Re: Maytag Dryer coils going bad

Larry wrote:

I have replaced the coils in a Maytag dryer twice. Each time, one of the pair of coils is burned out (I presume). What would be damaging a coil so quickly and why?


You gave no indication of time, so it's hard to say whether the failures
were "quick."

If you touch the active part of an igniter while installing it, you can
shorten its life.

The syptom is that the gas will not ignite. When I replace the coil, the gas ignities for a while, but shortly thereafter, it fails to ignite and

"A while?"

will not ignite again. I noticed that the damaged coil is very warm when I remove it. The other parts adjacent to it, and the other coil are cool.

What "other coil?" How do you identify "damage?"

I have to say, it's hard to figure out what you mean by your
description. Perhaps you could be clearer.


Can anyone help?

thanks




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