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I’ve searched but haven’t found my particular issue. The dryer gets warm but not hot enough to dry the clothing or advance the automatic timer. When viewing the igniter I can see it glow and it successfully ignites the gas and shoots a flame for about 10 seconds. It then goes out for about a minute and repeats. In the past when I had a similar problem I replaced the 2 gas coils near the igniter assembly. I tried this again with no success. Any ideas what may be at fault? Thermostat? Thanks.
Thermal Fuse The thermal fuse is a safety device designed to protect the dryer from overheating. The fuse is located on the blower housing or at the dryer’s heat source such as the heating element on electric dryers or at the burner on gas models. The fuse should be closed for continuity meaning it has a continuous electrical path through it when good. If overheated the fuse will have no continuity meaning the electrical path is broken and the fuse has blown out. A multimeter can be used to test it for continuity. Be aware that a blown thermal fuse is an indication of a restricted exhaust vent from the dryer to the outside. Always check the dryer venting when replacing a blown thermal fuse.
You probably have lint in the dryer that is clogging up the system and keeping it from getting as hot as needed. Take it apart and totally vacuum it out. Watch some youtube videos to see how to take it apart and put it back together before doing it yourself. Be sure to unplug it and turn off the gas to the dryer before beginning. My dryer wasn’t drying very well - I had to run it twice when drying heavy items, such as blue jeans. I took the unit apart and vacuumed out every bit of lint I could find. I also replaced the belt, because it was bad. I put it all back together, and now the dryer works as good as new.
Probably wont help anyone: We bought the full kit to replace belts, rollers, thermostat, fuse, heater, and sensor on amazing. We did so twice. The dryer is back to being lukewarm. We have samsung model, but it seems very similar in design to our maytag cabinet (also dead). These dryers are engineered to die. It should be a simple device, but they have a myriad of problems. I’m on 17th dryer in 25 years of adulthood. Right now I’m running a $17 mainstays heater duct taped to the interior of door. My dryer still spins, because the heater tricks the computer to “think” everything is working correctly. I’m staring at it, and opening it when I go to the rest room for safety. I’m about to use my concrete mixer and heat gun, and give up on these POS!!
