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Dryer had been making intermitten squealing, now will not even come on..instead I hear humming/buzzing sound when pressing the start button. Will keep humming until I move timer to OFF setting. Possible need for new motor?
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hum might check ur moister sensor? and also u may have bad motor windings try this If you hear a humming sound from motor area you more than likely have a bad motor.
Try this test out to see if u have weak windings on motor.
Open the dryer door and turn by hand the drum while machine is on ON position. And you or someone else presses the door engagement switch in. If it starts up then u have bad windings
Could be a couple things, depending on the buzz you are getting, if it's a buzz from the board like an alarm, it could be a door switch, if it's an electric sounding humming buzz it could be something stuck in your blower wheel like a sock
When you press the push to start switch and you hear a buzzing/humming sound, it is the motor that has gone bad and CANNOT come on. PLEASE check the motor to see that IN FACT it is bad and that there is NOT SOMETHING foreign somwhere in the blower wheel or elsewhere stopping the system from freely turning
i think the belt is slipping bad on your dryer,,
what puzzels me is you say you can here the motor hum? is it a hum? or a buzz?? if its a buzz then its more likley to be the motor as its past its best and it needs if it needs a new motor as well, it would work out cheeper to buy a new tumble dryer
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.
Several things could cause this....depending on the type of buzz you are hearing...it could be a defective motor. Sounds are difficult to describe in text...but if the motor is bad, I would expect it to make a low pitched humming sound rather that an intense mechanical buzz. In this case the motor would also tend to get hotter the more you try, which could cause the smell.
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