LG Dryer Gas Smell: Stop, Leave the Area, and Get Gas-Safety Help

Use only checks that match the exact appliance or system and its official guide.

1. Check 1

   Stop the dryer and do not start another cycle. Without operating switches or creating an ignition source, move occupants and pets out of the room, building, or affected area.

   Expected result: The odor is present, returns, is strong or spreading, or is accompanied by hissing, dizziness, smoke, flame, or another hazard; or the odor is no longer noticed after people have left.

   Next step: From a safe location outside the affected area, contact the local gas supplier or gas emergency service; call the fire department if the supplier cannot be reached or an immediate emergency exists.

   Stop if: Do not touch electrical switches, light a flame, smoke, use a phone inside, run the dryer, or re-enter to investigate.

   Why this matters

   Why: An absent odor does not prove the source is gone. Gas accumulation and ignition risk cannot be ruled out by a brief change in smell or by the dryer appearing normal.

2. Check 2

   Follow the gas supplier, fire department, or emergency responder's instructions from a safe location; do not move the dryer or reach behind it to operate a shutoff unless the responsible responder specifically directs a safe action and the area has been assessed.

   Expected result: Responders identify a building or appliance gas hazard, declare the area unsafe, isolate the supply, or declare the area safe for a qualified inspection.

   Next step: Keep the dryer off and arrange a qualified installer, gas supplier, or authorized appliance service inspection of the gas connection and dryer before any restart.

   Stop if: Do not disconnect fittings, tighten or alter gas connections, relight a burner, test with a flame, or bypass a shutoff or safety control.

   Why this matters

   Why: The smell source may not be the dryer, and the appliance cannot be cleared by a user visual inspection. A declaration that the area is safe is not the same as approval to reconnect, relight, or run the dryer.

3. Check 3

   Only after the responsible gas or emergency authority has declared the area safe, record the exact LG model, the time and location of the odor, whether the dryer was running or recently stopped, the selected cycle, and any display message without opening the cabinet.

   Expected result: The odor occurred only at startup, during heating, after a cycle, near the connector or room, or with a gAS/9A5 message; or the timing and location are unknown.

   Next step: Give the record to the gas supplier or qualified LG service provider and keep the dryer out of service until they provide the repair and restart instructions.

   Stop if: Do not return to the appliance to take close-up photos, sniff fittings, remove panels, or reproduce the odor.

   Why this matters

   Why: Timing and location help the qualified provider distinguish a dryer service issue from a building-supply or installation issue, but they do not prove a diagnosis or make a restart safe.

4. Check 4

   If the display can be read without re-entering an unsafe area, record whether it shows gAS, 9A5, another code, or no code; do not clear the message by repeated cycles or attempt a burner test.

   Expected result: gAS or 9A5 is displayed on a gas dryer, a different code appears, or no message appears despite the odor.

   Next step: Provide the display information to the gas supplier and qualified appliance technician; keep the dryer off until the gas and appliance systems have been assessed.

   Stop if: Do not relight, adjust, disconnect, or reconnect gas components, and do not use a phone or electrical control inside a potentially contaminated area.

   Why this matters

   Why: LG associates gAS/9A5 with an inadequate gas supply, but no code does not rule out a leak and a gas-supply message is not a permission to manipulate the gas system. A different code needs the exact model reference after the immediate gas hazard has been addressed.

5. Check 5

   If the odor was described as burning, plastic, rubber, or electrical rather than fuel, still leave the dryer off and treat smoke, flame, sparks, a hot cord, or discoloration as a fire or electrical stop condition; do not use that description to resume drying.

   Expected result: There is smoke, flame, sparking, discoloration, a hot cord, or a persistent burning odor; or no such hazard is present and a gas odor remains the concern.

   Next step: For an active fire use emergency services from a safe location; otherwise keep the dryer disconnected only if this can be done without entering a hazard and arrange qualified appliance or electrical service.

   Stop if: Do not open panels, touch hot or exposed parts, repeatedly reset a breaker, or run the dryer to identify the smell.

   Why this matters

   Why: LG distinguishes some new-product or heat-related odors from gas odor, but persistent or hazardous burning symptoms can indicate lint, wiring, heater, motor, or another fault that requires service.

6. Check 6

   After the gas supplier or qualified service provider has inspected the situation, ask what was found, what repair or installation correction is required, and who is authorized to clear the dryer for use; do not restart based only on odor disappearance.

   Expected result: The gas supplier identifies a building-side issue, a qualified installer identifies a connection or conversion issue, LG service identifies a dryer fault, or the source remains unresolved.

   Next step: Follow the responsible professional's written or documented restart guidance and retain the model, inspection, and repair record.

   Stop if: Do not reconnect, relight, operate, or modify the dryer until the responsible qualified professional has cleared the relevant system.

   Why this matters

   Why: Each result has a different owner and repair boundary. An unresolved source means the dryer remains unsafe to test, even if a single cycle previously completed.