My dryer recently stopped working. When I tried turning it on, it would just make a buzzing sound. The drum would not spin. I checked the breaker and the lint trap which looked fine.
In an attempt to try to narrow down the problem, I had my wife press in the door switch, gave the drum a spin by hand, and hit the start button. The dryer started and continued to run until my wife let go of the button.
The dryer now seems to be working fine. It will start just as before (without spinning it by hand). It looks to be heating up fine and we’ve opened/closed the door and restarted it several times.
Any thoughts as to what the problem might have been? Should I keep an eye out for something to fail in the near future?
In case it matters, I will also add that I replaced the belt, drum slides, drum bearing, and heating element back in April, 2007.
Yes, thank you so much. I was having the exact same issue. After holding the door switch and turning the drum by hand, it fired right off. I did smell something burning immediately after it started but it only lasted about 30 seconds or so. I figure it might have been some lint being burned off.
Thank you sooooo much for posting your GE dryer issue. Because of your post, we were able to get our dryer working again as well:)
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I had the exact problem noted above, and like csideco, this forum fixed it immediately saving me lots of grief and possibly lots of money. Plus my wife thinks I’m a genius. Thanks again, I will go to this site next time something breaks or if I need a part.
Well needless to say this washer has been a pain in my butt… Always something. Two door locks (1 in less than a year) and now it continues to beep irregularly with the lights flashing almost like there is a loose connection somewhere. I’ve taken the front panel off and reset all the connections on the control board and its still doing it. Had to unplug driving the Wife Crazy…
Hi, Ok, I can go trouble shoot it, but there is only one place where all the electronic issues can come from and that’s the Control board, correct? So what’s my chances of solving this problem is I just replace it? I know its $200 bucks… Thanks
This machine has two control boards, and the motor control unit is the one that fails most often. (Gee, it is an electronic component that sits near the hot and wet and vibrating part of the machine, I wonder why it fails)
You can try replacing either board, and if you buy from this site (no we who reply are not connected to the parts operations) and it does not fix the problem you can return it. See the returns policy for conditions.
Thanks so much for your quick reply, great site for parts. They stand by them!! I had a door lock switch failed with only 2 days left for the year and they replaced it free of charge. They have my business.
Motor control board, where is that located on the washer?
Had the problem…called Sears. Wanted $203…to fix which included a one year warranty…big deal…spent i think 600 only 3 1/2 years ago and had a 3 year warranty…of course that expired…thanks man.
I called my sister as she was hauling her dryer off to get repaired, which was told by a repairman that it sounded like it was the motor. In an attemp to help I googled the problem and asked her if she would like to try it and she agreed… She called me ten minutes later and I couldn’t believe my ears when she said it WORKED and her dryer was running again… She insisted I posted the good news!!! Lol!! THANK YOU!!!
The internet is amazing. We have wet clothes hanging up all over the house and have been talking to Sears about coming to do a repair…and I decided to google it just to see…and this solution WORKS!!! Thanks so much!
I’ve been on the internet all morning long searching for results of my ge electric drying buzz when pressing the start button but would not cycle. After reading articles on other sites it appeared that it may have been the door switch which I purchased and changed myself. After plugging machine and hitting the start button, it obviously was not the issue because it still did not cycle
Kept searching the internet until I found this site! WELL!!! I’m sooo happy to say that all of you guys helped me solve my issue!!! I used my home vacuum and vacuumed out the lint hoses and my dryer is back to normal!!! Thank you guys!!
Thanks for sharing this great advice, it worked for me. I had the same problem. My GE dryer would not start only a buzzing sound when the start button was pressed. I did as you suggested and also vacuumed out the vent. Now its working perfectly, Thanks.
If you turn the dial to Drain, it will stop beeping. But it will likely continue to beep when washing clothes. I opened mine, unplugged the wires from the control board, cleaned it with a q-tip and it was fixed when I put it back together. I could barely tell it was dirty, but I guess that did the trick.
