Harrison N El Cajon , CA March 14, 2021 Appliance: Maytag Gas Dryer MGDC400VW0 Ignitor coil was not turning on I realized my load of laundry was still wet after a normal drying cycle. My first action was to turn the dryer on (2010 gas Maytag centennial) and open the front port to look at the ignitor coil. It never turned orange so I knew there must be a problem with the primary circuit. I shut off the dryer, disconnected the power, pulled it away from the wall, shutoff the gas, and removed the back panel. I then disconnected the wires for the thermal fuse and checked its resistance with a multimeter. When it didn't read 0 ohms and instead read "OL" for "open line", I knew I had found at least one issue and I'd start by ordering a replacement for that. I knew there could potentially be other issues, but I wasn't about to start ordering random parts without acknowledging the first issue. In addition to the coil not turning on, my dryer had a problem with the door switch for a long time. Fixing it wasn't a priority because it had failed closed. This made it so the dryer would still turn on (because it always thought the door was closed), but it wouldn't turn off the drum when you opened the door mid-cycle or allow the drum light to turn on. This was a minor annoyance, but now that I was ordering an important component to getting the dryer to heat, I thought it was the ideal time to also replace that piece as well. Once the parts arrived, I installed the new components with no issue. The website clearly identified that the parts were replacements for my existing part numbers and that turned out to be the case as expected. Before putting the back plate back on I plugged the power back in, opened the gas line, and turned the dryer on to a heat cycle. I peered through the view port on the front of the dryer and watched the ignitor coil glow orange and the flame kick on. I also tested the door switch by opening the door with the dryer running and the drum stopped and the light turned on as it should. After seeing that I cancelled the cycle, disconnected the power once again to prevent the possibility of shorting any components, and finished reassembling the dryer and placed it back in its compartment. Then I successfully ran 8 or 9 loads because my laundry had been piling up for the 6 days I had to wait for the parts to arrive. The dryer works like new again! Read More... 32 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 30-60 minutes Tools: Pliers, Screwdrivers, Wrench Set
Joe R Scituate , RI February 19, 2017 Broken door switch on dryer Looked up the part on your website. Ordered the part, watched the video, and it was fixed in 10 minutes. Read More... 258 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers
Scott G Bakersfield , CA March 31, 2014 Appliance: Model SERIES 70 KENMORE Broken dryer door switch I temporarily wired the two outside wires together to use the dryer. The dryer would not shutoff when you open the door and the light would not come on. The switch enables the dryer to work one way and turns on the light and turns off the dryer the other way. Replacing the part was really easy. Read More... 190 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers
David C Davenport , FL March 21, 2014 Dryer would not turn on Unbelievable service no one can belive me even a video on how to fix it appliance parts pro was a mircle no way to explain how great they were Read More... 136 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers
Joel M Toledo , OH April 05, 2014 Dryer inop The dryer door switch had been acting up and finally failed on me. I have used this resource before and been very pleased with the speed and accuracy of service and parts. I ordered my switch Sunday night and received it on Tuesday a day earlier than expected. I also watched the repair video since I wasn't 100% sure on how the top came off my unit, the video was spot on, on how to disassemble the dryer to get to the switch. All in all this is a excellent resource for my appliance parts needs and I will definitely be using them again. So far there 2 for 2. Read More... 34 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers