Brand: Frigidaire
Model Number: FGID2466QF7A
Main Symptom: sprayer arm keeps melting
What happens & when: Sprayer arm melts and I’ve already replaced once and it melted again. It melts because the head of the sprayer arm seems to sag onto the heating coils. That led me to investigate whether it is seated and installed correctly. The replacement was purchased one on Amazon that said it “meets or exceeds” OEM standards, although I’m not sure it matters since the original OEM burnt too. that it melted twice? I’m willing to buy a third one here, OEM, and see if that does it but I’m also skeptical and thinking it is a design flaw. Can anyone confirm it is a design flaw with this model?
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There is this service flash and here is your tech sheet!
808463501C.pdf (313.7 KB)
DWTT2512 Spray Arm Deformed.pdf (1.2 MB)
Confirmed items. It does not appear to be any of those issues. However, one thing I do see is that when not running, the round spray head rests on the heating coils. My guess is that after running, when the machine goes into drying mode, the head rests on the hot coils and melts. I can’t see how a new spray arm would help because a new spray arm will still tilt and rest on the coils.
Is the lower spray arm bending at the arm onto the heating element or is it leaning as if the center support is not holding it properly?
It isn’t bending, it is leaning.
Does the center mounting bracket that the lower spray arm connects to feel like it is loose or wobbly? It may be that this part is worn out and allowing the lower spray arm to lean down onto the heating element. 5304532235 Support (Mounting Bracket) | Genuine Frigidaire OEM In Stock
Yes, it is loose and wobbly and when I removed it just now (per your advice), I noticed that the bracket on the spray arm itself appears faulty. One of them isn’t straight down, so the arm doesn’t seat into the mounting bracket snugly. The arm is aftermarket so I’m thinking that is what the problem is now and I’m going to order an OEM spray arm and see if it will seat snugly.
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I would like to conclude this thread. I installed an OEM and it fit perfectly and doesn’t sag. The aftermarket part had a small flaw that caused it to sag. This is a lesson, for me at least, that it is worth going with OEM parts and what is seemingly a small, universal part, isn’t.
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