Thread Number: 79201
/ Tag: Modern Dryers
Speed Queen Dryer-Help! |
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Post# 1031234 , Reply# 1   4/29/2019 at 15:34 (1,817 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC)   |   | |
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Glad to see you here! Greg |
Post# 1031237 , Reply# 2   4/29/2019 at 16:10 (1,817 days old) by stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK)   |   | |
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Post# 1031249 , Reply# 4   4/29/2019 at 17:56 (1,817 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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If the element is not getting voltage then follow the circuit back to the next components. No mention above of the motor, or specifically the centrifugal start switch on it. Heating elements typically are fed through that switch (so they don't get power if the motor doesn't run-up to full speed). Could be a bad switch. |
Post# 1031260 , Reply# 5   4/29/2019 at 18:45 (1,816 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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As Glenn suggested jump out the motor centrifugal heat contacts, also take a voltage reading at the heater element while the machine is running.
Also take voltage readings at the outlet and the terminal block on the dryer while it is running.
Something is differently wrong, we see this type of problem on any electric dryer occasionally, and there is still a good chance its in your homes electrical system.
Keep us posted as to what you find, John |
Post# 1031321 , Reply# 7   4/30/2019 at 06:47 (1,816 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1031465 , Reply# 9   5/1/2019 at 12:06 (1,815 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 1031467 , Reply# 10   5/1/2019 at 12:20 (1,815 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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how many new dryers could you have bought for what this electrical work cost, instead of going on this wild goose chase doing all this rewiring, with still no working dryer?
I really feel for you having all this expense to get a moderately used 5 year old dryer to DRY, with still no success. Seems like the techs on SQ’s phone line should have been able to direct you to look for a break in one of the wires, before buying all these new parts and spending hundreds of dollars on having an electrician do all this work, that seems like it may have been completely unnecessary. And call me crazy, but a moderately used 5 year old dryer shouldn’t have wires breaking, unless something wasn’t put together correctly during its manufacture. Good Luck! Eddie |
Post# 1031473 , Reply# 12   5/1/2019 at 13:31 (1,815 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))   |   | |
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Pretty certain that since - if I haven't skipped over it - you did not check the motor centrifugal switch. So check if with the dryer running there is voltage present at the eliment terminals. |
Post# 1031482 , Reply# 14   5/1/2019 at 17:00 (1,815 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass)   |   | |
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If the centrifugal switch is bad, I don't think it is available as a separate part....you may have to replace the drive motor. |
Post# 1032236 , Reply# 16   5/9/2019 at 18:12 (1,807 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 1032246 , Reply# 17   5/9/2019 at 20:52 (1,806 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1032335 , Reply# 18   5/10/2019 at 19:41 (1,805 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC)   |   | |
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Great to know! Greg |