Whirlpool Gas Dryer Bad Flame Sensor

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Whirlpool gas dryer bad flame sensor.

My dryer would heat up but was taking a long time to dry. The burner assembly consists essentially of a gas valve ignitor and in dryers that use a glow type of ignitor a flame sensor. 1 unplug the gas dryer from the electrical outlet and turn off the gas supply valve behind the appliance. The flame sensor opens the gas valve once the ignitor glows hot enough to ignite the gas.

If the flame sensor fails the ignitor may not go off and the gas flow will not start. A bad flame sensor will not allow the dryer to ignite and must be replaced. Whirlpool gas clothes dryers not only heat up fast they also come equipped with a variety of cycles to help you care for your laundry s specific needs. Konduone 338906 flame sensor for whirlpool kenmore maytag dryer replaces wp338906 ap6008294 14205529 3 3377 dc32 00008a gas dryer radiant flame sensor 4 5 out of 5 stars 47 18 99 18.

Since the dryer heated up i knew the whirlpool 279311 igniter for dryer was working. That left this part the radiant flame sensor and the whirlpool 279834 valve coil for dryer as possibly being defective. A gas dryer blows air through a burner assembly to heat the air. Replacing both parts is relatively inexpensive compared to a service call and once you remove the tumbler drum both.

When the flame. How to check the flame sensor.