dryer doctors update & ????

[sawduster]

7 yr old whirlpool dryer , nuttin' fancy , has worked just fine until this AM when it quit mid-cycle
Completely dead .....will not even grunt when turned on :no:
There's power to the machine and switch ohms out just fine. No loose wires or anything burned or obviously wrong underneath . Belt is not broken Checked door switch .
Motor shot maybe ?
I have a meter and can do basic testing but nothing real fancy
The thing is just dead ......any ideas ? :dontknow: :help:

*Update

Motor is not shorted . all thermostats I could find have continuity . One very small round device located on the back wall does not have continuity ......could this be a fuse or limit switch that is open ? I would assume on a cold dryer this would be closed along with everything else . Schematic shows no " normally open " switches :dontknow:

 

[RandyJ]

Re: Any dryer doctors in the house ?

Have you looked here? http://www.partselect.com/repair.aspx?appliance=dryer&part=dryer-wont-start

Could be any of these... good luck.

 

[CrealBilly]

Re: Any dryer doctors in the house ?

7 yr old whirlpool dryer , nuttin' fancy , has worked just fine until this AM when it quit mid-cycle
Completely dead .....will not even grunt when turned on :no:
There's power to the machine and switch ohms out just fine. No loose wires or anything burned or obviously wrong underneath . Belt is not broken Checked door switch .
Motor shot maybe ?
I have a meter and can do basic testing but nothing real fancy
The thing is just dead ......any ideas ? :dontknow: :help:

I found when when working with appliances a good swift kick almost always makes something happen.

 

[Skymaster]

Re: Any dryer doctors in the house ?

IF you can get a pair of Mark2 eyeballs on motor, check to see if it has a thermal reset button and if so reset it. Also check for loose or fallen off ground wire

 

[sawduster]

Re: Any dryer doctors in the house ?

Have you looked here? http://www.partselect.com/repair.aspx?appliance=dryer&part=dryer-wont-start

Could be any of these... good luck.

That was a ton of help bro ....thanx :icon_thum

 

[scsmith42]

7 One very small round device located on the back wall does not have continuity ......could this be a fuse or limit switch that is open ?:dontknow:

Yes. Just about all electrical devices that have electric resistance heat have a thermal fuse. Fortunately they are pretty much a standard item at HVAC supply houses, etc. The last ones that I bought cost me more in shiping than the fuse itself.

From memory, most of these things look like a small round piece of ceramic (around the OD of a nickle), with a resistor on them an a couple of spade terminals, along with a metal tab for bolting it in place.

They usually are wired to a contactor somewhere in the equipment that kills all the power, or at least the power to the heat strips.

 

[jerrye]

I'd try Cash's Appliance Parts. They're off of Old Wake Forest between Atlantic and Millbrook.