Elecrical burning smell with gas dryer. Otherwise working fine.
Unplug your dryer and turn off the gas. Open up the back of the machine, and if you can do this at night or if your in a low light room, turn the lights off, (you should be in dark now) (have a working flashlight in your hand). Once the back is off the unit, and you have positioned everything so your not tripping over components of the dryer, you got your flashlight in hand, plug in the dryer again, hit the start button (do not turn on gas) and let the unit run for a little while, (no lights, do not turn on flash light now) while your watching any wires or components near wires, that might start to glow RED. If you see no glowing,, then then turn your flashlight on and search the interior of the whole machine for blackening componets, from a electrical short or from possible flame or pressurized heat being blown from the unit through a cracked cover or tubing. Also check the unit for any discolored wires.
Once you have discovered the source of the heat in relationship to the wires, replace the wire, replace the defective tubing or if the wires are just leaning, touching, a hot surface, then bend the wires so that they are safely away from the heat source. Try and figure out why the wires got close to the heat source. Sometimes Cats, or Rodents like to hide in the back of dryers and they gnaw on wires and push them around while they are making a nest or place to sleep. Simply use common sense, do not discount anything, and expect anything. Good luck... Oh yes, since you have the dryer out, take your ducting hose and clean it thoroughly. Fires in the home are a main source in dryers due to lint not being completely blown out of the unit and safely away from the heat source.
kindly,
Jim
I have done this on ours about 5 years ago. It is still ok today. Probably the cause is heavy usage, poorly wired to start with. Make sure your connections are secure and all strands are fastened tightly. Check your lint filter after each drying. Look under neath and clean out any debris. It the venting set up properly also. Make sure there is no clogs and debris in the ventilation pipe . This is for future reference. I replace the ends with good metal so no overheating can occur. Like copper and no aluminum. It resists heat better.
Also , just curious, how old is this dryer.
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