Kenmore Electric Dryer Not Heating

Kenmore elite he3 dryer.

Kenmore electric dryer not heating.

The heating element warms the air before it enters the dryer drum. Before you pick up the phone and call a repair professional take a look at our troubleshooting guide. The fuse should be closed for continuity meaning. If the heating element does not have continuity replace it.

Your towels are wet but your kenmore dryer won t start. Kenmore is a sears owned appliance brand. The fuse is located on the blower housing or at the dryer s heat source such as the heating element on electric dryers or at the burner on gas models. Electric current flowing through the coil creates heat and the air being pulled through the chamber absorbs this heat.

How to test a dryer s heating element with a multi meter. While you may not be able to go out and buy a new kenmore appliance such as a dryer you can buy replacement parts for any current appliance you already own. If the safety thermostat showed an ol open line then it should be the problem. If the element is defective then it will not heat.

The problem could be a bad thermal fuse a thermistor or in my case the electric heating element. Troubleshooting your dryer is the hardest part of the repair. Thermal fuse the thermal fuse is a safety device designed to protect the dryer from overheating. The element is a coil of heating wire enclosed in a metal chamber.

If your kenmore elite dryer runs but does not heat then there are a series of troubleshooting steps you can do yourself to repair your dryer. Or perhaps the dryer started but you can tell it s not spinning or heating which means no fluffy towels for you. I have a kenmore electric dryer model 11060022010 that will not heat. Over time the heating element can burn out causing the dryer not to heat.

However with the recent turmoil at sears the brand itself is no longer in production. I have checked the voltage and is good and have replaced the element thermostats and fuse. In this video i show you how to fix a kenmore dryer that is not heating but still runs. The thermostats should show continuity.

It is possible for one breaker to trip leaving the dryer 120 volts to run with but not have 240 volts to heat with.