Kenmore 80 Series Electric Dryer Not Heating But Running

My dryer turns on fine but has no heat.

Kenmore 80 series electric dryer not heating but running.

The wiring diagram below may help with this problem. Dryer is 6 10 years old or maybe more than 10 years old. However some dryers have a switch that shuts off power to the dryer if the drive belt is broken. If the heating element assembly does not have continuity replace it.

Now there is no heat at all. Electric dryers use 2 household fuses or circuit. Kenmore series 700 electric dryer is running but not heating. I have removed the heating element and checked continuity across three tabs on heating element and there is 20 40 ohms on all three.

These tests go right down the wiring diagram step b. Troubleshooting your dryer is the hardest part of the repair. Before you pick up the phone and call a repair professional take a look at our troubleshooting guide. The heating element assembly warms the air before it enters the dryer drum.

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. Your towels are wet but your kenmore dryer won t start. Due to the design of electric dryers it is possible for a circuit problems to allow an electric dryer to run without heat.

First i suggest you check the circuit breaker and turn each off and then back on. I opened the door and turned it on there is no heat. Figuring this was the problem i cleaned the vent out thoroughly and t. On most dryers when the dryer belt breaks the motor will still run but the drum won t turn.

First start the dryer and then listen for a humming noise. It used to take about 1 hour to dry my clothes then it started to take longer like 1 hour and 40 minutes. But you may not have heat. My kenmore 80 series dryer does not heat up anymore when it is running.

If this switch fails it could shut off power to the dryer even when the belt is not broken. Video showing you all the components you need to test on a kenmore dryer that is running and not heating. Or perhaps the dryer started but you can tell it s not spinning or heating which means no fluffy towels for you. Kenmore 80 series dryer troubleshooting.

To determine if the heating element assembly has burned out use a multimeter to test it for continuity.