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Replacement parts for Frigidaire FEX831CS0 Frigidaire/laundry Center | AppliancePartsPros.comHere is the wiring diagram
http://manuals.frigidaire.com/p...1341356aelec_sheet_1.pdfTurn the drum in the correct direction. It should turn fairly easily. If not you may have a mechanical problem that is putting too much load on the motor.
Unplug the unit
Remove both wires from the heating element and tape them so they cannot short to anything. use several wraps of electrical tape and also try to get them to where they are not touching anything.
The heating coil may be drawing juice and pulling down the voltage so the motor is not getting the correct 120 volts.
Alternatively you could check the power to the unit..
L1 to L2 should be 240 volts
L1 to Neutral and L2 to Neutral, both should be 120 volts.
If OK
Unplug the unit and check the wires at the terminal strip in the machine to make sure none are loose or burned out
If OK
Check the power at the terminal strip.
Do this with the unit off and on.
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If drum drag and power is OK try the following.
Try turning the drum by hand. Should turn fairly easily. If not could be the drum is jammed for some reason. You may want to try this on a couple other dryers to get a feel for it.
If it is difficult to turn run your fingers around the back and front of the tub to machine seal. To see if something has jammed between the tub and frame (bra wires are famous for this). Be careful in case the object is something sharp.
If nothing is jammed in there you will have to open it up and find the cause.
If it rotates OK.
This may take 2 people
Open the door
Manually hold the door switch closed
Push the start button and manually rotate the drum in the correct direction.
Watch your knuckles in case it starts up.
If it does start up, odds are high that you need a new motor.
Could also be that the motor is jammed solid with lint and this is preventing the Start/Run centrifugal switch from resetting (the unit is trying to start with out the motor's start winding in circuit.
