This weekend I bypassed the thermistor and plugged the leads from the old thermal fuse to a brand new one. Still no change.  The drum turns as long as I'm holding down the button (so the belt is OK). I've opened the door and pressed down the piece that activates the door switch, held down the start switch and the drum turned, so the door switch seems fine too.

After not working at all for almost a week straight, it did fire up again just recently this evening. The dryer ran for about 5-10 minutes total, started off normal, then gradually started sounding rough and somewhat shaking, got louder, then stopped making the noise…and then ultimately stopped running again. The sound was like something running over rollers, a grinding type sound.

This seems to be a multi-faceted problem and I’m just now at a loss. Any thoughts as to what would cause intermittent starting and then even more intermittent following thru with completing the cycle?…and a fairly rough one at that?

⟐ Reopened Eylül 05, 2018 at 10:20 GMT-7

The belt is still on and if I push the door trigger in and turn the drum manually and press start the motor will turn the drum in whichever direction that I turn it.

I took the lid off and tried to turn drum but hand, it did turn and as it is supposed to be, it was stiff to turn.

I decided to test the strength of the motor so while i has it turning i put some resistance on the drum from the inside and it was plenty strong, the problem seems to be just getting the motor started.

Any clue on what could be causing this?

thanks

I read online it could also be a lint jam... so, i have cleaned it all out, blew and vacuumed it... the support wheels seemed fine, I can turn the motor which turns the drum with just a pinky.

I will put it back together tonight and see how it goes.

⟐ Commented Şubat 11, 2025 at 21:47 GMT-7

⟐ Commented Şubat 09, 2023 at 1:32 GMT-7

Any suggestions?

⟐ Commented Mart 30, 2023 at 13:41 GMT-7

⟐ Answered Ekim 29, 2022 at 11:22 GMT-7

I thought the former door switch was the problem because I got a multimeter and last week it detected continuity in the female end that connects to the control board but found no continuity between the pins in the old door switch

I ordered a new door switch from here: http://www.appliancepartspros.com/whirlp...

After I finally received the new door switch and confirmed there was continuity between its pins, I just inserted it into the dryer, but it still won't start. I then checked for continuity in the female end that connects to control board but it now no longer has any detected continuity

If this is confusing, I attached some photos: https://imgur.com/a/BMT1sj8

The bottom photo is the female end I'm talking about that no longer has continuity

Did I not correctly check for continuity in the female end? Was I supposed to check the continuity between its pins and the blue and white cords in the very bottom of the first image?

⟐ Answered Temmuz 04, 2018 at 22:32 GMT-7

i put the dryer recently on normal 1 hour cycle , no wrinkle guard and after a few minutes it shows rotating blinking lights. Sometimes it stops mid cycle. There is no wrinkle guard on . It never did this before, first time! Can anyone tell me what is wrong with the dryer.

⟐ Commented Şubat 12, 2026 at 10:55 GMT-7

⟐ Answer edited Kasım 26, 2024 at 7:27 GMT-7

Loud humming after a few minutes of being on. I have a suspicion it's the element, but how does the element cause a loud humming noise like that?

Thanks in advance!

⟐ Answer edited Ocak 03, 2025 at 12:04 GMT-7

• We’ve fully cleaned the exhaust ducts from the drier to the exterior wall.
• We’ve fully cleaned the inside of the machine of all lint and blockages
• We have replaced the High Limit Thermostat, Cycling Thermostat, Thermal Cutoff Switch, and the heating element itself.

The dyer still gets extremely hot to the touch even when used on the low setting, and still occasionally blows a fuse. What else can I try to get this device fixed.

⟐ Answer edited Mayıs 20, 2024 at 13:38 GMT-7

⟐ Commented Aralık 02, 2020 at 17:52 GMT-7

My families Kenmore Dryer, Model # 417.83042300, has been acting up for the past few weeks or so. The dryer gets very loud and sounds like it’s about to overheat and explode. We’ve unplugged it for a week and the dryer still continues to make a loud ruckus. I suspect it might be the motor but I am not sure. Can anyone with experience give this video a listen and provide me with a solution? Any feedback would be great, thank you all!

LINK: https://youtu.be/yu1hqNyC_f0

⟐ Answer accepted Eylül 27, 2020 at 8:29 GMT-7

Model number YWED8000DW

⟐ Answered Ocak 14, 2020 at 8:23 GMT-7

⟐ Answer edited Mayıs 21, 2024 at 10:22 GMT-7

⟐ Commented Şubat 04, 2019 at 15:29 GMT-7

When I use the Timed cycle, it works fine. No problem running for 30-35 minutes.

I checked out the Lint filter before the first load of two. It was really filthy like the previous owners didn’t know to clean it ever. I also cleaned out what I could of the exhaust venting ducting. Before this second load, I took out the filter and cleaned out the vent ducting that holds it in place. It was filthy and a lot of lint was removed. I disconnected the exhaust ducting and blew it out with my leaf blower. Velocity is supposedly about 70 mph with a lot of volume as well. A lot of lint was blown out at the end where it exits the house. A lot. I thought that was the cause of the issue.

I ran a second load of towels through and got the same results. Everything looks great. Set the panel to “Towels” and medium heat and was feeling positive…till it quit after 5 minutes. I did nothing to it except to set the dryer controls to the Timed Dry setting and 35 minutes. The towels dried, but seemed like there was still some moisture in them.

My conclusions from this are

that the motor isn’t overheating, or the dryer would shut off under any mode I selected.

the ducting is clear. I got some lint out the first time I cleaned the lint filter. I got a LOT of lint out the second time.

Airflow through the venting should be sufficient. Not only is it a decent volume of air, but the air at the exit point outside the house is cool, not hot.

Having it run fine with a timed setting indicates the motor isn’t overheating. Otherwise, it would shut down in either mode.

There are no strange noises happening, like a belt slipping. In fact, the dryer sounds great.

I’m at a loss. And I really don’t want to call a technician out to fix something that I can change myself. But I need a bit of guidance to get started.

Chris

⟐ Answer edited Şubat 06, 2026 at 21:01 GMT-7