Pilot isn't lighting. How do we check?
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SOURCE: How to light the pilot light on a Kenmore gas dryer.
no pilot light has glow bar ignition ..ck to see if bar glows when start button is pressed should be small plastic cap on bottom of dryer front remove it to ckd for glow and burner operation
SOURCE: My Kenmore 90 series dryer's pilot light is out.
Modern Gas dryers do not have a pilot light. You CANNOT re-light them. They use a glow-bar or spark type igniter to ignite a flame. If you are having problems with ignition, the first thing to check would be if your igniter is working or not. Here's some useful information about igniters you should know and understand:
TWO BASIC IGNITER TYPES:
Carborundum (Cylindrical in shape) – needs to produce 2.5 to 3.0 amps for the gas safety valve to work.
Norton (Rectangular in shape) – needs to produce 3.2 to 3.7 amps for the gas safety valve to work.
NOTE: There is a UNIVERSAL FLAT BAR igniter on the market as well, that can be used as a substitute if the igniter type that came with your range is not available.
An easy way to determine if you may have an igniter problem is to check for a glow or listen for a clicking noise. The igniter typically goes bad in one of two ways, the igniter either stops glowing completely, or becomes weak over time and doesn’t produce enough current to open the gas safety valve (in this case the igniter will still glow but the oven still won’t light). Longer ignition times can be another symptom of an igniter possibly going bad.
Please provide an accurate model number and I can assist you further. If you have questions, please post back and let me know. I hope you find this information helpful.
SOURCE: My Kenmore 60 series gas dryer will not heat up. I
Some dryers have a small inspection hole covered by a small platic cap.
Remove cap and look inside unit for pilot. Newer dryers have an igniter that glows when the dryer is turned on. It ignites the gas then goes out.
SOURCE: how do you relight the pilot on a kenmore 80
Their is no pilot light. The system uses a glowbar
OPERATION
The newer dryers use a silicone carbide ignitor for ignition. If the Fuse is ok
the gas assembly gets power from the control thermostat
. The flame sensor allows the ignitor to go cat go. The coils themselves
cannot open the gas because the ignitor is using a lot of power. When flame detect
gets warm enough then it shuts down the ignitor and power is redirected on the other side of the 3 prong coil. The ignitor is not finished. It now is hot enough to act as a path to the secondary coil which energizes and sends that raw gas to the 1800f screaming hot ignitor. Igniton occurs and keeps the ignitor hot. If ignition at this point were to fail the ignitor would cool down and shut off the power to the secondary coil. Clever ain't it? So what can go wrong? Worn out flame sensor takes longer to reset, ignitor open. Clogged vent
overheat fuse blown, bad thermostat, and faulty solenoids.If all is good it should continually shut on and off all during the cycle to regulate the heat
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SOURCE: The Pilot light oa a Kenmore Gas Dryer went out
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 out this electric no heat tip...
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