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Ancient Maytag dryer repairs John - the white wires are 10 gauge, OEM jumper wires from Maytag. Don't know what I could do differently and I am DONE with trying to fix this over and over. @henene4: we had an appliance repair person in to look at it - basically his attitude was "not going to...

Just a matter of time now... Well the repair is done and the dryer has been running for 45 minutes. The electrical tape on the butt splice? Just reminds me that there is no more wire for any subsequent repairs, short of a completely new wiring harness. When/if the dryer finally fails, the pair...

New battery in the multi-meter Further testing reveals continuity in the heater coil, as well as the high-heat thermostat. But still puzzled as to why this keeps happening.

to combo52: I see you're in Beltsville MD - how much to make the trip up to Barton VT and replace the wiring harness as described? I'm thinking it might be the splice between the black wire and the new jumper wire - as well as the other two areas circled. Finally got the photos to load - wrong...

Dryer Fail Yes, the heater coil is grounded. One of the first things checked when this all started. 01@burnt [email protected]

Got notified by my kid that the repair I made June 2021 didn't last. Posted photo is from Dec. 1 2021. Today, May 5, 2022, I snapped a shot of all the burnt and corroded parts of the heater element wiring (coil is intact, thankfully). Nobody's touched the dryer since December. I now have all the...

Not the vent I replaced the awful foil accordian-type vent tube with 4" aluminum tubes and elbows myself so I know that's not it. I've been told that metal conflicts can cause these kinds of shorts. As a "hopeful" preventative I coated these connections with a high-heat goo on the last repair -...

Did anyone 'of a certain age' watch that show as I did? Today I went to see a 2 bdr. mobile home to rent in a suburb of Seattle WA and it was like traveling back in time! 2 Marlette double wides, the first one I saw was c. 1979 - ALL Harvest Gold appliances like a fridge, 4-burner stove top and...

Here's the dryer sans crapola Too lazy to give the top a wipe down, I see. Frickin' kids...

Who can resist? Here are the first photos my kid took. I asked him to take another without all the crap on top of the dryer ;-). Does anyone want to see my "How to Laundry" instruction sheet - just so you can have an idea of what we've been putting up with for the last 15 years.

Save my greenies Maybe we can work something out? Meet at the border at Stanstead QC and do an exchange? What's the current state of restrictions/entry into QC? Aren't you allowed to do essential stuff like grocery shopping? We haven't had any pain au chocolat for an awfully long time...

Our c. 1977 Maytag A608 washer and matching DE308 electric dryer have started acting up, and as I'm no longer living in Vermont, no one's around or willing to fix these Avocado Green beauties. The dryer tumbles but doesn't heat. Perpetual problem either with the high-heat thermostat, the heater...

Our c. 1977 avocado Maytag dryer DE308 and matching washer came with our house in Northern Vermont when we bought it in 2003. Now I've moved on, to Washington, but the W/D are the only daily drivers left to my husband and child (19). He messaged me the other day to say the dryer's got no heat...

I was purposely trying to shrink something (felting, for any knitters out there) when I discovered the dryer had no heat - much to my chagrin. So I took the front off and had a look, suspecting the heater coil, but I saw a very fried wire (tan with a brown stripe, marked "55") that goes from the...

You saved us! to anybody who's been following this thread I owe you a big THANK YOU. Your good advice about checking the dryer vent saved us (house, family, pets) from a potentially disastrous fire. When I checked the vent it fell apart in my hands and sure enough it was caked on with at least...