Many modern home appliances are constructed with the safety of the home and the homeowner in mind. Some electrical appliances have built-in electrical surge protectors, while other appliances have will have special functions that keep you from using some aspects of the appliance while others are engaged. My friend’s refrigerator has a feature where if you have the freezer door open, you cannot engage the ice maker. This will prevent you from possibly getting your hand caught in the machinery that pushes the ice down into the door.

In the case of appliances that run on natural gas, there are valves that will regulate the flow of the gas into the machine to minimize risk. For example, clothes dryers that run on gas have a regulating feature called a gas solenoid Valves. Even though the dryer runs on gas, there is still electricity present to make the machine run. Electricity and gas do not always go together well because of the risk of fire. But the gas solenoid valve uses gas and electricity in harmony. The valve will receive electrical signals that it will then turn into a means by which to move the parts of the Valves and of the dryer. The valve will then interpret those signals and open or close. The opening and closing of the valve regulates the amount of gas that is allowed into the dryer. Controlling how much gas the dryer received is very important, as if there is too little gas flowing into the dryer it can’t do its job properly, and if there is too much, there is increased fire hazard as well as gas poisoning. The kind of gas solenoid valve present in a gas dryer can vary, and which valve a dryer has will depend on the capacity of the dryer as well as on the manufacturer.