repairguy
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Congrats on getting your vintage Maytag dryer operating again.
Polit light will not stay lit after letting up the red lever on a Maytag DG606
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One thing AW user QSD-DAN pointed out to me is the constant burning pilot lights tend to weaken the high limit thermostats and will cause the burner to cycle below the cycling thermostat. Not sure if that happened to all gas HOH dryers but mine tends to cycle the burner below the cycling thermostat at times but it doesn’t really do it when I dry smaller loads in my Maytag DG306
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I put a load of clothes in the dryer turned it on. It ran for an hour. I opened it up the clothes never moved. Took the back off. The drum is froze it will not move. I ever tried to move it by hand but it would not. I need your guys help with this as a newbie.
Uh oh, if the drum is frozen that’s not good! Needs oil ASAP! When oiled properly, the drum should turn effortlessly, and I added over 150 drops of oil to my Maytag DG306 last time I had it apart. 150 drops of oil is overkill, but I’d rather it have too much oil than not enough oil at all
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Maytag85 can you show me where to add the oil and what kind of oil?
Here’s a thread showing the drum bearing of a Maytag DE806, and the DG606 is basically the same dryer minus the back lit panel. Make sure to not let the carbon brush fly away, and hold down the carbon brush assembly while removing the bolt that holds it down to the back of drum where it rides along the slip ring
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It's been awhile, but Elginkid and I finally got our 1975 DE806 put back together and we have some issues and questions. I finished reassembly, plugged the old girl in, and pushed Air Fluff (to test the motor without heat) and she purred quietly to life. I opened the door to turn it off and I...
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Thank You Maytag85 Now I am thinking how is a newbie going to do this?
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I wonder if it is frozen is it shot or will the oil bring it back to life?
I’d give it a try to bring it back to life. These Maytag Halo Of Heat dryers can be tricky but are worth bringing back to life since they’ll just about outlast most dryer made today, and are quieter than most of the dryer made today. You will have to take the entire dryer apart to oil the bearing, and you will have to oil the blower/fan since they’ll make a racket when they aren’t oiled.
While everything is apart I’d paint the base and clean up everything as much as possible before putting it back together, and make sure the outer felt seal is in good condition.
If the outer felt seal becomes compromised the blower/fan won’t pull the flame through the burner and the high limit thermostat will kick the burner off until it cools down. Belt tension also can cause the burner to turn off because there isn’t enough air flow through the burner.
Here’s my Maytag A606 and DG306 I use as my daily use machines and haven’t had any issues with them since I put them into service last summer
While everything is apart I’d paint the base and clean up everything as much as possible before putting it back together, and make sure the outer felt seal is in good condition.
If the outer felt seal becomes compromised the blower/fan won’t pull the flame through the burner and the high limit thermostat will kick the burner off until it cools down. Belt tension also can cause the burner to turn off because there isn’t enough air flow through the burner.
Here’s my Maytag A606 and DG306 I use as my daily use machines and haven’t had any issues with them since I put them into service last summer
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Paging QSD-DAN! Paging QSD-DAN!
Will the oil unfreeze the bearing.
Will the oil unfreeze the bearing.
>> I put a load of clothes in the dryer turned it on. It ran for an hour. I opened it up the clothes never moved.
>> Took the back off. The drum is froze it will not move. I ever tried to move it by hand but it would not.
>> I need your guys help with this as a newbie.
First things first, something I learned the hard way when restoring my DE806, is that the Halo-of-Heat dryer cabinet relies on the rear panel for holding the cabinet square. If you attempt to run one of these dryers with the back off, the cabinet flexes enough to contact the side of the drum. In my case, it made an absolutely terrible noise. I'm not sure if that misalignment could make it bind enough to not turn by hand, but it certainly wouldn't help.
You say it ran for an hour but the clothes didn't move? If the motor was running, then at least one of the belts would have to be slipping over a stuck pulley, or a pulley spinning against a stuck belt. It would have made a noise or smell for sure.
