Kenmore Dryers - Page 5 - Answered Questions & Fixed Issues

most are sprayed on coatings,, try chipping off what you can, then use a heat gun if you have one to soften the bag for final removal,

Either the power cord or the control panel for your dryer is not working or there is a circuit that has over loaded.

Could be that or heating element went out.

It is a gas appliance and as such should only be worked on by a qualified, registered gas technician. Call in a professional please. The gas to air mix is wrong. Techs use 'sniffers' to correct these days. You also have some sort of ignition or sensing problem. Your fixing method of 'let's try replacing this', never works and is expensive.

Sounds like a broken belt for the drum - frigidaire #134503600

Sounds like the motor is going into thermal overload and shutting down. If you here a Buzzing noise when you start dryer motors bad. If after you start the dryer wait and stop it after 10 min and then try and restart it if it buzzes and rattles bad motor.

look on inside of back cover

It is most likely a blown thermal fuse located on the blower housing next to the heating element caused by restricted exhaust vent on the drier. Check the vent and clean it out if plugged up it will not stay running.

Kenmore 800 - 7.5 cu. ft. Capacity Dryer.

If your axles on the tub rollers had no flat spots and the knocking noise sounds like its at the same tie interval sounds like the rear seal on the dryer drum is worn ou.t

Call for service and they have all the parts in the van, plus, it may be the control board. They are expensive so need proper diagnosis is needed.

No - the white wire is a neutral for the 120v control circuit, green is the ground - separate functions. Although they connect to the same bus in the circuit breaker panel, and the unit would operate, it creates a hazardous situation if there is a problem and the ground is needed.

E3 is an error code on a Samsung. The closest on a Kenmore Elite is F30. https://www.searspartsdirect.com/diy/error-codes/dryer-repair/1234594/kenmore-elite-dryer/0583 and https://removeandreplace.com/2016/01/18/kenmore-elite-dryer-error-fault-codes/ https://www.google.com/search?q=Kenmore+elite+dryer+error+3 ..

The dryer is 7.4 cubic feet. https://www.kenmore.com/features-dryers-capacity https://www.google.com/search?q=Kenmore+Elite+110.74972300+Heavy+Duty+King+Size+Capacity ..

The serial number is just a numerical reference of when it was made. The Model number is the import part. Kenmore dryer will run for approximately five minutes. It then stops and throws a CLL SRU error code. I have researched this to mean "Call for Service". I have seen others potential causes that range from shorted heating element, to dirty lint screen/venting.

CLL SRU Error Code ' Appliance Video

Video as well https://www.google.com/search?q=Kenmore+Dryer+SrU+and+CLL+error+message ..

Question edited for clarity 'Jen More elite'. For that strange behavior you need a service call for correct diagnosis. My guess is either the control board or the motor? Both are expensive so they are not items to swap out on a guess. Help videos in the link if you want to test a few things. https://www.google.com/search?q=Kenmore+Elite+4+dryer+turns+on+but+won%27t+run ..

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/696192/Kenmore-795-71303-010.html?page=16#manual

https://www.applianceblog.com/mainforums/threads/kenmore-dryer-lint-screen-on-top-wont-go-in.508/

I found this F:50 - Water Valve Failure F:50 flashes if no voltage is detected at the water valve relay. ? Check that the wires are plugged in on the valve and at the relay on the electronic control. This fault code appears ONLY when in the Diagnostic Test Mode. and then the OP said Well the thermal fuse and the thermistor were both bad, replaced and the dryer is working fine. Thanks for the help Jeff.... https://www.google.com/search?q=Kenmore+HE5+steam+dryer%2C+error+F50 ..

The start capacitor on the motor needs replacing. It gives the motor a jolt to start and then keeps it running.