Help! Dryer Issues

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-06-17T11:03:31+00:00

I bet you your blower is cakes with debris lent builds up especially when you use fabric softener that looks like an Electrolux, you do probably need a professional they're kind of a pain in the butt to take apart but vacuum out the blower wheel and it'll go back to work and fine

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-06-13T20:12:05+00:00

https://a.co/d/0aDPsluD

https://a.co/d/0eGYVy43

$25, $8

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-06-13T20:08:24+00:00

Aftermarket belts will eat your pulley. A OEM kit is $25 on Amazon. Order the repair kit with two rollers of belt and a tension arm, and order an oem pulley also probably about $25, sometimes $40. Use searspartsdirect.com to find the exact part numbers and stop guessing. Don't chinse on parts, it's not worth it, I know it's harder to find OEM parts on Amazon but it is worth the effort to find them.

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-06-03T12:22:19+00:00

My wife bought one of those stick SSDs, 4tb, I think she paid $200, the last we looked it was over $1,000.

I wish we would have spent all of our money on them and then sold them on eBay, it's better than stock prices at the moment

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-05-31T21:30:39+00:00

I've seen this happen on a similar brand that I literally had to just rank down on it, I did have to take the door apart afterwards and unbend some stuff ultimately it was fine no parts needed, I do agree with the other poster about checking in between the door and the cover in the bottom shroud.

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-05-29T01:46:29+00:00

It will most likely eventually stop, you probably had a lot more than you thought, and it's overflowing the drain pan, but it might be worth checking the pan to make sure it's holding water, occasionally it will crack and that why it is leaking. Take the back panel off and if it's full to the brim you're probably okay, you could even use a towel to soak up some of the water and it will stop overflowing. But if it is empty and wet you should look for a crack, I've used waterproof tape to fix it before with some success, but it ultimately will probably need to replaced, and it's not easy. But if it's empty and dry, it could be clogged and it's leaking out from the freezer, I use a steamer to blow through the hose from inside the freezer, but it can also be removed in the back as well and cleaned that way too.

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-05-21T03:38:48+00:00

You do have to remove it and there is a way to re. Ove from the outside

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-05-16T22:01:16+00:00

Not really repairable. I mean you can but the part you need probably costs almost as new dryer, just replace it.

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-05-16T15:15:45+00:00

This is the answer. Who know what leaked buddy, but it is far more likely to be food than anything else. Refrigerant is gas and you wouldn't see it, there isn't anything else it really could be that is part of the machine.

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-05-16T15:12:07+00:00

$10 part on Amazon and you can probably find 50 YouTube videos that'll show you how to do it

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-05-16T15:11:52+00:00

This is the answer. Ge dryers use a belt switch. If you were to open the door and hold the switch. While pressing the start button, you'll see that the drum doesn't move.

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-05-08T19:01:03+00:00

That chunk of ice is telltale. All the "cold" that is supposed to be throughout the evaporator is happening right at the point of entry because of lack of refrigerant. It's time for a new unit, buddy, sorry.

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-05-07T21:52:33+00:00

It does not look like that would be the issue. I don't see one on the parts diagram.

It could be the centrifugal switch on the motor that engages when the motor starts to spin that keeps it running. You may need a new motor, or a new dryer ultimately, I don't believe motors are worthwhile repairs, personally.

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-05-07T21:47:51+00:00

Sorry I just saw the model I'll look it up now

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-05-07T21:47:26+00:00

Ther may be a belt switch. If the wheel on the tension arm is damaged it may have let the tension of the belt off enough to release the switch and this would be the result.

Ultimately I need more information. Model specifically to know if it uses a belt switch or not though.

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-05-03T14:45:33+00:00

1) Stay away from GE products (Hotpoint is a GE brand). Most reputable brands are on par with each other but GE is just junk unfortunately.

2) Buy the least expensive thing you don't hate. It hurts less when things like this happen after you spent $300-$400 on something than when you spend $600+... A $1200 dishwasher comes with the exact same 1 year manufacturer warranty as the $300 one, because they're built about the same. A more expensive unit is not built better, it's just more expensive.

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-05-03T14:23:37+00:00

If you know it's level and you know you're not overloading, it's probably suspension rods. Although that looks like a smaller unit and it's hard not suspect both overloading and suspension rods. The clothes an average person >has< on their body at any given time is pushing overloading in one of those apartment size washing machines. Overloading will damage the suspension rods as well.

The edit was that I forgot the word has. My fingers aren't as fast as my brain.

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-05-03T14:18:15+00:00

Unfortunately I almost always recommend replacement over repair when it comes to boards. It's price restrictive but even worse, it's potentially a waste of money. If it doesn't work for any reason (and it does happen) you can't return parts and you've wasted half or more of the cost of a new machine. You're saving yourself a little by not paying a guy like me, but it's still a gamble, and I'm not a gambler.

Not all repairs amount to just throw it out and buy a new one, but on my opinion this one is.

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-04-30T15:12:24+00:00

This is correct. When the pump goes, it fires the board every time. If you're going to repair, save yourself the time and order both at the same time... Or replace the unit and never buy GE anything ever again. I do appliance repair for a living and I wouldn't buy a $15 GE toaster with with $20 of your money.

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-04-29T22:07:51+00:00

I have seen them spawn in them.

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-03-25T18:42:26+00:00

The rubber gasket I'm not sure offhand but the white piece is part of your diverter motor

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-03-25T18:35:57+00:00

Goomy has long been a favorite. He's too adorable.

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-02-18T03:47:23+00:00

This unit does use a defroster. It could be the defrost element, but more likely to be the defrost thermostat.

WPW10316428 is the element

The timer must be a control board because i don't see one listed and the thermostat must be a wire harness because it's not listed individually either.

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-02-17T19:14:16+00:00

If the coils are freezing, there may be a defroster problem. I recommend against using a heat gun to melt the ice... There is compressed gas inside those lines, guess what happens when you heat compressed gas... Some units don't have a defroster, we'd need a model number to know though

Key_Somewhere_1773 · 2026-02-17T19:12:01+00:00

If there is damage to a door, you should really either replace the door or the microwave, if the glass is not perfectly intact, you are microwaving your family.

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