Maytag Expertise in Marin County, California?

I don't believe that later model Halo of Heat dryers had any front support rollers or glides. If they did they're not illustrated in any of the parts manuals I have. The entire weight of the drum was supported by the bushings surrounding the long spindle at the rear of the spider. But regardles of the layout, when it comes to loud screeching noises the cause is always easy to find once you get the machine apart far enough to see what's going on. In this case that likely means just the back panel needs to come off. If it turns out that the noise is coming from the blower housing as was suggested above, it comes apart pretty easily. It may be that something got in there that doesn't belong and simply removing it will solve your problem. Cross your fingers.

If you get a repair guy out to your place that tells you the machine can't be fixed, and he can't give you a sound logical reason why, he's either not interested in doing the repair, or he's not familiar with Halo of Heat machines and has no clue where to begin. In either case, find someone else. There are people that've been working in appliance repair for a long time that would enjoy an opportunity to work on an old timer like yours. Parts may be an issue, but even that can be overcome with a bit of searching around and help from the board. Have the repaiman give you a list of what's needed and go from there. With any luck you'll have it up and running again soon.


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Post# 654326 1/18/2013 at 20:07 (4,115 days old) by kate (California)
Checkrate/Likes I have a screeching Maytag DE806 in Sausalito, north of San Francisco. Do we have a member or recommended service person in that area? I used to have the matching washer, but the garden variety person who showed up to repair it (before I found this forum) convinced me that it had to be replaced. Thank you. Kate

Post# 654329 , Reply# 1 1/18/2013 at 20:12 (4,115 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)
Checkrate/Likes When my DG806 started screeching back in 1996, the repair guy said it couldn't be fixed. That was before I discovered this forum, indeed before it even existed in its current form. The DG806 was the best and easiest to use dryer I've ever owned. Your machine can likely be repaired, but finding the parts to do it with may be the bigger challenge. We have experts here who will be able to advise you.

Post# 654345 , Reply# 2 1/18/2013 at 21:48 (4,115 days old) by rapidry1000 (San Francisco)
Checkrate/Likes Noel Appliance is rated very favorably on Yelp in San Francisco. I have a Maytag DG608 that luckily has not required any repairs.

Post# 654400 , Reply# 3 1/19/2013 at 03:33 (4,114 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)
Checkrate/Likes Older style 806? Probably the blower. Newer style? Front support pads, or rollers.

Post# 654486 , Reply# 4 1/19/2013 at 12:20 (4,114 days old) by kate (California)
Checkrate/Likes Thank you for the possible diagnosis, Kenny. I'm not sure whether it is older or newer style, but will keep these possibilities in mind. Jim, thank you for reminding me of Yelp as a source. There seem to be a couple of five-star candidates in southern Marin, so I will try to assess their depth, and keep Noel in mind for backup. Thank you again for your input, Ralph. Hopefully this one can be saved. Kate

Post# 654505 , Reply# 5 1/19/2013 at 14:35 (4,114 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area))
Checkrate/Likes I don't believe that later model Halo of Heat dryers had any front support rollers or glides. If they did they're not illustrated in any of the parts manuals I have. The entire weight of the drum was supported by the bushings surrounding the long spindle at the rear of the spider. But regardles of the layout, when it comes to loud screeching noises the cause is always easy to find once you get the machine apart far enough to see what's going on. In this case that likely means just the back panel needs to come off. If it turns out that the noise is coming from the blower housing as was suggested above, it comes apart pretty easily. It may be that something got in there that doesn't belong and simply removing it will solve your problem. Cross your fingers. If you get a repair guy out to your place that tells you the machine can't be fixed, and he can't give you a sound logical reason why, he's either not interested in doing the repair, or he's not familiar with Halo of Heat machines and has no clue where to begin. In either case, find someone else. There are people that've been working in appliance repair for a long time that would enjoy an opportunity to work on an old timer like yours. Parts may be an issue, but even that can be overcome with a bit of searching around and help from the board. Have the repaiman give you a list of what's needed and go from there. With any luck you'll have it up and running again soon.