SOURCE: Press start button and dryshuts off when start button is released
There is a switch assembly on the motor that activates when the motor is running. Centrifugal switch. It keeps it running when you release the switch. That is where to start. Eric
SOURCE: I press the start button
This is a common issue caused by a blown thermal fuse located on the blower housing and wired in series with the motor. Power to the motor is then cut and therefore cannot run. No dryer function works when the motor cannot run. Click on the link below for the complete details of the troubleshooting and repair procedure.
Whirlpool Duet and Kenmore Elite Electric Dryers Not Starting
SOURCE: Kenmore stacked washer/dryer 970-17802. Dryer
Hello Bruce, welcome to FixYa.
I'll start by saying your post indicates it is Kenmore 97017802 (Frigidaire) stacking washer & dryer laundry center and that you have a start problem with, correct ?
What you've done so far is a good start, thank you for providing that info...I now know no need to discuss possible start switch failure.
There are no fuses exactly, not in the traditional sense like on older stoves, but there is a thermal cut-out, aka hi-limit thermostat. Have you checked the hi-limit cut-out for the dryer, (some actually have 2, though only one will cut off the motor...the smaller one on the back wall above the shroud in the image) or do perhaps not know where to look ?
It is located at the back of the dryer on the heater shroud as shown above...but you'll need to remove the top to see it. You can use the same method as the start switch to check it...
**Just be sure to unplug the dryer before servicing...safety first**
I have a complete service manual for these "laundry centers" if you thnk it may help. If so reply with an email address and I'll fire it off to you in a "pdf" attachment.
Thank you for choosing FixYa, I hope to help you going forward. Please let me know how you make out.
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Macmarkus :)
SOURCE: My Whirlpool Dryer GEW9868KQS has power, but
It's probably either the start switch or door switch. Try bypassing the switch and see if it starts. If it does,you can either replace the switch or try taking it apart and fixing the switch yourself. (I had a switch that simply required a copper contact to be readjusted and its worked perfectly for several years)
SOURCE: kenmore HE5 dryer won't start
Several different problems could prevent your dryer from running. Make sure that the door is firmly closed and hold down the start button for a couple of seconds to start the dryer. If you hear a click from the control board then the door switch and the control board are likely okay. You could have a blown thermal fuse or a broken belt in the dryer. To check these components,unplug the dryer and remove the bottom front service panel as shown in the first image below. With this panel removed, you can tell whether the drive belt is broken. If the drive belt is okay, I recommend checking the thermal fuse. This fuse is located on the blower housing as shown in the second image below. It will have light blue wires attached. To test the fuse, remove one wire and measure the resistance across the leads of the fuse with a volt/ohm meter. You should measure near zero ohms of resistance (continuity). If you measure infinite resistance, then the fuse is blown and will need to be replaced. You can verify that this is your failure by taping the contacts of the light blue wires together with electrical tape to "bypass" the thermal fuse. Reassemble the dryer and see if the motor runs with this fuse bypassed. If it does, then this verifies that the blown thermal fuse prevented the dryer from running and that this was the only failure. NOTE: Do not continue to run the dryer beyond this brief test with the thermal fuse bypassed. This component must be replaced. It is an important safety feature of the dryer. You can order a new thermal fuse from the Sears PartsDirect website. The part number is 3392519.
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