Kenmore Electric Dryer Not Heating

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Kenmore electric dryer not heating.

Troubleshooting your dryer is the hardest part of the repair. If an electric dryer is running but not heating the first thing to check is the circuit breakers for the dryer. The element is a coil of heating wire enclosed in a metal chamber. Thermal fuse the thermal fuse is a safety device designed to protect the dryer from overheating.

I have a kenmore electric dryer model 11060022010 that will not heat. To determine if the heating element has burned out use a multimeter to test it for continuity. 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. How to test a dryer s heating element with a multi meter.

The fuse should be closed for continuity meaning. The thermostats should show continuity. Kenmore elite he3 dryer. The only way to get it to heat is by by turning the timer knob back and forth a few times.

If the heating element does not have continuity replace it. Over time the heating element can burn out causing the dryer not to heat. Or perhaps the dryer started but you can tell it s not spinning or heating which means no fluffy towels for you. I have checked the voltage and is good and have replaced the element thermostats and fuse.

Electric current flowing through the coil creates heat and the air being pulled through the chamber absorbs this heat. 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. The problem could be a bad thermal fuse a thermistor or in my case the electric heating element. It is possible for one breaker to trip leaving the dryer 120 volts to run with but not have 240 volts to heat with.

If the safety thermostat showed an ol open line then it should be the problem. Your towels are wet but your kenmore dryer won t start. The heating element warms the air before it enters the dryer drum. In this video i show you how to fix a kenmore dryer that is not heating but still runs.

If the element is defective then it will not heat.