How Does A Gas Dryer Work? - Appliance Repair Tips

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Dryer won't heat or too hot? Not starting, stopping or tumbling? This video provides information on how a gas dryer works and offers troubleshooting tips to assist you in diagnosing and repair.
Here is a list of the most commonly replaced parts associated with each dryer symptom:
Dryer not heating: heating elements, fuses
Dryer making noises: belts, bearings, seals
Dryer won’t start: heating element, high limit switch, thermostats
Dryer will not tumble: belts or switches
Dryer takes too long to dry: coils, thermostats, heating elements
Dryer will not shut off: door switches or timers
Dryer shuts off too soon: thermostat, heating coils or fuses
Dryer too hot: thermostats or fuses
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@repairclinic 10 лет назад

Glad you found it informative! Thanks for the comment!

@repairclinic 11 лет назад

That's great! You used this video for exactly what we intended!

@sixstringerslinger 11 лет назад

Great video! Thank you SO much for posting! I learned the function and order of each component in the drying process from this, then I was able to effectively troubleshoot my dryer and get it fixed! Thank again for making a comprehensive, start-to-finish video!

@repairclinic 11 лет назад

You're welcome! Thanks for the compliment!

@repairclinic 11 лет назад

No problem. Glad you like it.

@stevealaska73 11 лет назад

Thank you for your fine videos and taking the time to produce and upload them! Great information!

@soxredsox 10 лет назад

wow had no idea how much it takes to simply dry my clothes. def going to be more grateful for simple things like this from now on. great video learned a lot!

@eakrich 11 лет назад

Seriously well done video. It's very rare to come across a video that is informative and well thought out. Great

@andrewest1635 7 лет назад

This video was THE BEST! Simple, comprehensive, clear, yet concise and thorough! Good Job! Thanks so much!

@repairclinic 7 лет назад

Thanks!

@repairclinic 11 лет назад

Thank you!

@woodstockMaxQ 6 месяцев назад

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@handymancan485 3 года назад

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@repairclinic 10 лет назад

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@repairclinic 11 лет назад

Thanks!

@darbycrash55 12 лет назад

great video for troubleshooting the burner circuit.

@josephnorcalusa1710 5 лет назад

helpful information, thank you for sharing !!

@repairclinic 10 лет назад

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@marvinfuentes6942 3 года назад

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@victorye7151 4 года назад

Great video easy to follow.

@bionicsein3182 3 года назад

Very good explanation . Thank you

@allbutsweet2700 6 лет назад

Super sweet got the dryer to work thanks a bunch

@maynay14 10 лет назад

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@manjusagar733 3 года назад

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@jrapanut0 11 лет назад

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@m109cito3 4 года назад

i've learned a lot,thank you.

@JosephIrizarry-er1uf 9 месяцев назад

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@repairclinic 9 месяцев назад

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@erealpe13 11 лет назад

Great video .. Thanks

@mattdennis4184 9 лет назад

Thank you. Very helpful.

@repairclinic 9 лет назад

matt dennis Great! Glad it was helpful.

@b.n.c.v5792 Год назад

This video is so nostalgic and , so amazing I learned so much from this video when I first saw it back in 2013

@jantonio0099 5 месяцев назад

There are many videos about it and none of them explain the exact function like you do exact what i need

@repairclinic 5 месяцев назад

You're welcome. :)

@hanasalem1565 3 года назад

That's great .Thank you

@onefastcyclist 10 лет назад

thanks!

@Jakey4510 11 лет назад

sounds good mate

@jimbarron8688 2 года назад

I think you'll find that at 3:59 both the hold and the assist coil in the piggy-back pair are energized at the same time. Both energized will pull up the first solenoid valve. Once the radiant sensor opens the main valve will open and the burner will lite. This provides an essential safety feature such that if power is interrupted the entire ignition sequence must restart thereby not providing a build up of gas in the drum while the radiant sensor closes, the ignitor re-heats, and radiant sensor re-heats again.

@tscheide 7 месяцев назад

@jimbarron8688 I have a dryer where the igniter glows. But the igniter never shuts off. Are we saying that the sequence is such that the flame sensor gets triggered by the igniter even though there is no flame yet?? The gas only starts flowing once the flame sensor is open? Most manuals suggest to test the flame sensor by checking continuity. But isn’t it more important to test that the flame sensor opens up at the right temperature?

@ngadirinharjautama8325 10 лет назад

Thanks, it is useful for understanding it.

@repairclinic 10 лет назад

Great!

@ortoclaud4518 9 лет назад

totally educational video awesome!

@repairclinic 9 лет назад

orto claud Thank you.

