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My dryer seems to be over heating and we know the switch is still good. any ideas? we turned it on and it worked for about 5 minutes, then shut itself off, then we turned it back on and it ran for another minute or so. then it wouldn't turn on again after that. it seemed really hot when i stood near it. the model is 67732791 serial mg2311386
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I understand that your Frigidaire Affinity dryer, model# FAQE7001LW, is not heating as well as only running about 5-7 minutes of the cycle before shutting off. There are a couple things to check.
1)The gas supply valve is not open. Check to make sure that the gas valve is open.
2)The dryer does not have enough air supply to support the burner flame. Check with your local gas company to make sure that your dryer is installed correctly.
3)There is a possibility that your LP gas supply tank is empty or there has been a utility interruption of natural gas. Try refilling or replacing the tank.
If you are still having trouble with your dryer, I suggest giving it a hard reset, by either unplugging it or shutting the power off at your homes circuit breaker for 3-5 minutes. When power is restored, start any cycle. If you are still noticing that there is no heat and it stops 5-7 minutes into the cycle, I suggest contacting your local authorized technician. Hope this is helpful.
Try taking the door switch out and tieing the wires toghther with a wire nut.UNPLUG DRYER FIRST.
If dryer runs ok then its the door switch.If not then its possible the motor is heating up,you can clean the lint and dust off the motor with a vacum cleaner by taking off the rear panel or turning machine on its side.
Try to cleaning it from inside first thing without switching it on as sometimes power is stored for upto 30 -60 secs (POWER SWITCHED OFF)- maybe alot of dust is gathered & messing with circuits, use a hair dryer or a cloth - then switch it on.
if it doesnt work then it maybe a fualty transformer - its difficult to know without doing a few checks.
classical sign of a bad motor. the motor has a thermal switch on it telling the unit to shut off when it gets hot. after it cools down, the switch will tell the motor to turn back on again. good luck, i'm pretty sure that's your problem. contact me for further help if needed. thanks :)
Hi, It sounds like the coils on top the gas valve are bad. If the ignitor glows but shuts off before a flame, the coils need changed. I hope this helps. If I can assist you further, please let me know.
please contact the service authority because this is beyond your limit. to solve your problem, the back panel has to remove and only the service engineer knows the skill.......................sorry friend!
Here are a few ideas of what might be wrong.. based on your description.. You've bypassed the thermal fuse and the dryer worked however once you removed the bypass, did it work after that? based on your symptom.. it appears that one of the auto-ressting 'overtemp snap switches' may be your problem and may be shutting your system down because it is tripping from excessive heat or it is prematurely tripping because it is defective. I've included a website link that shows assembly drawings and parts breakdown for you to examine but I suspect that you have a bad overtemp switch.. ( I assume that you've cleaned out all lint etc from the vent system both inside and outside the dryer) If you haven't... then you may not get adequate air flow and you truly are getting an overtemp condition.. Good luck.. Here is the link http://www.pcappliancerepair.com/model-display.php
on gas dryers there are two coils on the burner assy. (small black cylinder with two wire haness) one opens initially to allow gas for ignition after that the flame sensor will allow the secondary to open for continuous flame i suggest replacing them both
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