GTDP490GD6WS General Electric Dryer - Instructions
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- Customer:
- richard from pleasant grove, AL
- Parts Used:
- WE01X20419
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Plastic Door Handle Cracked
Old handle popped out by pulling back and out. Inserted new handle by pushing in and forward. Easy!
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- Customer:
- Samuel from PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Parts Used:
- WE03X25079, WE3M51
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers, Wrench set
Dryer made noise and squeaked the entire time the dryer was running.
I watched the Parts Select video with Steve and he showed me how to do the repair. Took the top cover off and front door panel, I did not undo the wiring on the door switch. Removed the old top bearing (it snaps in and out) put the new one in placed the glide bearing put everything back together and no more noise. It worked.
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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:
- Gayle from STURBRIDGE, MA
- Parts Used:
- WE01X20380
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Dryer knob was stripped. Unable to turn to select time to dry.
Pulled old knob off. Aligned new knob. Pushed on. Took less than 1 minute, no tools required.
Expensive for a knob.
But it fixed the problem better than switching another knob from the machine.
Expensive for a knob.
But it fixed the problem better than switching another knob from the machine.
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- Customer:
- james from FALLSTON, MD
- Parts Used:
- WE01X20380
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Dryer knob Cracked
Easy as 1 2 3.
1 Ordered Part Received in 3 days Great Service
2 Used Scissors to open the package (not tough to do)
3 Used 1 hand to put the knob on Works Great !!!
Start to Finish 3 min. 16 seconds !!!!
1 Ordered Part Received in 3 days Great Service
2 Used Scissors to open the package (not tough to do)
3 Used 1 hand to put the knob on Works Great !!!
Start to Finish 3 min. 16 seconds !!!!
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- Customer:
- MARTIN from MOUNTAIN VIEW, WY
- Parts Used:
- WE1M825
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- More than 2 hours
WAITING ON PART
Still waiting for your parts. over two weeks to get part which was a hinge for something, I don't know what, but not my dryer seal. You said you would refund shipping and wrong part and charge me for a new order. End result was I got charged extra shipping for your mistake. The part still is MIA and it has been 5 weeks since I originally ordered. Will never do business with you again.
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- Customer:
- Anthony from LAWRENCE, MA
- Parts Used:
- WE4M80
- Difficulty Level:
- Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 1- 2 hours
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Dryer was shutting off too early, before clothes could dry
Replaced High limit thermostat per video on the website. However, the flange of new thermostat is flat, while chassis it mounts on is round to conform to drum of dryer. So new thermostat was not flush with chassis. Dryer did not shut off early (that problem solved), but instead continued to dry clothes beyond time necessary. Note that old thermostat had one side of flange slightly bent and probably more flush with chassis, and better able to sense when hot temperatures were reached. I dismantled dryer again, slightly bent new flange, re-installed. Seems to work better now .
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- Customer:
- SUSAN from CONWAY, SC
- Parts Used:
- WE4M527
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
timer broken
remove screws from rear of dryer panel . remove timer knob . remove torques head screw from timer , twist timer to remove from mount . removed wires & mounted wires on new timer . mounted timer . replaced screws in rear panel of dryer .mount timer knob . WOULD RECCOMEND changing knob with timer .
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- Customer:
- Stephen from MYRTLE BEACH, SC
- Parts Used:
- WE4M527
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
Timer needed replacing
Very easy. Just take each wire from old switch and transfer to new.
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- Customer:
- Michael from MEMPHIS, TN
- Parts Used:
- WE18X25100, WE05X20431
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Old dryer filter was cracked and bulb burnt out
Easy peasey! Just Removed/Replace screw-in type bulb.
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- Customer:
- Alan from JACKSONVILLE, TX
- Parts Used:
- WE4M527
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
Adjuster pin broken
Removed panel and replaced each wire one by one. Slide timer into bracket. Reinstalled panel, put knob on and resumed normal operations.
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- Customer:
- joseph a from VALLEY STREAM, NY
- Parts Used:
- WE03X29897
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
belt broke
had a great video to follow, made it easy to install.
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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:
- Lilly from CROSBY, TX
- Parts Used:
- WE01X20419
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
handle fell off
stuck it back in the holes just like the original handle. Had to do a little adjustment because I put screwdriver in them too many times to open the door after the original handle feel off, so the fit was loose. Fixed with tape.
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- Customer:
- Bud from RCH CUCAMONGA, CA
- Parts Used:
- WE01X20419
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Broken door handle
Snapped right into place , less than a minute, if that
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