@Kosmopoli 11 месяцев назад

My apartment complex has 2 gas dryers that I use frequently! I always wondered the safety measure and what the burner looks like. Thanks!!!

@elchino64 9 лет назад

thank you ..good video..

@repairclinic 9 лет назад

carlos morales Thanks.

@ronsecondamendment2359 10 лет назад

Great video.

@repairclinic 10 лет назад

Thanks!

@jeanlamothe4402 2 года назад

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@ShinjiIkari459 9 лет назад

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@LoudFiat 6 лет назад

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@Napoleon_Blownapart 8 лет назад

thats crazy! never tought they exist.

@theonem323 5 лет назад

Nice

@user-uy1um8ne9o 4 месяца назад

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@repairclinic 4 месяца назад

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@notmcgins 6 лет назад

Your videos have been so helpful! I've already replaced a broken igniter and thermal cutoff. Still no flame so I need to test the cycling thermostat and flame sensor. I'm hoping either of those will fix it because I don't feel comfortable messing with anything gas related.

@stephensnell1379 3 года назад

Never mess with anything involving Gas Only have a qualified gas technician fix the Gas Valve or Solenoid Coils

@condor5635 2 года назад

@@stephensnell1379 - the solenoid coils are not really gas related and they are super easy to replace. Two screws removed and the plate comes right off. Slide them off the metal columns, replace with new ones and done. Nothing in this process exposes you to anything gas related. Saying they are gas related is akin to saying I don’t want to disconnect the wire harness from the gas valve because it’s gas related. I changed mine yesterday and it solved my problem of the burner being intermittent. The classic coil(s) going bad and hard to diagnose but easy to fix for

@angelsegura2404 4 года назад

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@hectorrios1606 10 лет назад

thanks videos are great very specific and clear!

@repairclinic 10 лет назад

You're welcome!

@medilax91 5 лет назад

Thanks for this video.. I understand now how it works

@victorsanchez4497 4 месяца назад

If you're reading this, just clean out the filter lol Sounds dumb but mine wasn't heating, as soon as he said "airflow" I was like it's the filter. It was. Dirty filter prevents airflow. Thanks for coming to my tes talk.

@omegaracerx 4 года назад

Thanks for the video. I may consider electric now

@lizvollmer9584 7 лет назад

Fantatstic and very useful- should be the basis of a class

@jimbarron8688 2 года назад

Too bad it's wrong.

@repairclinic 11 лет назад

Unfortunately we're on a set schedule with our videos. I would recommend doing a search for that on Google. I'm sure there are how to instructions that are easily accessible.

@marioss846 Год назад

I believe it is from overuse and lack of maintainance

@digitalbroadcaster 12 лет назад

Amazing amount of lint after each tumble, so why not save all the lint and on a rainy day, knit an extra garment out of the spare lint? :oD Perpetual clothing!

@2StealthGTi 10 лет назад

Great videos on the operation of front load washer/dryer. Very insightful for things to be aware of.

@repairclinic 10 лет назад

Thanks! We're glad you found them useful!

@jeems1738 3 месяца назад

for some reason I wasn't expecting the heat generated by the dryer to be via flame 😂

@agontop1 4 года назад

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@repairclinic 11 лет назад

What problem are you experiencing?

@kinkisharyocoasters Год назад

Here the burner was shown under the drum. Is this normal? Growing up in an NYC apartment my building's laundry room had dryers where if you bent down you could see the fire in a hole through the top of the perforated drum. I even remember how on the low setting the flame looked weaker

@albertoarizpe1909 3 года назад

Thank you, I need a multimeter to check the parts! See how technicians take the advantage of you! Then if you decide not to fix it you will buy a new one, then they offer to take the old one to "trash it" but they fix it and resell it!!

@aBradApple 2 года назад

That’s how core returns work. It’s the same for your auto parts except they are able to offer a discount.

@firealarmtechguy4444 4 года назад

I am going to replace the high limit thermostat because on my GE dryer the original owner said it's burning up and sure enough there was all the feathers from pillows and a down jacket It eventually stopped heating so I was given it and the thermal fuse did not blow so It was the coils. But the down jacket feathers were in the burner so I think that the high limit thermostat is stuck closed and needs to be replaced. Model DBSR453GB2WW

@ernieironman1 Год назад

How do you test each individual piece to see if it's working

@twistedwhiskers8776 3 года назад

What is the temperature in the burner

@WWERatedBethPhoenix3 2 года назад

Interesting! So I have a GE dryer and I’m noticing that there’s a leak coming from the dryer. We got somebody to deep clean the vents, but there’s still a leak going on. Do you know if there’s an issue with the dryer. Im trying to find the solution, but many are saying that it’s because it needs cleaning. But I don’t think that’s the issue now. Please feel free to let me know your thoughts and recommendations.

