The burner igniter is used in dryers and activates or lights the gas burner to heat the dryer during a cycle. *Please note: Do not handle this igniter by the gray part, because it is fragile. If your dryer is producing no heat, not enough heat, or it will not start, replacing this part may be the solution. Tools required for this repair project are: putty knife, screwdriver, and wrench. Remember to unplug your appliance from the power source before beginning this installation project. Refer to the manual provided by the manufacturer for further installation instructions.
Flame would come on and go out,and little or no heat
Unhooked power,shut off gas, pulled top cover off,two Philips screws one on each side hold the front panel in.took belt off, pulled drum,than change out, flame sensor,M coils,and igniter,be careful igniter breaks very easy,I broke my new one so had to use my old one so really the problem with no heat was either the Mcoils or the flame sen
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Raise the top and remove the front panel assembly. One philips screw, 24mm gas line coupler and 3 electrical connectors frees the burner assembly. Slid the old igniter out and the new one in.2 philips screws to remove the coil retainer and replace the coils.
dryer get hot on first start up and when up to temp it woulden get hot
because the parts were not to bad in price i canged the egnighter the coils and the thermostate, I changed the sensor and that was not the problem so after i purchest the parts mentioned above it fixed the problem i first removed the 2 phillips screws holding the egnighter and removed the old egnighter two phillips screws and instal
... Read moreled the new one and i removed the two philips screws holding the plate on the coils and removed the wires and installed the new coils, to the right the thermostate in the fan assembley removed tthe two phillps screws removed the wires and installed the new one reassemble the dryer and good to go I couldent beleve how fast the parts came in like the next day Thank you Parts select
First of all, let me thank your wonder web site and service.
Here is the step-by-step procedure:
Unplugged the power.
Accessed the heater assembly from the front left lower corner.
Turned off the small gas valve.
Unscrewed the copper nut connecting the small gas valve
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Disconnected the 3 wire connectors.
Unscrewed 2 screws under the heater assembly.
Took out the heater assembly.
Unscrewed the screw for the igniter assembly.
Installed the new igniter assembly. Be very careful with the M shaped coil. I broke a new one. That is why I have order the same part twice. But it still cost me less for hiring a tech or buying a new dryer.
Carefully put the heater assembly back into it position.
Connected the gas connector.
Secured the heater assembly to the bottom of the dryer with 2 screws.
Connected 3 wire connectors.
Turned on the small gas valve.
Plugged in and ran a test.
It worked!!.
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Hui from Chicago, IL
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver, Screw drivers, Wrench set
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My igniter seemed to be bad, but I really didn't know for sure. After asking advice from one of the subscribers at partselect, I decided to give the repair a try.
The appliance is gas, which made me a little nervous. However, knowing that I had the gas off, I carefully began disassembly. The burner unit is a very simple set up and within a few minutes I had the entire assembly out and noticed that in fact the igniter was broken. I ordered a new one from partselect.com and it was delivered in 2 d
... Read moreays! The worst part of the assembly was when I accidentally bumped the new igniter against the underside of the dryer and broke the brand new one!!!..So, I ordered a second igniter and 2 days later installed it in about 30 minutes.
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randall from Athens, TN
Difficulty Level:
A Bit Difficult
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers, Wrench set
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dryer won't stay hot, gas smell
Pulled unit out from wall to access back panel. Top needs to be removed to get to the screws that hold on the front panel and door. These need to be removed to get to the valve and burner.
Once your in, the sensor, thermostat, and igniter are right up front. Sensor and thermostat were easy, the igniter breaks very easily...
... Read morehow do I know? Cause I broke the one I bought and had to get a new one.
I also replaced the coil set for the gas valve, because I had read that they can go bad and cause a gas fume smell. The coils are cheap, so you may as well as do them at the same time.
Anyway, once the repair was complete, I reassembled the unit and hooked up the vent.
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Iawata
February 4, 2023
How would I test the ignitor?
For model number 417.71712511
Hello Lawata, Thank you for your inquiry. You can test the igniter with a multi meter to see if they are working correctly or not. They should be reading between 0 - 1100 ohms to be working correctly. If you are unfamiliar with how a multimeter functions, we have videos available to assist you. We hope this helps with your repair.
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