Checking Heating Element On Kenmore Dryer

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Checking heating element on kenmore dryer.

Check the heating coil if there are no breaks in the coil just replace the thermostat. Access the element by pulling out the dryer and removing the back cover. Purchased in december 2018 as a replacement for the heating element in a kenmore 400 dryer. Find the heating element on your dryer.

Replace drive belt on the kenmore dryer model series 60301 to 70301. 99 33 99 count 42 99 42 99. Kenmore is a dryer brand typically made for sears by the whirlpool corporation. Some dryers have a heating element behind a front panel on the bottom of the dryer.

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. Check it with an ohm meter. If there is no continuity replace the heating element. Unplug the dryer when checking the heating element.

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. Changing out the heating element is not a difficult task if you have a few basic tools and a little bit of expertise. The dryer thermostat will have 2 wires connecting it to the heating element.

Dryer manufacturers install several components that cut electrical. Get it as soon as thu sep 24. 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. May need wire connector to install heating element.

In most cases the heating element will have a break in the element if defective.