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Section 3 Troubleshooting
To reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, explosion, serious injury or death:
• Disconnect electric power to the dryer(s) before servicing.
• Close gas shut-off valve to gas dryer(s) before servicing.
• Never start the dryer(s) with any guards/panels removed.
• Whenever ground wires are removed during servicing, these ground wires must be
reconnected to ensure that the dryer is properly grounded.
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WARNING
5. HEATING ASSEMBLY DOES NOT HEAT OR BURNER DOES NOT IGNITE
POSSIBLE CAUSE
TO CORRECT
Improper or inadequate exhaust system.
• See INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (supplied with
dryer) for exhaust requirements.
Use of plastic or thin foil exhaust duct.
• Replace with solid or rigid flexible metal exhaust duct.
Blown house fuse or tripped circuit breaker.
• Check fuses or circuit breakers. A 240 Volt dryer uses two
fuses. Make sure both fuses are good.
Temperature selector switch set at FLUFF, or
inoperative.
• Reset or test switch and replace if inoperative.
Timer improperly set (set in a cool-down period, or
a no heat cycle).
• Reset timer. Try another cycle.
Inoperative limit thermostat.
• Test thermostat and replace if inoperative.
Inoperative drive motor switch.
• Test switch and replace if inoperative.
Electric Models: Inoperative heater assembly.
• Test heater assembly and replace if cold Ohms do not read
between 9 and 10.5 Ohms.
Electric Models: Inoperative thermal fuse.
• Test thermal fuse and replace if inoperative.
Gas Models: Insufficient gas supply.
• Check gas shut-off valve in dryer and main gas line valve.
• Open partially closed gas shut-off valve, or correct low
gas pressure.
Gas Models: Inoperative gas valve coils.
• Test coils (Paragraph 60 or 65) and replace if inoperative.
Gas Models: Inoperative flame sensor.
• Test flame sensor (Paragraph 61 or 66) and replace if
inoperative.
Gas Models: Inoperative igniter.
• Test igniter (Paragraph 62 or 67) and replace if
inoperative.
Gas Models: Harness not properly connected to gas
controls.
• Check harness connections to gas valve coils, sensor and
main harness.
• Reconnect as required.
Gas Models: Restricted gas flow in gas orifice.
• Clean out gas orifice.
Some Gas Models: Tripped high limit thermostat.
• Reset thermostat.
Inoperative cycling thermostat.
• Test thermostat and replace if inoperative.
Inoperative timer.
• Test timer and replace if inoperative.
Broken, loose, or incorrect wiring.
• Refer to wiring diagram.
