I just bought a new Maytag MGDB400VQO gas dryer that I need to convert over to propane. Can you give me instructions on how to disassemble the dryer to get to the orfice that I need to change?
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I just bought a new Maytag MGDB400VQO gas dryer that I need to convert over to propane. Can you give me instructions on how to disassemble the dryer to get to the orfice that I need to change?
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Buttman,
Here are the instructions for accessing and servicing the gas valve.
Once you have access to the burner assembly, you need to be careful with the valve and igniter assembly, they’re both fragile and sensitive.
Accessing the Burner Assembly
[LEFT]1. Unplug dryer or disconnect power.
2. Turn off gas supply to dryer.
3. Remove the cabinet front from the dryer
4. Remove the belt and drum from the dryer.
[FONT=ArialMT]1. Unplug dryer or disconnect power.
2. Turn off gas supply to dryer.
3. Raise the lint screen lid and remove the two screws from the top of the lint screen air duct.
[FONT=ArialMT]4. Partially open the dryer door.
5. To remove the cabinet front:
a) While lifting the front corners of the
cabinet top,press a putty knife against the left and right spring clips, and release the clips from the top. Rotate the cabinet top up and rest it against a wall.
[FONT=ArialMT]b) Disconnect the door switch connector from the harness connector.
c) Remove the two 5/16˝ hex-head screws from the inside of the cabinet front.
[FONT=ArialMT]d) Lift the cabinet front panel, unhook the panel from the left and right bottom hangers, and remove it.[/LEFT]
[FONT=ArialMT]6. To remove the door switch:[LEFT]
[LEFT]a) Remove the cabinet front .
b) Unhook the door switch wires from the cabinet front clips.
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]c) Press in on the locking tabs, push the switch out of the cabinet cutout, and remove it from the cabinet front.[/LEFT]
[FONT=Arial-BoldMT][SIZE=5][FONT=Arial-BoldMT][SIZE=5]REMOVING THE BELT, DRUM, & ROLLERS[/SIZE][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial-BoldMT][SIZE=5]
[LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT]1. Unplug dryer or disconnect power.
2. Turn off gas supply to dryer.
3. Remove the cabinet front from the dryer
4. Reach under the drum to the drive motor and push the idler wheel arm to relieve the spring tension on the belt, then slide the belt off the idler and motor pulleys.
[FONT=ArialMT][FONT=ArialMT]5. Loosen the two top and remove the two bottom 5/16[/LEFT]
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[/FONT][LEFT]˝ hex-head screws from the front bulkhead.
[LEFT]6. Lift and unhook the two top bulkhead keyhole slots from the screws, and remove the bulkhead from the dryer.
[FONT=ArialMT]7. To remove the belt and drum:[/LEFT]
[LEFT]a) Slide the belt off the back of the drum and remove it.
[/FONT]b) Pull the drum out the front of the cabinet and remove it.
[FONT=ArialMT][FONT=Arial-BoldMT]REASSEMBLY NOTE: [/LEFT]
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[/FONT][LEFT]When you reinstall the drum and belt, make sure that the hole in the drum is toward the rear of the unit, and that both the front and
[LEFT]rear drum felt seals are flared out and not folded under the edges of the drum.
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]To remove the burner assembly:
a) Disconnect the gas line from the dryer.
[FONT=ArialMT]b) Disconnect the following wire connectors from the burner assembly components:
Connector from the flame sensor.
Burner harness connector from the main harness.
c) Remove the 5/16 [/FONT]˝ hex-head screw from the burner support bracket and[/LEFT]
[LEFT]remove the bracket from the bottom of the assembly[FONT=ArialMT]
d) Remove the two 5/16˝ hex-head screws from the burner bracket.
e) Pull the burner assembly forward, unhook the bracket tabs from the chassis slots, and remove the assembly.
[FONT=Arial-BoldMT]To remove the ignitor from the burner assembly:
a) Remove the burner assembly.
b) Disconnect the 2-wire connector from the ignitor harness.
c) Loosen the 5/16˝ hex-head ignitor screw, and remove the ignitor from the[/LEFT]
bracket.
You’ll also need to dismount the burner tube, from the valve mounting bracket, to access the burner orifice to change it .
Good Luck,
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