Hello,

My gas dryer seems to be heating intermittently. The dryer cycles correctly but when I check on the clothing they are wet. The exhaust is sometimes hot, and other times not, and the clothes come out pretty damp.

Now that I am repairing it, I have replaced it, so it sits in unconnected from the gas. I realize that I should have cycled it using the timed setting (which I never use) rather than just the auto dry setting (which I always use) in order to establish whether or not the moisture sensor could be faulty.

I checked the gas valve coils and this is what I got...there are 2 side be side. the one with 2 prongs registered infinite resistance, the one with 3 prongs registered around 2 ohms at the terminals.

I suspect the 2 prong terminal may be bad given the infinite resistance, but I don't know the non powered state of the coil (closed or open).

The igniter glows after 7 sec and goes off after 15 sec.

I realized after writing this that I need to hook it back to gas and power and determine in the following: Does the gas valve open and ignite. Does the "timed dry" feature work properly. Does the "auto dry" feature work properly.

I would love to hear your thoughts, as I may need further help and may not get to checking on it again for a few days.

Thank you,
William

Thank you.


I am curious, does the zero continuity reading I got on the 2 pronged coil indicate a failed coil? I thought a coil with no continuity across the terminals meant a failed coil. I understand what you mean about the other coil testing good but possibly being bad during operation.

Also as a side curiosity, I plan on testing the moisture sensor just to learn a bit more...My guess is that if the sensor is good I should get no continuity at the sensor terminals when the dryer is off, and low resistance if I essentially jump the sensor side of the sensor with a wet rag. Comments?