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Thread Number: 89812
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
Maytag DE406: little heat when operating |
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Post# 1144474 , Reply# 1 3/13/2022 at 17:29 (772 days old) by goatfarmer  (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 1144520 , Reply# 2 3/14/2022 at 16:30 (771 days old) by flameboy54 (Vancouver ) | ||
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Yup, exhaust is clear. Blows pretty good when the hose is detached. | ||
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Post# 1144526 , Reply# 3 3/14/2022 at 18:10 (771 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Slow Maytag HOH dryer
First thing to try is try drying a few loads without the vent connected to the back of the machine.
If it dries much better your exhaust system may be restricted. The next most likely thing is an overly sensitive safety thermostat, that’s the one mounted above the heating element at the front of the machine. Other common problems are bad timer contacts sometimes they stop eating below 30-40 minutes on the timer. You also could have a broken or shorted heater that’s only energizing half the heater. Very unlikely that the thermostat that you had in the picture is bad. John L | ||
| Post# 1144641 , Reply# 4 3/15/2022 at 22:04 (770 days old) by flameboy54 (Vancouver ) | ||
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Thanks John for the tips, I'll give them a try. Can you give me some pointers on how to remove the front cover to access the t-stat in the front? As I mentioned, there's only 4 screws behind the door panel as shown in my photo. | ||
| Post# 1144644 , Reply# 5 3/15/2022 at 23:06 (770 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 1144648 , Reply# 6 3/16/2022 at 00:06 (770 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
From my experience, worn out high limit thermostats cause long dry times since it’s cycling the heat below the cycling thermostat. Most of the time a dryer that’s used with a restricted vent will cause the high limit thermostat to fail sooner than it’s supposed to but since that Maytag HOH dryer is almost 50 years old, the high limit thermostat more than likely is worn out and tired after so many drying cycles and opening the door to add something in or to see how dry everything is and even something as simple as opening a door on a Maytag HOH dryer will cause the high limit thermostat to trip since it’s that sensitive.
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