Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company CONTENTS 1. PRECAUTION ........................7 1.1 Safety precaution ..........................7 1.2 Warning ............................. 7 1.3 Caution .............................. 9 2. HOW TO USE ........................10 2.1 Controls and function ........................10 2.2 Cycle guide with option settings ..................... 12 3.
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company WARNING: For your safety the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, or to prevent property damage, personal injury or death. –Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company installation instructions of the manufacturer of the dryer. WARNING This conversion kit shall be installed by a qualified service agency in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and all applicable codes and requirements of the Authority Having Jurisdiction.
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CSA B149.1, INSTALLATION CODE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 5 -...
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company Temperature conversion: ℃ ℉ ℃ ℉ ℃ ℉ 64.4 62.6 60.8 57.2 55.4 53.6 51.8 102.2 100.4 48.2 98.6 46.4 96.8 44.6 42.8 93.2 91.4 39.2 89.6 37.4 87.8 35.6 33.8 84.2 zero 82.4...
Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 1. PRECAUTION 1.1 Safety precaution For your safety the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, or to prevent property damage, personal injury or death.
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company ALWAYS follow the fabric care instructions cooking oils may contribute to a chemical supplied by the garment manufacturer. reaction that could cause a load to catch Do not dry articles that have been fire.
Because of continuing product amounts of these oils. improvements, Midea America reserves the Residual oil on clothing can ignite right of change specifications without spontaneously. The potential for notice. For complete details, see the...
Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 2. HOW TO USE 2.1 Controls and function 1. Power button Press to turn your dryer on or off. If your dryer is on for more than 10 minutes without any buttons being pressed, it automatically turns off.
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company Press to turn the Wrinkle Care program on or off. When turned on, the Wrinkle Care indicator lights up. Wrinkle Care provides approximately 90 minutes of intermittent tumbling in unheated air at the end of the cycle to reduce wrinkling.
Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 2.2 Cycle guide with option settings * Table in grey is an initial setting. “Y” are all optional functions you can select. * For even better drying effect, please select higher dryness level.
Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 3. DIMENSION AND INSTALLATION 3.1 Unit dimension The dryer should be located where there is enough space at the front for loading the dryer, and enough space behind for the exhaust system.
Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company Alcove or closet installations The dryer must be exhausted to the outside to reduce the risk of fire when installed in an alcove or closet. No other fuel-burning appliance should be installed in the same closet as the dryer.
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company drafts and entry of wildlife. Never use an exhaust hood with a magnetic damper. 12. The hood should have at least 12 inches (30.5cm) of clearance between the bottom of the hood and the ground or other obstruction. The hood opening should point down.
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company The dryer is not suitable for installation in a mobile home. Remove the door from all discarded appliances to avoid the danger of a child being trapped and suffocating. Exhausting The dryer shall not be exhausted into a chimney, a wall, a ceiling, an attic, a crawl space, or a concealed space of a building.
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company Gas dryers installed in residential garages must be raised 18" (46cm) above the floor. Additionally, a 1/8" (0.3cm) N.P.T. (National Pipe Thread) plugged tapping, accessible for test gauge connection, must be installed immediately upstream of your dryer’s gas supply connection.
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company terminals, open-end spade lugs with turned up ends, or with tinned leads. Do not reuse a power supply cord from an old dryer. The power cord electric supply wiring must be retained at the dryer cabinet with a suitable UL-listed strain relief.
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company C. Green or bare copper wire of the power cord D. Neutral grounding wire (White) E. Neutral wire (white or center wire) F. 3/4" (1.9cm) UL-listed strain relief Gas models Your dryer has a cord with an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding plug.
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company All gas installations must be done in accordance with the National Fuel Code ANSI/Z2231 - Latest Revision (for the U.S.) or CAN/CGA - B149 Installation Codes - Latest Revision (for Canada) and local codes and ordinances.
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 5. Review the “Electric requirements”. BEFORE OPERATING OR TESTING, follow the grounding instructions in the “Grounding”. U.S. Models: Risk Of Electric Shock - All U.S. models are produced for a 3-WIRE SYSTEM CONNECTION.
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company If bubbles appear, tighten the connections and recheck. DO NOT use an open flame to check for gas leaks. 7. Using a level, check your dryer and make the necessary adjustments to the leveling legs.
Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 4. TROUBLE SHOOTING 4.1 Test mode by Control Make sure the door are closed, press [Time] and [Wrinkle Care] at the same time within 3s after plug in, then unit will go into test mode.
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 1) heater off Sensor Outlet Temperature Sensor A/D Reading under 2) Motor off Error 10(open) or over1000 (short) 3) Go to Fault state 1) heater off 1) The communication circuit 1) Reseat the connection...
Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 4.4 Wiring diagram and terminals ELECTRIC MODEL GAS MODEL ① ① DOOR SWITCH DOOR SWITCH ② ② ③ ③ ④ ④ ① ① ② ② ③ ③ LAMP LAMP ① TEMP_OUT ①...
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company ELECTRIC MODEL: GAS MODEL: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 26 -...
Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 4.5 Trouble shooting Problem What To Do ● All wires are hooked up to their corresponding terminals. ● Dryer is plugged in. ● Blown fuse or circuit breaker. ● Door switch functional…door closed.
