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Default BTW - How do dryers sense moisture?

On Nov 17, 2:44*pm, "PanHandler" wrote:
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"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
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And for my trouble, I am about a $1.50 richer in loose change.


It costs $2.50 to repair. Give it more time, or leave more change in your
pockets.


I wonder how much change is trapped in old, scrapped appliances. Figger
$1.50 average?


This was a $1.50 in a 4 YO dryer. Older ones might have much more.

BTW - The very nice lady at the appliance parts store said it's
probably the gas valve coils. If they won't keep the burner on long
enough, the clothes will eventually dry, but if it never reaches full
temp, the Cycling Thermostat won't advance the AutoSense Timer.

She said it's $32 for the coils which go bad pretty often and $27 for
the Cycling Thermostat, which almost *never* goes bad. She said if it
was her money, she bet the extra $5 to replace the most likely cause.