Troubleshooting Procedures
!
WARNING
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or death, disconnect power to dryer before servicing, unless
testing requires power.
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September
2006
RPL 16026540
©2006 Maytag Services
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LED/Switch Check
While in
Service
Mode, pressing the
Chime
and
Wrinkle Prevent
keys for 3 seconds, will start a
LED/Switch Test. To exit the test at any point, press
the same keys again for 3 seconds or press the
OFF
key to exit Service Mode.
Perform the check by pressing the keys which toggle
the LED’s on and off.
All switch pads must be pressed within 5 minutes for
this test to pass.
PA
will be displayed for five (5)
seconds once all switch pads have been pressed and
this test is completed. Following 10 seconds of
inactivity at any point, the test will exit without any
display. The
Power Off
switch pad must be pressed
twice within thirty (30) seconds to cancel this test.
Switch Action
Wrinkle Prevent Press once
Chime Press
once
Adjust Time
Press once
Time
Press four times
Temperature Press
twice
Dryness Level
Press twice
Selector Knob
Rotate 1 position
Start Pause
Press once
Off Press
once
Diagnostic Codes
The Diagnostic Codes are identified when the severity
level of the abnormality detected is higher and service
may be required.
When a problem with the dryer is detected a
Diagnostic Code is assigned, and can be displayed.
The Control Board will not log multiple same codes
per cycle; however, it will log as many Diagnostics as
possible for the machine to continue running.
Access Diagnostic Codes by entering the Service
Mode and pressing
Wrinkle Prevent
.
A
d
will be
displayed.
Rotate the Cycle Selector Knob in either direction to
step through the list of codes one code at a time.
Once an initial direction is selected by the user (either
Clockwise or Counterclockwise), subsequent
movements of the knob in the same direction will
show older codes. If the user changes direction and
turns the knob in the opposite direction, the more
recent code will be displayed.
While a diagnostic code is displayed, if the
Start/Pause
button in the center of the Rotary Cycle
Selector is pressed and held, the machine will display
the number of cycles ago the diagnostic code
occurred. When the
Start/Pause
button is released,
the diagnostic code is again displayed
.
Clearing Diagnostic Codes
To clear the diagnostic code list press the
Sensor Dry
Level
and
Time
keypads together for 3 seconds while
viewing the list. The cycle count for each diagnostic
code will be reset to 0, but not the machine cycle
count.
Diagnostic Codes
Code Description Trigger
Action
Taken
1
Dryer
Thermistor
Short Sensed
The
Thermistor
resistance is
very low.
Check for:
-
Clogged
lint
screen.
-
Restricted
vent
system.
-
Check
Thermistor
resistance.
2
Thermistor
Open Sensed
The
Thermistor
resistance is
very high
Check for:
-
Low
ambient
temperature in
room (Below
50
º
F/10
º
C).
-
Outside
vent
damper is stuck
open in wintertime.
-
Loose or open
wire terminals.
-
Check
Thermistor
resistance.
3
Door Circuit
Failure
Invalid state
for more
than 256
milliseconds
Check for:
-
Loose or open
wire terminals in
Door Sense
circuit.
4
Possible motor
transistor error
If either
motor
transistor is
seen open or
shorted
during
startup
Check for:
-
Loose
connections
in motor circuit.
-
Run
System
Check Mode and
check the motor
relay function.
-
If relay functions,
disregard the
diagnostic code.
-
If relay does not
function, replace
machine control
board.
