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GE gas dryer not drying properly?
So, this is GE model drsr483gg1ww.
It does dry. It heats, contents do become warm as normal but it's taking much longer than it should. I've checked for blockages in the exhaust. It appears to be clear. It was suggested to test the coils on the gas valve. I've pulled them out and measured their resistance. I heated them quite hot and the resistance didn't change much, just a few tens of ohms. They measure about 1.5k. One has 3 pins, measure 600, 1.4k, and 2k.
Unfortunately I've not yet been able to actually watch its cycle. Any advice would be appreciated.
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- ChrisLv 58 years agoFavorite Answer
It's either the coils or thermistor. Turn it on and listen for the flame. It'll go off and on throughout the cycle just make sure it's on time dry and high heat. It usally takes about 3-7 or even 15 heat cycles for them to fail. From start it'll be click,click,flame. Then from then on it'll be click(off),pause,click,click,click,flame. When the coils heat up they fail. Another test is to use a standard meat thermometer and hold it at the center of the exhaust with the vent off and on high should read around 150 degrees when the flame shuts off, that'll tell you if the thermistor is working right.
Source(s): Laundry tech. - 8 years ago
Check out www.partselect.com It has some troubleshooting tips, what parts you may need, and you can search by model. My sister just used it for her washing machine. Good luck.
Link to "not enough heat" for your model: http://www.partselect.com/Models/DRSR483GG1WW/Symp...
