QDK install on AG-285 dryer

[ajay]

Can anyone tell me what wires to plug where to replace a glow bar setup with a QDK. I don't have a wiring diagram to go with the kit so it will be great help if you can look at your dryer to tell me what color wires go where.

Thanks in advance

ajay

[Ken]

I changed a lot SQ,the Glowbar 2 wires connect to AC in for the QDK,gas valve connect to output from QDK,connect the ground the chassis ,take the heat senser out.
I was going to convert some older ADC 285 but when I spoke to ADC ,they suggested me not to do it.My friend did it anyway,his computer keep reset after install the QDK until he put some filter in,the pcb stop resetting.

[TTLES]

I am assuming you have a 110 volt White Rodgers gas valve with holding, booster and secondary coils ????

First, remove the glo bar, the sensor , and all the wiring until you are left with a black and a white wire comming out of the control box going to the gas valve. these are your hot and neutral wires which will go to the Ram I 120vac hot (black wire with fuse) and the 120 vac neutral return (solid white wire).

Remove the booster and holding coils from the gas valve and replace with a single secondary coil.....now you have two secondary coils on the valve.

Connect one wire from each coil to the ram blue (Main valve) wire.....Connect the other wire from both coils to the Ram white/red wire(main valve return)

Connect the ram green wire to a chasis ground.

Install the ignition probe about 3/16 from the top of the burner and connect the H.V. wire.

[CharlieS]

TTLES -

I have older 285s, from about 1985. Any good reason to change from the glow system?

Thanks
Charlie

[TTLES]

The AD285 is an energy saver with 2 burners that does a good job of drying clothes. The Loadstar III only has one burner and takes longer to reach operating temperature, because of this design. Of the two, the LS III desperately needs a conversion, while the 285 does fine without it. However, in general, A DSI system will produce faster drying time. If you are running out of dryers on a busy day, A DSI system may help you out. Every time the glo bar system re-cycles you loose about 30-45 seconds of heat. The DSI will give heat whenever the thermostat calls for it, with no "flame loss time". This was a more of a problem on the single burner LSIII than with the AD285.

[mjwalsh]

If a person converted to the spark ignition for the Hi Lo AD 285, does this mean that the gas valves failing problem will be solved? Is anyone paying less than $175.00 a piece for these valves? That is over twice the cost of what they used to be. Are the non hi lo valves much less expensive & much more reliable?

Has anyone been highly successful testing & replacing just the coils on the hi lo valves to get them to work after they fail to light the burner? It seems to tend to be an intermittent problem when they start to fail which is extra fun.

This probably should be a separate thread but it seemed to be related to the evaluation of going to the spark ignition!

[TTLES]

We replace the hi/lo valve with the non hi/lo. Just eliminate the wiring comming from "GV3" on the relay board. The hi/lo really didn't accomplish much !

[ajay]

TTLES -

I have older 285s, from about 1985. Any good reason to change from the glow system?

Thanks
Charlie

I'm having consistent problems with burners not lighting (fast enough). Also, the glow bar takes atleast 30 to 45sec to reach full intensity - enought for gas valves to release gas. If a customer open the door then the cycle begins again....we had similar issues with our old SQ dryers until we went to QDK. Once switched, we found overall customer satisfaction went up. The biggest industry wide complaint from customers is that dryers aren't hot enough. I have four of the AG 285 dryers that i would like to convert. I spoke with ADC and they did not disagree with me on wanting to change them....

ajay