The Maytag DG606 turns on and tumbles, but the electronic dry control doesn’t seem to turn off the dryer. The push buttons were stuck when I first got it, and I got them unstuck, but now it doesn’t shut off at all, and I have no idea what’s not allowing it to shut off. It has tried to shut off at least once, and it tried to sound the bell off when I open the door. Hopefully it is something simple that is causing the issue
Maytag A606 Washer And Maytag DG606 Halo Of Heat Gas Dryer
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DG606 HOH Dryer
Fun project, yes I would convert it to electric ignition, but you have many problems to solve first.
The front felt seals need replacement, you need to get it to shut-off properly, it also looks like it may still have the aluminum motor pulley which will need to be replaced to get the dryer to tumble with a load of wet clothing.
Also you might have to convert it to electric ignition to get it to heat at all if the current pilot safety is shot.
Good luck and keep us posted if you have any problems.
John
Fun project, yes I would convert it to electric ignition, but you have many problems to solve first.
The front felt seals need replacement, you need to get it to shut-off properly, it also looks like it may still have the aluminum motor pulley which will need to be replaced to get the dryer to tumble with a load of wet clothing.
Also you might have to convert it to electric ignition to get it to heat at all if the current pilot safety is shot.
Good luck and keep us posted if you have any problems.
John
DG606 HOH Dryer
Hi Sean, you are correct the dryer does have the better steel motor pulley, these were a big improvement and never wore out, because of the dirt and corrosion on it it looked like the aluminum pulley MT used on earlier models.
John
Hi Sean, you are correct the dryer does have the better steel motor pulley, these were a big improvement and never wore out, because of the dirt and corrosion on it it looked like the aluminum pulley MT used on earlier models.
John
Combo52, the belts I have on the DG606 are the old belts from the DE306, and I kept the old belts just Incase I got another HOH dryer, and I put these belts that were formally on the DE306 since the belts that were on this dryer when I got it were pretty much compromised, and there would have been a high probably of them breaking as soon as I put them on. I also made the tension a little tighter on the DG606, and one observation I made with the DE306 is if the tension is too loose, there won’t be enough air pulled through the Halo causing the hi limit thermostat to switch off the heating element, and if the tension is too tight, it can cause the air to “skip” over the Halo, causing the hi limit thermostat to switch off the heating element, and it may not make sense, but that is what I noticed on the DE306 HOH dryer
I am still having issues with getting the DG606 to shut off on damp dry with no clothes in it. The dryer turns on but won’t shut off, and I’ve already looked at the slip ring, and I’ve took the control panel off to observe the solenoid, and it doesn’t do anything when I put on damp dry, and I’ve even tried air-drying a small load to see what it would do, and it will run and run and run unit stop it
Is your dryer grounded? Separate ground wire?
Goatfarmer, the dryer is grounded, and I will look into why it won’t shut off, and I think it may be something in the baffles, or the wire that goes from the slip ring to the electronic dry control module, and another thing it might be is the little brass spring in the thing that goes to the slip ring
Unfortunately I didn’t remove the little carbon brush before I removed the drum. I got a new felt seal, but the felt seal I REALLY need is the outer felt seal. I stapled some more felt on to the original outer felt seal, but it really isn’t doing anything, and I don’t know where to source the outer felt seal from
Outer Felt Seal For A Gas HOH Dryer ?
Hi Sean, Are you talking about the wide felt band or the narrow outer felt retainer band ?
John
Hi Sean, Are you talking about the wide felt band or the narrow outer felt retainer band ?
John
Combo52, a outer felt seal happened to pop up on eBay, and I jumped right to it since those outer felt seals are tricky to find, and I did get a inner felt seal, but I might just put it in the DE306 I acquired awhile back since it didn’t come with the inner felt seal, and I don’t think the inner felt seals really matter on the gas HOH dryers since there isn’t a element to short out, and I think Maytag just put the inner felt seal on all the gas HOH dryers to help direct the air flow into the drum. I am just using the DE306 to dry clothes from the A606, and the DE306 has pretty much has been a daily driver since I’ve had it, and I haven’t had many issues with the DE306 since I serviced it and put new belts on it
There are two felt seals On Gas HOH dryers
That are not on the electric models, there is a wide inner one approximately 4 " wide and a narrow outer one that applies tension to the inner one that is about an 1 inch wide.
