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Rebuilt my old Maytag dryer motor instead of swapping in a new one
Back in 2017 my dryer started humming but not spinning, and the local parts shop wanted $280 for a new motor. I was 3 days into that job with a customer breathing down my neck, so I pulled the old one apart on my bench in Madison. The start winding had a burnt spot, so I rewound it with some 22 gauge wire I had lying around, took about 4 hours with coffee breaks. It fired right up and that dryer is still running today in their basement, shockingly. I have done maybe 6 motor rebuilds since then, mostly on those older Kenmores, and it beats waiting for shipping every time. Anyone else still bother with rewinding, or am I just a cheapskate with too much spare time?
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young.spencer22d ago
Five years ago I would have called you crazy for rewinding a motor. I always figured the math on your time made a new part the better deal. But I helped a buddy with his old Whirlpool last winter, just a simple start winding fix on the bench, and it took me about two hours with a cheap spool of wire. That thing still runs quieter than the new one we put in his other dryer. You changed my thinking on this, and now I check for burnt windings before I order anything.
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