TROUBLE SHOOTING

WARNING

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

 

 

If the igniter does not heat up, remove power and using an

 

 

ohmmeter, check the following:

 

The igniter does not

• Open flame sensor

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• Open igniter

glow

• Shorted booster coil

 

 

• Open wiring

 

 

• Bad motor switch ( Neutral supply)

 

 

• No power from control ( L1 supply)

 

 

If the igniter heats up but the main burner flame is not ignited,

 

Igniter glows - No gas

remove power and using an ohmmeter, check the following:

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• Open secondary coil

ignition

• Open holding coil

 

 

• Open wire harness

 

 

• Stuck flame sensor (Stuck closed)

 

 

If a normal ignition takes place and after a short while the flame

 

 

goes out, check for the following:

 

The gas is ignited but

• Radiant sensor contacts opening prematurely.

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• Weak gas valve coil may open when stressed by higher

 

the flame goes out

Temps.

 

 

• Weak Hi-Limit

 

 

• Poor venting

 

 

• Bad drum seals

 

 

• Lint filter is not clean.

 

 

• Restriction in exhaust.

 

 

• Outside exhaust hood damper door stuck closed.

 

Improper drying

• Exhaust too long, too many elbows, flex ductwork installed.

 

• Poor intake air available for the dryer.

 

clothes wrinkled

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• Incorrect tumbler speed. Tumbler belt slipping.

 

Rough texture

• Blower impeller bound; check for foreign material in blower

 

long dry time

 

area.

 

 

 

 

• Customer overloading dryer.

 

 

• Check clothing labels for fabric content and cycle selected.

 

 

• Clothes too wet due to insufficient spin out by washer.

 

 

• Thumping Check for loose tumbler baffle, rear tumbler roller(s)

 

 

worn or misaligned, out-of-round tumbler or high weld seam

 

 

on tumbler.

 

Noisy and/Or

• Ticking Check for loose wire harness or object caught in

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blower wheel area.

Vibration

• Scraping Check for front or rear bulkhead felt seal out of posi-

 

 

tion or worn tumbler front bearings.

 

 

• Roaring Check for blower wheel rubbing on blower housing or

 

 

bad motor bearings.

 

 

• Popping or squealing sound. Check for a sticky or frayed belt.

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