MY KENMORE DRYER (MOD: 110.62212101 S/N: MM2656494 TYPE: D433-ELE-2406028-FM54) WILL NOT DRY MY CLOTHES. IT STARTED OFF JUST TAKING A LITTLE LONGER TO DRY THAN NORMAL AND IT QUICKLY GREW WORSE AND WORSE UNTIL EVENTUALLY IT HAS JUST STOPPED DRYING COMPLETELY. DOES THIS MEAN THAT I HAVE A HEATING ELEMENT OUT OR SOMETHING? CAN I FIX THIS MYSELF AND IF SO THEN IS IT EXPENSIVE TO DO? THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP.
RESPECTFULLY,
JAKE
You need to clean out the dryer vent hole and the wall vent hole,that is your problem it's not letting the wet hot air out-mike
Not necessarily MIKE major. I have the same problem. Vent is clear all the way to outside. I held the door switch and turned my dryer on. From the inside you can see the heating element come on....then after a few minutes it shuts off. This with the door open. So not a flow problem. The blower does have ( in both gas and electric ) an internal-bias operating thermostat that can malfunction and only allow the heating element to come on intermittently. I'm going to replace this part and see if it solves this problem.
Be sure you do a bit of cleaning before you replace the fuse or it might just blow again.
Look for lint. I looked up your model. I once did a write up about what goes wrong, how to get into the machine, a training manual and videos. HERE
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well, that was the first thing i tried. the vents are all clean......???
thanks, ~jake~
I have this exact problem. I have completely disassembled the dryer exhaust system and vent to the outside. There are no blockages in the exhaust path. When I watch the burner, I notice that it never stays on for more than a few minutes before it turns off. I does eventually come back on but it never remains on for more than a few minutes. Is it possible that the thermistor is going bad and giving incorrect temperature information to the control for the main burner gas valve controller???
my kennmore dryer will not dry my clothes can you tell me what the problem is
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