Thread: Dryer burner wont stay on long enough to dry clothes

Hi,

First try pulling it away from the wall, then disconnect the vent exhaust, and let the air/heat blow into the open room that its in freely.

If the gas flame stays on a long time, then you have a vent problem/restriction.

Jake

I tried that when I first installed it. It ran fine, the gas burner stays on for about 2 minutes like the trouble shooting chart says. It then cycles on and of but only stays on for about 30-40 seconds heating. I removed the hose, and cleaned out any dust and lint that was in it. It burned a little longer, but it still doesnt seem to run long enough to really heat up the drum. I only had a few clothes in it that I had wet down. Im going to try running a regular sized load of clothes and see how it dries.

I appreciate your help. Gonna see how long and how well it dries a regular load, and take it from there. See ya later !!

Ok, yes, try it will a full load, if its still not heating properly, you will need new gas coils on your dryer gas valve.

If you post the model# I can look those up for you.

Jake

Jake, I tried drying a normal load of clothes ,and it took a lot longer than usual to dry them. Is there a way to test he coils with a VOM. I have the other dryer that should have the same coils. I'd like to test them to see if I could replace the coils in this one, with the ones from the other one , if I can test them first.

This link explains more about testing the gas dryer parts:
http://www.applianceaid.com/gas_dryer.html

Jake

thanks for the info and the help Jake. I put the dryer in my sisters house. Now she informs me it seems to be drying ok. So thank god, that ends that! I couldnt find anything wrong with it. I guess the cleaning out worked.

Sounds good Billy, glad its working good again.

Jake