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| Maytag Performa dryer won't start (model # PYET444AYT Rev 15) | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27th, 2008 07:50 pm |
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BlueRidgeMark Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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Sudden death! Our electric Maytag Performa (model # PYET444AYT Rev 15, about 4 years old) will not start. At all. On any cycle. My wife came to check on it and found a half-dried load of laundry, and the dryer will not start. It doesn't groan, click, buzz, blink, or even smile when we try to start it. If left alone, we can hear a slight buzzing (ticking?) from the dial area. (Sounds like an old timer motor to me.) If I place my fingers across the moisture sensor (inside the drum, just below the door) this noise stops for about 30 seconds, then resumes. I have power to the dryer as far as the junction block where the wall cord terminates. Dunno after that. (The inside light burned out a while back, so can't tell anything there.) The door switch meters properly. (3 connections, 2 white wires, one red. One is NC, one is NO, both work as advertised.) There is some kind of sensor on the blower housing, in the output part. It has 4 wires, arranged in a plus sign config. Metering across one way shows continuity, the other way shows a short. Dunno what is normal there. This dryer had recently gotten plugged pretty badly when a down vest let go of a seam. I cleaned it all out, and it has functioned normally since then (about a week). I know electricity, but not appliances, so I can follow instructions on troubleshooting. I just don't know where to go from here. Any advice? Or does anyone know where I can get a schematic?
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27th, 2008 08:19 pm |
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RegUS_PatOff Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology 
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How's the Belt ? How's the Thermal Fuse ? (not the 4-wire one, a smaller 2-wire device) Last edited on Sun Jul 27th, 2008 08:24 pm by RegUS_PatOff ____________________ RegUS_PatOff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPAY2LsKVEw my video production: “Easter Seals Walk With Me” (also in HQ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EBiLyYXMiA Upon leaving this Earth "Do you want the Smoking or Non-Smoking section ?" |
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27th, 2008 08:50 pm |
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BlueRidgeMark Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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The belt was ragged, but intact, so I replaced it while I was in there this evening. I had seen I needed a new one when I was cleaning out the down vest mess last week, and ordered one. Where is this 2 wire fuse located?
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27th, 2008 09:52 pm |
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RegUS_PatOff Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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#3 or #5 on the Heater Housing diagram
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28th, 2008 08:56 am |
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Samurai Appliance Repair Man Fermented Grand Master of Appliantology 
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Sounds like a bad thermal fuse. Tech sheet inside control panel.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28th, 2008 07:00 pm |
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BlueRidgeMark Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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Thanks for the tip. I'm on the road for a few days, so I'll check on that when I get home, and let you know.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28th, 2008 11:25 pm |
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bcippola Sublime Master of Appliantology 
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Maytag thermal fuse kit LA-1053. Comes with hi limit also.Replace thermal fuse(2 in package,one for electric dryer and other for gas.Just read paperwork) and thermostat with blue sticker on top of heater always. Check vent hose for restrictions which can cause therm to go. http://www.repairclinic.com/SmartSearch/SSPartDetail.aspx?PartID=3344&PPStack=1
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| Posted: Fri Aug 1st, 2008 07:00 pm |
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BlueRidgeMark Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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Yep. Thermal fuse. I got home this evening and got my meter out. (Dryer unplugged, wires detached.) The sensor on top of the heater shows about 4-5 ohms. Close enough to a closed circuit. The smaller one on the side is wide open. I installed a fused jumper on its leads to test it, and the dryer fired right up. I'll be ordering the kit! Thanks, all!
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| Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 06:31 pm |
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BlueRidgeMark Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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The part arrived in short order. Good service on the parts, guys! Installation took about 10 minutes, because I had "help" from a couple of inquisitive boys  , and we are off and running!Thanks again!
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| Posted: Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 02:36 pm |
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cahartman Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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Hey there! So, my problem sounds like the one described above. I have also taken it apart and gone through belt and other troubleshooting hot spots, but one question - if the timer still runs (it will still click quietly and continue to turn around the dial), could it still be the fuse? I do not have a way to test it, but will invest in one if need be. Thanks!
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| Posted: Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 02:42 pm |
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Samurai Appliance Repair Man Fermented Grand Master of Appliantology
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cahartman, please start a new topic.
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| Posted: Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 02:43 pm |
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Samurai Appliance Repair Man Fermented Grand Master of Appliantology
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Nice work, BlueRidge. And domo for the followup! 
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