Thread Number: 81512
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
Maytag DE 407 |
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Post# 1055459 , Reply# 1   12/25/2019 at 01:23 (1,556 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 1055462 , Reply# 2   12/25/2019 at 06:04 (1,555 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 1055485 , Reply# 3   12/25/2019 at 09:16 (1,555 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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While the heating element is probably the most common reason these stop heating due to poor design of having the element below the drum lip where metallic items from the load can fall on the element and short it out easily.
The next most common reasons these dryers stop heating are wires in the heater circuit burned off the element, hi-limit thermostat, bad timer-timer contacts, bad motor switch and bad hi-limit or operating thermostat.
Fortunately these are simple dryers to diagnose although it is a PITA to remove the cabinet just to replace the element, be sure if you take it apart that far to replace the front felt seal to reduce the chance of items falling on the heater element.
John L. |