Whirlpool MED / GD 9600S Clothes Dryer User Manual


 
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Heat will not shut off:
1. Unplug dryer or disconnect power.
2. Use an ohmmeter, and touch the test
leads to electronic control board points
P2-5 (red/white wire) and P2-6 (black wire).
If 6 to 7 kΩ are measured, replace the
electronic control board.
If the resistance is much greater than
7 kΩ, replace the thermistor.
TEST #3a: THERMISTOR TEST
The electronic control board monitors the ex-
haust temperature using the thermistor, and
cycles the heater relay on and off to maintain
the desired temperature. Begin with an empty
dryer and a clean lint screen.
1. Plug in dryer or reconnect power.
2. Set the dryer for the following configura-
tion:
Door firmly closed.
Press CONTROL ON.
Press CYCLE END SIGNAL (Loud).
Press HOLD TO START.
3. If after 60 seconds, E1 or E2 flashes in the
display and the dryer shuts off, the ther-
mistor or wire harness is either shorted or
open.
Unplug dryer or disconnect power.
Check the wire connections at the elec-
tronic control board and thermistor.
If the wire connections are good, re-
move the two wires from the thermistor,
and replace the thermistor.
Plug in dryer or reconnect power.
4. Electric Dryers Only:
a)Connect the ohmmeter test probes to
the red wires at the thermal cutoff and
the heater.
If the resistance is approximately
10 Ω, proceed to step c.
If an open circuit is detected, go to
step b.
b)Visually check the wire connections to
the thermal cutoff, the high-limit thermo-
stat, and the heater. If okay, check for
continuity (0 Ω), across each of the com-
ponents. Replace the one that is elec-
trically open.
c) If no open circuit is detected, measure
the resistance between P2-5 (red/white
wire) and P2-6 (black wire) at the elec-
tronic control board.
If 6 to 7 kΩ are measured, replace
the electronic control board.
If the resistance is less than 1 kΩ,
replace the thermistor.
Thermal Cut-Off
High Limit Thermostat
Thermal Fuse
Heater Element
Thermistor