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Troubleshooting Procedures

!WARNING

To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death, disconnect power to unit before servicing, unless testing requires power.

Stack Dryer Troubleshooting Guide

Open all gas supply

Unplug dryer. Check

Dryer Will

valves for gas dryer.

wiring and terminations

Check all circuit

between control board,

Not Heat

breakers and fuses that

heater relay, heater and

feed electric dryer.

motor

Unplug dryer. At

Unplug dryer.

Unplug dryer does

room temperature is

Unplug dryer.

Does 155 deg.

the resistance of the

high limit

Yes

Does thermal fuse

Yes

Yes

thermostat

show continuity?

thermostat show

show

heating element less

than 20 ohms?

continuity?

continuity?

(Electric dryer only)

No

No

No

No

Replace high

Replace thermal

Replace 155

limit thermostat.

Replace heating

fuse and

Check for

deg.

element.

thermostats.

exhaust

thermostat.

restrictions.

Yes

Check motor

Inspect heater

Check wiring and

termination

centrifugal switch

relay and replace if

between

and replace if

necessary.

thermistor and

necessary.

(electric dryer)

control board

Disconnect harness

Replace

from thermistor check

If problem persist,

No

between 5K and 15K

Yes

replace control

thermistor.

ohms at room

board.

temperature?

Cannot		Check wiring and
Enter Or	Check adjustment
		terminations between
	of service switch
Exit		service switch and
	and lock.
Operator		control board.
Mode

Unplug dryer. Disconnect upper connector from control board.

Check for conuity between terminal 13 and 14 of connector while

cycling the service switch

If problem persists, replace
	Yes
control board

Does service

switch open and close properly?

No

Replace service

switch

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