"Galaxy" dryer, obviously Whirlpool design, I think at $20 non-working I'll get it tomorrow. Can anyone tell me the era? Likely a BOL electric model? timer only, no sensing? The owner says it heats for about 10 minuets then trips the breaker, but I'm a good electrician, I'll get it working right. My various other Whirlpool/KM dryers all have huge doors. I have found Whirlpool dryers easy to work on, parts readily available, and nice big drums.

Also, I'm wired for 30AMP. Isn't that the overwhelming majority of dryers?

If it runs for 10 minutes and trips breaker there is NOTHING wrong with the dryer, the sellers new dryer will do the same thing, he has a circuit breaker problem, grab the dryer and run. LOL

John----now that I think about it, I bet you are entirely correct!

The same thing happened to my Mama's 1971 Lady Kenmore dryer way back in the late 70's.  My brother-in-law, a kind of jack-of-all-trades, immediately determined it was the breaker.  We had the breaker replaced and the LK dryer worked perfectly until I foolishly gave it away back in the early 90's when I replaced Mama's 1971 LK washer and dryer with a new Kenmore 90 Series pair (which replaced the Lady Kenmore brand).  And the breaker has never given another moment's problem.  Now your delima...should you tell the sellers what's wrong?  Jim

Well, I asked if his new dryer was up and running, he said it's a great new machine, and he helped me load this in the car. So who knows?

I won't have it downstairs for a day or two yet. Lightweight, not as big a drum as I'm used to seeing from Whirlpool, and for a BOL model it has a timer/heat on/off cycle, not simple timed dry, it's likely going to be a reasonable machine. No temp selection, purely high heat, no air fluff, oh well.

I'll let you know if it blows the breaker or not, we'll see what repairs it needs.

IT doesn't trip the breaker, but the motor overheat cutout....cuts out. 1st time I plugged it in, it started right up, medium noise of motor, slightly electric smell in exhaust, tons of lint. I opened the door, turned the dial abit, standard testing crap, cleaned the lint trap, hit the start switch and a tiny movement of the drum then a groan and the motor cut out quickly.

So, entire dissasembly and the worst lint inside everywhere I've seen in a dozen dryers.  I took out the drum, de-linted everywhere, tons of lint off the motor, I was hoping a good cleaning and oil would fix her. Cleaned out the heater tube, blower tube, etc, but this blower doesn't have a bolt off-center at the back to remove it, so I never fully got the motor out. I did my best with the motor by removing those heavy spring clips, a few drops of oil here and there on the bearings at each end, best I could.

This is the medium?? size Whirlpool drum, the back of the machine is flat, not those 3 inch extensions for the huge drums I'm used to. How do I remove the blower so I can entirely remove the motor?

Also, I have another Kenmore 1992 large drum, and a 2006 Kenmore 800 large drum, I could actually swap around motors to narrow down the issue, insure it ain't rollers or felt sleeves or anything the drum rides on. Not easy, but do-able. The motors should be interchangeable, shouldn't they? It's the same belt/tensioner/idel pulley system on all 3, at a quick look. Gas heat on 2 other models, this Galaxy is electric.

Anyhows, I re-assembled, all seals and belt and rollers spin fine, then started it right up again fine. 2 minutes later I stopped and re-started, same old problem, groan and motor cuts out.

Pictures during this weekend's re-disassembly, but how do I get the blower off the back of the motor shaft? I'm not incredilby experienced with motors, but happy to clean it far better out of the machine, and what shoudl I look for?

I have 4 other dryers, this one is nothing special, but only $20 in this so far, I may as well give the motor my best efforts.

Prior to oiling, with drum and belt removed, the motor was slightly noisy while hand cranking, no free spinning for sure. I'll try anyone's(Combo52???? Kenmoreeguy???) suggestions, would prefer to see if I can do some motor repair before finding a new or donor motor. This one doesn't look very serviceable, but likely able to clean the dust better when it's out of the machine, better to get oil where needed, and better cleanup of the centrifugal switch.

Pictures later, gotta run for now.

ten minutes of typing, i figured the cutout cooled off, I started her again. NOISY motor, I let her run, excellent airflow and heat, then about 3 minutes the cutout clicked in, dead machine. So it's motor problems for sure.

Re-disassemble this weekend, pictures of motor and blower coming soon. It's $20 BOL machine, I'll be looking to repair the motor or find a used replacement locally, no $90 new one for this machine. Or the basement has space where it can sit 6 months, hmmm.....dryers just ain't as much fun as washers, ya know?

If I unplug the heater core, it would be entirely safe to test the motor without the belt, right?

You guys make sense, thank you. PArts lists show both 3976707 and 279827 for the motor, and plenty come up around $30 or higher, some free shipping. I'll check a few used places locally first, see if a sale comes up on ebay, $30 and free shipping ain't bad. I do have spare space to let it wait a bit, plenty of other dryers to use in the meantime.  IT's for sure BOL but every thing else looks good, waiting a bit to spend only $30ish to fix it won't be bad-----

Thanks, I'll let you know what happens, when it happens--I don't want or need a fire!

Mark

Dave--good to type to you! I have an Ebay bid for a used one, but thanks anyhows for sure. Sometime in early summer, when I do a bit more reapirs on my 1-18 and finish some plumbing to allow about 9 total washers, you'll have to do a trip to see my collection!

Thanks-

Mark

I found a used Ebay motor, $40 including shipping, but when I got it it looks entirely un-used, spotlessly clean and dust free. My BOL one heat Kenmore is now running quietly. $60 total ain't bad, but I have done cheaper before, what the heck.

Does this picture prove it's a "timer runs versus heat runs" model? Or is it timer only with no minute markings, to make me think it's a tad upscale? And how long have the timer versus heat style been around?

Those are the only buttons, there's no temp control or buzzer or wrinkle guard, no way! And no air fluff either, it's strictly high heat and not a single frill. I'm glad I have some ritzier dryers, and 3 in gas, but this is cool, I was happy to learn what it needed.

Thanks for advice, you were all correct about getting a newer or new motor, not to waste time or safety on the old one.

Gordon------this BOL machine is frankly pretty darn good. I have more deluxe machines for perma-press and wrinkle guard and bells and whistles, but you are correct----set this little thing on NORMAL, hit the button, and it's perfect every time. So no complaints, thanks to various folks who said not to waste time on the original motor, it's a good simple dryer for over half the stuff I wash. While it is only HIGH heat and ritzier machines of mine have 2 or 4 levels, this one is always exactly completely dry, very accurate, better than some others.