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| Post# 667171 3/20/2013 at 02:39 (4,048 days old) by doug (West Virgina) | ||
Now my 1993 hotpoint dryer is acting up. Sometimes it will dry a load of clothes and sometimes it won't. I know it's not the heating element, but I was told it could be thermostats.Here come the questions. How many does my dryer have, is this something I should look into replacing, where r the thermostat(s) located, and is this a common part to go out?
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| Post# 667201 , Reply# 1 3/20/2013 at 09:06 (4,048 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
I'm not so mechanically aware about Hotpoint dryers.. could be thermostats or other problems... but to diagnose what's the problem you might need to explain better what the dryer do...... for example: Does it always heats up? Do the dryer shuts off even if clothes are still wet? Do you use Auto dry or timed dry? etc....
May be a problem of overheating? Did you check the vent for clogs? With that little explanation is difficult to understand the problem.... Anyway, usually dryers have 2 thermostats.... one safety thermostat (high limit) placed near element sensing and shutting off in case of overheating and one in the vent to sense the air temperature and moisture level in case of Auto dry machines... Some does have a thermostat in the drum also such as Whirlpool and Kenmores... | ||
| Post# 667381 , Reply# 3 3/21/2013 at 01:50 (4,047 days old) by doug (West Virgina) | ||
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When the dryer heats it will dry a load of clothes like it should when it doesn't heat it doesn't heat at all. There is no not drying the clothes completely, it will either dry or not. After I start the dryer I will wait about 15 to 20 min. then go in the laundry room and feel on the top of the dryer to see if it's warm if it's not I'll open the door and restart it and it will then dry the clothes. It is a sensor dry dryer and that's the cycle I use! And the dryer has never overheated that I know of, it usually gets the same temp. every load!
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| Post# 667396 , Reply# 4 3/21/2013 at 07:00 (4,047 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
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Weird....
So if you restart it then it will run as it should... I hope someone more learned will come to help... You could take a pic of the machine meanwhile, that would help identifying the dryer model.... If it is possible test the voltage as Tom said.... then, to be sure it is not the safety thermostat having a faulty connection, unplug machine, locate the safety thermostat, detach contacts and join the two pins together using insulating tape, start the dryer.... if after this it will always heats means you have a faulty safety thermostat. Not sure if it may be a timer or heat selector issue also... Good luck. | ||
Post# 667398 , Reply# 5 3/21/2013 at 07:13 (4,047 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Non Heating Electric Dryer There are about 20+ different things that could cause this and the good news is it will likely soon get worse so the fault will be easier to find. My best guesses are bad connection at outlet-cord, bad motor cent switch, bad timer or on GE-HP even a cracked timer knob and there are plenty more possibilities, I would keep trying to use the dryer and once it stops heating completely the fault will be easier to find. | ||
| Post# 667399 , Reply# 6 3/21/2013 at 07:19 (4,047 days old) by doug (West Virgina) | ||
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| Post# 667400 , Reply# 7 3/21/2013 at 07:23 (4,047 days old) by doug (West Virgina) | ||
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