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Coming at you like a blustery Nor'easter out of the frozen hinterlands of northern New England, another frosty issue of Appliantology has been unleashed on the Internet. And Hell follows with it. Come in, she said, I'll give ya shelter from the storm... http://ymlp.com/zaY3yr

Just when you thought it was safe to run your dryer after reading the January issue of Appliantology, along comes this sick little tome going into glorious and humiliating detail on dryer vent proctology.  

In this journey into appliance repair enlightenment, Samurai Appliance Repair Man shows you how to use an airflow meter to analytically test the back pressure on a dryer vent for safety and efficiency. Looks can be deceiving, as this video shows, and even a short simple dryer vent that appears to be ideal can have airflow problems. So it's always wise to use a meter to actually measure the back pressure.



Here's the air flow tester I used in the video ==> http://www.repaircli...0106710/1447456




To learn more about your dryer or to order parts, click here.

To read the Award-Winning, January 2012 issue of Appliantology, click this link (opens in a new window) ==> http://ymlp.com/zKmyff

Some models of GE dryers are actually made my Frigidaire... or they at least use Frigidaire parts.  One example is the GE DSXH43EA3WW dryer.  If you have one of these with a bad motor, here's a tip that could save you a couple of of Benjamins:  use the Frigidaire part number instead of the GE part. Grand Master Reginald explains:

...The new G.E. motor is only  376.85  clams. ............                                           ...Or,   If yer crafty, only 115 clams    for a Frigidaire  motor...

GE DSXH43EA3WW built by Frigidaire

GE Motor $ 377
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Frigidaire Motor $ 114
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Remove the Belt and try turning the Motor Shaft by hand.
Does it turn easily, smoothly ?
Give the Motor Shaft a twirl by hand.
Does it continue to spin at all ?

Source: GE Dryer: model# DSXH43EA3WW, Starts but won't stay running.

Finding the source of this noise in this Bosch dryer was tricky.  Judging by the sound, the noise had to originate from either the motor or the blower wheel.  The problem turned out to be the blower wheel.  The noise was only heard in a heated dryer cycle.  Apparently the heated air would deform the plastic blower wheel just enough to make it contact the blower housing while rotating.



Here are the part links to the drum rollers and blower wheel that I used to fix this dryer:

Drum rollers ==> http://www.repaircli.../422200/1105531

Blower wheel ==> http://www.repaircli.../491640/1107382