American dryer corporation ad-820 dryer installation/operator's manual (44 pages)
Summary of Contents for American Dryer Corp. SL75
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Service Procedures for the Model SL31,50,75 Dryer Hot Surface Ignitor Gas American Dryer Corporation 88 Currant Road Fall River MA 02720-4781 USA Telephone: (508) 678-9000 / Fax: (508) 678-9447 e-mail: techsupport@amdry.com www.amdry.com Part No. 450279 - 2...
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Retain This Manual in a Safe Place for Future Reference This product embodies advanced concepts in engineering, design, and safety. If this product is properly maintained, it will provide many years of safe, efficient, and trouble free operation. Only qualified technicians should service this equipment. OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS displayed on the equipment or specified in the installation manual included with the dryer.
Table of Contents IMPORTANT You must disconnect and lockout the electric supply and the gas supply or the steam supply Part Locations and Removal ....4 before any covers or guards are removed from the machine to allow access for cleaning, Lower Front Panel Removal .........
Part Locations and Removal LOWER FRONT PANEL REMOVAL: TOP COVER REMOVAL: Remove the lint drawer. Remove the four screws First remove the back guard, the four screws holding located just below the loading door. Tilt the top of top cover. Next pull top cover toward the rear of the the panel out and lift the panel up and away from the dryer and lift up.
GAS VALVE/IGNITION SYSTEM REMOVAL: Be sure to shut off the gas main and then proceed to remove electrical connections and screws indicated. Remove lower front panel. Disconnect union and screws noted with arrows. By removing the top screws you will be able to remove the burner tube.
GAS VALVE/IGNITION SYSTEM COMPONENTS: TUMBLER SUPPORT WHEEL ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT: For Models SL31,50,75 The front wheel assemblies can be replaced with the lower front panel removed. Remove the three IGNITOR bolts by reaching upward with a socket or box wrench. The illustration below is provided to show the location of these wheels as the wheels cannot easily be seen while standing in front of the dryer.
TUMBLER ALIGNMENT: EXAMPLES: Proper alignment is achieved by making the gap In the illustrations to the right, both wheel assemblies between the tumbler and openings in the front and must be moved to the right in order to move the rear bulkheads equal on all sides.
BELT REPLACEMENT: Shut off electrical power to the dryer. Lockout and tag out supply voltages. Follow the steps to remove front middle panel. Next you will remove either the front bottom or front upper panel, depending on pocket you are working on. Remove the belt from the motor sheave.
SL31 BELT REPLACEMENT: Shut off electrical power to the dryer. Lockout and tag out supply voltages. Follow the steps to remove front middle panel. Next you will remove either the front bottom or front upper panel, depending on pocket you are working on. Remove the belt from the motor sheave.
Electrical Component Locations SAIL SWITCH AND AXIAL PROBE ASSEMBLY: ELECTRICAL PANEL: Located behind back guard. Access doors are The electrical panel is located behind the front middle provided. Back guard does not have to be removed. panel. For Models SL50,75 For Models SL50,75 DOOR SWITCH COMPUTER...
EXHAUST PROBE, EXHAUST HI-LIMIT, Notes _______________________________________________________ AND LINT DRAWER SWITCH: Temperature probe and exhaust hi-limit are _____________________________________________________________ accessible without the lint box being removed. The _____________________________________________________________ lint drawer switch can be removed after the lint box is and the cover has been removed. _____________________________________________________________ LINT DRAWER SWITCH _____________________________________________________________...