Electric Dryer Not Heating Kenmore

If the safety thermostat showed an ol open line then it should be the problem.

Electric dryer not heating kenmore.

Thermal fuse the thermal fuse is a safety device designed to protect the dryer from overheating. Over time the heating element can burn out causing the dryer not to heat. My kenmore 11066662501 electric dryer burned heating element twice. 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.

Your towels are wet but your kenmore dryer won t start. Before you pick up the phone and call a repair professional take a look at our troubleshooting guide. The heating element warms the air before it enters the dryer drum. Troubleshooting your dryer is the hardest part of the repair.

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 thermostats should show continuity. Kenmore elite he3 dryer. If an electric dryer is running but not heating the first thing to check is the circuit breakers for the dryer.

Or perhaps the dryer started but you can tell it s not spinning or heating which means no fluffy towels for you. The problem could be a bad thermal fuse a thermistor or in my case the electric heating element. In this video i show you how to fix a kenmore dryer that is not heating but still runs. To determine if the heating element has burned out use a multimeter to test it for continuity.

I changed it both times and also decided to change all thermostats and put a new exhaust hose. The fuse should be closed for continuity meaning. Then it cycles off and on fine.