@kennikuhlmann-clark9860 Год назад

Maybe you should have clarified if the leak was gas, or from the vent pipe?

@bradenrobison1969 8 лет назад

What about the drive motor??

@mr_mnky 10 месяцев назад

What happens if the flame sensor fails in an 'open circuit' condition? Will the solenoid valves both open & will gas flow, even though the igniter won't be able to light?

@neilchristianlangoyan6167 7 лет назад

WE HAVE A DRYER LP GAS FED. 220 V. 3 PHASE. WHAT DOES IT MEANS? IS IT OK OR NOT?

@TheAcceptedVirus 11 лет назад

I've tested all the fuses.. heating coil glows and can feel/hear solenoid switch.. it flames up everyonc in awhile. Any ideas?

@joeblack662 6 лет назад

Can someone help? I have a 2015 whirlpool Gas Dryer. The voltage on the dryer is 110v but the socket is 220v. I have a converter regulator to convert 220 to 110. The problem: My maid plugged the dryer in 220v (God only knows why she felt the need to pull it out of the 110v and put in 220v - we think she was charging her cell hehehe ) ANYWAYS - the dryer ran for a few seconds and stopped - nothing works. Is the dryer toast? or is there a fail safe to protect it? what should I inspect?

@manjusagar733 3 года назад

Basic & Best dryer suggest me sir..

@affordableprofitable1514 2 года назад

I turn my dryer a couple days ago and its not glowing and flames not coming on my question would be would my thermo fuse go bad first or the flame sensor??

@zerocool6452 Год назад

I had no idea these even existed. For not being familiar with htis type of dryer, knowing that it uses a flame close to a lot of fabric sounds terrifying to me.

@harpoon_bakery162 4 года назад

I have heard that on igniters, they can be working just perfectly as far as the flame, but will cause the flame to go out after initial light after 10 seconds, the flame will then come back on for 6 seconds after 50 seconds, then another 50 seconds or 1 minute and the flame will come on for 5 or 6 seconds and and then rinse repeat, it continues that pattern over and over. Somehow these ignitors (if after-market replacement type) will fail with their resistance but still light the flame no problem. It sends a signal to the secondary gas valve and the flame goes out , and over and over. Now, I've not tried this (buying a guenuine whirlpool replacement igniter for my Maytag mgdb200vq0 gas dryer), but I have the same exact symptom as above and not sure what to do? I did resistance checks on all the components in this video (or most of them) and they all check out. Maybe not with the exact resistance values that are listed on the document that came with the dryer, but i did replace the coils twice and same thing is happening. I think i also replaced the flame sensor (hard to get to)... so yea, VERY perplexing. Any ideas? Should i get a new ignitor?

@lk98765 3 года назад

I have the same problem, did you ever find a solution?

@dabneyoffermein595 3 года назад

@@lk98765 turned out to be the dad-gum ignitor. If they are just a hair off in resistance, it's a no-win situation. Make sure to get a decent one, and you'll be good to go. I turned gray over this one and could have saved myself some $$ too...... If only I would have known sooner, lol. Good luck to you and lef me know if it fixes it. Get an OEM from a reputable source.

@kennikuhlmann-clark9860 Год назад

@@dabneyoffermein595 .... I may have an issue where the igniter glows like it should (at least apparently), but gas never ignites... I can smell gas after the igniter cools down, but it doesn't burn.... Wonder if somehow the gas isn't being pulled past the igniter (clog or some obstruction), or if the igniter isn't getting quite hot enough anymore, or if there's an issue where the gas comes out of the gas valve.... I changed the gas valve coils, and this problem persists... It's important to know that there was (prior to this happening) a clogged vent pipe; the vent pipe was cleaned out and the air does blow out of the vent grate now, opening the louvers on it.

@jorgecanto9946 7 месяцев назад

@@kennikuhlmann-clark9860 I have the same problem, did you ever find a solution? Thank you

@donaldstewart9873 2 года назад

👍

@adveshdarvekar7733 2 года назад

I never even knew of a dryer. We just dry clothes on the rope

@dianesnyder8643 5 лет назад

My dryer uses rigid venting & semi-rigid venting. both of them!!!!

@Daniel_S.284 Год назад

OK.

@yaganziirobert21 10 лет назад

what do you think is a better buy, electric or gas? in your opinion.

@repairclinic 9 лет назад

Yaganzii Robert It's a matter of preference.

