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Kurt Reber Posted on Sep 30, 2013
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Frigidaire AEQ8700FGO dryer will run (and heat) for about 30 to 60 seconds then stop. 3 lights above start button will flash rapidly. Depressing cancel and start buttons at same time will not work for finding error code

  • Kurt Reber Sep 30, 2013


    Tried vacuuming the lint screen and slot. To vacuum slot, remove plastic mesh behind lint screen (by removing the two Philips head screws which fasten it to inside of dryer). Used slot attachment on vacuum cleaner to clean down into the slot. ALSO, vacuum around the two wires and where they feed into the plastic mesh. These are sensors. There was lint around these wires and where they fed into the sensors. It worked! Ran dryer for several MINUTES before shutting it down... it didn't do that before the cleaning :O)

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Follow this steps and fix it. God bless you

Timer
The timer could be the problem. To check this, turn the timer to a timed cycle say 30 minutes or so then time it. If in 30 minutes the timer hasn't moved and the dryer is still on, the timer is faulty replace it If in 30 minutes the dryer is off, the heating element is your problem

Heating Element
This is the most likely cause for some dryers timer not advancing. Some dryers have two heating elements and if one goes out the timer will not advance if you use it on an automatic cycle but you will still feel heat inside the tub. Replace it

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