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I tried to start my dryer last week and it made a pulsing quiet buzzing noise. I have since torn the entire thing apart, searched extensively on the web and concluded that it was most likely that the motor had gone out. I ordered a new motor and blower which arrived today.
I have installed the new motor/blower, reconnected all wiring (except for the interior light) and just tried to start it. Hoping to hoot, holler, and celebrate, I was extremely frustrated when it only made the same exact sound as before. Is there something else I need to reassemble before it will work? Or did I just buy a new motor/blower for nothing? Any ideas on what else it could be?
Thank you!
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Thank you Gene. How would I go about 'checking' these? Should I be checking continuity?
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Quote:... Should I be checking continuity?... Yes, that's right. Gene.
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try to turn the end of cycle signal knob to silent and/or try to make sure the timer is full off (make it click) I had the same sound - thought it was bad wires arching in the outlet then thought it was bad wires in the electric control panel then tracked the sound (using a home made stethoscope) to the little speaker that emits the end of cycle beep/buzzer even that was the 'source' of the sound - still not sure what the cause was I replaced the circuit board because I lost my heat - fixed the sound - still trying to fix the no heat
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thank you for the advice. I have been without a dryer for near three weeks now and finally broke down and took it to the repair shop. I ran out of clean socks a few days ago :( I asked them to call me and they said I could be present while they work on it. Hopefully I will get a lesson along with my bill. Thanks!
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