GE GFDN110ELOWW front load dryer will not start. Makes a clicking noise when start button is pushed and drum will not turn. The power is turned on and when I push the start button it clicks and does nothing else. The front display works fine. Thank you in advance!
If the motor runs and the drum doesn't turn the belt may be worn or broken...or you may have a faulty idler
Regards,
Dennis
SOURCE: when you push start button, it makes noise but won't start.
This is a A.C. hum that you are hearing. this is a warning sign. You are experiencing motor failure. the actual windings inside of the motor are losing their potential to hold an even current due to breakage. the shutdown is a safety feature built in the control panel to prevent electrical spark/fire.
SOURCE: dryer makes a buzzing noise when I push the start switch.
Sounds like a bad motor, The buzzing noise is probably the motor humming then nothing because the thermal over load switch inside the motor opened. Timer will still be energized. Good Luck
The Squirrel
SOURCE: dryer won't start
Unplug the machine and check for a blown thermal fuse. It's located just inside the rear of the dryer and is usually attached to or near the exhaust duct. It's about one inch long and can be tested using a multimeter or ohmmeter. Check for continuity. A lack of continuity means a blown thermal fuse. Sorry for your trouble and I hope this helped. Best wishes.
SOURCE: ge front load dryer wont start but all the lights
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Hi,
There can be many reasons why your dryer will not start or turn...
The most common causes are the belt breaking or jumping off, or the motor going
bad...
Here are a couple of tips that I wrote will help you to figure out why your
dryer will not run...
Dryer Repair - The Dryer is not Turning
Dryer Repair - The dryer will not start
heatman101
SOURCE: dryer works god for a while then overheats and
thats probably a thermostat going out, over heating , and shutting down if you have a meter you can check them, Set your multimeter to the R X 1 setting. Take each of your meter's probes and touch one to each terminal. You are testing for continuity, and you should receive a reading of either zero or infinity. At room temperature, testing the thermostat should produce a reading of zero. But if a thermostat is tested when it is heated to its limit, a reading of infinity should be produced. I strongly recommend that you test your thermostat at room temperature.
Hi,
Here is a tip that I wrote about dryers and noises...
It will help you determine what is happening there...
Dryer Repair Squeaks, Grinding, Clicking and Knocking Noise
heatman101
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