If it works on auto but not on time you have a bad timer,it's not counting down,it's better to use auto anyway,when the clothes dry the dryer shuts off on it's own,this way your not using extra electricity,if your clothes dry in 30 minutes and it's on 60 minutes it will still run after the clothes are dry on auto it doesn't.if you open the door and look around the opening you'll see a tag with the model number,your missing a couple of letters on the model number.
This is completely backwards from my post. It works on timed, not on auto dry.
ok lets get this right,the dryer should shut off on auto,it shuts off when the clothes are dry,are you saying it's shutting off before the clothes are done?the timer moves when the heat is off it stops when the heat comes on,it does this until the clothes are done
one more thing if the dryer doesn't shut off when on auto,it just sits there you have a problem with your heater and need to change the element,it's most likely broke and it's touching the frame keeping the heat on all the time,when in auto the timer will only move when the heat shuts off,this is probably why the clothes are so hot when you take them out on time,or the cycling thermostat is bad.the only way to tell is to check the parts with a meter or listen for a clicking sound,that will be the heater shutting off and on or remove the back panel and start it and see if the heater is shutting off,all the parts are in the back on your machine,you'll need a meter,unplug the dryer,you have to pull at least one wire off the part you're checking,check the thermostats,if they check good check the element or you could still have a bad timer,the only way to tell is to check the parts with a meter,
the last two digits for the model number are q0. Anyway, I know it shuts off during auto cycle when the clothes are dry. The problem here is that it shuts off before they are even close to being dry and will not turn back on for 30 minutes or so. It completes cycle when on timed dry, but seems to hot at end of cycle. Not cooling like it should.
put it on auto,put a mark on the timer and on the panel,start it and tell me if it keeps stoppoing at the same spot.if it does move the timer by hand past that spot, and start it,if it runs you could have a bad timer,.when a timer starts to fail it usually sticks in a spot and if you move it by hand past that point it might run.your dryer is just a basic dryer,nothing fancy. you say it will run after 30 minutes,does it start on it's own or do you have to wait a half hour before you can start it again
alsois the dryer clean?when was the last time you pulled off the duct that the lint filter slides into and cleaned out the vent line.this can mess up the way the dryer runs.you can try running it with the vent line removed from the back if the vent line is long you should blow it out with a leaf blower,then pull off the back panel,remove the filter,remove the two screws on top,then take out the 4 screws that hold the duct in place and remove it and clean it out.then try running it and see what happens,it should be cleaned out once every two years so you won't have any problems with the dryer.
hi,i'm sorry to be bombarding you with things to do but i haven't seen this in years,it just dawned on me that there's a resistor in the top console that will cause this,i looked up your machine and the part number is 279872 and it's like 15 or 20 dollars.it's black likea piece of tape with two orange wires on it,also clean thedryer if you haven't already done this,it will keep the dryer running like it should and your clothes will dry on time.let me know how you make out,i just had a hard time understanding what your problem was.hope this helps you
paste this and check it out,this will help you...............Some information on a Whirlpool built dryer and the automatic cycle
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also the dryer and vents were just cleaned
Some information on a Whirlpool built dryer and the automatic cycle.............copy this,paste it and check out the site it should help you out,this is your problem,it shows you the old resistor and what the new one looks like,just copy everything before the period and paste it
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