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