... Or did the motor not turn? is your drum free, but a frozen motor holding it still?
>> Took the back off. The drum is froze it will not move. I ever tried to move it by hand but it would not.
>> I need your guys help with this as a newbie.
First things first, something I learned the hard way when restoring my DE806, is that the Halo-of-Heat dryer cabinet relies on the rear panel for holding the cabinet square. If you attempt to run one of these dryers with the back off, the cabinet flexes enough to contact the side of the drum. In my case, it made an absolutely terrible noise. I'm not sure if that misalignment could make it bind enough to not turn by hand, but it certainly wouldn't help.
You say it ran for an hour but the clothes didn't move? If the motor was running, then at least one of the belts would have to be slipping over a stuck pulley, or a pulley spinning against a stuck belt. It would have made a noise or smell for sure.
... Or did the motor not turn? is your drum free, but a frozen motor holding it still?
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Hi Robert, you just need to take the back off and see what is not turning, it is a pretty simple system.
The blower bearing could be tight, the main shaft could be tight, the best oil for either of these items would be light machine oil, multi weight motor probably would work but a lighter non-detergent machine oil is preferred.
When you move this dryer away from the wall position the dryer where you want to work on it and run it. If it is not sitting level before you remove the back panel put a shim under a leveling foot so the machine is sitting on all four feet [ it does not have to be level ] this way the drum will not be out of alignment and you can run the dryer with the back off.
Let us know what you find.
Are you fixing this dryer because you have the matching washer or are you just sentimental about this dryer ?
There are much better performing, safer and more reliable vintage gas dryers out there if you are just into great vintage appliances.
John L.
Hi Robert, you just need to take the back off and see what is not turning, it is a pretty simple system.
The blower bearing could be tight, the main shaft could be tight, the best oil for either of these items would be light machine oil, multi weight motor probably would work but a lighter non-detergent machine oil is preferred.
When you move this dryer away from the wall position the dryer where you want to work on it and run it. If it is not sitting level before you remove the back panel put a shim under a leveling foot so the machine is sitting on all four feet [ it does not have to be level ] this way the drum will not be out of alignment and you can run the dryer with the back off.
Let us know what you find.
Are you fixing this dryer because you have the matching washer or are you just sentimental about this dryer ?
There are much better performing, safer and more reliable vintage gas dryers out there if you are just into great vintage appliances.
John L.
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One of the belts was moving slower. One was stuck still. Both belts had some damage from the one hour. They were old so no big loss. The back was on when I ran the machine. I can turn the motor by hand with no problem. The heat was blowing to the outside so I think the blower was working. The drum did not ever move. I am guessing the drum bearing needs oil. Our family has owned the dryer for 30 years bought it used no one ever oiled it.
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I thought fixing it would be cheaper than a new dryer. I thought it would be easier. The flet is loose also maybe a half inch is that a problem?
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Got the main bearing off and oiled. But I have a few question what should be between picture one and two? An o ring or flat washer? I think it is missing something but I am not sure? How do you repair the felt in picture three?
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Picture on is the back of the blower fan.
Missing Part
There is normally a white nylon spacer on the drum shaft before the blower goes on.
The small gap in the front felt is not bg enough to cause any problem, there is supposed to be a 1" wide tension felt band around the wide one you pictured to hold the wide felt against the rotating drum.
What was sized, the drum bearings or the blower bearings ?
John L.
There is normally a white nylon spacer on the drum shaft before the blower goes on.
The small gap in the front felt is not bg enough to cause any problem, there is supposed to be a 1" wide tension felt band around the wide one you pictured to hold the wide felt against the rotating drum.
What was sized, the drum bearings or the blower bearings ?
John L.
fanofjesus
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The the drum bearings were sized. The felt is not on that metal part for about 8 inches how do you fix that? Will high temperature adhesive work for the felt to the metal?
How thick is that white nylon spacer?
How thick is that white nylon spacer?
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