Woke up to beeping Noise (2005 Duet Dryer)

[mark_wpduet]

Hey!

I woke up at 7 am to this beeping noise. I kept walking around trying to figure out where it was coming from. It was coming from my laundry room and it was the dryer beeping control lock. No one has touched the dryer in 3 days. I unplug it/plug back in. Same! So I googled dryer beep control lock duet and someone mentioned to press hold end of cycle signal to turn this feature off. I plugged back in, pressed that and now the control is no longer locked and everything seems to work and the beeping stopped. I really hope my dryer isn't dying. It still works great. Is my dryer dying? Is it normal for the dryer to beep when it's in control lock?

 

[iheartmaytag]

It may be possible that you had a brief power blip/surge in the night and caused the electronics to glitch.

 

When My control panel went out two years ago, it was more of a beep--fritzzzzzzzl, then all was dead.

 

[pierreandreply4]

mark wp_duet here my advice

@mark wp_duet,

here my advice maybe you should call a whirlpool service tech and have your dryer check out because my mom and I have a 15 year old generation 1 whirlpool duet set washer and dryer the dryer still works great the dryer only had 2 repairs first 1 was a simple cleaning and 2 was the replacement of a termal fuse inside the dryer, I also think it would be the first step to do before you decide to chose to replace it also including a link just incase you decide you went to stay with whirlpool if you have to replace I hope for you that your dryer will be repairable since it would be save you from having to buy a new dryer or a new washer dryer set in what ever you decide

https://www.whirlpool.ca/en_ca/laundry/dryers/see-all.html

 

[mark_wpduet]

well

I unplugged, plugged back in......then pressed end of cycle signal and it stopped and everything was fine.........then an hour later, it starts doing the SAME thing. From what I've read it's the control board and the part looks like its around $250? The dryer is almost 15 years old. Do you think it's worth it to bother with repair? Maybe it is. I don't know. I'm sure labor would make it over $300
Does anyone know the the cubic feet of these are? It's the OLD duet dryers. I wanna say 7 cu ft but I can't remember.

 

[ozzie908]

@mark WPduet

Is there any chance you can find a similar model with burnt out motor or any issue not the same as yours and use the PCB from it?

Cheaper than a part or new dryer!

Or can anyone repair it ?

Austin

 

[iheartmaytag]

Replacing the control board two years ago on my Maytag 5000 series/ Duet clone; was $495 and change.  My machines at that time were eight years old, nearing the planned self-destruct age assigned them by Whirlpool. 

 

[mark_wpduet]

Ya

Thanks for all the help but the more I read online, but more I'm sure this will cost quite a bit (possibly as much as the dryer I just bought, see link). Total was $496 after taxes. I really hope they make dryers to last now and I've always heard Whirlpool makes the best dryers, but everything is so cheapened now.. I dunno. I really don't want something else with a control board even though I would love for it to match. I think maybe when my Duet dies my next FL I will just use without a pedestal. I don't mind the bending.

Whirlpool 7.0 cu. ft. 240-Volt White Electric Vented Dryer with AUTODRY Drying System WED4850HW - The Home Depot

This Whirlpool White Electric Vented Dryer with AUTODRY Drying System can take care of all of your fabrics with this large-capacity, top-loading dryer.

www.homedepot.com

 

[iowabear]

Good luck with your new dryer.  It's surprising that your washer outlasted your dryer, because that never used to be the case, especially with FL models.  Just goes to show that those first generation of Duets were good washers.

 

New parts have become so expensive that the only solution is used parts or even better, as Yogitunes pointed out to me, buying entire donor machines on the cheap before the need arises. 

 

More hassle than just ordering parts and requires space to store them but it's really the only economically sound plan to keep old machines running these days.

 

[iheartmaytag]

My dryer went first as well

Which was funny, as I don't use the dryer half as much as the washer.   During the summer months, and warm days in the winter months I hang outside.

 

In any case, I did opt to repair my machine because it was originally a $1,200 dryer. I actually didn't pay that much, it was one of the promotions in August that year "Maytag Steal on Steam" I bought the washer, got the dryer free. 

 

If you are handy at all, you can order the part from repair clinic.  This is what I did with the fill valve on both the washer and the dishwasher.  When getting into the electronics I get squimish. 

 

[coldspot66]

As cheaply made as the 29 inch dryer has become, you will notice faster, wrinkle free drying better than the Duet. You may have had a stuck key on the user interface, which, I think is NLA. Did you get a fault code on the display, assuming it has one?

 

[mark_wpduet]

Nope

The saddest part is that it still looks new because I take such good care of everything. I did find a video of exactly what mine was doing.......but the one in the video looks NASTY.
There were no fault codes on the display. Just beeping and no button presses did ANYTHING. Also, I noticed the lights that were on got really dim.

