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LG gas dryer igniter replacement
On a gas dryer the igniter is the part that fails, far more often than the valve. It weakens over years until it no longer draws enough current to open the gas valve — and it will still glow while doing that, which is why 'it glows so it must be fine' is the most common wrong conclusion in this repair.
- From $95 diagnostic, credited to the repair
- 59 cities and neighborhoods covered
- OEM parts available on order
- In writing the price, before anything is opened
Before you read on
What this job costs and how it is agreed
A starting figure, not a quote. What moves it is the model, how the unit is built in and which part it needs — settled after the on-site diagnostic.
Starts at
from $185
After a diagnostic from $95, which comes off the bill when you go ahead.
or call (305) 419-0291
Diagnostic
From $95, credited to the repair
The price
In writing, before anything is opened
Warranty
On the labor we performed
On the visit
How this visit actually goes
The same order every time, so nothing is opened and nothing is charged before you have seen the figure and said yes.
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01
Watch a full ignition attempt
Glow, then flame within about a minute. A glow that fades with no flame is the diagnosis.
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02
Measure the current draw
This is what actually opens the valve, and it is the only honest test.
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03
Check the flame sensor
It produces a nearly identical symptom and costs a fraction as much.
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04
Replace and test through several cycles
Ignition failures are often intermittent when the part is on its way out.
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05
Leak-test the connection
Every joint disturbed, tested and documented.
Applies to
The LG units we carry this work out on
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Electric · gas · ventless heat pump · WashTower · the SideKick pair LG dryer repair in Miami
Sixty-eight dryers in the catalog, in three quite different kinds: vented electric, vented gas, and the ventless heat pump machines that condense the water into a drawer instead of pushing it outside. That last group changes what a repair is — there is no duct to blame, and the two things that fail are the condenser block and the drain the water leaves by. LG publishes codes for all of it, including the thermistor set tE1 to tE6 and the drn/OE pair that only exists on a machine with a water container.
- Vented electric, vented gas, and ventless heat pump machines
- tE1–tE6 thermistors, nP at the heater, drn/OE on the condensate drain
- On vented machines the duct is the first suspect and usually the answer
In more detail
About LG gas dryer igniter replacement
Listen for the rhythm at the start of a cycle
Stand beside a gas dryer for the first two minutes and you can hear the whole sequence. A soft click, then a pause of half a minute while the igniter heats, then a low whoosh as the burner lights. A machine that clicks, pauses, clicks again and never whooshes is telling you the gas is not being released, and on this appliance that is usually the igniter aging rather than the valve. One that lights, runs briefly and drops out over and over is a different part in the same assembly. If you smell gas at any point, leave the room and call the gas company before you call us.
This article is based on:
- Official manufacturer documentation
- Internal repair procedures
- Technician repair history
- Company quality standards
Before you book
Questions about LG gas dryer igniter replacement
The igniter glows bright orange, so it must be working.
That is the most common wrong conclusion in this repair. It weakens with age and can still glow while drawing too little current to release the gas, which is why it gets measured rather than looked at.
Can a gas dryer be converted to electric?
Not practically. It is a different machine with a different outlet behind it. If the gas line is coming out for other reasons that becomes a replacement conversation, and we will be straight with you about the arithmetic.
Where we do it
Across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach
Same terms everywhere we go: an on-site diagnostic first, the price agreed in writing, and the exact figure confirmed once we have seen the unit.
Neighborhoods people ask for by name