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Troubleshooting Chart—Gas, Steam, and Electric Dryers
Check manual for proper leveling procedures.
Accidental damage to the fan blade can change the dynamic
balance. Damaged fans should be replaced.
Adjust basket clearance.
Tighten set screws. Make sure sheaves are in proper
alignment.
Adjust belt tension.
Occcasionally screws, nails, etc., will hang in the basket
perforations and drag against the sweep sheets surrounding the
basket. Such foreign objects should be removed
immediately.
Check for correct control voltage - 120V.
Check power supply, check secondary voltage on transformer
and check wiring and wiring diagram.
Broken or defective igniter. Replace.
Check for 2.5 minimum amperage. Low amperage not hot
enough.
Heater No. 1 and No. 6 open circuit. If above occurs, replace
Time Delay Relay.
CLOSE Lint Door.
Replace Coil Assembly.
Turn Manual Gas Valve ON.
Replace fuse.
Replace Door Switch.
Must be 3/16” to 5/16” above burner. Replace Radiant
Sensor.
Clean out lint compartment daily. Check Back Draft Damper
for foreign objects, lint accumulation or other causes that may
prevent damper from operating. Check duct work for lint
build-up. Check installation sheet to insure that duct work and
make-up air openings are adequately sized. Check exhaust
outlet. If a screen has been improperly installed on the outlet,
it may be clogged with lint or frozen over in winter. Never
install a screen on the exhaust outlet. Vacuum within dryer
drops to .09 inches or water column, or less, for normal
operation of dryer, vacuum reading can be made with a
Vacuum U-Gauge by removing a sheet metal screw in the
front panel of dryer, and inserting the rubber tube of the
vacuum gauge into screw opening.
Not leveled.
Fan out of balance.
Basket rubbing.
V-Belt sheaves.
Belt.
Foreign objects.
Incorrect voltage.
No voltage.
Silicon Carbide
Igniter will not glow-
red.
Light Red Silicon
Carbide Igniter.
Defective Igniter
Time Delay Relay.
Lint Door OPEN.
Defective Gas Valve.
Gas turned OFF.
Line fuse or heater
circuit fuse blown to
unit.
Defective Door
Switch.
Silicon Carbide
Igniter not igniting
gas.
Air Switch not
operating.
TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY
Dryer noisy or vibrating.
Dryer runs, but no heat.