Maytag MEDX500BW Support Question
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Question posted by jaythomas830 on January 28th, 2017
My Dryer Works But Is Not Heating
My dryer stopped heating. What should be checked prior to replacing the heating element?
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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on January 28th, 2017 12:50 PM
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Related Maytag MEDX500BW Manual Pages
Use & Care Guide - Page 2
DRYER SAFETY
2
Use & Care Guide - Page 4
n Replace plastic or foil vent material with heat, dryers require good air flow to efficiently dry laundry.
n Use no more drying time or when using the drying rack.
4 When cleaning is complete, be paid by the customer, regardless of who installed the dryer. n Clear away items from the dryer. The Energy Preferred cycle will reduce your drying...
Use & Care Guide - Page 5
.... at the end of cycles. See "Cycle Guide" for the specified time on your laundry load.
WRINKLE CONTROL automatically starts at any time before the cycle has ended. If you may... Low, or High).
3 CYCLE KNOB
Use Cycle Knob to start the dryer.
5
It periodically starts and stops the dryer, tumbling the load without heat to OFF, 60 min., or 120 min. On some models, temperature...
Use & Care Guide - Page 6
... Dry
High
Work clothes, medium weight fabrics, sheets
More Dry Energy Preferred
Less Dry
Medium or Low
Available Options:
Signal Wrinkle Control
Signal Wrinkle Control
Cycle Details:
Automatic cycles give the best drying in the dryer too long. Setting the Drying Temperature
If your load.
Use the Air Fluff (no heat) setting for...
Use & Care Guide - Page 7
... Preferred, or Less Dry automatically adjusts the dryness level of the fabrics at which the dryer will shut off the screen with a damp cloth to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY ...dryer drum with your load. Clean the lint screen
3. Do not rinse or wash screen to tumble freely. See the Cycle Guide for SENSOR DRY cycles.
Choose Energy Preferred for your fingers. Place laundry...
Use & Care Guide - Page 8
...". fits 29" Super Capacity Plus
8 Get up to "Assistance or Service" on the back cover of a cycle. DRYING RACK
To purchase a drying rack for your dryer, please refer to 120 minutes of heat-free, periodic tumbling at the end of the manual or contact the dealer from whom you purchased your...
Use & Care Guide - Page 9
...dryer during removal, check the exhaust hood and remove the lint. To wash: 1.
Wet lint is removed. 2. NOTE: Garments that would block the air flow for your clothes, or cause the dryer to stop... often, depending on the lint screen. Reinstall
screen in the dryer. This includes clearing piles of laundry in the dryer. Do not rinse or wash screen to avoid drum staining. Tumble...
Use & Care Guide - Page 10
.... Use tape to do so can result in the lower right-hand corner of the dryer.
Open the dryer door.
Failure to secure dryer door. Replace the cover and secure with a 10-watt appliance bulb only. Changing the drum light (on the back wall of the cover. WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard ...
Use & Care Guide - Page 11
... but you may not have heat. Unusual sounds
Dryer had a period of non-use 2 household fuses or circuit breakers.
The dryer may be cleaned before laundering. Replace both fuses or reset the ...sound.
PUSH to check air movement. If the problem continues, call an electrician.
Run the dryer for the types of fuse. Exhaust vent diameter not the correct size. Dryer will not run
...
Use & Care Guide - Page 12
...Use Timed Dry for assistance and to finish before each load. Stains on load or drum
Dryer fabric softener not properly used or Temperature control was used . If so, ventilate the area...of the cycle.
These will be cleaned before removing laundry from the area, rewash and dry the clothing.
The new electric heating element may have recently been painting, staining, or varnishing...
Installation Guide - Page 2
DRYER SAFETY
2
Installation Guide - Page 4
... codes.
For further information, please reference the "Assistance or Service" section of the "Use and Care Guide". The wires that opens to the dryer must end in dryer drum. Check that all models):
Wire stripper (direct wire installations)
Tin snips (new vent installations)
1/4" nut driver (recommended)
Vent clamps
Adjustable wrench that connect to...
Installation Guide - Page 5
...
133/4" (349 mm)
273/4" (705 mm)
You will be exposed to match height of 3.8 cu.
Check code requirements. Dryer Dimensions
29" (737 mm)
29" (737 mm)
433/8" (1102 mm)
433/8" (1102 mm)
1/2"...minimum spacing allowed.
■■ Additional spacing should also be large enough to allow the dryer door to open fully. See "Electrical Requirements."
■■ A sturdy floor to reduce...
Installation Guide - Page 6
....
■■ If codes permit and a separate ground wire is used when the dryer is installed in a location where grounding through the neutral conductor is prohibited. Grounding through the...areas where local codes prohibit grounding through the neutral is prohibited for homes built after 1996, dryer circuits involved in remodeling after 1996, and all local codes and ordinances. A copy of ...
Installation Guide - Page 7
...connection and to Venting Requirements. Install Leveling Legs
Electrical Connection
Power Supply Cord
1. Now stand the dryer on cardboard.
2. Then, go to connect the exhaust vent. Then go to Venting Requirements.... holes until it is approximately 1/2" (13 mm) (to its legs. ft. Slide the dryer until bottom of foot is close to match height of 3.8 cu. NOTE: If local codes...
Installation Guide - Page 8
... D A
E F
Before you start, disconnect power. Attach power supply cord
to step 3.
8 Remove hold in a horizontal position. The strain relief should have a tight fit with the dryer cabinet and be in place.
Put the tabs of the two clamp sections (C) into the hole (B) below terminal block cover
Put power supply cord through...
Installation Guide - Page 9
... block screws. 4-wire Power Supply Cord Connection
IMPORTANT: A 4-wire connection is required for mobile homes and where local codes do not permit the use of dryer rear panel. Ground prong D. Remove neutral ground wire (E) from external ground conductor screw (A).
4. Connect remaining wires to neutral wire. Prepare to external ground conductor screw...
Installation Guide - Page 10
...remaining 3 wires. Strip insulation back 1" (25 mm). Shape ends of wires into slot of dryer rear panel. Connect wires to Venting Requirements. Tighten screw.
5. For 3-wire Direct Wire Connection, ...Put direct wire cable through the hole (B) below .
Put the threaded section of extra length so dryer may be in a horizontal position. Attach direct wire strain relief
A
B C
4-wire Direct Wire ...
Installation Guide - Page 16
... mm) clamp, connect vent to exhaust outlet in a running for heat. Check that you feel for 5 minutes, open the dryer door and feel heat, cancel cycle and close the door.
q Check that vent is clean.
Connect vent to exhaust outlet
NOTE: The dryer must fit over dryer exhaust outlet and inside exhaust hood. Avoid crushing or kinking...
Installation Guide - Page 17
...dryer door. Remove screws from dryer cabinet.
4. Loosen (do not feel heat, turn off dryer, and check the following: ■■ There may notice an odor when the dryer is first used.
Do not pull on dryer...
the dryer. Pull door forward off top screws
Lift door until top screws in large part of dryer to door.
5. This odor is common when the heating element is first heated. Remove...
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... gone after the first cycle. My dryer makes sounds or vibrations Fabric is located? My dryer or load has an odor Have you...dryer. The odor is on the load because the dryer pulls in the area where your dryer is too hot - The odor will result in the washer or dryer? Was a damp or wet load left in the washer or dryer for the first time? (Electric dryers) A new electric heating element...
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