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posted for all of us...

On Tue, 14 Aug 2018 08:42:58 -0500, philo wrote:

Due to several problems and the fact that it's 20 years old I purchased
a new clothes drier.

Kind of curious though as what the problem is with the old one. I do my
own repairs and this one stumped me.

The gas only comes on intermittently. I can see the igniter glowing but
most of the time, there is no gas present.

Sometimes it will ignite but after a few minutes goes out again.

The timer and thermal breakers all check ok. I'm thinking it must be the
solenoid that actually turns the gas on.

I did not think it worth investigating because half the time the drum
sticks...I got my $400 worth.

Sounds more like the thermocouple.

I agree

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Tekkie