I was trying to find out which ones you needed, but hopefully you have found what you need.
John
That are not on the electric models, there is a wide inner one approximately 4 " wide and a narrow outer one that applies tension to the inner one that is about an 1 inch wide.
I was trying to find out which ones you needed, but hopefully you have found what you need.
John
Combo52, I actually have have the other 1” felt strip that keeps tension on the main seal, and it was still there when I got the A606 set, but it somehow came undone, and was just laying at the bottom of the cabinet, and I don’t know if I can reuse that 1” felt strip the dryer originally came with, but I do have more felt that I can use to help keep a little tension on the main outer felt seal.
The DG606 will need some work done to it, but I am just going to fix things as time goes on, and after I get the felt seal, and get the electronic dry control to shut off properly, and paint the rear panel, I will order new damper pads for the A606 since it makes some noise when it goes into the spin cycle, but quiets down when it gets up to speed.
When those things get fixed on the A606 set, I might put them into service since the A810 has developed a leak that goes from the tub to the pump, and I might have to replace the glides on the DG810 since it makes a little racket while it’s in operation.
The DG606 will need some work done to it, but I am just going to fix things as time goes on, and after I get the felt seal, and get the electronic dry control to shut off properly, and paint the rear panel, I will order new damper pads for the A606 since it makes some noise when it goes into the spin cycle, but quiets down when it gets up to speed.
When those things get fixed on the A606 set, I might put them into service since the A810 has developed a leak that goes from the tub to the pump, and I might have to replace the glides on the DG810 since it makes a little racket while it’s in operation.
This is a great looking set! Features wise many would be happy with this washer.
Here’s how the serial numbers decode:
A606: SF - March 1973
DG606: SB - January 1973
Here’s how the serial numbers decode:
A606: SF - March 1973
DG606: SB - January 1973
good-shepherd
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A606 makes some noise when it goes into the spin
Sounds more like the tub bearing than damper pads, probably goes away as the bearing warms up.
The damper pads would have to be really worn or missing to get to the point of making noise and by then the tub support could be wrecked as well.
Sounds more like the tub bearing than damper pads, probably goes away as the bearing warms up.
The damper pads would have to be really worn or missing to get to the point of making noise and by then the tub support could be wrecked as well.
I do have the new outer and inner felt seals, along with the felt strip that keeps tension on the larger outer felt seal, and I was wondering about something. How do I put the new outer felt seal onto the halo? I know you have to somehow staple it onto the halo, and I am thinking about fabricating something with paper clips, but I don’t know if the paper clips will stand the heat from the burner
Installing Felt Seals On A Gas HOH Dryer
Hi Sean, the inner Wide seal gets glued to the front heat shroud, the thin outer seal you put around the porclean drum, then put the shroud in place and then you inch the narrow tension felt forward into place. With the narrow felt band overlap the wide felt by about 3/4" then put a dime sized spot of glue between the narrow and wide felt in four places to keep the narrow tension felt from creeping out of place.
Then place the cabinet back on the frame screw in place then attach the 4 Phillips screws around the door opening to hold the heat shroud in place, hoe this helps and yes HOH dryers were a pita to work on unless you have a lot of space and time.
John
Hi Sean, the inner Wide seal gets glued to the front heat shroud, the thin outer seal you put around the porclean drum, then put the shroud in place and then you inch the narrow tension felt forward into place. With the narrow felt band overlap the wide felt by about 3/4" then put a dime sized spot of glue between the narrow and wide felt in four places to keep the narrow tension felt from creeping out of place.
Then place the cabinet back on the frame screw in place then attach the 4 Phillips screws around the door opening to hold the heat shroud in place, hoe this helps and yes HOH dryers were a pita to work on unless you have a lot of space and time.
John
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