Thread Number: 29721
Dryer Repair Advice Needed |
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Post# 451866 , Reply# 1   7/25/2010 at 18:18 (5,022 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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The motor is having problems and most likely the motor will need to be replaced. Some times you can start a dryer manually by holding the door switch in and turning the drum by hand while turning the start switch you might need a helper, if this works you need a new motor. We seem to see this problem a lot on frigidare dryers, they are nothing like WP dryers. I think one WP dryer will easily outlast two Frigidare dryers.
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Post# 452199 , Reply# 4   7/26/2010 at 19:05 (5,021 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 452411 , Reply# 7   7/27/2010 at 20:32 (5,020 days old) by stevet (West Melbourne, FL)   |   | |
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The parts manual which will show the parts locations and how they should be assembled or attached to a specific component. That should be enough to get you started. Maybe you can even buy the cap from Sears. |
Post# 452424 , Reply# 8   7/27/2010 at 21:17 (5,020 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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There is no start capacitor on dryer motors [ yes Nogre did it once in the late 1960s- early 1970s to over come other design problems]. The centrifugal switch can have dead spots. Why do people 2nd guess others that have repaired thousands of dryers when they don't even know what type of motor is in the dryer we ars talking about. Two full time repair people have come to the same conclusion and Doug has confirmed it but starting the dryer by hand.
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Post# 452451 , Reply# 11   7/27/2010 at 23:31 (5,020 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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My favorite current-production dryers are the WP made 29" dryers. They are sold under many many brands but are easily identifiable by their lint filter access on top of the machine in the back right corner. They are available with extended tumble (since about 1968). Are any of them still made with moisture sensor strips?
They are cost-competitive, reliable, and dead simple to work on. That would be my pick, Dave |
Post# 452494 , Reply# 12   7/28/2010 at 07:19 (5,020 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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The centrifugal switch actuator is a plastic ring on the centrifugal weight assembly mounted on the motor shaft inside next to the rotor. When the motor is at rest the plastic ring is pushing against a lever from the centrifugal switch, it seems that there is a little bit of wobble in the ring and weight assembly and coupled with a little wear it doesn't always push the switch lever hard enough to close the contact in the switch for the start windings, so the motor won't start on its own. I had one friend whose Frigidare dryer did this 7 years ago and we hand started it and its never done it again, you just never know but most times its better to replace the motor. We do sell new SQs if any club members want to make a road trip and pick up a new SQ washer or dryer [ and see all the cool stuff ] we can give you a good price. FL washers are aprox 1200.00 dryers are 400.00-500.00 tl washers 450.oo all prices are aprox we must add MD sales tax of 6% if interested Email me with model # and I can get you an exact quote and availability.
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Post# 452543 , Reply# 13   7/28/2010 at 13:34 (5,019 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)   |   | |
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I agree with you about the WP filter on top dryers. We have had ours for 17 years and not one thing has gone wrong with it. It just keeps going and going and going. It's also very easy on clothing. It doesn't bake them. The automatic dry cycle works just about perfectly every time. |
Post# 452546 , Reply# 14   7/28/2010 at 13:40 (5,019 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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At the Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies (my likely future employer), they run a 1969 Kenmore 700 dryer in HARD service. It dries all the linens washed for the 1st floor of a dormitory every day. I installed a new belt, idler pulley, and drum rollers when I was last there and it's running just fine.
A good design with a proven track record, Dave |
Post# 452554 , Reply# 15   7/28/2010 at 14:09 (5,019 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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