Samsung Dryer Won’t Stop Spinning - Easy Fix! 

Like at least one other person commented, I just smacked the back left corner where the control board is located 3 or 4 times and...it fixed the problem. No disassembly required!

It's because of people like you that the world is still good.. you honestly just saved me a bunch of time and money and made me look like a hero to my family. 😊😊

Thanks! While the country was obsessing about the eclipse I was able to save hundreds of dollars fixing my dryer myself. Appreciate your video.

My wife just went starry eyed at me. I appreciate you helping me out. Super easy fix!

I'll probably end up needing to replace the PCB, but April, you just saved me a couple of days wait for a diagnosis from a home warranty program. Thanks!

I had zero confidence this would work. But it did!!! Thank you!!!

Just used your video to fix my dryer and it worked beautifully. Can’t thank you enough for taking the time to make this video! And yes, calling Samsung was an exercise in futility.

Thank you dryer Lady. This tutorial saved us a lot of frustration.

I love when people post something simple like this that seems like it could be so daunting. Totally worked for me!

Good video, April! Clear, easy to follow, and with non-technical explanation. The background about older machines helps too. Thank you!

Omg YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER! And so is the guy you saw this from. It works! You were very clear and easy to understand.

Happened to my dryer last week. Your trick worked like a charm. Thanks for taking the time to post it.

Like everyone else who commented on this video, I'm so thankful that you posted this! Simple and quick :)

My husband is out of town camping and this video was EVERYTHING! Super clear and easy tutorial. Worked like a charm! Thank you!!

Thanks so much. I was sick thinking about buying another dryer. Especially during the holidays.

Thank you for posting this video. I pulled the wires apart from the board and that solved the issue. You are a hero. Samsung should honor you and praise you with many shares of stock.

Thank you for this video. Just when I thought that I would have to call someone to fix my dryer, here you came to save the day! Even though mine is a different model no. Samsung and looked a bit different inside, the technique itself still worked! Much appreciated!

Hey, April. Thanks for the great video. Tapping on the relays fixed my issue on my dryer. I know this dryer all too well now inside and out. Thanks for taking the time to record your experience.

Thank you very much for the tip. I was ready to call Samsung support. It worked as advertised, so you saved my day.

Thanks April. You made my day. I hope that all of these positive vibes find their way to you.

Thanks so much for taking the time to post this helpful video. Woke up yesterday morning and went downstairs to find the dryer still running from the night before. Open the door and it stops; close the door and it starts back up. Anyway, I found your video and checked the two relays. Sure enough, the one had continuity across the terminals with the dryer off and unplugged. I tapped it a few times, and it went open. What a relief! It’s only been a day, but so far it hasn’t stuck again. Thank you!

My girlfriend was getting mad cause the dryer wouldn't stop you saved my day haha

Thank you so much! I literally had the Samsung website up ready to schedule a service for this same issue when I decided to do a RU-vid search "samsung dryer won't stop spinning", and your video was the first search result. I followed your directions, and it worked! You have saved me from an expensive service call!

THANK YOU! This was the fix. I appreciate your hard work in figuring out this issue and providing a concise answer

THANK YOU! You just saved me a ton of frustration, and $$! My dryer is back up and running, as it should be.

Fixed it!! Thank you so much. My dryer is only two months old! So glad I found your video.

Another dryer saved, and I was able to stave off from having to buy a new dryer. Great video, and tip.

Thank you for posting this!!! Saved me tons of time and stress AND I feel awesome that I fixed my own dryer haha ❤

You are a life saver! I did exactly what you did on my LG dryer and it worked. I did not want to buy another dryer! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! This video works exactly!

Thanks for posting this video! You just saved me $350. This happened to my dryer a couple years ago and that’s what a appliance shop charged me. It just happened again today and I said to myself someone on RU-vid has to have a cheaper solution and your video was the first one I clicked on.

Thank you so much. I saw the original video and that didn’t work until I found yours. Samsung dryer now works. Repair man wanted $300. Just over two years old. Thank you.

This actually worked on my Kenmore front load dryer that is 10 years old.... It lives for another year!! THANK YOU!!!

Thank you so much. My wife and I are really grateful. You saved us an expensive service call.

3 years later and this still does the trick! Thanks for sharing your tip! It worked 🎉❤

Thank you so much! You saved us a lot of troubles! Really needed the dryer to work in a remote place, with a newborn.

Perfect fix. My dryer was doing this. Flipped the breaker and it worked for a little while. Then, it wouldn't start at all. I did exactly what you showed and it worked perfectly! I'll probably end up ordering the part, but for now, no trips to the laundromat! Appreciate the great video!

