Thanks again JP! I sure wish I had 1% of your knowledge about these things! Actually he never did mention any bearings. But he did have the tub clear off when he hit the start switch and got that awful noise. He demo'd it a couple times to me and gave me the thing about the 2 windings in the motor and the inner one being discolored, etc. After he had left, I did wonder if something could have been caught in that little fan, because this happened to me not long ago with my fridge. My cats managed to cuff stuff up in there and I got this horrid clatter noise. Figured that one out for myself! But I did not SEE anything in the dryer fan and was actually surprised (as was he) that the innards of the dryer were so clean, because at my house, there is cat hair in EVERYTHING. I have many cats and their bedding makes up most of my laundry. I do recall him explaining what you just said about getting the noise at startup, and then the whole thing cuts out to cool off, and it keeps doing that... but that's not it. It was drying the clothes fine.

Anyway, I got the other dryer from him (sure do miss the old one though, with the light inside and the door that opened DOWN). Already having a problem with THIS ONE! Was just trying to research on the web... it must be the sensor?? The clothes do not get dry when I use the automatic cycle, even though I set it for the 'most dry' setting. (In fact, I have not even tried the timed cycles yet.) This dryer I got is a "perfect match" (he said) to my washer, about 3 to 4 years old, GE Profile Prodigy Mod. DPSR405EA1WW. The little red light goes on when you use the automatic cycles, when the sensor is supposedly working. Just came across something that said maybe the sensor or sensors are just dirty from fabric softener or lint, was going to check to see if I can tell anything just looking in the drum. But probably I should have him put a new sensor in, don't you think, since I just got it and it is "guaranteed" and should work just fine? I think he would be ok with replacing it. Is this a common problem (having the sensor go bad)?? You sure know your stuff! You must be a professional at this, yes??

Farmhouse Lady, April 2006

Hello F.L.,

I appreciate the kind words and I can also relate to animal hair! We have a cat and dog and our refridgerator needs cleaning underneath quite often. As far as me being a pro at this, I am not. My knowledge comes from countless books and just plain ol research. I have taken an interest now for about 15 years now. That, coupled with working on my friends, families, and my own appliances gives me a little knowledge I guess. As far as your new dryer problem goes, does the timer advance? Have you tried it in the timed mode? I know the dryer you have has 2 heating element coils and if just one of them coils are working, the dryer will not generate enough heat to work in the auto cycle and the timer will not move. However, if you put it on timed drying and the timer didn't move that would probably be a bad timer. But like you said, let him fix it if it's guaranteed. Good luck with your new dryer F.L.

JP, April 2006