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    peterecyoung Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 24, 2010, 06:30 PM
    How to install ignitor for gas dryer
    I installed a new ignitor on my gas dryer. Once the dryer was started there was an arc and the breaker tripped. Once the breaker was reset I took the dryer apart the ignitor was in pieces.I don't know what happened
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    Dec 2, 2010, 06:36 AM
    It sounds like, but this is just a educated guess, the ignitor may have been touching up against the sheetmetal and it arced out. Yes, those ignitors shatter. Hope this helps,

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