[dad14]

Gas Dryer starts fine if you set for no heat or air dry. As soon as you switch to call for heat, it trips breaker. Definitely not motor related. Looking for ideas what to try.

[Gene]

Hello,

Plug the dryer in a different outlet and run it to make sure there is nothing wrong with the circuit breaker. I hope you did not use a GFCI breaker.

Remove the top panel and locate the control board on the left side. Remove the Red wire from the heater relay at the control board and give it a try.

If the breaker will go Off, replace the control board.

- The control board Part number: 8546219

Gene.

[dad14]

Gene, thanks for the suggestions. I had already tried a different outlet and it responded the same. I tried removing the red wire on control board and yes it runs without throwing breaker. Are you fairly certain I shouldn't look any further and that is the problem for sure? I also did ohm check on gas control coil and it checked out OK.

[Gene]

Sorry for the delay.

The instruction I posted earlier is incorrect because of mistyping. Instead of: "If the breaker will stay On, replace the control board" it should be "If the breaker goes Off, replace the control board".

Check for continuity between that Red wire and the ground and post the result.

I attached the wiring sheet for this dryer. It might help too.

Gene.

[dad14]

Oh that stinks. Yes it was staying on not tripping the breaker after removing the red wire so I guess my problem is elsewhere. Am I removing red wire and ground from the control board and then checking for continuity between them?

[Gene]

Originally Posted by dad14

...Am I removing red wire and ground from the control board and then checking for continuity between them?...

Yes, you can do it this way or you can use any dryer metal surface as ground.

Gene.