Part
Gas Valve
Product Rating
Customer
Lynelle from CA
Problem
No heat. Still had spin and cold air.
Tools
Multi tool, drive socket, adjustable wrench, Philips screwdriver, vice, vice grips, Teflon tape.
Repair & Advice
I usually use repairclinic.com to buy parts for my appliances. This time I realized all of the things I thought were wrong were on back order (not surprised with the supply shortages). Decided to pay a repairman to come fix the dryer. $65 later he told me I had to wait 4-6 weeks for the part. I decided to search online and found the exact part available at partsdr. I received the part in a week.
It wasn’t easy (I’m a small female over 50 years old. But, I was able to fix my dryer by myself. The repair guy quoted almost $400. I spent under $100 . Be aware that replacing the gas valve is a huge project. You have to take the entire dryer apart. But, it’s worth it.
Story submitted on May 18, 2022
Part
Gas Valve
Product Rating
Customer
Anthony from UT
Problem
GE Dryer burner would light, but only remain lit for a few seconds. The burner would not restart during the entire dry cycle.
Tools
Plastic Pry bar, Torx, nut driver bits, Phipps bits and ohm meter
Repair & Advice
GE dryer model GFD49GRPK0DG
Dismantle dryer: unplugged gas dryer from electric outlet. Removed center control knob and collar behind knob from control panel. Removed long Torx screw behind knob. Used plastic pry bar to lift up the control panel from the hidden shoulder bolts. Flipped control panel and laid on top of dryer. Used nutdriver to Remove 4 screws near top of front panel. Opened door and removed the 3 small Torx screws and plastic retainer. Used plastic prybar to lift up the front panel from the hidden retaining clips. Removed front panel, disconnected door switch wires and set front panel aside.
Test, Remove & Replace Gas Valve Coils: removed 3 prong and 2 prong coil connectors from coils. Tested 3 prong coil for resistance from center terminal to rear terminal and found 1408 ohms, which is much less than 2000 ohms test guide. Other terminals and 2 prong coil tested ok. Could not buy new GE Coils separately, so I ordered the entire valve assembly. Removed GE coils from new valve and installed them on the existing valve with a Phillips bit, making sure the top alignment pins were properly located.
Reassembled Dryer and found that burner is now operating properly.
NOTE: my dryer repair was quite extensive, as the 4 thermostats also tested bad and had to be replaced. This was an unusual case that was caused by overheating and melting of wire connectors at some of the thermostats within the dryer. I was shocked to find so much carnage to a 6 year old dryer, so I wanted to determine a root cause. I found that the new home contractor had reduced down the 4” dryer vent in the attic to 2.5”, thus causing a major blockage of lint in the vent duct, and contributing to backup of heated air into the dryer (hence the melted connectors). I made Several attempt to clear the 20’ run of 2.5” flexible vent duct, but all attempts were unsuccessful. Therefore, I needed to replace the undersized flexible vent duct with new 4” hard vent duct. This added several hours to the relatively simple task of replacing the coils, which took less than a half hour.
Story submitted on September 25, 2023