Dryer Challenged September 03, 2012 for Model Number DE 312 My DE312 heats but does not cool down. The timer cycles thru but I have no temp control other than "hot" regardless of where or which mode you select. Any help with this problem would be appreciated. Thanks!
1 Answer Hello! You will need to check the venting system to ensure it is not kinked or clogged. Also, you will need to test the temperature switch, heating element, and thermostats to verify which part is shorting and replace the defective part. Thanks. Read More...
Scott W. December 11, 2011 for Model Number LDE312 I have read your questions on the timer for this model. I have the same problem that when turned to between more and less dry the timer does not have the clicking noise and will not advance until you manually turn it to below the less dry position. The serial number is 256833. Can you tell me if the timer is bad or something else is bad.
1 Answer Hello Scott. If the timer works in every other spot, but does not there, you will need to replace the timer WP305973. It is bad. Hope this helps. Read More...
Bruce June 02, 2011 for Model Number DE312 I have replaced the broken heater element in my DE312 Maytag dryer, cleaned all the vents, checked the cycling thermostat and hi limit thermostat and they show "closed", do not see any moisture sensor in the drum, tried a new timer, and I have even flipped the dryer breaker off and back on at the circuit breaker box and I still have no heat in the dryer. All wire connections look good. I also still think the dryer timer does not advance on the "Auto" settings. Are there any other sensors, breakers, fuses that I may be missing?
1 Answer Hello Bruce. Test and make sure there are 240 volts coming to the dryer. If so, test and see if there is 240 volts coming to the heater. You can test this with a multi-meter TJMA-DMT3. Here is a link on how to use a multi-meter. Hope this helps. http://forum.appliancepartspros.com/oven-repair-including-ranges-cooktops/4810-how-check-continuity-ohmmeter.html Read More...
Bruce May 31, 2011 for Model Number DE312 Okay, Found a problem. The heater coil wire is broken in the front of the heater chamber. When ordering a replacement, do I order a heater chamber (complete) or just the individual parts as needed? The drawing shows many different parts all with unique "AP" item codes. What do I need to fix this?
1 Answer Hello Bruce. If the heating element is broke, you will need to order WPY303404. This way you will get new insulators as well. Hope this helps. Read More...
Bruce May 31, 2011 for Model Number DE312 My questions originally started with a timer that wasn't working on the "Auto" settings but now my heater doesn't seem to be heating at all. Before whenever I opened the door, I could always feel heat. Now however, when I open the door, there is no heat at all. Could my original problem with the timer not working on the "Auto" settings have been caused by a heater going bad and now the heater has gone totally bad???
1 Answer Hello Bruce. You can test the heater WPY313538 with a multi-meter TJMA-DMT3. It should read closed for continuity. Here is a link on how to use a multi-meter. Hope this helps. http://forum.appliancepartspros.com/oven-repair-including-ranges-cooktops/4810-how-check-continuity-ohmmeter.html Read More...
Bruce May 23, 2011 for Model Number DE312 Yes, along with the other items I have checked, one of the first things I did was make sure the vent was cleaned from the lint trap all the way to the outside window where it exits the house. Just to be sure, I disconnected the vent tube at the bottom of the back of the dryer and ran it for an hour on auto setting and the dial did not move at all. Anything else I can check?
1 Answer Hello Bruce. Test and see if there is 120 volts coming to the timer motor, when the heater cycles off. If not, the cycling thermostat is not working properly. You can test this with a multi-meter MA-DM1. Here is a link on how to use a multi-meter. Hope this helps. http://forum.appliancepartspros.com/oven-repair-including-ranges-cooktops/4810-how-check-continuity-ohmmeter.html Read More...
Bruce May 23, 2011 for Model Number DE312 Hi again, I installed the new cycling thermostat you sent with the 3 wire connection and this also did not fix the problem of the timer not running when on an auto dry setting between the "more dry" and "less dry" settings on the dial. It runs after you physically move it to the less dry setting and then shuts off. I have tried a new timer, new cycling thermostat, checked the wiring to see that nothing is pulled off or broken, looked for a moisture sensor inside the drum but found none. Is there something somewhere else I should be looking at?
1 Answer Hello Bruce. You will need to remove the vent from the back of the dryer and run it with the vent unhooked. If it works properly, then there is an air flow problem. Hope this helps. Read More...
Bruce May 20, 2011 for Model Number DE312 Let's summarize where I'm at. I have Maytag electric dryer DE312. The timer does not move on the "Auto" settings between the "more dry" and "less dry". It does move on "timed dry" and on "Auto" only if you move it below the "less dry" setting and the dryer will shut off. I have tried a new timer and that didn't fix the problem. Reinstalled the old timer and then tried the cycle thermostat and you sent me item AP4037126 which only has 2 wire connections and my DE312 has 3, so could not install. Last suggestion from you was to clean the moisture sensor located inside the dryer drum. My dryer doesn't have this sensor. One of the fellows told me the 3 wire cycle thermostat for this model has been disconnected, however, I found a like thermostat on model DE612, actually 2 of them with the numbers AP4290671 and AP4290686. Do you think I can use either of these and also, do you think this part is my problem? The numbers on my old thermostat are 3-04475-2 and there is also L140-20F along with 3 other numbers being, 203371, 60T13 and 8742.
1 Answer Hello Bruce. If the old cycling thermostat has the same numbers as the new one on our site, it should work properly. Hope this helps. Read More...
Bruce May 19, 2011 for Model Number DE312 I looked up the motor drive Thermostat which I believe is the same as a Cycling Thermostat under model DE612 and this model shows 2 thermostats AP4290671 and AP4290686 and these both have 3 wire connections. I try looking at what I believe is the part number on the item picture and AP4290671 number looks very close to the number 3-04475-2 on the thermostat on my dryer. Any chance this could be the part I need?
1 Answer Hello Bruce! The cycling thermostat part number WPY304475 is a 3-wire thermostat and does match the part number 3-04475 listed on your current thermostat. Thanks. Read More...
Bruce May 13, 2011 for Model Number Maytag DE312 Hey guys, you have been great but I still have a timer that doesn't move between the "more dry" and "less dry" settings on "Auto dry". I installed the new timer you sent and it still doesn't move till I move it past the "less dry" setting and then the dryer finishes and shuts off. It also moves on the "Time setting". The vent has been totally cleaned and the heater does heat. I hate to keep asking, but can it be something else?
1 Answer Hello Bruce! Have you tried to run the dryer on auto dry with the vent disconnected to see if the problem still persists? If the exhaust vent is too long causing it to have too many 90 deg turns or is reduced in diameter anywhere in the system it can cause the dryer to overheat and not allow the cycling thermostat to operate. You could have a bad cycling thermostat WP694674 or broken wiring from the thermostat to the timer. Hope this helps! Read More...