'75 DE806 not shutting off after cool down

[marks]

I just cleaned it out with some contact cleaner. It’s sliding nicely now. Let’s see what happens.

 

[marks]

Same situation. It dings, shuts the heat off and then runs indefinitely. The slider slides properly now though.

 

[swestoyz]

Even though the slider may be moving freely, doesn't mean it is actually shutting the machine off by opening the contacts within the switch.

If you manually move it to off while running, does the dryer turn off? At this point I'd say you need to start searching for a replacement 302528 switch.

 

[lowefficiency]

Has anyone ever done an autopsy on a failed switch? Or have a photo of what the inside looks like?
I'd be interested to see how it is that they fail... and whether they might be rebuildable.

 

[marks]

Sliding the slider manually turns off the heat but not the motor. The only thing that turns it off is opening the door.

 

[swestoyz]

Time for a new switch.

 

[marks]

Yes I guess so... I’ll switch these out for the time being. The washer needs damper pads. At least these machines are most of the way there and they look good!

 

[swestoyz]

Absolutely agree they are worth it for the long haul. I’ll check my stash of parts tomorrow and if there are than one switch in the totes I’ll shoot you a PM.

Ben

 

[maytag85]

Since the electronic dry control wasn’t working properly on my Maytag DG606, I ended up converting it to a DG306 timer dryer. Haven’t had any issues since I converted it to a timer dryer in 2019 and has been trouble free since then.

 

[marks]

Ben, if you do have the switch, let me know. I’ll send you back the old one just like the swap we did on the last one.

 

[swestoyz]

Hey Mark, my original stash is now down to one switch and I'd like to hold on to it for a future project. If I run across anymore I'll let you know.

Ben