How to Install a Kenmore Dryer Gas Valve Coil Kit

This video from Sears PartsDirect shows how to replace a gas valve coil kit in some Kenmore gas dryers. If your dryer heats initially but then stops heating for the rest of the cycle, you might need to replace the gas valve coil kit.

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Gas valve coil kit
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Transcript:
The gas valve coils open the gas valves while a gas dryer is running. Weak coils can open the valves during the initial lighting sequence from a cold start. If the dryer heats initially but then stops heating for the rest of the cycle, the problem is usually the gas valve coils. Before you begin, wear work gloves to protect your hands. Unplug the dryer. Shut off the gas. Pull the lint screen out of the housing in the top panel of the dryer. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 2 screws that secure the lint screen housing to the top panel. Push a putty knife under the lid near the left and right edges of the front of the dryer. Lift the top and prop it securely against the wall behind the dryer. Use a slot screwdriver to release the locking tab on the wire harness plug for the door switch. Use a nut driver to remove the front panel mounting screws from the inside of the cabinet. Pull the front panel forward slightly, and then lift and unhook it from the 2 bottom hangers. Pull the front panel off of the dryer and set it aside. Pull the wire harness plugs off of the valve coils. Remove the mounting screws from the mounting bracket and then pull the mounting bracket off of the top of the valve coils. Pull the valve coils off of the burner assembly. Attach the new coils to the burner assembly. Reinstall the bracket and screw it into place with the screws. Replace the wire harness plugs on the new valve coils. Position the front panel on the hangers at the bottom of the cabinet. Line up the mounting screw holes and reinstall the screws in the top of the front panel to secure it to the dryer cabinet. Plug the wire harness back into the plug on the door switch. Lower the top panel and snap it into place. Reinstall the screws in the lint duct housing and reinstall the lint screen. Plug the dryer into the wall outlet. Turn on the gas supply to the dryer.