Troubleshooting and Repairing a no-go motor problem in a Whirlpool Dryer
In this epic journey into appliance repair excellence, Samurai Appliance Repair Man gives you a glimpse into how real appliance technicians think and use the schematic to analyze and troubleshoot electric circuits with minimum disassembly and maximum bad-assery. Being able to do this kind of real-world troubleshooting only comes with understanding how basic electricity and circuits work.
Think this is too technical? What’s the alternative? The alternative is exactly what plagues the appliance repair trade today: pattern recognition and Parts Changing Monkey (PCM) “repairs”. That’s where you replace a part and hope to get lucky. Samurai don't play that.
There’s only one way to be able to do this kind of analysis and that is by learning what everyone who goes into the electrical trades learns, whether they are electricians or radar technicians or appliance technicians: Ohm’s Freaking Law.
I often get asked by PCMs, “Why do I need to know math just to fix appliances?”
Because electricity in a circuit is not “visual.” You can’t watch it and see how it works, like you would a machine. Nor is it intuitive. It operates according to specific but simple mathematical laws that describe the relationship between voltage, current, resistance, and power. While you won’t typically do actual Ohm’s Law calculations in the field, you need to KNOW and UNDERSTAND Ohm’s Law so that it becomes part of how you think when you analyze a schematic.
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6:53 is something that I often forget about and in the field confuses me, thanks for clearly it up.
JUST A NOTICE!!! My dryer would not start. I checked everything, EVERYTHING, before taking it apart to test the motor. When I had performed the continuity test on the white & blue wire connect and then the white & black wire connect into the motor switch, everything was good. SO!! I did a VOLTAGE TEST where I put a jump wire for the door switch to mimic the door being closed. I put my multimeter on ACV 250. I plugged the dryer in. Set the timer to heat dry and pushed the start switch. BOO-YAH!!! It worked. So then I removed the multimeter probes from the connection and tried the start switch again. It is still working. APPARENTLY when I had pushed those probes into the wire harness, I snugged up a loose wire. EVERYONE told me that it was VERY rare that a motor would go bad on a Whirlpool dryer, especially a 3 year old dryer. I was about to load this dryer up and take it to a parts shop to put a new motor in. WHEW!!! Saved a few hundred dollars by checking everything.
Thank you again. I’ve watched one of your videos about a year or 2 ago and it has definitely changed my diagnostic techniques and saved me a bunch of time. Especially on that style whirlpool. Those timers are garbage. High voltage contacts burn up. You can clean them up once, but it doesn’t last. $65 bucks later and your good for another few years with a new junk timer.
thank you
What would be the drawback or result of the T-W never in OPEN? Thank you for this great video
This video was awesome!!! You not only saved me from buying a new dryer, but also got a very valuable crash course in reading a wiring schematic THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!
Perfect....I found by schematic and ringing ot....but was verified by yor video with the jumper for the fix.....thanx for the clarity....nice job....!
Awesome very clear explanation of a repair dryer love your channel
This guy is at the TOP of his game
This video was a huge help, I had the exact same issue with the timer on my dryer. I was able to open the timer and found the little nub on the end of the contact bar for the Tan wire had popped out. I was able to replace it and fixed my dryer at no cost in parts.
When you was jumping the timer contact t/ w did you push button start?
I like your videos very much, blessings from Guatemala
Just had a maytag technician come out. He states that I had a bad motor. I had already tested it and knew it was good, but was not sure on how to do a test on the timer. I had tested power, but as you pointed out, forgot the neutral return was also needed. Same timer as you showed, and also put in a temp connection until I get a replacement timer. Thanks a bunch for going over how to read a schematic for the dryer.
Problem when I press the start button it does not close. I no longer have 120V. I have replaced the switch and it worked for a couple weeks. I take it apart and put it back together and it works? Door switch? Intermittent?
His troubleshooting was my problem as well. Great explanation to it all!
Best dam helpful video I've seen so far. 10000 likes if I could!
awesome tutoring.
Perfect job MR
Wow - saved me a huge headache.
Great video👍👍👍👍
SON OF THE SAMURAI you're a truly Sensei. Today ( 05.19.2022 ) we missed the presentation of your video ( zoom meeting) for troubleshooting the non working gas range. Do you think is possible to uploaded on YT platform ? Thanks for your superb videos
Nice work!
Great video
Hi. I’m trying to figure out how you have the jumper wire connected to the terminals. I can’t make out how how you slid the terminals from the timer onto the jumper wire connectors. Would you mind explaining?
Knowing the flow chart
Hi. I’m trying to figure out how you have the jumper wire connected to the terminals. I can’t make out how how you slid the terminals from the timer onto the jumper wire connectors. Would you mind explaining? Also would it be safe to leave the Alligator clips on instead of the jumper?
I have same exact Dryer and issue. However, when I measure W at the timer it is 5 volts and 0 volts on T. When I bench test the motor directly it runs.
AWSOME VIDEO!!!!! THX !!!! i hav a timer that does not stop at off from reg dry & goes through next cycle ,,,then shuts off there???? ANYONE???? THX!!
That was fuc***** awesome!
Hii I have the same dryer, the dryer is working, but in the automatic cycle the motor timer doesn’t work.I changed two thermostate tha the dryer have but is still not working. Can you help me please?
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5 жыл бұрын
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Replace timer on whirlpool electrical dryer
That was awesome
Samurai Repair man i need help im broke...and our new dryer is broke. Warrenty is garbage I already tried to file a claim. I tested the start switch timer, door switch, thermal fuse, thermostats, I have replacement parts here already(plan on keeping the dryer so I bought the parts regardless) I replaced. the thermostats, the thermal fuse, jumped the door switch, replaced the motor. basically everything is new....except the buzzer, and the heating coil. I push the button. the button hums the timer spins . its a whirlpool wed4815ew1
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Too much talking about how to do it and not enough doing it. Just show us physically how to do it we don’t care about the schematics
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2 жыл бұрын
You’re on the wrong channel.
Excellent troubleshooting, thanks. What is the downside of leaving the jumper permanently? Or what is the purpose of that timer circuit?