10-01-2021, 11:15 PM
Gas dryer stopped heating last weekend. Did some research on YouTube and it sounded like something I could diagnose and fix myself. 24 year old Maytag dryer, never gave us problems. Last year we had the bearings and belts replaced for about $200. Had I not done that, would’ve just got a new dryer. Multimeter helped me do continuity checks on several components (thanks to the YT vids I was easily able to remove the door and front panel of the dryer).
The multimeter was an inexpensive analog model made by Gardner Bender (GMT-312, $10 shipped on Amazon). Within 5 minutes I was able to determine it was a faulty igniter. Ordered a new one off Amazon for $15. Should come in tomorrow. Both the multimeter and igniter were/will be delivered in less than 18 hours. Amazing what we can do with the kind of information provided on the Internet. I was proud of myself. Really happy not to throw another item into the junk pile.
The multimeter was an inexpensive analog model made by Gardner Bender (GMT-312, $10 shipped on Amazon). Within 5 minutes I was able to determine it was a faulty igniter. Ordered a new one off Amazon for $15. Should come in tomorrow. Both the multimeter and igniter were/will be delivered in less than 18 hours. Amazing what we can do with the kind of information provided on the Internet. I was proud of myself. Really happy not to throw another item into the junk pile.