GTDX400ED5WS General Electric Dryer - Instructions
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- Customer:
- Carole from Wynnewood, PA
- Parts Used:
- WE05X20431
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
light bulb dead
remove the old one and put the new one...!!! Easy
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- Customer:
- LARRY from HAMILTON, OH
- Parts Used:
- WE4M325
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
When moving the dryer there was a loud pop and the dryer circuit breaker tripped.
When the dryer was installed last year by the dealer, one of the hot leads was not screwed down tightly. Over time the screw loosened and began to arc causing the plastic holding the screw to melt. When I moved the dryer the hot lead fell off and hit the terminal block cover shorting out the dryer. I was able to locate the exact terminal block I needed with their helpful dryer section diagrams. The part came in the time they said. I took off the old terminal block with just 2 attached screws. i kept track of which screws held the hot and neutral conductors and the ground before I removed them. I was then able to slide on the dryer wires and attached the home conductors. I put on the cover plate, turned on the circuit breaker and it worked.
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- Customer:
- Judith from MADISON, NH
- Parts Used:
- WE04X20416
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Socket set
timer dial wouldn't turn--frozen
watched utube video. I am a nurse who is non technical and if I can do it so can you!!!
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- Customer:
- Manuel, J from MCALESTER, OK
- Parts Used:
- WE4M325
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Original terminal grounding block melted for unknown reason.
Unscrewed the old, screwed in the new making sure wires matched up same as before. Reset my breaker and works like new again.
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- Customer:
- Bruce from CHANUTE, KS
- Parts Used:
- WE05X20431, WE4M181
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Dryer was over heating and shutting off after like 5 minutes, the back was hot to touch..got the cycling thermostat problem solved
4 screws to open it up,pull out the wheel and there it is on back . Pretty easy..
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- Customer:
- Robert from PORT MURRAY, NJ
- Parts Used:
- WE04X20416
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Timer didn’t turn, but knob did.
However, before replacing the timer, check the backside of the knob for cracks on the part that goes on the timer spindle. The original knob may have cracked, making you think the timer is bad, since the knob turns but the timer doesn’t. The new knobs are reinforced with a metal band to prevent cracking. If the knob is cracked, the fix is a new knob.
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- Customer:
- Dina from HILLSDALE, NJ
- Parts Used:
- WE01X20380
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Control knob spinning, could not get dryer to run.
My husband and I are the least repair-oriented people in the world. We can, however, follow instructions.
We were seriously trying to decide whether to call a repairperson or buy a new dryer, since dryer is over 5 years old, and it does not seem that appliances last any more. (New dryer: probably over $700)
Read about issue on PartSelect. Found clear and easy to follow explanations. Thought we needed a new timer, and considered buying one. Installation instructions seemed clear and simple enough for even us to do. Pulled off old timer knob to discover the back was cracked, which was why it was spinning.
Bought control knob. Pushed it on. Perfect!
Total time for repair: about 10 seconds
Total cost (including shipping) about $33
We were seriously trying to decide whether to call a repairperson or buy a new dryer, since dryer is over 5 years old, and it does not seem that appliances last any more. (New dryer: probably over $700)
Read about issue on PartSelect. Found clear and easy to follow explanations. Thought we needed a new timer, and considered buying one. Installation instructions seemed clear and simple enough for even us to do. Pulled off old timer knob to discover the back was cracked, which was why it was spinning.
Bought control knob. Pushed it on. Perfect!
Total time for repair: about 10 seconds
Total cost (including shipping) about $33
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- Customer:
- Francisco from WEST COVINA, CA
- Parts Used:
- WE4M181
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
was not heating cheak parts select they recomended to purchaged the thermostat check vidio for installetion now working fine thanks
watched vidio from the site.just follow the instructions, And was able to fixed the problem.
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- Customer:
- Wayne from APPLE VALLEY, CA
- Parts Used:
- WE04X20416
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Timer would not select proper drying time
Tilted Dryer forward, disconnected Power Cord, removed the 3 screws behind and along the top of Control Panel. Changed wires from old Timer, one by one to new Timer. Twisted old Timer counterclockwise and removed from Panel. Installed new Timer with all wires attached, twisted clockwise to seat. Replaced Control Panel, installed the previously removed screws, reconnected Power Cord. (16 min.)
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- Customer:
- John C. from Cincinnati, OH
- Parts Used:
- WE01X20419
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
The door handle was comming off had broken hook
I pulled the old handle off and pushed the new one on.
No problem at all.
No problem at all.
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- Customer:
- Marni from SICKLERVILLE, NJ
- Parts Used:
- WE04X20416
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Timer wouldn't advance
We disconnected the dryer. On the back panel, we removed the screws and exposed the existing timer. We carefully disconnected it from each of the connections, then plugged in all of the connections on the new timer. We put the back panel back in place, secured it, and replaced the knob on the timer.
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- Customer:
- KAREN from THIBODAUX, LA
- Parts Used:
- WE18X25100
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
inherited machine, lint filter missing
Searched the sites order # online, called, ordered, delivered PDQ, unpackaged, popped in. That was it.
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- Customer:
- Steven from NEWTOWN, CT
- Parts Used:
- WE04X20416
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Timer knob was snapped off there wasn't a way to turn the knob
Piece off cake took less then 5 minutes
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- Customer:
- Claudia from GILBERTSVILLE, PA
- Parts Used:
- WE1M659
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Actually, it was the timer snob.
Just slid right on.
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- Customer:
- John from FRAMINGHAM, MA
- Parts Used:
- WE04X20416
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
timer stem was worn out. causing the knob to slip on the stem.
I turned off the power at the panel.
Removed the three screws from the rear top panel and removed the timer.
I then transferred the wiring from the old one to the new one and replaced the panel.
I then restored the power and tested the operation, Worked perfectly.
Removed the three screws from the rear top panel and removed the timer.
I then transferred the wiring from the old one to the new one and replaced the panel.
I then restored the power and tested the operation, Worked perfectly.
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