MODEL IS31V DRUM NOT TURNING MOTOR MAKING A HUMMING NOISE
That’s the motor capacitor you can find them on eBay for around £7 only do this job if you know what you are doing there are utube videos on how you can change them
Sounds like you broke the belt.
SOURCE: Condensing tumble dryer not running
has the belt shredded and wrapped itself around the shaft? try to manually rotate the drum to see if the belt is free and the motor shaft moves. it sounds like the motor is stuck and the smell is the uncirculated heat at the back. let me know your results.
taking the lid off will gain access.
SOURCE: ge dryer makes grinding noise when drum is turning
If youve made sure that its not a roller thats dry or a belt idler pulley that dry,than yes its the motor,and oiling that will only make it worse.
SOURCE: Frigidaire Dryer
If Dryer does not tumble , check the following:
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It won't tumble
If your dryer doesn't tumble, check these:
Belt
Motor
Door switch
Belt
Dryers
have a drive belt that turns the clothes drum. If the belt breaks, the
drum stops rotating. Then you need to replace the belt, and often the
idler pulley, because the pulley tends to wear out at the same time.
Click here for a belt installation diagram.
Motor
If the dryer motor only hums when you press the Start button, the motor may be burned out. Here's how to test the dryer motor:
If
the motor is very stiff, or impossible to rotate manually, and the
blower fan housing is clear, you need to replace the motor.
If
the motor rotates freely, run the motor momentarily with the belt
removed and the blower in place. If the motor runs fine with the belt
removed, there may be a problem with the idler pulley or the clothes
drum. Try to rotate the drum by hand. If it is very difficult to move,
correct any problem with the rollers or pulley, and then reassemble the
dryer and try it again.
If the motor hums but doesn't rotate on
its own even with the belt removed--yet you can turn it freely by
hand--you usually need to replace the motor or the motor start
capacitor.
Door switch
Your
dryer can't operate at all if the door switch is defective. It's inside
the dryer main housing near the door frame. Sometimes you need to raise
or open the top or front of the dryer to reach the switch. If it's
defective, you need to replace it."Source Repaiclinic
SOURCE: whirlpool dryer drum making noise
window.google_render_ad();There are many places & parts that could be causing your Whirlpool
dryer to be noisy.
To find out what is causing the noises, you
need to find out where are the noises coming from.
Start the dryer and let it run for a while and listen to try to
pinpoint where in the dryer the noises is coming from. Once you have
an idea of the area, you will need to disconnect the dryer from the
wall outlet and take the dryer apart.
Below you will find the parts that you need to check when your
dryer is noisy.
The drum baffles:
The drum baffles are use to tumble the clothes inside of
the drum, in other words, the baffles job is to separate the pieces
of laundry as the drum turns.
When the dryer is getting older and if you use the dryer a lot,
the drum baffles holding screws will become loose. Loose drum
baffles will cause noises. All you need to do, is to open the top
panel and tighten the drum baffles holding screws.
The drum support rollers:
These dryers uses four drum support rollers, tow on the
front and two on the rear. The job of the drum support rollers is to
keep the drum tumbling smooth.
When the grease on one of the rollers dry out, the roller start
to make squeaking noises and the roller bearing will start to wear
out until the bearing on the roller is gone. When the bearing on the
roller is gone, the noise will change from squeaking to a clanking
noise.
The blower wheel:
The blower wheel is use to circulate the air inside of
the dryer drum. The most common Whirlpool blower noises are cause by
something falling inside of the blower housing and hitting the
blower when the motor runs.
The Idler pulley:
The Idler pulley is use to apply the necessary tension on
the belt. There are two types of idler pulleys, the pulley with the
wheel and the pulley with the teflon slide. A bad idler pulley could
cause a Whirlpool dryer to be noisy.
The drive motor:
Worn out bearings on the motor will cause the motor to
run kind of noisy. When the motor starts making noises, the solution
to this problem is to replace the motor.
The belt:
The belt on most dryers is only about1/4 inch wide. These
belts work very hard making the drum tumble. When the belt stretch
just 1/2 inch more that it supposed to, the belt will start slipping
and that could cause your Whirlpool dryer to be noisy.
As you could see, there are a lot of parts that could become
noisy in your dryer. When your dryer starts making noises, make sure
to check it out before it gets worse.
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Check to see if the humming is coming from the motor if it is, the motor is most likely bad. A possibility. A test would be disconnect the motor from the drum and see if the motor runs ok. If it has a belt you could take the belt off to do this.
Please if you are going to do the job make sure the appliance is unplugged ok
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