Electric Dryer Not Heating Kenmore

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 dryer not heating kenmore. Troubleshooting your dryer is the hardest part of the repair. In this video i show you how to fix a kenmore dryer that is not heating but still runs. Over time the heating element can burn out causing the dryer not to heat. It is possible for one breaker to trip leaving the dryer 120 volts to run with but not have 240 volts to heat with.

To determine if the heating element has burned out use a multimeter to test it for continuity. The heating element warms the air before it enters the dryer drum. If the safety thermostat showed an ol open line then it should be the problem. The problem could be a bad thermal fuse a thermistor or in my case the electric heating element.

If an electric dryer is running but not heating the first thing to check is the circuit breakers for the dryer. Kenmore elite he3 dryer. I changed it both times and also decided to change all thermostats and put a new exhaust hose. Or perhaps the dryer started but you can tell it s not spinning or heating which means no fluffy towels for you.

Your towels are wet but your kenmore dryer won t start. 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 thermostats should show continuity. My kenmore 11066662501 electric dryer burned heating element twice.

If the heating element does not have continuity replace it. The fuse should be closed for continuity meaning. Then it cycles off and on fine.