Thread Number: 66395
/ Tag: Modern Dryers
GE Dryer start switch question |
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Post# 890014   7/19/2016 at 12:39 (2,809 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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So my sister tells me her dryer quit. Its an electric GE from 2000. I look at it and determine the belt broke which is an easy enough fix. But the thing I find strange is how the start switch is acting. If I turn the knob to the right to "start" and hold it there the motor comes on and element gets hot. If I let go of the knob like you normally would and it moves back to the left like its supposed to it turns off.
Would this indicate the switch is bad too and its just a coincidence it went bad at the same time the belt broke? Or is it some kind of safety feature since the drum isn't turning? |
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Post# 890015 , Reply# 1   7/19/2016 at 12:47 (2,809 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 890079 , Reply# 3   7/19/2016 at 22:18 (2,809 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 890108 , Reply# 4   7/20/2016 at 07:50 (2,808 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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