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I did something similar for a clothes drier. The thing was ancient (mid-80’s) but was fantastic. It was huge and you could dry maybe 3 comforters under an hour.

It stopped heating and it turned out there are solenoids that control the natural gas flow. Quick disassembly (back when products were made for easy repair) and swapping out two $8 solenoids from Amazon and I was back in business.



And doesn’t it feel great?

Unironically one of the proudest moments of my life was when I fixed the the belt on our dryer.

A $10 rubber belt and YouTube and voila!


Gas hot water heaters will often foul the flame detection sensor over time.

Simple YouTube video to unscrew the thing, sand off the crud and back in action.




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