On Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 5:42:44 PM UTC-5, Wade Garrett wrote:
On 8/14/18 11:49 AM, Oren wrote:
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.

I'd say $400 for 20 years of use is dang good.

I would be curious if any gas line had been opened that allowed air
in, reducing pressure. The pressure is already fairly low. Had a new
gas water heater not firing or staying ignited. I bled the gas line
and quickly connected the supply line. Worked fine.

How does one bleed a gas line?
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Turn off the gas where it connects to the appliance, loosen the connection at the appliance. Turn the gas back on and blow the air out of the gas line.. Turn off the gas, tighten the connection back up then turn the gas back on. If you've done it correctly, you have bled the air out of the gas line. ^_^

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