My Amana gas clothes dryer is not heating properly. The gas ignites when the dryer is first started, but after the gas turns off the igniter glows and then turns off, without relighting the gas.
Many websites I found said that this was typically due to bad coils. I removed the coils and tested the resistance across the terminals. The resistances match example values I found.
Could the coils still be defective, or is it more likely that the gas valve is bad?
Best Answer
This could be an issue with the thermocouple. A thermocouple is used to sense whether the gas was ignited by the glow coil and is burning. If it isn't burning, and the thremocouple isn't heated up by the flame, the gas valve is shut off to prevent excess gas buildup.
Although this might not be the exact problem, it might lead you down the right path to find it.