Fix Whirlpool Duet Dryer F01 Error for $20 (Replace ONLY the Relay) 

Another success! I have the same Dryer in your video and sure enough the relay was the issue. The G8P-1A4P-12VDC was only $6.95 now with Amazon prime next day. I wish I could share a picture. The inside of the plastic case below the circuit board had an explosion looking black spatter on it from short circuiting. Fired right up and starting working like normal after I replaced it and turned it on. Super thanks for sharing. Saved me at least $200 for a new board and a service call charge to boot if I didn't so the work myself. Super grateful for sharing with your fellow home repair dad. Thank you!

I had the exact issue and I was able to re-solder the same pin without buying another relay. This video was very informative and gave me a heads up for what to look for. THANKS!

10 minutes to take it all apart and a dab of solder and I’m back in business!!! Thank you for helping me zero in on where to look.

THANKS! The dryer works like a charm! I ordered the part from Amazon for $20 (in less than 24 hours to receive it with Prime). I am very happy with the result. Once again thank you very much for your video and all the information. I'm going to put away my clothesline now...

I kept the same switch, cleaned up the burn mark, and used copper-desolder to remove the solder joint. I then soldered a jumper wire. FIXED! "Joe's Classic Video Games" channel has the same problem but with jumper wire fix.

And yet another successful relay replacement! Bought from Amazon - the package contained 2 relays and cost me just $13 CDN. Had to wait about 2 weeks for delivery - installed it yesterday and now have a fully functioning dryer. Many thanks for posting the initial video James!!

I had the same issue with our Maytag dryer. The repair company wanted $80 service fee just to come out. We discussed the error code on the phone and it was determined the board would have to be replaced. The cost for all this? ( including the mystery “diagnostic fee?) Service fee $80, replace the board cost $340...total $420. Ive seen videos similar to yours and concluded I could repair this myself. The burn mark above the relay, same. I checked on Amazon and although not an Amron relay, it’s a replacement brand I bought and the dryer works perfectly. The cost? $11 and about an 90 minutes including soldering the new relay. The wife is thrilled and I enjoyed the fix AND saving $409. Thanks so much for folks like you to post these videos to help folks not get taken in by overpriced service charges and highly marked up parts.

Thank you James! You nailed it and now have my dryer back operational…and a happy wife!😅

Thank you so so so so so much! I almost spent $250 for a whole control board! money I don't have! I just ordered the relay and cross my fingers it will be fine. It looked exactly burnt like yours. You are a life saver! Clearly explained and I feel confident after your help!

Thank you very much I followed your instructions almost to the T and now my dryer works perfect no more F01 , and more importantly my wife is happy with her working dryer and I saved over $250. Awesome instructions thank you again for posting this video

Another successful relay replacement! Your video was quite detailed and encouraged me to try. I hadn't used a solder iron before but it proved to be much easier than I expected.

Never soldered in my life, watching this...bought a tool and the relay. Worked like a charm.

Thank you so much for taking the time to make and share this! Your thorough explanation helped my partner fix our dryer in just a few minutes! Which is awesome, because we very much believe in repair instead of just buying all new stuff. Plus, while using a clothesline works great most of the time, it sure is helpful to have a working dryer. Having this fixed seriously reduced the stress in our lives. Thank you again! By the way, you have a great voice. Very calming.

Excellent. I just had the exact issue as shown. However, my relay was functional. Therefore, I repaired the solder joint and in 10 minutes I was back in business. Thank you!!!

This video was very very helpful and informative! I had the same problem and was quoted $300 for a new board and $250 in labor… $11 on Amazon and 10 minutes of my time and my dryer is running just fine again! Thank you !!

This video was spot on. I had the exact same issue. Tested relay, and it was good, but it had a blown out cold solder connection. Repaired solder joint and it works like a champ! Thanks for posting.

Great video I fixed my dryer with tips from you thanks. My motor relay blew bad it melted the plastic housing. A 10$ relay and a half hour of my time now she 100%!! Saved $x00s and my lady is happy!!

Thank you for posting this! This was the exact issue I found with my whirlpool duet dryer. The fact that you swapped out the relay and it worked makes me confident it will work on mine as well. I just ordered the relay and will give it a shot.

So glad I found your video. I ended up doing the same thing and saving about $200. Thanks a bunch!!

Although it's a good low-cost option to try and replace the relay - it's quicker, easier, more reliable to just replace the entire board. Especially since many people have no soldering equipment or experience doing it.

Thank you so much, i had same excact issue with Whirpool Dryer, but different Model, i ordered the Relay from eBay, local stores sell it for 4 times more price and same waiting period

Thanks James for this video. I was thinking of attempting changing the relay, and your video confirmed my decision. I was able to find an equivalent relay locally (Toronto), same day for 7.95. The solution worked for me! Thanks again.

Explained thoroughly, I appreciate this

Thank you for this video! In mu case just soldering the relay helped. 15 minutes and my dryer works!

Thank you, I have the same dryer and this just happened this morning. I'm ordering the relay now.

