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igniter takes a few seconds to start to heat

Sounds like normal operation, it doesn't immeadilty start glowing once the dryer is started.
 
Hot surface dryer and oven igniters

Normally take 10 or 15 seconds to start glowing when they are energized doesn’t matter whether it’s the round type or than newer flat type igniter.

It’s usually easier on most gas dryers to remove the entire burner assembly to install the igniter where you can really work on it and not have to work through the small opening in the front of the machine. I find there’s less chance of breaking the fragile ceramic igniter by removing the whole thing.

John
 
Getting the round igniter out of the brackets

It’s easy if you unscrew the screws on the back of the bracket otherwise you bend holders and you don’t have enough tension afterwards and you’ll sometimes get a bad connection.

I always just install the flat igniters. They’re more reliable because you don’t have the connection problem.

John
 
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