Is your dryer grounded? Separate ground wire?
Maytag A606 Washer And Maytag DG606 Halo Of Heat Gas Dryer
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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
