Washers & Dryers

Why a washer or dryer stops doing its job, and how to tell which part is at fault.

2 articles

• Washer Won't Drain: Four Places the Water Stops, in Order

  Before replacing a pump, listen. A pump that hums is not the same fault as a pump that is silent, and neither means the same as a machine that never tried.

• Dryer Runs But Doesn't Get Hot — What Failed, and How to Tell

  The drum turning proves the motor and the door switch are fine. Everything that makes heat sits on a separate circuit, and that is where the fault is.