
Section 4
Service Procedures
CLOTHES DOOR REMOVAL
1. Theclothes door may
be
removed from the hinge bracket
by
unscrewing and removing the
allen-head pivot screw located
at
the doorupperhinge point.
2. Next lean the doorout of the top of the hinge bracket and lift the doorfrom the bottom hinge pin.
Notethe spacer between the bottom of the door and the hinge.
CLOTHES DOOR LATCH ADJUSTMENT
1. Loosen the lock nut on the latching stud. It is located directly behind the door handle.
2. Open the loading door.
3. Screwthe doorcatch stud in
or
out as necessary and then retighten the lock nut.
DOOR
SWITCH REMOVAL
AND
INSTALLATION
1.
Each doorswitch is located directly behind the hinge plate of the loading door assembly.
Open the doorfor access to the switch area. Remove the two screws holding the switch
boxcover in position. This will allow the removal of the coverand the switch actuator
plate.
2. The entire switch box can now be pulled from the front panel opening, creating access
to
the doorswitch mounting screws.
3. Remove these two mounting screws and twin nut which frees the door switch and
insulating shield. Remove wires.
4. When installing the doorswitch make certain the insulating shield is reassembled in the
correct position and the wires are on the two rearterminals.
5. The actuator plate and switch boxcovershould
be
assembled as illustrated in the parts
section of the book.
INSTALLATION
OF
CLOTHES DOOR
WINDOW
AND
GASKET
1.
Place the clothes door, with itsface down, on a solid surface.
No
te: Prewa
rmi
ng
the
gasket
makes
the
insta
ll
ation
much
easier.
2. Install the window gasketon the clothes doorflange.
The
wider lip of the gasket should be
on
the
bottom side
or
front face ofthe clothes doorand the ridges should be up.
3. Locate the seam at the latching stud.
4. Apply a soapy watersolution or rubber lubricant to the gasket.
5. Slide the glass into the middle ofthe door ring and gasket with half of the glass above the door
and half below.
6. While pressing down
on
the glass, stand the door up and use a modified screw driverwith the end
rounded off
to
install half
of
the glass. Lay the door down and install the other half.
7. Atthe six o'clock position, pry the glass
up
enough to install the blackspacer. (reuse from old
doorgasket)
HIGH LIMITTHERMOSTAT LOCATIONS
AND
FUNCTIONS
A.
Burn
er
H
ou
s
ing
-This hi-limit is located on the backside of each burner housing.
1. The thermostat opensthe circuit
to
the main burners in theevent of malfunction in the gas
control area
or
temperature control. This thermostat will open quickly ifthere is a
significant loss of airflow over the burner area.
2. It is covered
by
a guard and is held in place
by
two screws. Thereare spacers between the
thermostat and bracket which must
be
used
to
give properoperation.
B. Manual R
eset
Over
te
mper
a
ture
Safety
Th
e
rmo
s
tats
-The second hi-limitthermostat is located
on the right side of each burner housing as you view from the back ofthe machine. It is just above
the gasvalve and covered
by
a guard with a small access hole.
1.
The manually resettable thermostat limits the operating temperature a dryercan reach should
some abnormal situation occur.
2. Should one ofthe thermostats be tripped, that particular tumbler will cease to heat until the
thermostat
is
reset. Once the dryercools, the thermostat may be reset
by
inserting a pencil
or
stick through the opening in the thermostat cover.
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