I am about to go crazy. We bought a new gas dryer and bought the kit to change out to propane. I did this with our last dryer with no problems. This time after changing orifice and blocking pin the dryer will not heat. The igniter glows for a few seconds then shuts off and I smell gas. Not sure what is going on ? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Mchiquete said:
I am about to go crazy. We bought a new gas dryer and bought the kit to change out to propane. I did this with our last dryer with no problems. This time after changing orifice and blocking pin the dryer will not heat. The igniter glows for a few seconds then shuts off and I smell gas. Not sure what is going on ? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
You probably need to specify what brand and model number of the dryer in question. If you can do it perhaps you can put the standard parts back in place and see if the dryer operates properly. If you do this be careful not to let it run for more than 10 or 15 seconds so as not to overheat the burner,etc. The natural gas orifice on almost every dryer used in the USA is 0.093" diameter and the orifice size for propane is much smaller. Using the natural gas orifice when propane is the fuel will burn hotter. Conversely using a propane orifice when hooked up to natural gas will result in a very small flame and not much heat.
It is a Kenmore (whirlpool) dryer. I did put the original natural gas orifice and leak limiting device back in and it worked. Changed it back again to propane orifice and blocking pin, still would not ignite. If I blew on igniter after it was glowing it would fire up. We checked the pressure with a manometer and got a reading of 9. I have spent so much time on this dryer it is ridiculous. This is an easy change out and it will not work. Calling Sears tomorrow and having a tech look at it, hopefully on their dime since it is under warranty.
Mchiquete said:
It is a Kenmore (whirlpool) dryer. I did put the original natural gas orifice and leak limiting device back in and it worked. Changed it back again to propane orifice and blocking pin, still would not ignite. If I blew on igniter after it was glowing it would fire up. We checked the pressure with a manometer and got a reading of 9. I have spent so much time on this dryer it is ridiculous. This is an easy change out and it will not work. Calling Sears tomorrow and having a tech look at it, hopefully on their dime since it is under warranty.
That is really strange. Please let everyone know what the Sears folks find. I work on these types of dryers and change out orifices and the other valve part quite often but they are older model units. Changed one yesterday with no problem going from propane back to natural gas