Trent October 16, 2019 for Model Number DE808 I just replaced my motor and it's still not turning on. Is there a way to jump the door switch to test if this is the issue? When reinstalling I notice that I have appears to be burn/singe marks on the switch. I have a 3 wire switch: NO: Red NC: Brown COM: Yellow The lights turns on and off when I press the switch but nothing occurs when I attempt to start the dryer. Hoping for a quick test before waiting on a switch to arrive.
1 Answer Trent, the door switch can be tested with the power cord disconnected from the wall. The door switch should read continuity from yellow COM to brown NC when the door is closed. The red NO terminal would read continuity to the yellow COM when the door is opened. If this tests good, then the timer would need to be tested for voltage output and it should have 120VAC at the red wire terminal that leads to the start windings. It should also have 120VAC at the yellow wire terminal where it will go to the thermal fuse at the heater as well as on the blower housing before it goes to the run windings on the motor. Read More...
John January 13, 2019 for Model Number MDG8000AWW My Maytag Dryer has a suspected defect on the Door Switch. I have yet to check it, but have checked the bulb and receptacle that are good. That only leaves the black (hot) wire and gray neutral wire, and of course the door switch. The hot wire is active, so that leaves the neutral that I need to check soon, and if OK leaves me to suspect the door switch. Dryer works fine except for light not going on when door open. The door switch has three wires, blue for common, gray for NC, and a double yellow wire for NO. But your questions and answers says the yellow to be NC and Gray to be NO, while the model # for my dryer video for door switch part shows just the opposite where gray is NC and yellow is NO. It can't be both ways. My drawing before taking off wires was Yellow NO and Gray NC. which I think is correct - do you confirm this to be true. If True, I only need to most likely replace switch, not reverse connections. And will order the part if continuity is defective for light in drum area. Again, what is the proper wire connection? PS, Have ordered several parts previously and everything went fine, only light not working.
1 Answer John, According to the wiring diagram the Blue wire will go to the Common, the Gray would go to the normally closed and the double yellow will go to Normally open. Read More...
James November 27, 2018 for Model Number MDG6800AWW My dryer door switch has 3 wires: The OEM installation is Red (to NO), Gray (to NC) and Blue (to COM). Reviewing your prior responses, you mentioned Gray to NO and Yellow to NC. Q1: Should I just replace exactly as the OEM? Q2: The replacement part only includes 2 wire connectors, which look like they fit the NO and COM leads. Should I just reuse the NC connector?
1 Answer James, You would just reconnect the wiring as the oem specifications and just use the 2 terminals and use reuse the NC connector. Read More...
Larry K January 16, 2018 for Model Number MDE9306AYW After the load is complete the buzzer buzzes until you open the door. After you close the door the buzzer starts buzzing again--so you have to keep the door open a crack all the time so as not to activate the buzzer. Will a new dryer door switch correct this problem. The dryer is 10 years old, but otherwise works perfectly.
1 Answer Larry, This issue would not be caused by the door switch causing the buzzing. This will be an issue with the motor switch that is bad and will have to replace the motor of the unit to correct this. Read More...
Nate August 01, 2017 for Model Number LEA10AW Thanks for your answer, however, I forgot to mention that the door switch for my dryer has 3 terminals. COM, NC, and NO. I'm not sure which terminal the red wire and gray wire are connected to?
1 Answer Nate, The red wire will go to common, the gray wire will go to normally open and the black to normally closed. Read More...
Nate July 31, 2017 for Model Number LEA10AW I have a dryer with a red and gray wire for the door switch. Which color do I attached to the terminals on the 3 terminal door switch?
Cole August 26, 2016 for Model Number ALE643RBW Replacing my dryer door switch. I have a black, white, and grey wire. Which one is the common? And which ones go to the NO and NC? thanks!
1 Answer Cole, The black wire will go to the NC terminal on the switch, Gray will go to the NO terminal on the switch and White will go to Common. Read More...
Larry August 03, 2016 for Model Number LDE8410ACW I have a older Maytag dryer Model LDE8410ACW that is not working properly. The unit would not run unless the door switch was held in and the drum was spun by hand. I replaced the motor and the belt. It ran fine for 5-6 loads then the it stopped working. I found that if I left the door open it ran fine but as soon as I closed the door it stopped. I then replaced the door switch and it ran fine for 5-6 times then I had the same problem. Thinking I had a defective switch I replaced the second switch and again it worked fine for 5-6 loads then again it stopped and only ran when the door was open. When I was changing the motor I noticed one of the drum rollers seemed stuck but as soon as I turned it by hand it freed up and seemed ok. I tried to reverse the leads to the switch but it made no difference. Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated.
1 Answer Larry, You will want to ensure that the rollers are not sticking but with the unit running with the door open but not running when it is closed sounds like the door switch is not wired correctly. Also check for wiring that may be damaged that could cause this issue. Read More...
Robbie December 19, 2015 for Model Number DE410 I have a replacement part with 3 connectors, my old connector only had 2 yellow and white. The dryer is coming on but will not get hot, therefore what purpose does the third connector serve if any??? Where does this third connector go???
1 Answer Robbie, On the door switch kit, If your original only has 2 yellow on one connector and 1 white then this would indicate that you do not have a light in the unit. The 3rd terminal is for the light when the door opens if one was involved. Would recommend testing the thermostats on the unit for continuity. Read More...
K Smiley November 07, 2015 for Model Number DE412 maytag Could you send me the wiring diagram for this model Maytag DE412 series 02 serial # 133337 RX for the door switch. Thank you . ... also can I take the 2 yellow wires and put them together as one?
1 Answer K Smiley, Unfortunately there is not a copy of the DE412 wiring diagram that would be available for sending. Read More...