@reconx86 8 лет назад

+Yaganzii Robert Its like asking do you prefer to cook on coal or gas? The majority would go with the less maintenance extensive and safer option, gas. In the case of electric vs gas, *electric is safer* and will require less maintenance.

@reconx86 8 лет назад

***** Gas and electric perform about the same. But here's is some problems that you only get with gas, the smell of gas getting in your clothes, and gas-leaks which may cause explosions. Gas dryers simply have more points of failure. As for maintenance you may have to check for leaks every once in a while, which can occur in different places, for different reasons.

@pathynes3189 7 лет назад

@toyotaas 7 лет назад

I prefer gas, dries faster and is more economical to operate, in my experience a gas dryer is no less reliable than an electric dryer..

@TimHeang Год назад

For the lint screen I just take a vacuum all the lint off it and inside of it so there’s not so much build up

@3534631716 Год назад

I love Washers 0:36

@bluethunder6801 Месяц назад

Gas are the best

@TheAcceptedVirus 11 лет назад

It will only flame up once out of twenty tries.. I am going to replace the solenoids..

@osirisabarca83 4 года назад

Our dryer glows a little then shut off without a flame. My husband changed the gas coil. And some other parts he checked with the multimeter and still not working. We bought the dryer thinking it was in good condition and now we can’t make it work. 😔

@alderusdmc 5 лет назад

Shouldn't this be in your "How it Works - Appliances" playlist?

@AaSs-uh3lv 2 года назад

How much

@Guillotines_For_Globalists 6 лет назад

So, semi rigid ducting is acceptable up to 20 feet, but basically every dryer has two 90 degree elbows. Once behind the dryer and one at the wall. So suddenly your semi rigid ducting is only acceptable for a 4 foot run????

@repairclinic 6 лет назад

The dryer vent specs are from the dryer to the outside, any internal ducting is accounted for already. Thanks!

@asleep-cult6877 5 лет назад

That's kind of scary...

@mjoe1111211 10 лет назад

So a gas dryer still needs to be plugged in, in order to work? Do people prefer gas over electric?

@repairclinic 10 лет назад

Yes, gas dryers still need electricity. We do not have information on which is more preferred over the other.

@khalilt6508 4 года назад

I know I’m 5 years late but gas dryers are more expensive use less energy dries faster and are gentler on clothes than electric but gas driers are more dangerous because of the heat and carbon monoxide and it uses gas so a leak could level your house

@glb360 6 лет назад

In my case a fuse blew because there was too much lint. Fuse and exhaust duct were replaced and lint was cleaned out of entire unit. Problem solved.

@a_cat_426 2 года назад

I FORGOT IS NAME

@priscilla-aquilamatthews9876 2 года назад

Burner air flow poor airflow thermostat cuts off dryer takes to long to dry

@priscilla-aquilamatthews9876 2 года назад

Exhaust vent

@LeviKleinschmidt 10 лет назад

does carbon monoxide come out of the duct?

@repairclinic 10 лет назад

It can.

@elevatorman5468 6 лет назад

I think it is carbonic acid since the moisture with the clothes bonds with the co.

@stephensnell1379 5 лет назад

It would be directed outside though and away from the home though it would escape into the living environment if the venting was ripped badly

@marc-anthonyrigg7212 4 года назад

What happened when you put water in a clothes dryer both gas electric and steam ❓❔🤔?

@khalilt6508 4 года назад

What? You should never put water into any dryer it won’t make steam it will break your dryer if it has a steam function great but don’t dump water into the drum don’t be stuck on stupid

@egg928 3 года назад

Gas dryer exhaust contains carbon monoxide

@zanimljivastruja7511 5 лет назад

Better is electricly heated dryer.

@stephensnell1379 5 лет назад

They are not gas is even more powerful and more effective. Electrically powered dryers won't work if the power goes off while they are running.

@zanimljivastruja7511 5 лет назад

@@stephensnell1379 Yes that is true but in Europe we use electical dryers.I have el.dryer and works like charm.Yes gas is more efficent but i like electrical dryers.

@crazyjdkid 5 лет назад

@@stephensnell1379 Not true, still needs electricity to rotate the drum.

@sethhorst6158 4 года назад

Stephen Snell gas dryers would not work in a power outage as well since they need electricity for the motor, and control system.

@3534631716 Год назад

M 0:15

@jigimujigi 10 месяцев назад

Wow a great video without someone showing faces and life story. To tha point. Thanks

@martinezjose7140 3 года назад

Smells like gas, what can be the problem?

@tanybrachid Год назад

I mean, a gas dryer isn't supposed to have the gas sipping into the rotating drum; so isn't the business liable for having their machinery in a dangerously poor state?