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Model: PYET444AYW	Brand: Maytag	Age: 5 - 10 years
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lanier		#1 Posted : Monday, December 21, 2015 7:57:48 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 12/21/2015(UTC) Posts: 2		Maytag dryer continues to run with the door open. Motor makes a noise when the door is closed but runs. Unit will cut on & off correctly otherwise. Door switch is good.


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denman		#2 Posted : Monday, December 21, 2015 12:12:10 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 2/29/2008(UTC) Posts: 19,638 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 11 time(s) in 11 post(s)		Here are your parts includes a wiring diagram. Parts for Maytag PYET444AYW Dryer - AppliancePartsPros.com I cannot figure out how this unit is doing this as the door switch removes Neutral from the motor when it is open. Is this unit new to you and/or hasit ever run correctly? My thinking here is someone has messed with the wiring. How did you check the door switch?
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lanier		#3 Posted : Monday, December 21, 2015 4:07:00 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 12/21/2015(UTC) Posts: 2		Switch tested good but I replaced it anyway. Have owned the unit since it was new. Ran fine until this week. I thought it must be the motor but I don,t want to keep throwing parts at it ( motors are not cheap). Might be time for a new dryer. Thanks for the response I know it is hard to diagnose without seeing it.


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denman		#4 Posted : Tuesday, December 22, 2015 4:00:04 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 2/29/2008(UTC) Posts: 19,638 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 11 time(s) in 11 post(s)		For it to run the motor must be getting Neutral onto connection 1 which the door switch should disconnect. Perhaps there is a short in the motor to ground onto this connection. Hopefully you have a meter. Set the meter to the most sensitive resistance reading usually 200 ohms. Before starting short the meter leads together so you can tell if there is a zero offset in the meter. Unplug the motor now check 1, 2 and 7 to the frame/ground. All of them should be infinite ohms. If not there is a short in the motor probably to ground so the motor is getting power from L1 to ground instead of L1 to Neutral with ground just being an electrical safety.
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