[jp1978]

This is a good one. I hope someone can help!!

I noticed my dryer wouldn't dry the clothes completely anymore. 3 or 4 cycles and they are still damp. So I did the first logical thing. I checked the dryer venting. Everything was good and to be sure I ran it with the vent disconnected and still damp. So now I dove in to see what was up. The first thing I noticed right off the bat was the 4.4k ohm resistor on the back of the timer was all burnt up. I assumed that was the problem. Replaced it and the clothes still took forever to dry. Then I looked into the thermostats and they all checked good. The fuse is good also. So I changed the heating element and the resistor again. Now the clothes dry all the way but still not as quick as they used to. Then I noticed the resistor was starting to burn up again. I think I have some kind of problem like a short or something causing this resistor to burn up. Also if I touch the back of the dryer while it is plugged in I can feel a small shock. It is more of a tingle because it is A/C. It is so small it is barely noticeable but could this be related. Also I noticed the back of the timer motor very hot to the touch. Is that normal. Any help will be great because I am getting tired of buying the same resistor over and over.

[kevin1000]

I would start checking the heat element to make sure they are not short to ground.The 4.4 k ohm only use during automatic cycle setting.That what reduce the 220 volt circuit to advance the timer motor when the thermostat cycle.The timer motor will be very warm.

[jp1978]

I never checked the House wiring because I live in base housing at a Military installation. Someone just moved out a month or two before I moved in and there is free maintenance provided for the base housing units. So you got to figure the house is wired correct. Nope!! I finally decided to check the house wiring (the plug outlet) because there was absolutely nothing wrong with the dryer as far as shorts or bad parts, except for the resistor burning up. So I took my meter and checked for one leg of the 120 and I got it. Then I checked the other leg and I didn't just get 120, I got 240, then when I checked across the to main legs I got 120. So whoever last messed with this wiring, wired the neutral to power instead of to ground. So it is wired with one of the power prongs as neutral so my dryer isn't grounded and that is why I could feel the shock (tingle) on the case of the dryer. They will be out Monday to fix it and then I am going to see about getting some compensation for them frying the heating element and resistor with the faulty wiring. Luckily I didn't go out and buy a new dryer or that damn thing would have been fried also!!