TROUBLE SHOOTING

WARNING

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

No

Problem

What To Do

 

 

• All wires are hooked up to their corresponding terminals.

 

 

• Dryer is plugged in.

 

 

• Blown fuse or circuit breaker.

 

 

• Door switch functional...door closed. Check for error code 3

 

 

(See Table for codedefinition).

1

Will Not Start or Run

• Start/Pause rotary selector dial functional.

 

 

• Control Board operational.

 

 

• Belt off or broken and Belt Cut-off Switch operates.

 

 

• Drive motor functional.

 

 

• Check motor winding resistance: 2.88ohms between pin #3

 

 

and 4, 3.5ohms between pin #4 and 5.

 

 

 

 

Motor runs/ tumbler

• Belt off or broken/damaged.

2

• Idler tension spring too weak or stretched.

will not turn

 

 

• Idler pulley jammed or stuck.

 

Runs a few minutes

• Lint buildup around drive motor.

3

• Low voltage present.

and then stops

• Blower impeller blocked in blower housing.

 

 

• Drive motor - start switch contacts stuck closed.

 

 

- Is the belt connected well?

 

Blows fuses or trips

- Is the winding of the motor continuous?

4

(Rotor winding, stator winding, generator)

circuit breaker

- Is the motor protector normal?

 

 

• If above points are not found, the PCB assembly is out of

 

 

order. Replace it.

 

 

• During ignition the dryer will draw X amps. With the burner

 

Blows fuses or trips

ON, the dryer will draw X amps. If the dryer is drawing am-

 

perages above this, then the house wiring, fuse box or circuit

5

circuit breaker

breaker is suspected to be at fault.

 

(Gas Model)

• Igniter harness loose and shorted to base.

 

 

• Incorrect wiring or wire shorted to ground.

 

 

• Drive motor winding shorting to ground.

 

 

Open heating element.

 

Will not heat

Hi-Limit trips easily or is open.

6

• Regulating thermostat trips easily or is open.

 

(motor runs)

• Membrane switch open.

 

 

 

 

• Check Thermistor.

 

Will Not Dry Gas

When the dryer is operated on a heat setting, the igniter should

 

be energized and burner shall fire within 45 seconds at 120

7

Model Poor Gas

VAC. The failure of a component in this system will usually be

 

Ignition

 

indicated by one of three symptoms:

 

 

 

 

 

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Samsung DV338 service manual All wires are hooked up to their corresponding terminals