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14 16022785 Rev. 0 ©2003 Maytag Appliances Company
Troubleshooting Procedures
!
WARNING
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death, disconnect power to unit before servicing, unless testing
requires power.
Diagnostic Codes
rS
Reset to Factory Default Conditions
To restore Factory Default settings for the dryer
controls, complete the following sequence within one (1)
minute.
Step 1 From the Normal Program State, press the
Signal (+) button and Time Adjust
•
to enter
the Diagnostic State from the upper or lower
dryer keypad.
Step 2 Scroll to the “rS” display on the menu and press
Signal (+). The number “004” appears on the
display to indicate the number of remaining
steps needed to complete the reset sequence.
Step 3
Open
and leave open the
Lower Dryer Door
.
The remaining step count decrements to “003”
on the display.
Step 4 Press the Time Adjust
•
and Time Adjust
‚
at the same time. The remaining step count
decrements to “002” on the display.
Step 5 Press the Temperature
•
and Time Adjust
‚
at the same time. The remaining step count
decrements to “001” on the display.
Step 6
Close
the
Lower Dryer Door
. The remaining
step count decrements to “000” once the
Factory Default settings have been restored.
The "Power On Reset" sequence then
executes.
The remaining step count resets to four and the invalid
selection chime sounds when any of the following
conditions occur:
• A reset step is performed out of sequence.
• An unexpected key combination is entered.
The time window expires.
Opening the door to complete the first step marks the
beginning of the time window.
This function does
not
clear either of the upper or lower
dryer cycle counters. All other parameters stored in non-
volatile memory are returned to the Factory Default
values.
The Reset Utility functions the same regardless of which
half of the keypad it is initiated from. Once the utility is
initiated, all key combinations must be made from the
same half of the keypad used to initiate the utility.
The Signal (-) key exits the Reset Utility and returns to
the “rS” display on the main menu. Pressing the Signal
(-) key any time prior to completion of the reset
sequence cancels the sequence and then returns to the
main menu.
Code
Description Trigger Action Taken
SOL
Start of list
1 Lower Dryer
Thermistor
Short Sensed
If temperature > 200
degrees for 2 minutes.
Check for:
-
Clogged lint
screen.
-
Restricted vent
system.
Failed thermistor
2 Lower Dryer
Thermistor
Open Sensed
If the temperature is
low with an increase of
temperature expected,
and no increase
occurring after 3
minutes.
Check for:
-
Low ambient
temperature in
room (Below
50°F/10°C).
-
Outside vent
damper is stuck
open in
wintertime.
Loose or open wire
terminals
3 Lower Dryer
Door Circuit
Failure
Low for more than 1
second.
Check for:
- Loose or open
wire terminals in
Door Sense circuit.
4
Not Used
5
Not Used
6 Non Volatile
Memory
Problem Detected with
integrity of parameters
stored in EEPROM
memory.
Disregard
8 Stuck Button A button sensed as
pressed more than 75
seconds, is assumed
as stuck.
Check for:
- Run membrane
pad check and
replace console
w/membrane pad if
necessary..
9 Not Used
10 Not Used
11 Upper Dryer
Thermistor
Short Sensed
If temperature > 200
degrees for 2 minutes.
Check for:
-
Failed hi-limit
thermostat on
steamer.
-
Failed thermal
fuse on heater.
Failed thermistor
12 Upper Dryer
Thermistor
Open Sensed
If the temperature is
low with an increase of
temperature expected,
and no increase
occurring after 3
minutes.
Check for:
-
Low ambient
temperature in
room (Below
50oF/10oC).
-
Check door vent
seals.
Loose or open wire
terminals on
steamer circuit.
13 Upper Dryer
Door Circuit
Failure
Low for more than 1
second.
Check for:
- Loose or open
wire terminals