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Maytag dryer does not maintain heat and clothes smell
My maytag atlantis dryer gets hot initially but then the heat stops. the dryer continues to tumble but the air is cold and the exhaust outside and the clothes in the dryer smell like gas. what gives?
it has always blown hot heat, but after maybe four loads today it just will not get hot at allit has always blown hot heat, but after maybe four loads today it just will not get hot at all
AnonymousMar 22, 2014
dryer is very hot to the touch and clothes are over heateddryer is very hot to the touch and clothes are over heated
AnonymousMar 25, 2014
unit heats but will not tumbleunit heats but will not tumble
AnonymousMar 27, 2014
clothes smell like gasclothes smell like gas
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The operator coils get hot and quit on these ,when they get a little age on them, quite difficult to diagnose. If the coil feels hot to the touch after failure then that is a clue.
i would not play with this problem , the lines and the seals in the dryer must be checked .. by a proffesional ... hope u dont get a spark , get this checked imediatley
HI. This will occur when the timer mechanism(timer motor assembly), becomes fused, or the motor itself has failed. The timer mech is the main initiator of all the selected cycles. If the timer is unable to rotate properly, the unit will not heat or stop as well. Replacing this defective timer module will correct this issue.
Try running it with the vent disconnected and feel the air coming out of the dryer. It should have good flow. If it dries good, your pipe may be clogged.
I had a similar problem years back. It was the ignitor. The ignitor is a ceramic like piece that heats up (glows red) that ignites the gas. Typically when that goes, you will see some white residue build up where it cracked, thus breaking the electrical connection. This thing works like a heating element on an electric stove, but rougher looking.
The part was about $30 at my local parts store. I bought an extra one just in case so I have it on hand. I installed it with common tools.
You can check it to see if you lost connection by using a volt meter.
I have a Maytag Atlantis Gas Dryer that will turn on, rotate, but will not get hot and dry the clothes. A load of clothes in the afternoon, didn’t dry, tried again but didn’t dry – went to bed after putting on auto dry - next morning the dryer was still rotating and didn’t turn off. No hot air – only cold air.
Not heating
it has always blown hot heat, but after maybe four loads today it just will not get hot at all
dryer is very hot to the touch and clothes are over heated
unit heats but will not tumble
clothes smell like gas
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