My whirlpool duet is about 1.5 years old. It has been working great until the last few weeks. I have had a burning spell coming from it. Now it won't drain or spin out. Just makes a buzzing noise. The drain spin cycle works.

Most likely one or more of the door balance springs has broken or come out of its mount...

Mine did that and it was a therostat and the heating element

You could have something between tubs or in the pump. This video shows how to get into the machine. Take a look at the springs and the skate plate.




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If you just got it I would call the manufacture it comes with a 1 year warranty might be a board or sensor issue there are sensor's that tell how much weight is in there so it knows how fast to spin the drum thats where the power saving features come in.

check thermostat. Keep lint collecter clean.

Check the following to address this issue.




1. No power to the dryer
Make sure there's power getting to the dryer. Check for tripped circuit breakers or blown fuses. An electric dryer uses two circuit breakers or fuses, and if only one of two is tripped or blown, the dryer might still run but not heat. Sometimes the power cord disconnects or burns at the dryer, if this is the case, the wiring and the terminal block must be repaired or replaced.

2. Heating element
A burned out heating element will show no continuity when measured with a meter. Replace the element if found defective.

3. Thermal fuse
Most dryers have a thermal fuse, which burns out when the dryer overheats, in which case the dryer will either not run at all or stop heating. The fuse is usually located on the vent duct, inside the dryer. A blown fuse will show no continuity when measured with a meter. Before replacing the fuse, make sure the blower wheel is not broken or clogged, and there is nothing blocking the venting.

first is first ,,, disconnect dryer from plug,, now open bottom panel 2 screws ,, now go and get youre vaccum,shop vac, anything ,, reason for burning smell ,, usually catching on fire ,, we recommend do this 1 as year,,, after cleaning , put about 2-3 fabric sheets inside dryer and let it runn for about 30 minutes to remive smoke from drum,,, thank you

seal it

it could be several things but the element could should be the last part i would check first if you are still using fuses change them both if that doesnt work call for service call a good service man stay away from major companies they are expensive i know i worked for most of them