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Maytag Dryer question... |
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Post# 243243   10/18/2007 at 19:58 (6,006 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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I think this goes here, not entirely sure, all I have to go on age-wise is that the washer has a turquoise agitator! lol! Anyway, a friend of mine is having a problem with their Maytag gas dryer, I know pretty much nothing about dryers, so perhaps someone on here can help? My MAYTAG GAS dryer is acting really weird. I turn on the dryer. The igniter lights up. The switch turns the igniter OFF and it starts to get dimmer at the same time turning the gas ON. Which I find to be a weird occurrence. I think it should keep the igniter ON until it lights. The gas comes out but doesn't light. I can light it with a striker which I have been doing to dry our clothes. I replaced the igniter and the 2 coils but it still is acting the same as it did before. There are three more parts I think I could replace. 1. The igniter sensor. Which must be working or the gas wouldn't come on. RIGHT? 2. The overheat sensor that I plan to bypass tomorrow to see if it works better. 3. The tubing overheat sensors. Which wouldn't have anything to do with the igniter in the first place. Do you know if the igniter is supposed to go off BEFORE the gas comes ON? That just seems wrong. |
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Post# 243332 , Reply# 1   10/19/2007 at 09:07 (6,005 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass)   |   | |
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At this point, the only other component in the circuit is the flame sensor (mounted to the cone). Replace that. The ignitor dims but does not totally go out. It doesn't take much to light gas. Hope this helps! |
Post# 243457 , Reply# 2   10/20/2007 at 00:51 (6,005 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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