Many dryers are equipped with a reset button on the control panel. If the motor won't run, let the dryer cool for about ten minutes. Then push the reset button. If there are no problems with the motor, switches, or electrical system, this should restart the dryer.
How do you test a dryer switch?
If yours is a two-wire switch, touch one tester probe to each of the switch's terminals. You should receive a reading of infinity. While the probes are still touching the switch's terminals, press in on and hold the switch. The reading should change to zero.
What causes a dryer to not turn on?
Common dryer issues include a faulty door switch or start switch and control problems such as a broken dryer timer or faulty electronic control board: If the drum light doesn't turn off, a failed door switch is the likely reason the dryer won't start. A blown thermal fuse often prevents an electric dryer from starting.
What is a dryer switch?
This dryer door switch is a simple on/off switch mechanism that prohibits the dryer from operating when the door is open, and operates the drum light. One end attaches to the wiring harness, the other goes through the panel to make contact with the door when the door is closed.
How do you know if your dryerswitch is bad?
Faulty Switch As a safety feature, the dryer will not work with an open door. When the switch is broken, it is unable to tell the control panel the door is shut, so the dryer will not turn on. The only way to tell if the switch is faulty is to take it out of the dryer and test it with a multimeter.
How do I replace a dryer switch?
- Shut off the power. Unplug the dryer.
- Remove the lint screen. Pull the lint screen out of the housing in the top panel of the dryer.
- Remove the lint screen housing screws.
- Raise the top panel.
- Disconnect the door switch wire harness.
- Remove the door switch.
- Install the new door switch.
- Connect the wire harness.
How do you remove the start switch on a dryer?
Locate your dryer's start switch. It will be located under the control console panel on top of your dryer. To gain access under the control panel, you will have to remove the screw(s) located at either end of the control panel. There may be a piece of trim, or an endcap over the screws you have to remove.
How do you fix a broken dryer start button?
- Shut off the power. Unplug the dryer.
- Pull the knob off. Pull the control knob straight up and off of the front of the push-to-start switch.
- Remove the back panel.
- Remove the push-to-start switch.
- Install the new push-to-start switch.
- Reattach the back panel.
- Reinstall the control knob.
- Restore power to the dryer.
How do I know if my dryerswitch is bad?
As a safety feature, the dryer will not work with an open door. When the switch is broken, it is unable to tell the control panel the door is shut, so the dryer will not turn on. The only way to tell if the switch is faulty is to take it out of the dryer and test it with a multimeter.
How do you remove the front panel of a Whirlpool dryer?
On the front of the dryer, press out on the two end tabs connecting the console to the dryer's front. Pull up on the console to unhook it from the front, then you should be able to easily slide it away from the dryer. Open the dryer door and use a small putty knife to pry the door switch off of the dryer.
How do you remove the cover on a Whirlpool dryer?
You'll have to access the back of the dryer to remove a panel from these newer Whirlpool dryer models. Look for three screws at the rear of the top cover. Remove these with a screwdriver, then simply lift the cover up and slide it off.
How do you remove the start button on a dryer?
- Disconnect the Power.
- Remove Push-to-Start Button/Knob.
- Pull Dryer Away from Wall.
- Loosen the Back Control Panel Mounting Screws.
- Carefully Lift and Pull Back Panel Away.
- Set Panel and Screws Aside.
- Identify the Broken Switch.
- Snap a Phone Photo of the Wiring.