Hello everyone,

I'm at my wits end with this.

I have a Whirlpool Gold dryer (model # GEQ9800PW2), and it won't start at all. The timer motor is doing something, and I can see rotation, but nothing will start. There is no humming or anything other than the clicks when the timer knob is turned and when the push-to-start button resets internally. Here are the tasks that were performed:

* Cleaned lint out of internal workings of the cabinet, vents, etc.

* Verified that 220V coming into dryer where cable and dryer connect.

* Continuity checks (NOTE: With all of these continuity checks, I removed one wire to avoid a false reading.):

• Checked continuity on the push-to-start switch (pass).
  
• Checked continuity on the door switch (pass).
  
• Checked continuity on the thermal fuse (pass).
  
• Checked continuity on the cycling thermostat (pass).
  
• Checked continuity on the hi-limit thermostat (pass).
  
• Checked continuity on the thermal cutoff (pass).
  

Not 100% sure on how to check the timer, but I guess that's the next thing I'll try to figure out.

Any other suggestions? What am I missing?

Thanks for the information. That helped me check out the motor. If I was doing everything correctly, it appears that the motor checks out as well. It may very well be the timer causing the problem. I'll have to look into that as a possibility.

I don't know if this helps thinking of what may have happened, but when it first started to fail on me, my wife said that the dryer wouldn't come on. I unplugged it for about 20 seconds, moved some dials, and plugged it back in. Mysteriously, it worked for another day. The next day, however, we weren't as fortunate. It was done with. It never came back on, but like I mentioned earlier, the wheel on the back of the timer unit continues to rotate when on.

Thanks for the information.



I must admit, electricity is not my speciality, so please forgive me for my ignorance on some of this stuff. The push-to-start switch did give me some confusion. Refer to the image that I attached to this reply. It has my test results.



Yes, I know, but I went ahead and tested everything that I could since I had the dryer open. You know, being a man feeling like he's done something great by having everything disassembled just to look over his shoulder and see his wife and children in disbelief that Dad will ever get it back together again. Kids thought it was something great to see Dad testing continuity. :)



Yes I did. I read about that and watched several YouTube videos before taking on the task.



Yes. I checked across L1 and L2 and L1 to Neutral as well as L2 to Neutral. Everything looked fine.

Just want to thank everyone for their help on this.

Hey denman,

I think it is the timer. At first, I was ready to say that it was all good because it was showing 2440 ohms across the motor which is the right range for resistance. I checked some points for continuity, and they were good too (at least the ones that I knew to test); however, I kept hearing a small, rattling sound inside. I unscrewed a couple of screws to open it just a little, and a small "contact point" fell out (refer to attached photo). It is burnt on both sides.

I also found this post when searching for the timer's part number:

http://forum.appliancepartspros...-dryer-wont-start-2.html

It suggested checking for continuity between the T and W contacts. No continuity. I'm feeling better about this although it's going to be a relative, pricey part. I think I'm going to cautiously open it up to inspect the insides now. :)

Thanks for all your help and your encouraging comments!