Kitchen Large Electric Appliances - Electric dryer won't start
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Dradon
12-06-04, 10:40 AM
GE Electric Dryer
Model #DDE7200SBLWW
A few days ago my dryer stopped before the timer had reached the off position. I restarted it and it ran until completion. The next day it again stopped early, but it would not restart, and I have not been able to get it started since.
I have checked the outlet, it is supplying 240V as expected. The power cord is fine. All thermostats/fuses/safeties/limits are fine and untripped. All switches (door, belt, start, temperature) are working correctly.
At this point I think the problem must be the timer or the motor. I'm leaning towards motor since I'd guess the timer would only fail partially, so some cycles should still work, but none do anything.
When I turn the start dial I get nothing - not a sound. I've tried every combination of temperature setting and timing cycle and none do anything. That makes me think the motor is the problem.
With the dryer plugged in I'm getting 120V going into the motor at terminal 1, which I expect, but I can find no power coming out of the motor.
At this point I really need help on how to test the motor. Can anyone tell me a way to determine if the motor is faulty?
Thanks for any help you can give
Model #DDE7200SBLWW
A few days ago my dryer stopped before the timer had reached the off position. I restarted it and it ran until completion. The next day it again stopped early, but it would not restart, and I have not been able to get it started since.
I have checked the outlet, it is supplying 240V as expected. The power cord is fine. All thermostats/fuses/safeties/limits are fine and untripped. All switches (door, belt, start, temperature) are working correctly.
At this point I think the problem must be the timer or the motor. I'm leaning towards motor since I'd guess the timer would only fail partially, so some cycles should still work, but none do anything.
When I turn the start dial I get nothing - not a sound. I've tried every combination of temperature setting and timing cycle and none do anything. That makes me think the motor is the problem.
With the dryer plugged in I'm getting 120V going into the motor at terminal 1, which I expect, but I can find no power coming out of the motor.
At this point I really need help on how to test the motor. Can anyone tell me a way to determine if the motor is faulty?
Thanks for any help you can give
nomind
12-06-04, 08:53 PM
These symptoms all point to one of the thermal switches. Are you sure you checked all of them ? As you said it stopped while running, I would guess the hi-heat switch has opened up . I believe the switches on your model are located at lower back on the blower housing. Look for two disc swithes about the size of a quarter, each with two wires. A simple con test will tell you if that's the problem.
To test the motor, using your ohmeter put one probe on the yellow or orange wire and the other on blue. You should get 2-5 ohms. Now take probe off orange and test black, should also be 2-5 ohms. If either fails your winding is shot :cool:
To test the motor, using your ohmeter put one probe on the yellow or orange wire and the other on blue. You should get 2-5 ohms. Now take probe off orange and test black, should also be 2-5 ohms. If either fails your winding is shot :cool: