Troubleshooting Procedures

!W ARNING

To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death, disconnect power to unit before servicing, unless testing requires power.

Single Dryer Troubleshooting Guide

Control

Does Not

 

Enter service mode.

 

Respond To

 

 

Does display contain

 

 

 

Program

 

a diagnostic code?

 

Key Inputs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does the keys work

 

 

 

 

 

in service mode?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exit service mode.

 

 

 

 

 

Does the display

 

 

 

 

See diagnostic code

Yes

 

 

 

 

troubleshooting guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unplug dyer and check

 

 

 

 

 

membrane switch tail

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

connection to the board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plug the dryer back in..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If problem persists replace

membrane switch.

If problem persists,

replace control board.

show "Select

Cycle"?

No

Yes

 

Is the door shut?

 

No

 

Close the door.

 

 

 

Yes

Put the proper

number of coins

into the coin drop.

Does the help mode show that the door is shut?

No

Unplug dryer and check

continuity of the door

switch when the door is

opened and closed.

Does door switch open and close properly?

Yes

Unplug dryers and check

wiring and termination

between door switch and

control board.

 

 

Unplug the dryer , then

Yes

 

 

plug it back in.

 

 

 

 

If problem

persists, replace

control board.

 

 

 

Adjust door switch

No

 

 

or replace it if

 

 

 

 

necessary.

 

 

 

 

If problem

persists, replace

control board.

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Maytag MLE/MLG23PDA, MDE/MDG21PRA, MDE/MDG21PNA, MDE/MDG21PDA, MDE/MDG21PDD manual Control Does Not, Respond To, Key Inputs