Thread Number: 63299
/ Tag: Modern Dryers
Speed Queen ADG30RGS Dryer not shutting off. |
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Post# 858950 , Reply# 3   12/29/2015 at 12:25 (3,034 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 859005 , Reply# 4   12/29/2015 at 19:16 (3,034 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Thermostatic autodry has the timer tied to the operating thermostat in the blower housing. The timer does not run when the heat source is on (target air temperature not reached). The heat source (electric element or gas burner) cycles off when the target temperature is reached (Delicate on the Fabric Selector for low temp or Perm Press/Regular for high temp) and the timer runs. The heat cycles back on when the air temp drops 25°F-ish and the timer turns off again. Alternating periods of heat-on/timer-off and heat-off/timer-on repeat until the timer runs out to the cool down. Drying time varies depending how long it takes to initially heat and maintain heat for a given load (load size, fabric weight, and residual moisture from higher or lower washer spin speed, and selected dryer temperature). Operating the dryer in an unheated space in cold winter weather or a hot/uncooled area during summer weather can have an affect on autodry performance. Any malfunction that prevents the target air temperature from being reached will prevent the timer from advancing ... bad thermostat, bad heating element or erratic gas burner, obstructed airflow causing the heat source to short-cycle on overheat protection. |