- Model Number
- ALE643RAW
- Brand
- Amana
- Age
- More than 10 years
Hello,
I have a Amana electric dryer model ALE643RAW and I would say is approx. 17 years old. I clean it regularly and never had an issue. However, the other night I started it up and noticed a squealing sound. It turned on fine so I left it alone and it went through the cycle fine. The noise was noticeable, but not terrible. The next time I went to use it, I went to turn it on and only heard a humming noise for lack of a better description. I thought the door wasn't latched, but that wasn't it. I opened the door, spun the drum a little bit and it started up again. I also heard the squealing sound again, but it worked through the 60 minute fine. Although it did small a little hotter than usual.
This went on for the last few times I used it (60 minutes each time) until today when I started it and it only ran for about 10 minutes and then stopped. I believe I had to spin the drum again to get it started, but I can't remember for sure. It then sat for about 30 minutes. I tried to turn it on and I only got the humming noise. I spun the drum and it started and ran again for about 10 minutes and stopped. After waiting 10 minutes, I hit the start button it didn't make and a humming noise at all or start at all this time. I unplugged it and let it sit for 30 minutes, turned it on and heard humming sound, spun the drum and it started and ran for 10 minutes and that is where I'm at now.
I consider my self somewhat handy, but it did take me a minute to figure out what panel to take off to see anything. I flipped it over so the door is facing the ceiling and took off the bottom panel and then took off the white plastic that basically holds the link collector. I can now see the belt...obviously not broken since the drum was turning. When I spun the "blower" (I don't know the technical term) it moved the belt and drum and I also heard the mystery "humming" I heard during the last few times it worked.
I apologize for the long description, but I'm hoping my details will help an expert help me out. My non expert opinion is guessing it's the motor? I've read other threads when someone says to "check the continuity" and that always sends me into a panic because I don't know the first thing about doing something like that...
Thanks for reading and any advice would be more than appreciated.
I have a Amana electric dryer model ALE643RAW and I would say is approx. 17 years old. I clean it regularly and never had an issue. However, the other night I started it up and noticed a squealing sound. It turned on fine so I left it alone and it went through the cycle fine. The noise was noticeable, but not terrible. The next time I went to use it, I went to turn it on and only heard a humming noise for lack of a better description. I thought the door wasn't latched, but that wasn't it. I opened the door, spun the drum a little bit and it started up again. I also heard the squealing sound again, but it worked through the 60 minute fine. Although it did small a little hotter than usual.
This went on for the last few times I used it (60 minutes each time) until today when I started it and it only ran for about 10 minutes and then stopped. I believe I had to spin the drum again to get it started, but I can't remember for sure. It then sat for about 30 minutes. I tried to turn it on and I only got the humming noise. I spun the drum and it started and ran again for about 10 minutes and stopped. After waiting 10 minutes, I hit the start button it didn't make and a humming noise at all or start at all this time. I unplugged it and let it sit for 30 minutes, turned it on and heard humming sound, spun the drum and it started and ran for 10 minutes and that is where I'm at now.
I consider my self somewhat handy, but it did take me a minute to figure out what panel to take off to see anything. I flipped it over so the door is facing the ceiling and took off the bottom panel and then took off the white plastic that basically holds the link collector. I can now see the belt...obviously not broken since the drum was turning. When I spun the "blower" (I don't know the technical term) it moved the belt and drum and I also heard the mystery "humming" I heard during the last few times it worked.
I apologize for the long description, but I'm hoping my details will help an expert help me out. My non expert opinion is guessing it's the motor? I've read other threads when someone says to "check the continuity" and that always sends me into a panic because I don't know the first thing about doing something like that...
Thanks for reading and any advice would be more than appreciated.
