Whirlpool 279311 Igniter for Dryer

Great value, just what I needed, delivered on a Sunday YES!! Our dryer works again! And now it dries better than before. :)We moved a few years back, and the dryer here we don’t know if it is 5 yrs. or 18 yrs. old. It seemed to take longer and longer to dry the clothes on the ‘energy saver’ moisture sensing (low-temp) cycle. Then one day, it stopped drying. I woke up in the early a.m. and heard the dryer running and thought my wife had done some early morning laundry? But later that day she said no, that was the load she put in around 9…

12-5-17I’m reviewing the Ignitor by Whirlpool part #279311 (an updated part number according to the service manual). My original one was cylindrical shaped.My dryer suddenly stopped heating although the drum was still spinning, so I knew I had to do some diagnosing. I’m an automechanic by trade, but have been known to fix or even modify appliances to repair them. Well, I first disconnected the electrical cord and began “ohming” different components that I know…