Kenmore Gas Dryer Igniter Glows But No Heat

I have a gas dryer that runs but does not heat.

Kenmore gas dryer igniter glows but no heat. If the ignitor doesn t glow on the other hand it may be bad or a fuse may be blown. When all parts of the dryer are operational the ignitor will heat and begin to glow producing enough heat to ignite the gas once. The dryer worked for one load and again it will not heat. I replaced the glow plate igniter which fell apart after i removed it so i m confident it had cracked i still had no heat so i.

If your gas dryer won t heat several things could be keeping it from operating normally. The dryer could have a broken flame sensor gas valve coils high limit thermostat operating thermostat thermal cut off fuse thermal fuse igniter or timer. The igniter glows for a few seconds but the gas valve never opens guess i have already changed the solenoids twice but it did not help the gas is line connected and the supply valve is open it actually had a few little spurts of flame come out ot the the valve going into the igniter but. The hot surface igniter is used in modern gas oven burners to open the gas valve and to ignite the gas.

To determine if one or more of the gas valve solenoids has failed check the igniter. As you have described this problem it is most likely the igniter the thing that glows. The ignitor mounts inside the burner assembly near the gas valve. As the igniter draws electric current it will heat to a high temperature and glow as well as cause the bi metal in the oven safety valve to warp and open the valve releasing the gas to be ignited.

When they break down they will still glow but the heat lowers their resistance and therefore the current. This sequence normally takes about a minute. Kenmore elite he3 110 97892601 does not heat. That is what provides the resistance to provide the current for the coils to open in your gas valve.

I noticed that the igniter does not glow and checked the surrounding wires to ensure nothing came loose not sure what else i can do. The gas valve solenoids open the gas valve ports to allow gas to flow into the burner assembly. Kenmore series 80 dryer. I have a kenmore gas dryer model 110 73932101 which had no heat.

If the igniter glows and goes out but does not ignite the gas the gas valve solenoid is defective. If a gas valve solenoid fails the dryer won t heat.