off for the large black capacitor. Maybe for safety purposes? It might light very briefly or not bright enough to see if it bleeds off over a longer time. These are guesses. Check your moisture sensor. You can take it out and clean it. I've gently pried the strips up and cleaned the dirt out underneath and pushed them back down. I know, sounds dubious, but I've done it. May not be you problem. Wiggle all your connectors with some needle nose to make sure you've got good contact. Your cool down thermostat may be stuck closed. It would show low resistance. Just some ideas. My service manual isn't with me.
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Post# 478654 , Reply# 4 12/1/2010 at 07:59 (4,894 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.) |
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Another thing that maybe causing the problem is dryer fabric
The sensors in the baffles of your dryer drum maybe coated with softner sheet residue and that too will render the EDC inoperative. The better brands like Bounce are supposed to be formulated not to cause this problem but if you are using a cheap brand...who can say. Maytag's sensors were noted for being suceptable to this. PAT COFFEY
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| Post# 478798 , Reply# 5 12/1/2010 at 21:33 (4,893 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
Nancy,
Check to make sure the paperclip linkage between the soleniod and switch is still in place. Here's a pic of my HDE-808 pointing to the linkage via the yellow diagonal line. If it's not in place (they break after several decades of use and a gazillion cycles), the dryer will continue to run. However, if you select "Damp Dry" with an empty drum, you should at least hear the solenoid "pop" and attempt to shut off the dryer. 
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Post# 478910 , Reply# 6 12/2/2010 at 07:18 (4,893 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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DE808
The first thing I try is to disconnect the wire at the control area that goes down to the sensor strip, if the dryer stops on damp dry you know that the sensor or wire is shorted some where. If this doesn't work try to get a copy of the service manual and go through the other check out procedures. These can be a little frustrating to fix but it is fixable. MT always suffered more with electrical problems on thier washers, dryers and dishwashers than the other big companies because they didn't make these parts themselves. Whereas the mechanical parts of the machines that they did build always faired much better.
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Post# 478993 , Reply# 7 12/2/2010 at 16:05 (4,892 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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