7
WARNING
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to dryer
before servicing, unless testing requires power.
TROUBLE SHOOTING
8The igniter does not
glow
If the igniter does not heat up, remove power and using an
ohmmeter, check the following:
• Open ame sensor
• Open igniter
• Shorted booster coil
• Open wiring
• Bad motor switch ( Neutral supply)
• No power from control ( L1 supply)
9Igniter glows - No gas
ignition
If the igniter heats up but the main burner ame is not ignited,
remove power and using an ohmmeter, check the following:
• Open secondary coil
• Open holding coil
• Open wire harness
• Stuck ame sensor (Stuck closed)
10 The gas is ignited but
the ame goes out
If a normal ignition takes place and after a short while the ame
goes out, check for the following:
• Radiant sensor contacts opening prematurely.
• Weak gas valve coil may open when stressed by higher
Temps.
• Weak Hi-Limit
• Poor venting
• Bad drum seals
11
Improper drying
clothes wrinkled
Rough texture
long dry time
• Lint lter is not clean.
• Restriction in exhaust.
• Outside exhaust hood damper door stuck closed.
• Exhaust too long, too many elbows, ex ductwork installed.
• Poor intake air available for the dryer.
• Incorrect tumbler speed. Tumbler belt slipping.
• Blower impeller bound; check for foreign material in blower
area.
• Customer overloading dryer.
• Check clothing labels for fabric content and cycle selected.
• Clothes too wet due to insufcient spin out by washer.
12 Noisy and/Or
Vibration
• Thumping Check for loose tumbler bafe, rear tumbler roller(s)
worn or misaligned, out-of-round tumbler or high weld seam
on tumbler.
• Ticking Check for loose wire harness or object caught in
blower wheel area.
• 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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