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Post by 10point on Jul 18, 2011 11:35:31 GMT -5
I have a Kenmore dryer that is 8 years old. It will only run if you hold down the push to start button. I have taken it apart several times and took the wiring off of the motor and put it back on. I have also added grease to the connection. Each time I do this it will run on its own for several minutes but then stop. Below is a picture of the plug that goes onto the motor. Is something burnt on this plug? Any ideas?  |
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Post by HuntMeister on Jul 18, 2011 12:29:59 GMT -5
Certainly appears that a couple of your connections in that plug are getting hot and that could be your problem. Hard to troubleshoot via internet. If it is getting hot it could be expanding enough to loose good contact.
No I'm not a repairman just my .02 worth.
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Post by irishhunter on Jul 18, 2011 12:38:41 GMT -5
Make sure your dryer vent is clean, if the heating sensor gets to to hot it will shut itself off. Does it smell ?
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Post by 10point on Jul 18, 2011 12:47:33 GMT -5
Make sure your dryer vent is clean, if the heating sensor gets to to hot it will shut itself off. Does it smell ? No smell. |
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Post by featherduster on Jul 18, 2011 13:23:04 GMT -5
You might want to try turning off the wrinkle guard setting or change the temp setting.
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Post by Bentwrench on Jul 18, 2011 17:39:18 GMT -5
Sounds like either the start control knob or what ever it connects to. That could be a capacitor or relay. I would check out the control first. Then again I could be wrong, just guessing from here, one of those things that I'd have to play with.
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Post by dbd870 on Jul 19, 2011 4:26:52 GMT -5
Those connections are bad for sure and need replaced. Now it's possible that will fix it however that could be the result of another problem. Is that a capacitor start motor? If so it my not be coming out of start.
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Post by 10point on Jul 19, 2011 6:47:58 GMT -5
Those connections are bad for sure and need replaced. Now it's possible that will fix it however that could be the result of another problem. Is that a capacitor start motor? If so it my not be coming out of start. I think it is a capacitor. |
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Post by scrub-buster on Jul 19, 2011 8:11:06 GMT -5
What ever you do, be carefull. Dryers aren't nothing to mess around with. Our dryer had the main hot wire going to the motor melt in half last year. I bought a new dryer. I didn't want to take a chance of burning our house down.
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