Repair cost
Kenmore gas dryer igniter replacement cost
Above the electric element figure because gas work needs a licensed technician and because the sequence — igniter, flame sensor, valve coils — has to be tested rather than swapped. Guessing at a gas circuit is not a saving.
- 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
The short version
Where this figure comes from
A starting point for built-in appliances in South Florida, published so the number is not a mystery until somebody is standing in your kitchen.
Starts at
from $185
After a diagnostic from $95, which comes off the bill when you go ahead with the work.
or call (305) 680-1018
It is not
A quote for your unit
Exact cost
Confirmed after the on-site diagnostic
Warranty
On the labor we performed
What moves it
Why two of the same job cost different amounts
These apply at the same time and in both directions. Which of them is true of your kitchen is what the on-site diagnostic settles.
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Where in the sequence it stops
A gas dryer lights in a defined order. Whether the igniter glows and nothing happens, or it lights and goes out, or nothing glows at all, points at three different components.
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Whether the flame sensor is the problem
A dryer that lights briefly and then stops on every cycle is the classic flame-sensing failure, and the igniter is fine. Swapping the igniter first is a common and expensive mistake.
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Whether the vent is restricted
On a gas machine airflow is a combustion matter as well as a drying one. The duct is checked as part of the job.
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Which builder's burner assembly it is
Whirlpool-built, LG-built and Frigidaire-built gas dryers use different burner layouts and different coil sets, and the parts are not interchangeable.
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Whether the gas supply is right
A partly closed valve or a supply issue produces a dryer that heats poorly and intermittently. It is checked before any component is condemned.
The work itself
What we actually do
The job behind the figure: what it involves, when a symptom points at it, and what we check first.
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from $185 Gas dryer igniter replacement
A gas dryer that tumbles cold. The igniter, the flame sensor and the gas valve coils are the usual sequence, and they are tested rather than swapped — all three produce the same complaint and only one of them is the answer.
- Igniter flame sensor and coils tested in order
- Gas work done by somebody licensed to do it
- The vent checked here too
In more detail
About Kenmore gas dryer igniter replacement cost
Why gas costs more than electric here
Because the work is licensed, because the diagnosis has more steps, and because the consequences of getting it wrong are of a different kind. An electric dryer with a bad element is a straightforward swap. A gas dryer that will not heat is a sequence — igniter, sensor, coils, thermostats and supply — and each stage has to be proved rather than assumed.
The mistake this repair is famous for
Fitting an igniter to a dryer whose actual problem is flame sensing. The machine lights, runs briefly and goes cold, exactly as before, and a fragile part has been spent for nothing. Testing the sequence properly is what this figure buys, and it is why we do not sell parts over the phone.
Airflow is part of combustion
A gas burner needs air, and a restricted duct affects how it burns as well as how the load dries. That is why the vent is inspected on every gas heat call rather than being treated as a separate service, and why a customer who declines duct work on a gas dryer is declining part of the repair.
This article is based on:
- Official manufacturer documentation
- Internal repair procedures
- Technician repair history
- Company quality standards
Before you book
Questions about Kenmore gas dryer igniter replacement cost
It heats for a minute and then goes cold.
That is flame sensing rather than ignition in most cases. The burner is lighting and something is failing to confirm it, and the fix is usually not the igniter.
Can I fit an igniter myself?
We would not advise it. It is a gas appliance, the igniter is fragile enough to be damaged by handling, and the sequence needs testing afterwards. The saving is small and the downside is not.
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.
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