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Hi,
I would greatly appreciate any help and guidance.
Here is my Maytag MDG9606AWA Story :)
1) Dryer giving off very little heat, if any.
2) Found this site and read the post about what to check in order, when heat not being generated in dryer.
3) Alas, at the moment, I am without a meter to test continuity.
4) With past good luck in changing a thermal fuse with another dryer, Whirlpool electric, I went ahead and did this for the few dollars it cost.
5) Kept front face and door off, held in door button, pressed dryer on and observed what was happening
6) Here is the pattern that I see: a) heating element turns red, b) flame appears and burns for about 8-10 seconds (heat is being generated), c) flame goes off for about 40 seconds (note: I do hear some clicking a bit before the heating element turns red and then just before the heating element turns red), d) then this cycle repeats itself. I observed this for three cycles and then put the face and door back on to see how things would work then.
7) Placed a damp t-shirt in the dryer and used moisture mode for drying (our typical method); started needle on dial ½ way up…after 20 minutes needle made its way to dry/done (this was an improvement as this had not been happening when we first noticed the problem)…BUT, t-shirt was still damp and inside did not feel hot.
So, this is where I am.
Should I have replaced the thermostat as well?
Should I just go get the meter already?
Any other information that I need to provide?
Again, any guidance would be appreciated :)
Thank you!!!
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Check your dryer ducting, may be clogged up. If the flame is more orange than blue, then this confirms clogged ducting. Monitor the voltage to the gas valve connector. If voltage is constant during test time, you have bad gas valve coils.
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It sounds to me like you have a clogged vent to the out side. Try taking the vent hose off, at the wall, and observe, the cyccle, and see if stays on longer. You can reach me at my website at ApplianceEducator.com Tom
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Originally Posted by: richappy  Check your dryer ducting, may be clogged up. If the flame is more orange than blue, then this confirms clogged ducting. Monitor the voltage to the gas valve connector. If voltage is constant during test time, you have bad gas valve coils. Thank you RicHappy, I'll check this out more thoroughly than I did before; I don't recall exactly the color of the flame. Thank you!! I will report back, of course, I'm desperate :)
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Originally Posted by: kayakcrzy It sounds to me like you have a clogged vent to the out side. Try taking the vent hose off, at the wall, and observe, the cycle, and see if stays on longer. You can reach me at my website at ApplianceEducator.com Tom Thank you Tom; Before I replaced the thermal fuse, I did this. However, I did not try this AFTER I replaced the thermal fuse!!! I'll try it out and report back, of course -- as I said to Richappy, I'm desperate :)
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To close out this thread -- SUCCESS.
The problem was indeed the gas valve coils.
For anyone who is wondering: changing out the gas valve coils or the thermal fuse is easy and extremely economical when done by yourself. The thermal fuse was $6 and the coils were $10 (got a good deal); the biggest expense is your time. If you don't have that, then call in a pro, but, make sure they are as honest and helpful as the folks in this community :-)
Many thanks again!!!!
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Thanks for your kind words, I find a lot of decent and kind people on this site! In this business though, it's best to ask for a referral to get a quality, decent repair person.
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