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.

Thermal fuse the thermal fuse is a safety device designed to protect the dryer from overheating. 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. Troubleshooting your dryer is the hardest part of the repair. The circuit breaker could have partially tripped even if it does not look as though it has.

If the heating element does not have continuity replace it. The heating element warms the air before it enters the dryer drum. If the electric dryer runs but does not heat check the following. If the safety thermostat showed an ol open line then it should be the problem.

The element is a coil of heating wire enclosed in a metal chamber. Electric current flowing through the coil creates heat and the air being pulled through the chamber absorbs this heat. Is there a proper electrical or gas supply to the dryer. Over time the heating element can burn out causing the dryer not to heat.

In this video i show you how to fix a kenmore dryer that is not heating but still runs. An electric dryer may run with a partial voltage of 110 volts but it will not heat unless it has 208 240v 30 amps. The dryer should be on a separate 208v 240v electrical outlet. Your towels are wet but your kenmore dryer won t start.

If an electric dryer is running but not heating the first thing to check is the circuit breakers for the dryer. The fuse should be closed for continuity meaning. The problem could be a bad thermal fuse a thermistor or in my case the electric heating element. Or perhaps the dryer started but you can tell it s not spinning or heating which means no fluffy towels for you.

If the element is defective then it will not 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. Improper or no electric or gas supply. Dryers get their electricity from a 240 volt circuit supplied by two 120 volt lines.

With gas the appliance won t heat if your gas is off. If only one of the lines is working the dryer will run but not heat up. How to test a dryer s heating element with a multi meter. Kenmore elite he3 dryer.