 

[lakewebsterkid]

29” dryer

I actually agree, if space allows! Maybe a new Maytag 8.8 or 9.2 cu ft machine is better? I almost bought one and wish I did!

 

[kb0nes]

Hey Mark, Not sure if you are comfortable popping the board in and out yourself, but if you were these folks might be able to fix you up for $100

https://circuitboardmedics.com/whirlpool-duet-dryer-control-board-repair/

Check if your model is one of the ones listed. The first one mentions beeping as a failure issue.

It isn't all that tough to pull and replace the board. Between YouTube and folks here I'd bet you could do it. It is a shame to scrap any dryer that isn't 30 years old. A simple board repair may double it's life

 

[pierreandreply4]

its just like my dryer

its just like my dryer its the same model so i say its worth repairing might last you longer than any newer models

 

[iowabear]

The link Phil provided would be worth checking out.  The place appears legit and has excellent reviews at Google, Facebook and BBB.

 

You have to send them the board and they have a one day turn-around once they receive it. 

 

I will be bookmarking this one myself.  Never know when I might need it.

 

[mark_wpduet]

It's so ironic

that I have that website saved in my bookmarks from a LONG time ago......for my Duet washer....where you send them your control board, they fix it, and send it back. I don't know why I didn't even think about the dryer. But it's too late now. Oh well.... I'm not getting the dryer until next Tuesday. I'm not excited at all because I don't find dryers nearly as cool as washers or dishwashers. Please tell me I can use the same cord from my Duet dryer. There's NOTHING wrong with it. Surely there's no reason I couldn't use it. I can't think of any.

Anyway - if anything goes wrong my Duet Control board for my washer........That's what I'm going to do........(as long as that's all that's wrong with it)... It seems fine as far as bearings, etc. Once it a while it squeaks slightly when it rotates but it's done that off/on for six years.... I will keep my Duet washer as LONG as I possibly can because I LOVE it (best washer I've ever had), even though at first I HATED it because I wasn't familiar with FL washers and I thought they used way more water. I remember back in 2005 when I first got it I was expecting a laundromat type FL so it took me a bit to get used to it.

 

[logixx]

Similar problem here: my dryer recently shut off when the cycle was done. "Off" as in dead. No lights. Nothing. A quick search brought up a site that explains that very problem and sells a repair kit (chip + resistor) for 13 bucks. Luckily, there's a TV repair place next to my office which does soldering. Hopefully, that'll solve the problem - a new board would have been almost 200 Euros.

Good luck with you new dryer!

 

[dartman]

Amazon and eBay for parts

I use those two and do saved searches and save good vendors. I bought a brand new OEM pump for my Kenmore/whirlpool 28102 washer after I noticed how noisy it was after replacing the main shaft bearings and seal. Those spin cycle drain pumps are around 100 normally and I found it for 29 shipped and a few places had it or a similar one that had a plug adapter included for 36 to 40.
Here's their eBay page needappliancepartscom in case anyone needs parts they might have a deal on. It sounds like they buy up surplus parts or at least were clearing their warehouse of older parts and selling them cheap.

 

[mark_wpduet]

Got new dryer

no longer matching but that's OK. I can deal with it. This dryer doesn't feel cheaply made to me at all. I'm used to sensor dry but this has automatic dry. I did a decent sized load of mixed colors on autodry/normal/medium heat and the load was completely dry and dryer shut up after about 45 minutes (not bad) In fact, I think that is a wee bit faster than my duet dryer. It's so weird going back to a dryer like this because this is the exact type of dryers I grew up with. The hamper door dryers with lint screen on the top. I used to keep my vacuum in between the washer dryer/ there was just enough space for it. Since this dryer is a little wider, I no longer can do that so I just keep it in front of the dryer. I keep a vacuuum in my laundry to vacuum everything when I'm done doing laundry, including the lint screen. I couldn't stand not having a vacuum in the laundry room.

Anyway, I'm not exactly sure I'm understanding the Auto dry thing. The manual doesn't explain it well how it works with wrinkle shield. There are pictures showing a dedicated button for wrinkle shield and for how long you want wrinkle shield to go before it stops. But this dryer doesn't have that button, but there is a wrinkle shield on the main dial. I had the end of cycle signal on but I had water running in kitchen and didn't hear a thing. When I turned the water off, I noticed the dryer had stopped. It got the entire load evenly dry which is something my Duet RARELY did with sensor dry. So I just opened the dryer and folded the load right away, but noticed the dial was not on OFF... Oh well, I'll figure it out. At least it seems to work well drying! I feel like it's a bit noisier than my Duet (more of an airflow noise), like the rushing air is more pronounced, but that's ok.

Now my old Duet is still in my garage. I wonder if someone would want to buy it for parts or something?