Kenmore 80 Series Electric Dryer Not Heating But Running

On most dryers when the dryer belt breaks the motor will still run but the drum won t turn.

Kenmore 80 series electric dryer not heating but running.

Over time the heating element can burn out causing the dryer not to heat. Kenmore series 700 electric dryer is running but not heating. However some dryers have a switch that shuts off power to the dryer if the drive belt is broken. Dryer is 6 10 years old or maybe more than 10 years old.

Figuring this was the problem i cleaned the vent out thoroughly and t. Your towels are wet but your kenmore dryer won t start. It used to take about 1 hour to dry my clothes then it started to take longer like 1 hour and 40 minutes. First start the dryer and then listen for a humming noise.

House fuse is blown circuit breaker has tripped or power outage has occurred. If this switch fails it could shut off power to the dryer even when the belt is not broken. First i suggest you check the circuit breaker and turn each off and then back on. If the heating element assembly does not have continuity replace it.

To determine if the heating element assembly has burned out use a multimeter to test it for continuity. Before you pick up the phone and call a repair professional take a look at our troubleshooting guide. 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. Now there is no heat at all.

These tests go right down the wiring diagram step b. I checked the exhaust vent and it was really full of lint. But you may not have heat. My dryer turns on fine but has no heat.

Or perhaps the dryer started but you can tell it s not spinning or heating which means no fluffy towels for you. The wiring diagram below may help with this problem. Troubleshooting your dryer is the hardest part of the repair. I opened the door and turned it on there is no heat.

Kenmore 80 series dryer troubleshooting. Video showing you all the components you need to test on a kenmore dryer that is running and not heating. In this video i show you how to fix a kenmore dryer that is not heating but still runs. Due to the design of electric dryers it is possible for a circuit problems to allow an electric dryer to run without 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.