This really worked. Our Samsung is a different model but we were having the same problem. Unplugging didn’t work but the tapping did. You saved us some money. Thank you so much.

Thank you so much! This worked. You made me feel that I could do this myself. The repair guy wasn’t coming for a week & I really didn’t want to go to the laundromat! Bless you💕

This worked. Thank you so much. You saved me from a headache. 🙂

Thank you. Works like a magic. Samsung technicians diagnose costly control panel replacement. Your solution works. Thank you again.

I think all these front load washers/dryers look so pretty, but they don't seem to hold up like the regular old top loads.

Thank April!!! My dryer started doing this today. I followed your steps and my dryer is working normal again. 🙏🏾

This is one of the best tips I've ever seen on RU-vid! Stumbled across it while looking for a replacement circuit board for my Samsung dryer. As many have said below, I also have a different model, but this worked like a champ! Saved me a lot of money and time. Thanks!!

Your tapping method worked on my stand alone dryer as well! Amazing and thank you!!

My lg just did same. Thanks for your video. Although our dryers are different I was able to basically figure out what to make sure was connected tightly on mine and after lots of fidgeting trying to figure out how to open the top and the front panel- then checking connections, , the dryer is working again. Grateful for videos like this on RU-vid

Thank you so much for this. This literally just saved me $130 on a board. Have my first load in right now. So far so good!

Wow! That was a quick fix, I was ready to chunk it and buy a new one. Thank you April.

Worked for me :) Mine has done this at least 3 times now. Once we had a guy fix it, another time it just fixed itself after a couple days (or someone bumping the dryer?). Great teaching style. Your voice is clear, not too fast and easy to listen to.

You are awesome!!! I was all aggravated that I'd have to buy a new board. I still may have to, but this has it working for now. Thank you.

Thank you SO MUCH for posting this. My dryer was not heating up or shutting off. Apparently there are no Samsung repair people in my neck of the woods. I unnecessarily replaced the element before I found you! You’re brilliant!❤️

Thank you so much for posting this video. Like so many other comments on here, you saved me a lot of time and effort and I am very grateful.

Found this video and even though I have a different model of Samsung dryer the fix still worked. Thank you for posting this and showing the step by step process in an easy to follow manner.

Booked a repair with company that I bought this dryer from a week out and $139 up front to book. Looked at ten videos before I came across yours. You had the fix Cheers and thanks to you!!!

OMFG. This effing worked. THANK YOU SO MUCH, APRIL.

This video was fantastic, and so are you!! Thank you so much for posting! I have the same dryer only it is about 8 years old . You saved the day! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I have the same exact model as you, and this issue has been driving me INSANE for the past six months. I've tried unplugging and re-plugging the wires before without effect. I opened it again, tapped the relays just like you did, and...problem solved! Thank you SO MUCH!

I used your method 2 times and it worked both times. You are a champ for posting this. Thank you!

THANK YOU! This fix worked for me right away. I gave the relays a little slap, unplugged them and plugged them back in just be be sure. This has made my day!! LOL

Thank you! It worked! I had the entire control board replaced about a year ago due to this same issue! Costs me $250!

Worked Perfectly! Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Saved me time and money. My husband thought we were going to have to buy a new dryer. Thanks again.

Cannot believe this worked - So easy! Thanks for taking the time to research and post a video - I was getting ready to call a service tech and spend some $$ when unplugging and replugging my dryer didn't fix the issue

This was amazing to watch! Fixed it easy peezy after so many back and forth attempts at trying to figure it out! Thank you!

My dryer was spinning continuously unless I unplugged it, and also not heating. I just did your trick and it works great. My Samsung is a 2020 model and the two switches look slightly different than yours but located in the same place on the controller. In addition to the tapping with a srewdriver, I unplugged them and plugged them back in. Thanks for taking the time to make the video!

If you're ever in central MA, lemme know...I owe you a thank you. This worked like a charm, and I'm not electronically knowledgeable. Thanks!

Wooohooo! April, you're the best! I have been budgeting to get a new dyer or pay for an expensive and uncertain repair. My whole family thanks you!

Praise you. I don’t know if that would work for me but I love that you did this and you did it by yourself!!!! You’re a boss!!!

Thank you thank you. As a woman I was so glad you made it simple to understand. Short and sweet

i still cant believe it was something this simple. Me, the least handy man in the world, was actually able to fix something. THANK YOU!!!!

Great info Fixed our dryer in about a total of 5 minutes. Thanks for the tip.

