20 Most Recent Amana ALG331RAW Gas Dryer - Page 4 Questions & Answers

It sounds like the belt tensioner is bad. To look and see it the front panel must be removed for inspection. The belt wraps completely around the dryers drum with the belt running through a belt tensioner at the botton. The bearing and roller assembly should be checked thoroughly to see if its worn bad

there is no electric heating element in a gas dryer,either the ignitor bar/glow plug is defective or the flame sensor is bad or the coils on the gas valve primary and secondary are weak and wont hold gas valve open

Look at the gas control box. Inside this box has a valve to open the gas so it can sustain the burner. This valve is control by the voltage of dryer sensor. This thermocouple is near the ignitor.. If this fails, there would be no voltage to open the valve. Here is how it looks like:

From the picture posted, it looks like the bottom panel is removable.

If you can remove that and watch what happens when you turn it on, that will help. A glow igniter should turn on which once bright and hot, will ignite the gas.

If it glows, but you get no gas, it is probably the two electromagnetic coils that sit on top of the gas valve. There are online stores that sell them with a good return policy if that doesn't fix the problem... do you have a volt meter?

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If you are talking about the adapter between the flexible gas line and your dryer, your local hardware store will have it. I usually recommend that you take your flexible gas line with you so they can match up the correct size. The dryer gas pipe is standard. Good Luck, Appliance Specialists

Good day,
If your sure it is getting gas, then the problem is with the gas valve. There are 2 coils mounted on top of the gas valve and they are either shorted or open. In either case they need replace.
Simple job, just remove both wire connections, then the bracket is held on with one screw. Remove the bracket, and the coils will lift right off. Very common problem.
P.S. When purchasing the dual coil kit, if the Amana seems pricey, check with the counterman and ask for the Whirlpool kit. It's identical except for the part number.
The rollers are an obvious solution. You'll have to inspect them first. The belt tensioner is another item, and in rare cases the blower wheel attached to the motor.

You might want to replace the thermacouplar. Sometimes when they are going out , all will appear to be alright but as you stated it takes a long time for the flame to come back on. This sounds to me like the thermacouplar is going out.

Replace the ignitor. one of the solenoids is not letting the gas flow.

Vacuum out the intake and exhaust passages for the burner.

soot?
i would have to ask if you using naturasl gas or lp from a bottle
soot is usually from the heater if your set up for the wrong gas you dont get a clean burn and soot is deposited in the dryer

Your first problem sounds like you have a faulty timer switch, you will have to replace the timer switch because normally they are not repairable.
Sounds like your 2nd problem is with the heating coil.
If you plan to try to repair the problem yourself, then the first thing you want to do is unplug the dryer from the electric.
Remove the back of the machine and try to locate the air tube going from the blower to the drum. Normally inside the air tube you will find the heating coil and the thermostats/thermistor.
Once you have located the heating coil, remove the two wires from it and check the coil with a continuity meter across the two terminals of the coil.
You should read continuity across the terminals, if not you will need to replace the coil as it is faulty.
Good Luck,
Hope this helps

The top will pop up and there are screws holding the upper front panel on inside top and at the bottom of the door support panel. remove the front and change the belt

I was experiencing a similar problem. I just repaired mine yesterday, with the help of this web site. Remove the front bottom panel. The are two screws located on the bottom of the panel. They are there, just slightly hidden. Turn on dryer to heat. Look inside where the panel was. Wait a minute or two and you will see the igniter glow. After a minute or so you might hear a click and the gas valve will open to start flame. After a while flame will go out until it cycles again. If your igniter glows and you hear the rattling noise and then the igniter glow goes out and you have no flame, it might be your solenoid coils are bad. These are the two black round things located on top of the gas valve. Make sure your gas dryer is unplugged. There is a wire clip attached to each solenoid. Unplug them. I needed to pry them off carefully with a flat screwdriver. There is a metal bracket holding those two solenoids in. There are two screws that you will need to remove the bracket. Use a flashlight to see them. Slide them up and off the gas valve. One is a 2 prong and one is a 3 prong. I bought a new set for 26.75. Put the new ones back the same way as you took them off. The is little nips on the top of the solenoid that line back up with the holes of the top bracket when reassembling them. Plug your machine back in and turn on and watch to see if the ignitor glows again and watch for the flame. Put panel back on and enjoy dry hot clothes again. GOOD LUCK

It's likely one of the coils is opening a break in the coil as the coil heats up. This coil will shrink when cool and be able to run again. In your machine, it appears Amana doesn't sell the coils as a separate item and the whole valve needs to be replaced. The part number is Y504091.

Disconnect power and turn off gas before working on this dryer. Working on gas dryers is not recommended for people who are not professionals.

Service on gas appliances should be undertaken by professionals only due to the danger of gas leakage which can cause fires or death by asphyxiation.

At front, remove 2 screws near floor at the bottom of the lower front panel. Pull bottom of panel toward you and down. The gas valve should now be accessible on the left. Take care not to touch or hit the ignitor or you will be replacing it also. It is VERY brittle.


Reverse process to re-assemble.

need to have a gas line running to it.

The squeaking is likely either the motor shaft or the bearings/bushings in the drive and idler pulleys. Take the front off the dryer again and lubricate all these with household machine oil (such as 3-IN-1).

Charlie

Most likely a faulty heating element or a blown thermal fuse. Both components can be tested using a multimeter. Test for continuity. A lack of resistance indicates a bad component. The thermal fuse located just inside the rear of the dryer and is usually mounted on the exhaust duct. It is about one inch long. If it has no continuity, the thermal fuse is blown. Hope this helped and best wishes.