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company If the igniter does not heat up, remove power and using an ohmmeter, check the following: ● Open flame switch. ● Open igniter. The igniter does ● Shorted booster coil. not glow ●...
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company COMPONENT TESTING DOOR SWITCH PROCEDURES THERMISTOR THERMOSTAT 1 250V 16A 70/50℃, 25A ● Measure resistance of the following terminal HI-limit ● Thermostat 1 resistance < 1Ω (Electronic & (Electronic & GAS) (1) Door switch: open GAS) Terminal: “COM”...
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company GAS MODELS ONLY THERMOSTAT 1 FLAME SENSOR 10RS 120V ● Flame sensor resistance < 1Ω 230/160F 25A (60T21) Hi-Limit - If resistance is infinity, replace Flame sensor. ● Thermostat 1 resistance < 1Ω...
Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 5. HOW TO DISASSEMBLY THE UNIT Caution Disconnect the electrical power. Turn off the gas supply. 1. Remove the control panel 1.1 Remove the screws that is used to fix the control panel with a screw drive;...
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 4. Remove the back cover 4.1 Remove the screws that is used to fix power line; 4.2 Pull out the terminals; 4.3 Remove the screws on the back cover; 4.4 Take down the back cover;...
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 6. Remove the heater assy 6.1 Pull out all the terminals; 6.2 Remove the screw that is used to fix the heater assy; 6.3 Take down the heater assy; 6.4 Remove the thermostat;...
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company Install the conversion kit: This kit is acceptable for: MDD160-VG052/F01-US13 This kit comprises one nozzle( Orifice Size:1.2mm) and one valve cover. This kit is used for LP GAS(Propane). 7(a). Change the thermostats...
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 7(e). Change the burner (Gas model only) 7(f). Change the gas valve (Gas model only) 7(g). Change the orifice for LP (Gas model only) 7(g).1 Remove the 2 screws fixing the burner 7(g).2 Remove the burner...
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company NOTE: Before proceeding, you Orifice must first determine which Regulator gas valve style is on the Vent cap unit. If the gas dryers has style “A”, follow step 7(h) .For STYLE”A” style “B” follow step 7(i).
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company STYLE B GAS VALVE ① ② CONVERSION 7(i).1 Disconnect the 2 connectors from the valve. 7(i).2 Position a pair of long nose pliers into the slots of the cover dial. Rotate cover dial 25...
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 9. Remove the Door Hinge 10. Remove the Door seal 11. Deleave the Door assy 11.1 Remove all 12 screws around the door. 11.2 Depart the door front and back. 12. Remove the handle Take care the slots fixing the handle.
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 14. Remove the Door Hook 15. Remove the Front Cover 15.1 Remove the screws that is used to fix the Front Cover; 15.2 Take down the Front Cover; 15.3 Pull out the terminals connecting to the Front Cover;...
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 18. Remove the screws as shown on the fig. 19. Remove the air flow channel assy. 20. Remove the temperature sensor 21. Remove the temperature switch 22. Remove the belt switch. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 23. Remove the idle wheel. 24. Remove the motor and fan assy. 25. Remove the fan 25.1 the screws that is used to fix the Fixed Sheet Assembly; 25.2 Remove the Fixed Sheet Assembly.
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 26. Remove the motor. 27. Remove the wheels supporting the drum. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 42 -...
Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 6. EXPLODED VIEW ELECTRIC MODEL: ELECTRIC MODEL: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 43 -...
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company GAS MODEL: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 44 -...
Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 7. SPARE PART ELECTRIC MODEL Part Name Quantity Cover Assembly Fixed Seat Front Panel Cover Switch Front Panel Cover (2) Door Pin Front Panel Cover (1) Front Air Flue Assembly Front Support Seal...
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 14.2.1 Lifter 14.3 Felt 14.4 Heating Wind Cover Assembly 14.5 Bearing House Assembly 14.6 PlainWasher 14.7 SpringWasher 14.8 Hexagon locking nut Cover Back Assembly Power Cord Cover Internal Wire Assembly Control Panel Assembly...
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company GAS MODEL Part Name Quantity Cover Assembly Fixed Seat Front Panel Cover Switch Front Panel Cover (2) Door Pin Front Panel Cover (1) Front Air Flue Assembly Front Support Seal Front Support Assembly...
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 8.10 Support 8.11 Flame Switch Front Panel Pin Adjustable Foot Assembly Side Plate Rear Vent Pipe Assembly Belt 14.1 Felt 14.2 Basket Assembly 14.2.1 Baffle 14.3 Felt 14.4 Heating Wind Cover Assembly 14.5...
Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company 8. SPECIFICATION Model No. MDV160-V082/F01-US1305 MDV160-VG082/F01-US13 ERP No. 22038210001281 22038210001282 Picture Heater Type Electric Power Supply 120/240V/60Hz 120V/60hz Capacity (Cuft) CEF (lb/kWh/cycle) 3.73 Energy Star, 2015 Certification, safety Watts (Heater) 4800W 16000BTU/h...
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Service manual for Dryer Machine Midea America Company Reversable door Yes, left-right Yes, left-right Exhaust Options 3-Way (Rear; Left & Bottom) 3-Way (Rear; Left & Bottom) Special feature child lock Door switch error alarm auto-power off Dimensions & loading Width, body, Inch...
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