I have a Kenmore 64932 model electric dryer. The tempiture are 138-140 for low, 140 for med., 150 for med. high, 160 for high, after running for 4 minutes. My question is this a normal operating tempiture for the low setting? My cloths seem to be getting to hot, and end up shrinking. I took off the back panel, the vent was clear and the sensors seem to be working properly and cycling proply. Or is the problem the temp. selection switch?
SOURCE: Dryer produces low heat but not high heat
check the vent outside it seems to be getting too hot and cycling the element off and on your safety therm.
SOURCE: Dries clothes but runs too long & clothes VERY hot
Fixable and possibly a warranty claim. The timer is bad. You will need to get behind the control panel and remove the timer and replace the timer. First I would call whoever it is that yall bought the dryer through and see how long your warranty is. Most of the warranties are only 1 year. But if you bought a extended warranty then you are covered. The part can be found at repairclinic.com
SOURCE: Cleaned vents, dryer gets very hot, shuts off w/o drying clothes
Sounds like a faulty operating thermostat. Only way is to test on a electric griddle that you can set the temperature to 150 deg and measure with a ohm meter.
SOURCE: Kenmore 600 dryer tumbling & heating, but not drying
Several reasonings. Step One make certain that you have 220 volts coming to your outlet. It takes 110 for the motor, and it takes 110 for the heating elements. If you have a volt meter that would be the best way to do that. Take the red and stick it in to the long part, and the black lead to the ground. Fuse houses was bad about this. Step Two it could be the elements are kicking off too soon. That is usually a sign of almost blown element. Step Three the heat sensor for the element prematurely kicking off the element.
SOURCE: The dryer will heat up and run 10 min then shut off
You will need to replace the timer control.
If the dryer is running then the thermal fuse is okay.
The temperature is controlled by three parts. There is the operating thermostat which is on the blower housing and is rated at 150 degrees. This is high heat.
The operating thermostat sits in a thermostat heater which is controlled by the temperature switch. The temperature switch controls how much voltage passes it to the thermostat heater. This is how we achieve lower temperatures. There is about a 15/20 degree difference between high heat and low heat.
The restricted vent may have caused the appearance of the dryer running hot.
I would suggest you check the temperature coming out of the exhaust. It can be checked with the vent hose pulled off. Any thermostat with a range between 120 degrees and 160 can be used. With the vent removed check the temperature of the air in the exhaust. At high temperature it should cycle between 135 degrees to approximately 155 degrees. This is high heat.
If you turn the temperature switch to a lower setting such as delicate you should see a lower temperature in the exhaust. It may only be 15 degrees lower but it should show a lower temperature.
I hope this information helps to resolve this problem.
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