Maytag dryer won't start, just hums.

[btrflywngs88]

Hi, I have a 2005 Maytag dryer ....Model # SDE4606AYW.

It won't turn on, it just makes a humming sound.

I would like to try to fix it myself....but have no clue how to do so.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks from a girl in desperate need.

: )

 

[Doug]

Hi, I have a 2005 Maytag dryer ....Model # SDE4606AYW.

It won't turn on, it just makes a humming sound.

I would like to try to fix it myself....but have no clue how to do so.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks from a girl in desperate need.

: )

As another poster suggested, check the drum drive belt.
You may have to figure out how to either remove the front panel or
pull the top cover up to gain access to the motor.
Spin the drum by hand and see if the motor shaft is also turning.
Unplug the dryer when you are doing this....

Another possibility is a bad motor. If the start/run relay on the
motor has gone bad or stuck, the motor will just sit there, hum and
gradually overheat. I've had that happen on several machines.
Unplug the dryer, remove the belt from the motor shaft (it's spring
loaded via an idler pulley). Carefully, after plugging the dryer back
in and turning it on, try spinning the motor shaft by hand.
If it starts up after dong that, the start/run relay is bad. You have
the option of trying to find a new relay or replacing the motor.

Doug

 

[tom]

Hi, I have a 2005 Maytag dryer ....Model # SDE4606AYW.

It won't turn on, it just makes a humming sound.

I would like to try to fix it myself....but have no clue how to do so.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks from a girl in desperate need.

: )

http://www.applianceaid.com/repair-help.html You're welcome. Tom

 

[Joe]

Hi, I have a 2005 Maytag dryer ....Model # SDE4606AYW.

It won't turn on, it just makes a humming sound.

I would like to try to fix it myself....but have no clue how to do so.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks from a girl in desperate need.

: )

Is it still under warranty? Don't pay for the repair if you don't have
to.
Cheers,

Joe

 

[Lamey]

Is it still under warranty? Don't pay for the repair if you don't have
to.
Cheers,

Joe

Nothing wrong with a good hum job.