MDE3000AZQ Maytag Dryer - Instructions

Pull the electric plug. With a nut driver and phillips screw driver remove two bolts and three screws on the rear access plate. Gently pull the knob from the front pannel and with the nut driver remove the two bolts under the knob. The timer is now loose from the drver. Match the wire plug codes on the old and new timers. Remove one wire at a time from the old timer with pliers and plug it onto the new timer on the same coded pin. Slide the timer back into the pannel and replace the two bolts that hold it. Replace the knob. Replace the three screws and two bolts holding the back pannel. Plug the electric cord back into the wall socket.

Checked all other electrical and mechanical operations and all seemed operational. Removed heating element from unit and checked with vom. It was ok. Reinstalled and began checking wiring with vom per the diagram in the control panel cover. Determined that the contacts for the heater in the timer unit had failed. (Open) temporarily shorted these points on the timer with a strap to make the dryer work. Wife is now happy. Two days later when the timer part arrived, installed and now all is operational. Good for another 10 years. Dick

Removed the old timer and installed the new one. Easy to install with a screwdriver and common sense.........

It was easy as 1,2,3. Took the old knob apart and replaced it with new one. About 20 minutes.

My husband did the repair - first appliance repair he has done in 37 years of marriage and it was EASY!!!! Ordering was a breeze - part arrived more quickly than appliance repair company could provide it. Saved over $100 ordering from this site and doing ourselves. Directions provided from site were spot on perfect!

called electrian breaker had a slight burn spot on the contact. I was very impressed by your company getting the parts to me so quickly. I'm sorry that I have to return them because the repair would have been much cheaper. Thank you

Very easy!...exchanged wires one at a time...assembled everything back together then tested. All worked perfectly!Thanks for the quick shipment and ease of ordering

Replaced timer which fixed all problems. Afterwards I opened up the old timer and found that one of the copper contact bars was cracked.

Unplug the dryer. Remove the 3 screws on the top of the control panel. Gently pull the control panel toward you and up and out. Removed two nuts holding timer to panel. Slowly wiggle and remove the wires with needle nose on the back end of the wire clip. I removed them one at a time and then replaced them onto the new timer. Easier to keep track of although the timer is clearly marked. Replace the time onto the panel with the two nuts and place the control panel back in its seat. 3 screws back on and all done. It was an easy repair. Also replacing the timer, brought my PRESS CARE cycle back into play as well as the CHIME. Neither were working. Maybe these two controls not working were an early sign that the timer was going bad.

Tested the heating element first and it was within spec,tested the fusible links and then the thermostats all had continuity,opened up the timer switch and found that it had a burnt contact on the heater power side, replaced it and now it works good