Thread Number: 28309
Maytag DG 906 |
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Post# 433028 , Reply# 1   5/4/2010 at 11:03 (5,077 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))   |   | |
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Post# 433279 , Reply# 2   5/5/2010 at 10:11 (5,077 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))   |   | |
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Post# 433320 , Reply# 3   5/5/2010 at 12:47 (5,076 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 433330 , Reply# 4   5/5/2010 at 13:10 (5,076 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))   |   | |
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Post# 433340 , Reply# 5   5/5/2010 at 13:44 (5,076 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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The 906 is a Halo of Heat dryer and the 309 is a Big Load dryer. They are completely different beasts. There may be some shared small parts, but I wouldn't put my money on it.
It would likely be easier to find a low-end electric Halo of Heat dryer like a DE306 and convert to electric. Of course, if late Halo of Heat gas dryers did have electronic ignition, I would try to find those parts. If you wanted to retrofit electronic ignition onto a pilot light equipped dryer, I assume you would need to install an ignitor, a way to turn it on and off, and a time-delay on the gas valve to give the ignitor time to warm up before the gas comes on. Gas can be dangerous, s modify carefully and take all possible precautions. Dave |
Post# 433450 , Reply# 6   5/6/2010 at 07:13 (5,076 days old) by Combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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I never heard of a MT HOH gas dryer with electric ignition. Maybe they made special models for the california market as I know that California long ago banned standing pilots in ranges and gas dryers and most other gas burning appliances. But please show us some proof parts lists or something. The DG906 was dropped by the mid 1970s. That said its not real hard to convert a HOH gas dryer to electric ignition, it takes the complete gas burner assembly from a newer dryer and some cleaver reengineering I did it once many years ago.
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Post# 433459 , Reply# 7   5/6/2010 at 10:15 (5,076 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))   |   | |
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Thanks for the info guys. I would love the machine, but I don't feel comfortable with a standing pilot. I don't have the diagrams to figure out if I could successfully swap in the burner from my newer machine, and maybe its heresy anyway, on such a nice machine.
There are Big Load 800 series gas dryers out there, though, right? |