Dexter F17: overload on the drive or motor
Dexter lists a motor that does not turn freely, loose connections, braking resistor values, damaged motor wires and belt tension as F17 causes.
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- Motors and drives
- Commercial laundry machine repair
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What F17
actually means.
Dexter lists a motor that does not turn freely, loose connections, braking resistor values, damaged motor wires and belt tension as F17 causes. Dexter sets the V-belt to one inch of deflection at center.
Dexter commercial appliance display · also shown as DRIVE OL
What to do when F17 shows on the commercial applianceKind of codeMotors and drives
Something that should turn is not turning, or not at the speed the controller expects. A washer-extractor's drive or its inverter may stop the spin when the load is out of balance or a bearing drags, a tumbler's belt may slip so the drum barely moves, a convection or combi fan may slow on worn bearings and bake unevenly, and a dish machine's wash pump may hum without spraying. Redistributing a load, confirming the door is latched and running the machine's own test cycle are fair; a drum, a belt or a motor is a visit, and nobody reaches into a drum that could still move.
Usually leads toCommercial laundry machine repair
Coin, card and on-premise laundry machines and tumblers: door locks, bearings, inverters, burners and payment hardware.
Shows up asCommercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display
A commercial appliance error code appears as letters or numbers on a combi, fryer, reach-in controller, dish machine or laundry machine display, or as a flashing light or an alarm tone.
MakeDexter
A Dexter call in a laundromat is often set for opening time, before customers load the row and every pocket of the room is in use.
SourceDexter common troubleshooting and error code reference for T-Series vended front-loads (Part 8533, 9/19)
Dexter T-Series vended front-load machines (T-300 through T-1450) covered by Dexter's 2019 troubleshooting reference; the drive codes come from the variable frequency drive these models use.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Dexter's own guidance for F17 on its commercial appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Keep loads to the machine's capacity.
Record the drive light code before powering down.
Book a visit so belt tension and motor wiring can be checked.
Still there?
It usually turns into commercial laundry machine repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
F17 is not F14; that one is a current spike, while F17 is a sustained load. Neither means the load is too wet to spin.
What you may
notice with it.
The commercial appliance problems F17 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the commercial appliance before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where F17 usually leads
Commercial laundry machine repair.
Dexter
commercial appliances.
A Dexter call in a laundromat is often set for opening time, before customers load the row and every pocket of the room is in use.
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In Dexter's own words
This error is overload on the VF drive
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Dexter T-Series vended front-load machines (T-300 through T-1450) covered by Dexter's 2019 troubleshooting reference; the drive codes come from the variable frequency drive these models use.
Dexter F17 commercial appliance repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
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Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about F17.
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Back to your everyday
Still showing F17?
A booking with a code goes further when it has the code as shown, the model and serial from the data plate, and a word on whether the unit still holds temperature, heats, rinses or spins. With those three, the office can match the likely part to your unit the same day.