Hi everyone! i have a dryer it’s 2 years. now she doesn’t start. yesterday i took the clothe out of her and it was all dry, but them when i was going to put another load it won’t start. can anyone help me? what can i do?
A model number may help others help you.
I am assuming this is an electric dryer (not gas).
Try flipping the breaker off/on slowly a couple times. Sometimes you can loose half the line without actually tripping the breaker.
Check the voltage at the plug
L1 to L2 should be 240 volts
L1 to Neutral and L2 to Neutral, both should be 120 volts.
Most unit use L1 to Neutral (120 volts) for the motor (start).
If OK
Unplug the unit and check the wires at the terminal strip in the machine to make sure none are loose or burned out
If OK
Check the power at the terminal strip.
Do this with the heater off and on.
Be careful as 240 volts is lethal !!!
If the power is OK then many units have a thermal fuse.
If blown be sure to check/clean your vet system as that is the most common cause of it blowing.
Next would be the push to start switch or the door switch.
If you do not own a meter, I would suggest you purchase a one. You can get a decent digital multimeter for under $20.00. You do not need fancy though it is nice if the leads are a couple feet long.
If it saves ordering one unnecessary part it has paid for itself and you end up owning a useful tool.
Most places will not let you return electrical parts so if you order it, you own it.
A couple things to watch when measuring ohms and continuity
- Always remove power from the machine otherwise you could blow your meter.
- Always disconnect at least one side of any device you are checking. This eliminates the possibility of measuring an alternate/parallel circuit path.
- When checking for closed contacts and continuity use the lowest scale (Usually 200 ohms). Then try higher scales. This scale is 0 to 200 ohms so if the device you are measuring is 300 ohms this scale would show an open circuit which it is not, you are just measuring outside the scale’s dynamic range.
- When you start always short the meter leads together. This will tell you that the meter is working and if there is any 0 offset.
There is a good STICKY at the start of this forum about it’s use.
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A model number may help others help you.
I am assuming this is an electric dryer (not gas).
Try flipping the breaker off/on slowly a couple times. Sometimes you can loose half the line without actually tripping the breaker.
Check the voltage at the plug
L1 to L2 should be 240 volts
L1 to Neutral and L2 to Neutral, both should be 120 volts.
Most unit use L1 to Neutral (120 volts) for the motor (start).
If OK
Unplug the unit and check the wires at the terminal strip in the machine to make sure none are loose or burned out
If OK
Check the power at the terminal strip.
Do this with the heater off and on.
Be careful as 240 volts is lethal !!!
If the power is OK then many units have a thermal fuse.
If blown be sure to check/clean your vet system as that is the most common cause of it blowing.
Next would be the push to start switch or the door switch.
If you do not own a meter, I would suggest you purchase a one. You can get a decent digital multimeter for under $20.00. You do not need fancy though it is nice if the leads are a couple feet long.
If it saves ordering one unnecessary part it has paid for itself and you end up owning a useful tool.
Most places will not let you return electrical parts so if you order it, you own it.
A couple things to watch when measuring ohms and continuity
- Always remove power from the machine otherwise you could blow your meter.
- Always disconnect at least one side of any device you are checking. This eliminates the possibility of measuring an alternate/parallel circuit path.
- When checking for closed contacts and continuity use the lowest scale (Usually 200 ohms). Then try higher scales. This scale is 0 to 200 ohms so if the device you are measuring is 300 ohms this scale would show an open circuit which it is not, you are just measuring outside the scale’s dynamic range.
- When you start always short the meter leads together. This will tell you that the meter is working and if there is any 0 offset.
There is a good STICKY at the start of this forum about it’s use./
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I do not know if your second post is just an error as all I see is my quoted post.
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I do not know if your second post is just an error as all I see is my quoted post.
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it was a mistake
i wanted to say that my model inglis 180-00
I cannot find any info on the given model number, please check it.
http://www.appliancepartspros.com/modelnumber_locator.aspx
Model numbers are usually some letters and then some numbers.
Looks like Inglis is made by Whirlpool.
Perhaps the following will help as they have general repair help.
http://www.applianceaid.com/dryers.html