Tip & How-To about Dryers
Last week i had my Neptune dryer come up with this 8.8 error code and wouldn't start. so i called the Maytag people and they claimed there is no such error code so they sent out a tech (free of charge ) :) and he tested it and found nothing wrong and i had remembered that last week it was working fine when it was warm outside but now that it is cold below 40 deg. it does not want to work so i thought that this has something to do with the the dryer sitting in the room outside where it is cooler that it is inside so i got a heating pad and i placed it under the sensor that sits on the bottom of the dryer to see what would happen but no avail
so then i moved the heating pad to the control panel area on the back and turned on the heating pad for 20 minutes on high and came back and tried the drier and wow it now works so called the Maytag people back and they sent out a rep and i showed this to them and they were amazed on how this worked they are currently working to solve this issue
Hope this tip will help
Best regards Mike
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Michael Thomas Jan 22, 2010
Hello there: Investigate these five areas if your dryer is not heating up: Proper Voltage If your dryer won't heat up, it's possible that it is not beingsupplied with the proper voltage. Here are three ways to make surepower is getting to your dryer: First, make sure your dryer is pluggedin. Next, check the circuit breaker panel to make sure all the circuitbreakers are in the correct positions. Finally, check to make sure nofuses in your fuse panel are blown. Any of these could explain whypower is not getting to your dryer. Heating Element It is possible that your dryer isn't heating because its heatingelement is defective. Heating elements are irrepairable. If yours hasceased to function properly, you will have to replace it. Open yourdryer's cabinet and locate the heating element so that you can test it. How to open a dryer cabinet. How to test a dryer's heating element. How to replace a dryer heating element. Find a heating element for your clothes dryer. Thermal Fuse Another possible cause for a dryer not heating up could be attributedto a faulty thermal fuse. Once a dryer's thermal fuse has blown, it isno longer of any use. If your dryer's fuse is blown, you will have toreplace it. Open up your dryer's cabinet and locate its thermal fuse sothat you can test it. How to open a dryer cabinet. How to test a dryer's thermal fuse. How to replace a dryer's thermal fuse. Find a thermal fuse for your clothes dryer. Thermostat If any of your dryer's thermostats have become defective, they could bethe reason that your dryer is not heating. Open up your dryer's cabinetand test each of your dryer's thermostats. If any are faulty, replacethem. How to open a dryer cabinet. How to test a dryer thermostat. How to replace a dryer thermostat. Find a thermostat for your clothes dryer. Timer motor A defective timer motor could also cause your dryer to not heat up.Test your dryer's timer motor. If it is no longer functioning as itshould, replace either the entire motor assembly, or just its motor. How to test a dryer timer motor. How to replace a dryer timer. Find a timer for your clothes dryer.
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