the element comes on but then goes off without igniting. we have propane in the tank,was working fine , now it won't dry help?
2007-01-01 07:13:46 · 7 answers · asked by leslie s 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
where is the starting unit to the element on propane dryer
2007-01-01 07:49:17 · update #1
There's an old expression: "Children, don't try this at home." You are trying to fix something that combines gas and electricity. Hire a pro. You get what you pay for.
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2007-01-04 14:02:33 · answer #1 · answered by Bill G 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First off ignore most of the sub-moronic prattle in most of these answers, I’m really not sure why people who don’t have a clue what they are talking about, insist on answering this type of question.
1. I really doubt that you need a new dryer.
2. It would be EXTREAMLY rare to have a dryer with a pilot light, although they do exists. (No pilot.... No thermocouple..)
3. You really don’t, as a home owner want to take your gas dryer apart to clean in and around the burner assembly, unless your trained to do so, and given the fact that you are asking this question that’s most likely not the case.
4. The person that has the 40 years major appliance repair experience, has a pretty accurate answer other than the fact that they never tested the Hot Surface Igniter before going straight to a gas valve in their answer.
You need an appliance technician, and the first thing they should do is check the resistance on the Hot Surface Igniter. (Yes, it is possible for it to be bad and still come on and glow) In reality this is more often the case than not. If the Igniter has the proper resistance then APPLIANCE has put down the trouble shooting steps that would follow in his answer.
Again, this is not something you will want to take on yourself. Get in the phone book and find a good appliance repair tech.
2007-01-02 04:43:03 · answer #2 · answered by lpgnh3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure exactly how electronic ignition of gas appliances is effected, but our natural gas house furnace ignites a pilot which in turn heats a thermocouple; the thermocouple has to be heated in the pilot for a period of time before the main gas valve will open to fire the big burners, that are lit by the pilot. All this is safety designing and energy efficiency.
If your dryer follows this kind of routine to fire up you might dust around the pilot orfice, and maybe, if safely feasible and you feel up to it, remove the short, small line for the pilot and blow it clean.
2007-01-01 07:38:22 · answer #3 · answered by answerING 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It seems that you have bad lifting coils on the valve. The ignitor glows and then shuts off which means that the current is present to the burner and the ignitor is working and the flame sensor is working the only other thing would be the valve solenoid coils.
2007-01-01 17:11:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you may have an ignitor problem. sometimes they go bad after years of use. when was the last time you took it apart and really cleaned out the inside? you may have to call in a pro to work with gas.
2007-01-01 07:20:02 · answer #5 · answered by oona121571 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
your element may be bad or the starting unit to the element..Get a repair person out there to diagnose it/Fix it.
2007-01-01 07:20:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
its time to get a new dryer
2007-01-01 07:16:03 · answer #7 · answered by Mar 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