I looked through the peep hole in front of my gas dryer and I don't see anything lit.Dryer spins great, but doesn't heat up. What is the problem?

look down on the front left side of the front panel,you'll see a plastic cap,pop it off and start the dryer,when you start it listen for a click and look into the hole where you popped the plastic cap off from,if you don't see anything glowing orange inside and don't hear a click when you start it you have a bad thermal fuse part number 3392519 and it's around 15 dollars.unplug the dryer,pull it out away from the wall if it has a flex line on it for the gas,disconnect the vent line and remove the back panel,now look on the left side,you'll see the metal duct that the lint filter slides down into,look to the right of it and down low and you'll see a white part,that's the thermal fuse,if you have a volt meter check the fuse with the meter,you have to remove at least one of the wires when you check it,if you don't have a meter you can pull the two wires off,stick them together and start the dryer,look into the front hole and see if the ignitor is glowing orange and the flame lights,if it does shut it down and then you have to remove the metal duct that the filter slides into and clean it,also you have to clean out the vent line,this is why the fuse popped,the dryer got to hot and popped the fuse,you have to remove the 4 screws holding the duct on and remove the two phillips screws on top of the top panel where the lint filter is,buy the fuse and put it in,doesn't matter what wire goes where,you should clean this out once a year with gas,if your vent line is long you can blow it out with a leaf blower,remove the vent line from the back of the dryer,stick the leaf blower in it and blow it out,first go outside and make sure there isn't a cage or screen or anything blocking the air from blowing out,if there is remove it so it doesn't happen again.if the fuse is good then you have to pop off the front panel and the problem will be inside the cabinet,also while you're in there clean out the inside with a vac.let me know what you find and if you have a meter,if you don't it would be cheaper to buy one and i'll be glad to help you,

Hi, If you are having problems with your gas dryer not heatingthe most common problem is that the ignitor goes bad. Even though it glowssometimes it is still not working properly. if you dryer is gas check out this gas no heat tip.... If you have an electric dryer, you can have many differentthings that can go wrong causing the dryer not to heat. check outthis electric no heat tip...

heatman101

Hi, If you are having problems with your gas dryer not heatingthe most common problem is that the ignitor goes bad. Even though it glowssometimes it is still not working properly. if you dryer is gas check out this gas no heat tip.... If you have an electric dryer, you can have many differentthings that can go wrong causing the dryer not to heat. check outthis electric no heat tip...

heatman101

Hello,
On your dryer to see whats going on with the igniter you need to remove the front panel and see whats happening. To remove the frony panel remove the screws on the door hinge and the screws on the other side if the door was hinged on that side and pull the front panel off. The burner asm. will be on the right side of the base frame.

Gene

Hi, If you are having problems with your gas dryer not heatingthe most common problem is that the ignitor goes bad. Even though it glowssometimes it is still not working properly. if you dryer is gas check out this gas no heat tip.... If you have an electric dryer, you can have many differentthings that can go wrong causing the dryer not to heat. check outthis electric no heat tip...

heatman101

The igniter is typically positioned at the front right side of the dryer. If your dryer has a front access panel or a peep hole, then you can open it or remove the small plastic plug to view the igniter working. If you do not have either, then the only way to view it is to disassemble it, which means you will not be able to test it when it's apart because the drum will not be supported correctly with the door off. If your igniter is working properly, you will hear it ignite the gas burner by listening closely to the dryer. Otherwise, listening to the igniter glow orange and not ignite may not make any sound. Douglas

Pop open the peep hole at the front bottom and watch the igniter glow until it ignites the gas. Are the burner flames a strong blue flame? Watch it for a little while. Does it stay lit for a few secs and shut down and then try to cycle back on? By the way, how old is this dryer?

It is either the glo bar or your coil pack... If the glo bar is not white hot then it needs to be replaced. if it does turn white hot then it is the coil pack that quit working. You can usually take off one of the covers at the bottom of the dryer to see this.

check your exhaust vent to make sure that it is not blocked up with lint. If not then check to see if the flame comes on after the igniter check the peep hole in the front of the dryer.

suspect the 2 black coils on gas valve/burner after first heat cycle they will open and not work until cool down