How do gas dryers work.
Gas powered dryer how it works.
When the dryer is turned on a sensor ignites the pilot light and another opens the gas valve.
This resultant gas is of course steam.
A thermostat not shown turns the heating element on and off periodically to stop the machine overheating or cooking your clothes.
A fan blows the heated air through.
As cool air passes over the heating element it s warmed and turned to hot dry air.
An exhaust vent that passes out of the dryer and out of the house this is how the water exits the dryer in the form of steam.
Again a blower moves the heated air throughout the dryer to the wet laundry.
However a gas dryer uses a gas burner to burn natural gas to warm the air that dries the clothes.
Here is a list of the most commonly replaced parts associated with each dryer symptom.
Conventional dryers apply heat to wet clothes to evaporate the moisture or turn the liquid water into a gas.
While gas is used to create heat all gas dryers also require electricity to power other.
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So the outlet should look pretty typical and there will be a capped off gas line in.
So why design a dryer to apply more steam to clothes.
Gas dryers run on electricity to do things like power the lights and turn the drum but they heat with gas.
An electric or gas powered heater that heats the air that is drawn through the clothes as they tumble which in turn heats up the clothes and the water in them.
This video provides information on how a gas dryer works and offers troubleshooting tips to assist you in diagnosing and repair.
Natural gas or propane gas dryers depend upon a pilot light which ignites the gas creating heat.
Natural gas dryers are more gentle on fabrics because clothes are dried more quickly at specific temperatures to adequately evaporate water from the fabric.
The fan is powered by an electric motor read more about how motors work.
Even though steam is a byproduct of drying applying steam at the right times to wet clothes or dry clothes has advantages.
