Kenmore Electric Dryer

I have a Kenmore electric dryer which is not blowing hot air. I have just replaced the heating element, thermostat and the thermal fuse however these haven’t solved my problem. It seems that there isn’t an electrical signal being sent to the heating element for it to be told to turn on but I’m not certain in my thought process. I need to know if I need to replace the thermal cutoff or another part. Please let me know your thoughts on what direction I need to go from here. Thanks!:slight_smile:

What is the complete model number of the dryer?

You may want to check if there is 240 VAC at the wall outlet for the dryer. The motor will run on 120 VAC while the heating element needs 240 VAC.

Gene.

Hi Gene,

The model # is 110.66712694. The dryer has a 240 line run to it as it has since it was installed over 6 years ago. I’ve checked the breaker and it has a double 120 line for it. It worked fine until this past Sunday. I’ve replaced a few parts to it already including the heating element, thermal fuse and the thermostat however the dryer isn’t blowing hot air. Could the problem be the thermal cutoff? Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.

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Yes, it can. But I would not replace any parts without testing them for continuity. Looks like you already spend much more $$$ than it’s needed. Can you post which parts you already replaced by using the reference numbers from the [B]diagram[/B]?

Also, I’m afraid I did not get clear if you checked for proper voltage at the outlet.

Gene.

My dryer is about two years old, but it’s in our vacation home and has only been used 20 - 25 times at most.

When I set the controls for drying, it starts up and heats up, then all of the lights above the pause/cancel turn on and the dryer stops. This usually happens after less than a minute. Once I push the cancel button and start it again several times, it will eventually stay on, but does not sense when the clothes are dry, and usually stops before they are dry.

The dryer also won’t stop beeping, even when I hit cancel.

I wonder if there is some master reset switch I can try before I call in a repair person?

Best - Joyce