Nice video, I had identical problem, except my dryer turned out the E4F4 code. Part was $400 but ten weeks (maybe delivery. Bought a new dryer, but they keep delaying that, so in desperation checked out RU-vid. My board looked perfect on top, but after removing it from the case the burned out copper strip was obvious. Soldered in a little jumper and we were good. Thanks

So helpful! Had the same error code and followed the steps and success! Saved me a ton of $$.

Thank you sir. You saved me $200 and several trips to the laundromat.

James I just did your repair and it worked perfectly thank you for posting I paid $7.12 for part plus ship .

It worked !! A big thank you ! FYI. Boards are now close to $400

Apparently like many solder joints that fail, this one is common. Had a similar issue with a Bosh dishwasher and an instrument cluster on a GMC. GMC I was able to resolder the joint and it works great. The dishwasher I had to replace the whole board as it caused other issues. These joints failing in the same place on each dryer signals a bad solder joint from the factory process.

If ur not sure that your relay is bad, take a 9v battery to test the switch side of the circuit. You should hear an audible "clicking" sound.

Thanks for the tip on where you bought your relay that working for you, seems digikey and mouser in Canada both have none in stock and ebay is often a crap shoot on quality. I re-soldered a new trace to get it running again temporarily while I wait for a new relay. I have no doubt that the relay is what caused the solder joint to fail.

Thanks to you James, I don’t have to buy my wife a new dryer!!!! Appreciate the video. Yeah!!!!

Awesome thanks I'm doing that now just put in an order for a general purpose relay let's hope it works video was great thank you

Thanks for the information snd help 🆘 have a good day

I replaced relay and burn again what I need to test .? Thanks

Just replaced few of them now I have one with Sanyou sla-s-112dmj-f-30. It does not say 12vdc or 24vdc. Wondering if they are interchangeable with omron gb8-1a4pacd or tyco t9as1d12-12

Thanks for the gbu information snd help 🆘 have a good day

q-tIp and alcohol to clean the black(carbon) off the board. Overall a really good video. thanks for the info.

Thank you very much for the video!

GREAT INFORMATIVE VIDEO.....HOPE IT WORKS FOR ME TOO.!!

Good stuff you get my subscribe Loyalty. I was able to fix it just by re-welded no need to chenge the relay 🤩🇲🇽🙏

I soldered it twice already in different pins. So just resoldering might just be temporary. Maybe next time I need to replace the relay.

Does it matter what gauge or type of soldering wire is used?

🤙🏻🤙🏻Thanks saved me about 200 bucks💪🏼💪🏼

Can buy used dryers on the marketplace all day for a 100 bucks before ever would spend 250 on a board, thank you for the fix

What type solder do you use?

When I removed de old relay I found that the copper from the board and the ring where the prong from relay is introduced were gone. The arc burned about 1/8 ~ 1/4 inch of the copper. The solution was to use a regular copper wire that I pulled form an electrical cable and solder one end to the relay and the other end to the copper channel

Thank you so much!... 🤩😀😊😊👍👍👍

Hey Awesome DIY thanks

Hi thank for your demonstration, I have the same F01 error but I don't find any burn mark on the board, do you think it's the same solution ?

great video brother, how's it been doing ? mine went out the exact same way, sometimes shutoff mid cycle. popped when putting in a second load, took it apart & the relay went out just like that, just trying to figure out what led it to failure ?

Fixed it for just $9 + bought a new soldering kit which I am going to use for other projects.

I have the same dryer, but no lights come on at all...nothing. The thermo fuse is shot and one is in the way. No burns on the control board. I'm not sure which board would be at fault. Any ideas?

My relay is still good...not much left in the way of solder on the bad pin...can I just simply resolder? Great video...thanks

James - any need for concern about the wattage of the soldering iron used? Could I ruin the new relay with too powerful a iron?

The clips push the connectors up. They dont hold them in place.

The problem was rooted to poor soldering. Whirlpool released a newer model control board to fix the bad soldering across the entire board as a replacement. The reason it burned thru was because when the solder cracked it kept the power without relaying it to the next pin in logical sequence and likely the cause for the relay to break. Also, to make it easier to get the control board out, I took off the entire metal plate it sits on and you'll see how the white shroud is attached to it to release it entirely. It made it easier for me to get the board off as my hands are not small. Thanks for explaining and showing the replacement steps of the relay. I didn't think of trying it and only tried to resolder the pins.

Could you share the specific Advice website where you found the relay switch? Please ☯️

How long did the repair last? I'd expect the burn damage to the circuit board trace only gets worse with time. Eventually you may need to reinforce the trace (somehow).

can you test the relay to make sure that is the fix?

You said you were going to supply a link as to where you found the relay.

Anyone tell me the PN for relay for Amazon ?

Why skip over the actual process of desoldering and resoldering the new relay on? Would be great to see that part.

I look online to order that relay I can't find it it's exactly the same dryer on the video I have and I have the same problem they're really is done if you don't mind to send me the link to order it I'd be happy thank you good video by the way

My board was burnt as well, i just soldered wire without changing the relay and dryer is working now

What is the meaning of F01?

You have a video about replacing a relay on a board. If somebody is watching a video about that but needs to know how to remove clips, they probably wont know what a relay even is.. no need to spend time to coach how to pull a clip off of a board... just saying..