Testing A Motor

darren

So i get a call at work today and the wife says that the dryer stopped working. So when I got home I ripped it apart and tested the resistance of the motor. It is reading O.L., which in know means there is no resistance.

Is this is a sign of a crapped out motor, its been a while since i have done any work on a motor.

Thanks

joasis

No reading indicates no continuity, or in other words, an open in the field....in other words, junk it.

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Celtic

Before you junk it....check the dryer vent - is it full of lint?

There should be a little replaceable hi temp. cutout on the back of the dryer...if/when it goes....the dryer will spin, but not make heat.


I bring this up because last year at this time I got the same call....not from your wife, but mine


I found the problem by checking a few appliance websites:
http://www.repairclinic.com/
http://fixitnow.com/

A few others...


EDIT:
You said the MOTOR was fubarred?

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darren

Thanks that is what i thought.

Nothing happens when you hit the start button, hince why i suspected the motor.

I opened up the back of it and can't beleived my house has not burned down yet with all the lent in there, guess i will have to add to my yearly chore list.

Celtic

At least my post wasn't an entire waste

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Sparky Joe

Not a total waste, I was just defeated by the dishwasher.
It seems the 6 accessible screws do not remove the spinny thing on top of the water sucker in-er thing.
So I'll do my research with the sites posted and dive in head first tommorrow, thanks

mickeyco

On the dishwasher thing, if you or anyone else has a GE dishwasher there is a recall for starting fires (I have one of the recalled units), they'll fix it for free or give you a coupon for money off the purchase of a new one. I think the time is near for exercising your options before the offer expires.

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Tmrrptr

Darren,

Plumber I know had about 1/3 of his house burn from a dryer vent problem.

Center of house laundry room, long vent run, habit of using very much smelly stinky fabric softener stuff that combined w lint and torched the house.

Check more often than once a year!

They actually have guys that clean vents professionally...
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Teetorbilt

Tm, was that plastic vent hose involved?

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JohnJ0906

Hey! Easy on all those technical terms!

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All replies based on the 2008 NEC

BigJon3475

If at all possible replace with straight piping not flex......Flex no matter what it is made of is horrible for trapping lint in between the metal rings (frame) of the flex. Once it's there it collects much faster than when it's brand new. Straight pipe has flat surfaces and takes much longer to gather lint up.....make sure you don't use any sort of screws to attach it anywhere...for obvious reasons.

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mdshunk

That's actually code. No penetrating fasteners, and a 25' max duct run. Each ell counts as 5 feet.

BigJon3475

I don't deal with dryer vents all that often......That was just what I have noticed with flex vents plastic/metal....Good to know that it's code though if I have to deal with anymore now I know thanks.

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boman47k

If the windings show no continuity, the stats would have no bearing in this situation.