Kenmore 80 Series Electric Dryer Not Heating But Running

First i suggest you check the circuit breaker and turn each off and then back on.

Kenmore 80 series electric dryer not heating but running. Troubleshooting your dryer is the hardest part of the repair. However some dryers have a switch that shuts off power to the dryer if the drive belt is broken. Figuring this was the problem i cleaned the vent out thoroughly and t. But you may not have heat.

Before you pick up the phone and call a repair professional take a look at our troubleshooting guide. I checked the exhaust vent and it was really full of lint. It used to take about 1 hour to dry my clothes then it started to take longer like 1 hour and 40 minutes. If an electric dryer is running but not heating then the thermal fuse is okay and the problem will be with the timer operating thermostat thermal cutoff hi limit thermostat element or even the motor switch.

These tests go right down the wiring diagram step b. The wiring diagram below may help with this problem. Kenmore 80 series dryer troubleshooting. The heating element assembly warms the air before it enters the dryer drum.

Or perhaps the dryer started but you can tell it s not spinning or heating which means no fluffy towels for you. My kenmore 80 series dryer does not heat up anymore when it is running. If the heating element assembly does not have continuity replace it. Your towels are wet but your kenmore dryer won t start.

If this switch fails it could shut off power to the dryer even when the belt is not broken. I opened the door and turned it on there is no heat. House fuse is blown circuit breaker has tripped or power outage has occurred. Over time the heating element can burn out causing the dryer not to heat.

First start the dryer and then listen for a humming noise. Now there is no heat at all. Kenmore series 700 electric dryer is running but not heating. In this video i show you how to fix a kenmore dryer that is not heating but still runs.

Dryer is 6 10 years old or maybe more than 10 years old. Video showing you all the components you need to test on a kenmore dryer that is running and not heating. My dryer turns on fine but has no heat. I have removed the heating element and checked continuity across three tabs on heating element and there is 20 40 ohms on all three.

Due to the design of electric dryers it is possible for a circuit problems to allow an electric dryer to run without heat.