GTDP490ED8WS General Electric Dryer - Instructions
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- Customer:
- Larry from LAS VEGAS, NV
- Parts Used:
- WE03X25079, WE14X25080, WE09X27634, WE03X37319, WE03X37320
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Very noisy operation
Very easy! Removed old parts, and installed new parts in reverse order. Dryer was running, and sounded like a new appliance in 35 minutes!
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- Customer:
- Joseph from MONROE, NC
- Parts Used:
- WE01X20380, WE4M527
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
Timer became difficult to turn causing control knob to strip out.
Generally followed directions by another customer that was provided with order. Much appreciated for this DIY. Do have extra comment so here goes.
1. Unplug dryer from wall and remove existing control knob.
2. Remove three screws on back of control compartment and fold the front forward.
3. Remove tiny anchor screw for timer and twist loose.
4. Transfer wire from old to new one at a time. (Extra comment - I thought at first there was problem with new timer because there were more wires than connectors. Some of the wires had double connectors. That hiccup in installation was caused by my inexperience with this first time effort.)
5. Reconnect timer to dryer compartment with tiny screw.
6. Replace three screws on back.
7. Add new control knob, plug up dryer, and it is done.
1. Unplug dryer from wall and remove existing control knob.
2. Remove three screws on back of control compartment and fold the front forward.
3. Remove tiny anchor screw for timer and twist loose.
4. Transfer wire from old to new one at a time. (Extra comment - I thought at first there was problem with new timer because there were more wires than connectors. Some of the wires had double connectors. That hiccup in installation was caused by my inexperience with this first time effort.)
5. Reconnect timer to dryer compartment with tiny screw.
6. Replace three screws on back.
7. Add new control knob, plug up dryer, and it is done.
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- Customer:
- David from LAWRENCEVILLE, GA
- Parts Used:
- WE03X29897
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
The dryer drum wasn't spinning, but I could hear the motor and feel the heat from the heating element.
UNPLUG the dryer. I removed the top panel by removing the two screws at the top of the dryer door. There are some hooks toward the back of the top panel, so you'll need to slide it to the left to get it off. The front panel needs to be removed by removing two screws just inside the top left and right corners. Lift and set it aside. I didn't disconnect the door wiring, but you can if you need to do so. I just spun the front panel to the left and out of the way. With the drum exposed, I confirmed the belt was broken. I replaced the belt, then the front panel and top panel. While I was inside the dryer, I did a through cleaning with the vacuum to get all the lint.
The video on the site is easy to understand and a snap to follow.
The video on the site is easy to understand and a snap to follow.
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- Customer:
- Eric from MINONK, IL
- Parts Used:
- WE01X20380
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Control knob broke.
1. Firmly grasp broken knob and pull it off.
2. Line up knob with post and push new knob on to post.
3. Quietly drink a beer and watch NFL mobile on your phone In the laundry room for a minimum of thirty minutes. ( For best results and to keep you from walking into the kitchen, stash a beer in the laundry room before you begin.)
4. Before leaving laundry room, do fifteen jumping jacks and twenty push ups-- enough to get your face red. Sprinkle some dryer lent in your hair. Crush can and throw it behind the dryer, no one ever looks there.
5. Immediately find your wife upon leaving the laundry room, and explain to her that the dryer is now fixed, you are exhausted, and need to take a nap.
2. Line up knob with post and push new knob on to post.
3. Quietly drink a beer and watch NFL mobile on your phone In the laundry room for a minimum of thirty minutes. ( For best results and to keep you from walking into the kitchen, stash a beer in the laundry room before you begin.)
4. Before leaving laundry room, do fifteen jumping jacks and twenty push ups-- enough to get your face red. Sprinkle some dryer lent in your hair. Crush can and throw it behind the dryer, no one ever looks there.
5. Immediately find your wife upon leaving the laundry room, and explain to her that the dryer is now fixed, you are exhausted, and need to take a nap.
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- Customer:
- STAN from UPPER ARLNGTN, OH
- Parts Used:
- WE1M1011
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Plastic housing for the door latch mounted in the chassis of the dryer was damaged so the section of the latch in the door wouldn't align.
This kept the interlock open and shut off the dryer when the door swung open The broken latch was popped out using a flat blade screwdriver and the replacement snapped into place by hand. Good as new!
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- Customer:
- timothy from Palm City, FL
- Parts Used:
- WE4M527
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
Timer on thevdryervwas broken
Took back off control,panel. Took the timer out from the back, but left all the wires on. Took one wire off at a time and installed that wire on the same terminal on the new timer and did the same for all wires, one at a time. Replaced timer. Tried timer. It worked great. Buttoned up back and pushed dryer back in place.
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- Customer:
- Patricia from HENDERSON, NV
- Parts Used:
- WE01X20380
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
The dryer knob cracked
Received the dryer knob, aligned the part and it went on with no tools, no labor.
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- Customer:
- Tim from Pembroke, NH
- Parts Used:
- WE4M416
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Dryer only runs when Start button is pressed
Originally I thought that the Start switch was the issue, and ordered one. After taking the machine apart and running some tests, the issue was clearly not this switch, but a different switch that cuts power when the belt tension is no longer being applied to the idler pulley spring. I fixed this by bypassing this switch, which in my opinion, is error prone and serves no purpose. The switch can be accessed by removing the control panel, then top cover, then front cover, then drum. The bogus switch is screwed to the bottom left, near the motor. The idler pulley spring rests against it. Just disconnect the switch wires, then clip, strip and crimp then together to bypass the switch, and voila! Now if the belt breaks or comes off the pulley, the motor will continue to run, but you wont hear the wet clothes flopping around, so that will be the indication that you have a belt problem. Hope that helps!
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- Customer:
- Micheal from CRYSTAL LAKE, IL
- Parts Used:
- WE4M527
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Timmer whent bad had to replace it
Took 3 screw out and unplug 7 wires , and put it back the way it was . Very easy , 30 min
Thanks partselect for getting the past here fast
Thanks partselect for getting the past here fast
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- Customer:
- Lawrence from ROLESVILLE, NC
- Parts Used:
- WD21X10261
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
dishwasher did not start
Took out interlock switch (two leads) and replaced with new one. As simple as that.
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- Customer:
- Jose from LILBURN, GA
- Parts Used:
- WE14X25080
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Catching clothing and reping
Removed that to screws for that top first and door shake top little to that front and I took two screws on that top each side and removed that front and lint trap and install the new
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- Customer:
- gerard from goldsboro, NC
- Parts Used:
- WE09X27634
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers
the felt in front door worn out
i follow your video and all went well except now the dryer will not heat. i went back on your site an tried the no heat option an still no heat
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- Customer:
- ruoli from Germantown, MD
- Parts Used:
- WE03X29897
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 1- 2 hours
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Dryer's drum doesn't run
Follow YouTube "how to change dryer's belt" some video is very clear.
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- Customer:
- Heney from JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Parts Used:
- WE4M527
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
Knob arm broke
I followed instructions l read online worked perfectly
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- Customer:
- Dan from YANKTON, SD
- Parts Used:
- WE4M527
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
The timer on the dial was broke would not register
Will you replace the dial mechanism for the timer. In fact my wife replaced ours had it done by the time I got home.
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