Re my 220V electric dryer I googled up this run then quit scenario and the main answer seemed to be that the dryer vent hose was probably clogged. Pulled the dryer out and pulled the vent hose (no lint clog apparent) and ran it directly into the room without the vent hose attached. Strong warm air push and drying action out the bottom air exist vent for about a minute then stops dead even with hose detached.
I cleaned the lint screen about ever other dry and given the air push it doesn’t seem clogged on the interior. Dryer came with the house and is 20 years old or so, so I will be replacing not repairing, but would like to try to see if there is a simple solution before doing that.
There should be a thermostat in there somewhere that shuts it down in case of overheating.
I’d try replacing that. You should be able to google around with the make and model # to find instructions.
Thermostat is my first thought, especially if only 5 minutes. To piggyback - what if dryer is completely clean, but after a hour of so either stops similar to OP, or makes loud grinding sound?
Did you read the OP? Did you read your linked how to?
The drier runs for a bit then turns off. After a cooling period it will run for a bit. If the thermostat is bad, as in the linked how to, then it would not run, EVER!
The OPs problem is not likely to be the thermostat. It is much more likely to be the thermal switch(s) that prevents an overheat condition. There may be two of them. One on the motor & one in the drier vent system downstream of the heating unit. Either one (likely) or both (very unlikely) of them could be bad. I would check the one on the motor first.
If you have any mechanical skill at all you can find out the problem & fix it. Be sure to unplug the drier prior to working on it. 220 Volts can zap you pretty good, it hurts like mad! Trust me on this.
I agree that there are lots of links on the web that gives how to information for your specific make and model of drier. Google drier repair and your make and model. You should be able to safely fix this problem.
At worst you will need to replace the motor, or have the motor repaired. Much cheaper than a new drier.
Thank you for all the suggestions. I went to youtube and surprisingly there are tons of how to’s for diagnosing my model of dryer (older Kenmore) which is apparently carried under a number of brand names.
It my testing of it has gone from intermittent to completely dead now. I did pull a bunch of dusty junk from way up in the vent housing next to the lint filter. Lots of screws and metal pieces.
This videowas the most useful. Using a multi tester I walked the entire suite of tests he did and everything checked out the way he said it would re the measurement specs he indicated - EXCEPT that for the specific test he does from 5:00 to 5:37 it did not yield .3 or any reading at all just a “1” when set on “OHMS 200” so I’m assuming the thermostat might be bad.