Brand: GE
Model Number: GFD45ESSM1WW
Main Symptom: Unresponsive
What happens & when:
Error Code (if any): None
Parts or tests already tried: Replaced main control board
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Put clothes in the dryer and pushed power button, heard a buzz and dryer went completely unresponsive. Circuit breaker is good and voltage detector shows voltage on black wire going into the circuit board. Ordered and replaced the board, but dryer is still unresponsive.
When the voltage was checked, was a multimeter used or just a voltage detector pen? Also, how much voltage was actually reaching the main control?
Uses this tech sheet:https://device.report/m/1e74dc6492aa40b73085966fb56b430f87eb07cf2dd8c0fd017b648f46cdf6fc.pdf
Looks like the board part number you replaced is WE04X29099 Did you set the Personality ID for your model.Sometimes you don’t have to though!
Thats the P/N. I haven’t reset anything, its completely dead.
When you checked the voltage, did you use a multimeter or a sniffer pen? Voltage sniffer pens aren’t accurate—they can detect around 40 VAC (sometimes more or less depending on the pen). To verify that 120 VAC is actually reaching the control, you’ll need to use a multimeter.
I’ll get the meter out and check
Need to check power for sure.There is a one shot thermostat that can cause this plus others. Sometimes you have to call in the man.You have all the informations that a tech would have with this wiring diagram.Good luck!
Couldn’t make sense of the meter readings, so I surrendered and called a pro. Turned out to be thermal breaker that cut power to half the board.
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Need to check power for sure.There is a one shot thermostat that can cause this plus others. Looks like it was this part?
It was, one time use thermal breaker way back in the case behind the drum.
Thanks for letting us know as most people don’t and I was about to stop trying to help other’s free of charge except my own personal time. I thank you.
I personally appreciate all the help from this and similar forums as it’s allowed me to do a lot of repairs on my own. I’m stymied as to why the engineers in this case hide that fuse so deep in the machine as to make servicing so difficult.