We bought Samsung front loading washer and dryer about 3 years ago. I had to replace the drain pump in the washer and that was quite a job but I found a great you tube that showed how to disassemble the washer to get to the pump. (I also found a couple of videos to help me troubleshoot what the heck was wrong). We found the new pump at an appliance parts store in Manchester NH and the washer now works great. Today was the 3rd time (about 8 months apart?) that the relay got stuck. It took 5 min to fix it. Thanks so much David

Yes, easy fix, shared this with friends having the same problem, and sometimes you can tap on the corner a few times and it clears it. Thank you !!!!

What a great tip!!! Fixed our dryer right away. Thanks for posting this!!! We had the same problem about a year ago and disconnected all of the leads to the circuit board; apparently this jostled the relay enough to reset it, but this time it didn't help. Your tip- giving the relay a rap- worked great!!

Just want to add my thanks to the list. This worked and it felt good to get some brownie points from my wife. She thinks it was hard, but it was easy.

PERFECT. Same model, same problem, same FIX. I had to take all the leads off the board and then reconnect (tried knocking it around gently first). THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Had this happen to my samsung dryer yesterday. Your help fixed the problem. Thank you!

Thanks so much for this video… I watches your video and then improvised… without unplugging, just banged on the section of the drier where the board was and the problem was solved. Saved me A LOT of time and $

Thank you so much for this! I've had my dryer almost six years, and thought I had escaped the Samsung curse, but nope... You made fixing it so easy! Thank you again!!!

Thank you April!!! I just fixed my dryer. 😀

I am a professional appliance repairman, (one of the highest - rated ones in my big city) and I am impressed! Although it may or may not last a long time it sure is worth trying to see how it goes! Thanks April!

Thank you so much! It worked! That was so easy! I had my two boys (11 and 13) do the job. They loved it and felt so proud.

Thank you so much for this video! I just had to replace my Samsung washer and spent $800 on a new one. And my drier just started doing this. I hit the back of my drier a few times on each side with the bottom of a hammer and it’s back to working. Thank you so much again!!

Thank you April Nelson for your you tube video on the Samsung dryer. My husband and I tried what your video said and it worked beautifully. Thank you so much.

Tapping the relays with my screwdriver worked. They must have been “stuck”. Thanks! Saved me a lot of money!

Thank you so very much. This worked a treat even on my LG dryer. Like you I'll have to keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't get stuck again, but that's no big deal compared to having to pay for repairs or a new dryer.

Awesome! Thank you April! This surprisingly worked on my Samsung (non-stackable) DV45H7000EW/A2 Electric Dryer. This was after trying to unplug it and following the Samsung guidelines. Our family thanks you!

Thank you…3 taps with screwdriver and it stopped running! Great video and awesome help!

Excellent! I was about to buy a new dryer and tried this first. It worked perfectly. Thank you

Thanks for passing on this VERY helpful information!

omg we contacted Samsung and they were going to charge us $500, but we said no so they just charged us $80 for their visit. Thank you so much for sharing! We ended up just smacking it a bunch of times and it fixed the spinning&heating issues :D

You’re awesome! Just fixed mine. Thank you!!

Great job, you nailed the problem and gave us a easy fix

I just tried this on my washer and it worked! Thank you so much for your instructions!

Thank you! Wished I had seen this video earlier, I already ordered the new part, decided to keep it for backup since it seems to be a discontinued item. Won't purchase Samsung again. Thanks again!

Just had this happen to my Samsung Dryer... less than 2 years old... SUPER FRUSTRATED WITH THIS!!! Thanks for the help.

Took me unplugging and replugging my switch like shown in the other video. But this one was closer to my dryer model and led me to the correct part of the dryer to find the PCB. Saved me some money, thank you!

It worked for me! Perfect! Took me 15 minutes. Different model. Thank you very much!!

Thank you I have a Samsung dryer and had the same issue. Had an appliance repair guy come just to confirm the issue and he charged me around $500.00. I declined and followed your steps and it started working as normal.

It worked! My Samsung was a different model and required a bit of looking around under the hood so to speak. Once I did locate the black boxes all I did was tap on them a few times and voila! Easy peasy and saved money on parts or a service call. Thank you!!

Thank you, just picked a set up for 400$ dryer had this issue and now we are good to go thank you for this again

IT WORKED!!!!! So dryer kept spinning despite pressing the power button. Uplug it and it stopped then plugged it back in and it is spinning and not drying. Called lowes they sent me to Samsung, which sent me back to lowes because the warranty expired. Good thing I had purchased the extended warrantee 2 years ago but lowes said I'd have to wait two weeks for the service man to come from Samsung. Watched this video, and opened it up, gave it a few knocks, and problem solved. Wow Thanks