So your dryer won’t start. Most of us discover this fact in that inconvenient moment right after loading the dryer with wet clothes. You check the settings, smack the ‘start’ button and…. nothing. Why nothing? It’s hard to say right off the bat, but with a little troubleshooting, you can often discover why a perfectly good dryer would suddenly fail …
Every so often, you will hear about a house fire on the news. In some cases, it may have been a short circuit or an accident, but sometimes, it will be because of the dryer in the home. Cloth items, when dried, will produce lint. By design, your dryer should catch that lint in the lint trap so you can …
This repair will work with the Kenmore brand family of dryers including Whirlpool, Maytag, Amana, and GE dryers, provided that yours is a model with an access panel in the bottom front of your dryer with a lint assembly in the door rather than the top. —A dryer that has stopped heating is a real problem, as clothes stop getting …
Household appliances make our lives easier. They turn check-lists that would normally consume large portions of our day into quick and easy tasks that can be checked off without much thought. But they aren’t without their complications and setbacks. One issue you might come across with your whirlpool dryer is that, instead of blowing hot air as it should, it …
The traditional dryer buzzer is a sound that’s hard to miss. That wall-piercing buzz was designed to reach you anywhere in the house to announce that there are warm but not-too-hot clothes ready to be folded before the perm-press bonus fades. For anyone used to relying on that sound to manage your laundry or schedule your day, having it suddenly …
The modern clothes dryer is among the best things about living in a post-1950s world. Dryers not only speed up the time it takes to dry clothes but if you’ve ever hung-dried a whole load of clothes because your dryer is busted, you know there’s a serious fluffiness factor as well. Clothes that hang dry tend to be stiffer and …
For most smart dryers, the moisture sensor senses when the clothes aren’t dry and need an additional tumble dry sensor. However, the sensor can only do its job when it receives a steady connection through the moisture sensor wire harness. If the wires or damaged or your dryer’s sensor isn’t doing its job, replace the wire harness. Order replacement part …
Homeowners often forget their Whirlpool dryer model WED4985EW, like any other appliance in their home, requires a certain amount of maintenance to keep it running efficiently and safely. Unfortunately, when a dryer is not properly cared for several of its components can begin to break down, causing the appliance to under perform or cease working altogether. Avoiding unnecessary malfunctions and …