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My dryer will turn on and heat!! Sometimes it will do a whole load, but most of the time it will only dry a couple of minutes and then shut off, but will turn right back on when i push the button and do the same thing again!!! The vent it clear and clean, i broomed of the back of dryer. Made loads smaller still dueing the same thing!?!?!
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Here are your parts Model RED4440SQ0Here is a wiring diagram https://www.servicematters.com/d...0Sheet%20-%208528190.pdfYou do not have to worry about the heater section (thermostats etc.), they will not shut the motor off which is what I think is happening Could be a number of things: 1. Motor overheating - The motor has a built in thermal protect/cutoff that opens if the motor overheats but this takes a couple minutes for the motor to cool down for it to reset so from your description of re-starting it is low on the list. 2. Door switch - Could be it is just making, the clothes hit the door, the switch opens and the dryer stops. Bend the switch actuator a little so that it actuates more positively when the door closes. Be careful you do not want to break the actuator. 3. Start relay - Could be weak or have pitted contacts and is dropping out during a cycle. I do not know how you would check this other than replacing it. If bad, sometimes you can hear them buzz but not always. 4. A bad timer contact 5. A loose wire - Low in probability but a possibility |
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