Gas
Dryer Repair
Heat from a burner on natural gas or propane, lit by an igniter and watched over by a flame sensor, with the motor on 120 volts.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- 4 things that fail on it
- 10 makes build it
- 6 problems it shows
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Is yours
a gas?
A gas dryer tumbles and blows air exactly like an electric one, but its heat comes from a burner fed by the house gas line. The machine plugs into an ordinary 120-volt outlet. A glowing igniter lights the burner, a flame sensor proves the flame, and two coils on the gas valve open and close the supply. When heat goes missing, the order in which those parts do or do not act is the diagnosis, and the smell of gas is never part of a normal cycle.
What fails on a gas dryer
How to tell
A flexible yellow or stainless gas connector runs from a shut-off valve on the wall to the back of the dryer.
The plug is an ordinary three-prong 120-volt plug, the same as a lamp or a kettle uses.
Behind a small access panel at the front bottom you may see a burner tube and hear it light.
The data plate lists the gas type, natural gas or LP, and a heat input rating.
What fails
on this design.
On a gas dryer: igniter that no longer glows, gas valve coils, flame sensor, safety thermostats and thermal fuse.
The problems it showsIgniter that no longer glows
The igniter is a brittle bar that glows orange before the burner lights. It weakens with every start, and when it cracks the dryer tumbles without heat.
Gas valve coils
The igniter glows, goes dark and nothing lights. Very often the valve coils have stopped opening the gas supply, and the dryer heats for a while when cold and then quits.
Flame sensor
The sensor tells the valve when the igniter is hot enough and whether a flame is present. When it sticks, the igniter either never gets its turn or keeps glowing with no burner.
Safety thermostats and thermal fuse
The same heat protection an electric model has sits on the burner housing and the blower. A blocked vent trips them here too, and they are replaced after the airflow is fixed.
Getting at it,
and whether to.
The gas shut-off behind the dryer is located and tested before the machine is moved or the burner is opened.
What repairs costOn the visit
- Every gas connection that is disturbed is checked for leaks with a solution before the job is closed.
- Most burner parts are reached through a small front panel without taking the drum out.
- If there is a smell of gas on arrival, the work stops until the gas utility has cleared the house.
Repair or replace
A gas dryer is usually worth repairing. Igniters, valve coils and flame sensors are common and inexpensive parts, and the burner assembly rarely wears out as a whole. What changes the answer is age plus a larger failure at once, such as a worn motor together with a rusted drum.
Book a visit for a gas dryerThe problems
it shows.
On a gas dryer, most often dryer smells like gas.
All problems
Who builds
a gas.
10 of the makes on this site build a gas dryer. Each mark opens that make's own page.
All 14 brandsGas dryer repair,
where we come out.
9 metros, each with its own page.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions about
gas dryers.
I smell gas near my dryer. What should I do?
Why does my gas dryer heat for a few minutes and then go cold?
Can a gas dryer be converted to propane?
Is it normal to hear a click and a soft whoosh?
Does a gas dryer need a special vent?
Back to your everyday
Is it a gas dryer?
Say so when you book — it changes what the technician brings and how the visit is planned.