I got this machine from someone who reportedly used it only about three times and then stored it in a cabin that was unheated in the winter months. It smelled musty when I got it, and my bread machine guru friend cooked water in it and so forth and got rid of the musty smell. She then baked something on Quick Bread Cycle and a loaf of classic white bread on the Basic Cycle. She then returned the machine to me, it sat around in my laundry room for about a month, and yesterday I put a Krusteaz white bread mix in it and fired it up....and it just sat there, making all sorts of appropriate noises, the control panel working, but the paddle did not turn. Yes, the pan was inserted correctly and snapped down properly. The program was set to Basic and Medium crust and I hit start. The timer counted down while it was working, it seems everything was OK except the paddle did not turn. I could turn the paddle by hand, after I had cancelled and then programmed it three times and then finally gave up, kneaded the bread dough by hand, washed the pan out, etc etc. I had no manual so downloaded and printed the 32 page manual thinking I must be doing something wrong....
My friend came over and looked at it, she was pretty astounded that this machine, which looks like new, sat down on me like this as it worked for her....and we would welcome any suggestions. She said I had everything hooked up correctly and it was programmed correctly, she also snapped the pan in and programmed it, and it made noises and the control panel worked, but the paddle did not turn.....
Also, when the pan was removed the drive shaft did not turn, either. When you remove the pan and start the machine, that shaft is not turning, so of course the paddle is not kneading.
Is it a goner? Thanks
Hi,
You probably need a new belt. Either that or as a result of adverse temperatures in that cabin the motor is gone.
Unfortunately Regal does not make bread machines any more and that belt is very difficult to find.
Maybe if you can measure it you an find something close.
What a pity...
Hank
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