Electric Kenmore Dryer Not Heating

Before you pick up the phone and call a repair professional take a look at our troubleshooting guide.

Electric kenmore dryer not heating.

If only one of the lines is working the dryer will run but not heat up. Improper or no electric or gas supply. Or perhaps the dryer started but you can tell it s not spinning or heating which means no fluffy towels for you. An electric dryer may run with a partial voltage of 110 volts but it will not heat unless it has 208 240v 30 amps.

Your towels are wet but your kenmore dryer won t start. The element is a coil of heating wire enclosed in a metal chamber. If the electric dryer runs but does not heat check the following. In this video i show you how to fix a kenmore dryer that is not heating but still runs.

Is there a proper electrical or gas supply to the dryer. The heating element warms the air before it enters the dryer drum. The circuit breaker could have partially tripped even if it does not look as though it has. To determine if the heating element has burned out use a multimeter to test it for continuity.

If the heating element does not have continuity replace it. The thermostats should show continuity. Electric current flowing through the coil creates heat and the air being pulled through the chamber absorbs this heat. If the element is defective then it will not heat.

The dryer should be on a separate 208v 240v electrical outlet. If the safety thermostat showed an ol open line then it should be the problem. 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. Over time the heating element can burn out causing the dryer not to heat.

Thermal fuse the thermal fuse is a safety device designed to protect the dryer from overheating. 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. The problem could be a bad thermal fuse a thermistor or in my case the electric heating element. With gas the appliance won t heat if your gas is off.

Kenmore elite he3 dryer. How to test a dryer s heating element with a multi meter. It is possible for one breaker to trip leaving the dryer 120 volts to run with but not have 240 volts to heat with. The fuse should be closed for continuity meaning.