Update: See my Smell is G-O-N-E gone! post for information on how I got the gas smell out of clothes!!!
We have a gas dryerā¦ I LOVE IT! But right now, not so much. On top of our remodel, now my 3-year-old dryer is on the fritz! When I last did laundry I noticed this AWFUL smell when I opened the dryer. My clothes smelled like gasā¦ not the rotten egg natural gas smell, but petroleum gas!!
I took my clothes to the laundromat to re-wash and dry them. The Offspring had some clothes which needed washing, so I put her clothes in with mineā¦ UGH! Now hers smell, too. My clothes needed soaking.
My washer is a front-loader so I canāt āsoakā clothes. I wonderful neighbor Ma let me come over and use hers. Well, after soaking almost 1.5 hours, the smell wasnāt gone!!! UGH!!!
When we bought our dryer, we bought a five-year extended warrantyā¦ I am VERY GLAD I DID! I called the Home Depot Extended Protection Plan people they referred me to a local repair shop.
Wellā¦ the dude came yesterdayā¦ turns out this is a rare problem. This is only the SECOND time heās seen this. It turns out that there are two parts that have to be replaced; the gas valve and igniter. The gas valve isnāt supposed to open except with the igniter is red hotā¦ itās opening before the igniter is hot enough to light the gas! So weāre smelling un-burnt gas!
The service guy said that he had to order partsā¦ the soonest it will be fixed will be next Wednesday; worst caseā¦ THREE WEEKS! š„ š„ š„
I really really really need a break from my lifeā¦ any suggestions?