The Flame Sensor is an OEM part for GE dryers. This part detects the presence of a flame in gas dryers, ensuring that the gas ignites properly for safe and efficient drying.
Causes of a bad flame sensor can include regular wear and tear, carbon buildup from the gas flame, or electrical malfunctions.
Symptoms of a bad flame sensor include:
- The dryer not heating or taking longer to dry clothes
- The dryer shutting off unexpectedly during a cycle
- The igniter glowing but not igniting the gas
- Error codes related to heating or ignition issues
This OEM GE part is also compatible with Hotpoint, RCA, and some Kenmore models.
This part fixes the following symptoms
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No heat or not enough heat
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Do-It-Yourself Stories from Customers like You
Dryer heating for only a short time then no heat at all David N. • Fairfax , CA • December 08, 2018
GE Gas Dryer Model DBVH512GF1WW began to heat for only a short amount of time so drying clothes took WAY too long. Read online that the first thing to replace are the solenoids. Bought the two solenoids from AppliancePartsPros.com for about $50 total, and it seems to have fixed the problem. Had to watch a few videos to learn to disassemble the dryer, and the job took a couple of hours, but now that I know what I'm doing it could be done in less than 30 minutes.
Also, the old solenoids tested...
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