Checking Heating Element On Kenmore Dryer

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Checking heating element on kenmore dryer.

In most cases the heating element will have a break in the element if defective. Kenmore dryer with no voltage to heating element. If your kenmore elite dryer is running but not heating it may be time to change the heating element. Find the heating element on your dryer.

Unplug the dryer when checking the heating element. May need wire connector to install heating element. Install went easily and was a direct fit however i noted that the replacement part was quite a bit lighter and more flimsy feeling than the original. Purchased in december 2018 as a replacement for the heating element in a kenmore 400 dryer.

Replace drive belt on the kenmore dryer model series 60301 to 70301. The dryer thermostat will have 2 wires connecting it to the heating element. Depending on the model of dryer the heating element is located either behind the dryer drum inside the dryer cabinet or behind a panel on the back of the. Kenmore is a dryer brand typically made for sears by the whirlpool corporation.

Check the heating coil if there are no breaks in the coil just replace the thermostat. Changing out the heating element is not a difficult task if you have a few basic tools and a little bit of expertise. 99 33 99 count 42 99 42 99. If your dryer does not heat first check for a blown thermal fuse on the blower housing before replacing the heating element.

It is a long coil of wire inside a metal can. Check it with an ohm meter. Get it as soon as thu sep 24. If there is no continuity replace the heating element.

Label each wire prior to removal so you will know how to reconnect them.