Bellaireroad
Well-known member
So I’m scratching my head on this one. I have an IR D42 dryer and the fan doesn’t run. If I test input power at the female connection there is 120 volts, but when the fan is connected it does not run. So I thought I had a bad fan motor. Took the motor out and tested it on 120 and it runs fine. The spade connectors are good, so not a bad connection.
The fan power is switched off a circuit board..... would it be possible for the female plug to be showing 120, but not enough amps to turn the fan?
Wiring diagram here
https://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pdfImages/d4/d4d9b05c-6b9f-43de-93da-f605d1693299.pdf
I have had nothing but problems with this unit... it has been to IR repair center twice . Sad thing is I’m using this in my garage, and probably use it twice a month. First time it crapped out at month 13 (12 month warranty) . They replaced the board and charged 700 dollars. It crapped out again last month.... five months after the repair. It was still under six months warranty. I took it into the shop and was expecting to get it fixed for free, but they told me I had a bad fan. It was gonna be another 500 to replace the fan. I wasn’t very happy about this, so the service manager gave me a part number on the fan, and a place where I could pick it up locally for $65. So I paid 160 for the bench time and took it home . Of course, the fan motor I bought for $65, is nothing even close to what’s in the dryer. However, I did use it to test, by hooking it up to the female plug, and it doesn’t run either. The female plugs shows 120 but neither fan will run when connected .
The fan power is switched off a circuit board..... would it be possible for the female plug to be showing 120, but not enough amps to turn the fan?
Wiring diagram here
https://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pdfImages/d4/d4d9b05c-6b9f-43de-93da-f605d1693299.pdf
I have had nothing but problems with this unit... it has been to IR repair center twice . Sad thing is I’m using this in my garage, and probably use it twice a month. First time it crapped out at month 13 (12 month warranty) . They replaced the board and charged 700 dollars. It crapped out again last month.... five months after the repair. It was still under six months warranty. I took it into the shop and was expecting to get it fixed for free, but they told me I had a bad fan. It was gonna be another 500 to replace the fan. I wasn’t very happy about this, so the service manager gave me a part number on the fan, and a place where I could pick it up locally for $65. So I paid 160 for the bench time and took it home . Of course, the fan motor I bought for $65, is nothing even close to what’s in the dryer. However, I did use it to test, by hooking it up to the female plug, and it doesn’t run either. The female plugs shows 120 but neither fan will run when connected .
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