The Whirlpool W10841144 is an essential component of your clothes dryer, serving as the drive motor. Your clothing is tumbled during the drying cycle by the drum, which is rotated by this motor. All of the drying process is largely driven by it. The internal windings of the motor are energized by electric current, which produces that rotates a shaft. This shaft links to a belt, which turns the dryer drum, thereby agitating your laundry. A bad drive motor can show itself in a number of ways, such as the drum not rotating at all or rotating very slowly, which causes drying times to increase. Replacing a worn-out motor with the W10841144 restores your dryer's ability to efficiently tumble clothing, resulting in thorough drying cycles and decreasing.