Thread Number: 68672
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
Gas not igniting in dryer |
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Post# 914500 , Reply# 1   1/7/2017 at 20:28 (2,637 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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Well, before, during and after any other repairs anybody suggests, clean ALL lint out of every single place it can collect. Various tubes and pipes, the blower assembly, the entire run of venting that heads outdoors, the vent outside the house, underneath the filter in the machine, deep inside, etc.
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Post# 914504 , Reply# 2   1/7/2017 at 20:55 (2,637 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 914505 , Reply# 3   1/7/2017 at 20:57 (2,637 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 914549 , Reply# 6   1/8/2017 at 05:36 (2,636 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Post# 914554 , Reply# 7   1/8/2017 at 06:35 (2,636 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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John's not saying disconnect the vent for ever more. He said disconnect the vent, and run the dryer, to see if the vent pipe is plugged. maybe for 10-15 minutes. Restricted airflow is one reason a gas dryer might not ignite.
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Post# 914557 , Reply# 8   1/8/2017 at 07:05 (2,636 days old) by eronie (Flushing Michigan)   |   | |
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Gas valve coil kit. Very easy repair. |
Post# 914565 , Reply# 10   1/8/2017 at 08:14 (2,636 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Hi Duke, have you ever tested how much CM a gas dryer produces? I can tell you it is a fraction of what a gas range produces, a gas oven is allowed 300 PPM coming out the oven vent, think about how many people turn on their oven every day without it being vented outside.
In the colder months we often test gas dryers without connecting them to the outside vent [ we use a pillow case cover for catching excess lint ] and I have never had any reading on the CM meter, but when a pre-heat a gas oven in the same shop area to 350F we usually get a reading of around 35 PPM in the shop.
I have seen many gas dryers that were never vented outside and have never run a service call for CM that was traced to the dryer, now Water heaters, gas boilers and furnaces and gas ranges are another story. |
Post# 914568 , Reply# 11   1/8/2017 at 08:21 (2,636 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )   |   | |
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Post# 914685 , Reply# 12   1/8/2017 at 19:18 (2,636 days old) by Searsbest (Attleboro, Ma)   |   | |
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Post# 914791 , Reply# 15   1/9/2017 at 14:10 (2,635 days old) by suds14 (Pittsburgh)   |   | |
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Thanks for all the input a7 help, Parts should be here tomorrow or wed. Will keep you guys posted. |
Post# 914805 , Reply# 16   1/9/2017 at 17:16 (2,635 days old) by duke ()   |   | |
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John, After some research,I stand corrected,respecfully--Duke |
Post# 915002 , Reply# 17   1/10/2017 at 18:57 (2,634 days old) by suds14 (Pittsburgh)   |   | |
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Parts arrived today. Did watch a video on you tube looks easy. I will look at the dryer Thursday. Tomorrow I am going to visit my baby granddaughters. |