Thread Number: 8411
Trouble w/ a maytag de606 |
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Post# 159367 , Reply# 1   10/8/2006 at 05:25 (6,381 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 159378 , Reply# 2   10/8/2006 at 07:13 (6,380 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 159400 , Reply# 3   10/8/2006 at 11:09 (6,380 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)   |   | |
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This machine has a smallish vent opening, and so even a relatively minor blockage has a big effect. You may have to pull it out from its current position to check the vent. Do let us know, and welcome. Lawrence/Maytagbear |
Post# 159436 , Reply# 5   10/8/2006 at 19:24 (6,380 days old) by fixerman ()   |   | |
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Just disconnect the vent completely and run a load to see if it makes a difference. This will elimanate the vent as a possible cause. |
Post# 159531 , Reply# 7   10/9/2006 at 18:44 (6,379 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Heating element should be available at any part store,however,you will have to restring it through the old insulators,etc.And it's a bit of a BEAR to get to the element on a Halo of Heat dryer.Pretty much have to disassemble most of the dryer. You say it heats,then I wouldn't suspect the element,unless it broke,and rewelded itself so that it's maybe a lot shorter than normal. |
Post# 159542 , Reply# 8   10/9/2006 at 20:03 (6,379 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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So what is it really doing, never shutting off and leaving the clothes damp or shutting off after 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 etc minutes leaving things damp? What setting are you using? DE 606 should be an electronic control dryer with 4 settings. Is that what you have? |
Post# 159584 , Reply# 9   10/10/2006 at 02:10 (6,379 days old) by 68imperial ()   |   | |
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Hi Try checking the thermostats , the control switch, door seal, the drum baffles and the carbon brush. I agree these dryers can be a bit of a pain but you will love it once you get it working again. Tom |
Post# 159709 , Reply# 10   10/10/2006 at 19:47 (6,378 days old) by pturo (Syracuse, New York)   |   | |
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Check your fuse box,if you have fuses. Older 220 wiring for dryers dryers had pull out fuses with two cylindrical fuses on either side, one could be blown and not the other. This happened to me in my Florida house. |
Post# 159987 , Reply# 12   10/12/2006 at 10:11 (6,376 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass)   |   | |
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Make sure you are getting 220v to the receptacle on the wall. Are you getting no heat at all? Or just long dry time? |