Motor overheats shuts off after 30 min...how do i fix problem

Some dryers with a moisture sensor can be eiter have a defective moisture sensor or it called be block with fabric softener.

Outside of this, A friction problem or a drive motor problem could be causing the motor to overheat and shut down. With the dryer empty, try rotating the drum in a counterclockwise direction. Although you should feel some resistance of the belt and motor pulley, it should spin without excessive force needed. If you detect rubbing or unusual resistance, then a friction problem is likely causing the motor to overheat. Excessive lint in the bottom of the dryer cabinet around the motor could also cause it to overheat and stop. A failed drive motor could also be causing your problem

If you do not feel comfortable in accessing the internal dryer components, then I recommend calling a service technician to diagnose and repair this failure. Without a model number I am unable to provide you with specific information. For further assistance resubmit your question with the complete model number of your dryer.

Most likely motor is bad. It runs a little while,overheats, and shuts off. After cooling down it will restart and repeats process.

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You shouldn't let the washer run for more then 30 seconds without spraying. If you let the motor run without squeezing the trigger, the pump will overheat and damage the motor. You may also need to change the spark plug and clean/replace the air filter.

Tough to answer without more information. Most likely the speed of the motor is too fast for the fan which causes unnecessary load on the motor causing it to overheat and shut off. Likewise the motor could be underpowered causing the same thing. I would bank on speed. The squirrel cage blowers have speed limits and won't go any faster regardless of how fast the motor can turn. Check the speed rating on the old motor and compair it to the new one.

Does it shut down completely? If it does, and the timer ceases turning, your problem may be a blocked vent pipe or Lint buildup.Your high limit switch is designed to kill power to your heater coils and sometimes the motor in case of overheat.

This is a common problem that is not a good one. But the motor is goin bad. If you try to start it you will hear like a hum then start. Motor is going bad and over heating and shutting down on overload. Sorry. Hope this helps.

The high limit just shuts off the heating element, so that wouldn't determine if the dryer runs or not. normally if the dryer wont turn on after you have run it then will restart after it has been off for a while it usually means that the motor is overheating and what is happenning is the motor has a limit switch on it that shuts the motor off when it gets too hot. It is a resettable switch, so when the motor cools down it will restart. The only way that the motor overheats that much is either a bad motor or something causing enough drag on the motor to cause it to overheat but normally if something is causing drag on the motor, such as a bad roller,blower wheel ect., the belt ususally takes a dive too. All that to answer your original question about the high limit, most likely not.

Hi, The motor is overheating and shutting off on an overload.
The motor will need changed. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Vic

Your motor is very likely overheating and needs replacement. A simple test is the motor will be so hot you cannot even touch it. Hope this helps!