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Whirlpool LGR8648L Gas Dryer - Page 7 Questions & Answers
I have a push button start dryer the light is on
Either the door switch is faulty or it could be the start switch. Need to check out each component to find the one. Operate the door switch by hand to see if the light goes out when activated.
Eric
My whirlpool dryer will not
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There can be many reasons why your dryer will not start or turn...
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I have a Whirlpool Gold Ultimate Care II electric dryer that is not heating. Checked thermal fuse, 3 thermostats & elements with multimeter. All have continuity. What can I check next?
Checking the switch would be a good idea - doesn't matter how much continuity you have, it isn't going to work if the power can't get in there, go round and around and then get out again.
Continuity checks are the most use when it finds something wrong but it isn't unusual to find ohm meter checks misleading when elements or other things are wired in parallel circuits. Continuity checks really need each part of a circuit to be isolated or disconnected from the others - the ohm meter is a good way to check components but sometimes not a good way to check out a circuit.
Clearly for the sake of safety the ohm meter is the first device to reach for but when those checks are exhausted without finding a definite fault it is time to use the voltmeter and chase the power through the circuit to find where it stops...
If you don't like the idea of that very much, sometimes the most useful tool is the mains tester screwdriver - a small screwdriver with a neon bulb and a high value resistor in the handle and a metal cap - the working voltage is always engraved on the handle so don't get it mixed up with a similar looking screwdriver for testing car electrics.
When a terminal is live and the screwdriver blade touches it and your thumb or a finger touches the metal cap the neon will glow. These gadgets are safe, cheap and indispensable in the handy person's toolbox...
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