Kenmore Dryer Repair in Philadelphia

Some background for Kenmore dryer owners: Whirlpool built most Kenmore dryers. They use the same fuses, belts, rollers and heating parts found in Whirlpool dryers.

Start with thermal fuse, heating element, drum support rollers, and idler pulley; that is where Kenmore dryers usually give out. What owners notice first is usually one of these: no heat, thumping or squeaking drum, and won't start. No heat on a running Kenmore dryer frequently means the thermal fuse has blown, and a blocked vent is usually what took it out. If the dryer will not start at all, check the door switch, the start switch and the thermal fuse.

Since most Kenmore dryers are Whirlpool designs, parts are cheap and easy to find, and a dryer that tumbles cold is checked step by step through the thermostats, fuses and the element or igniter. On gas models, valve coils weaken with heat until the flame lights and then drops out partway through a cycle. Cheap parts and a durable design make even older Kenmore dryers worth fixing in most cases.

A basement dryer usually vents out a window well or through the rear wall, and those runs collect leaves and lint at the hood, which is behind many slow-drying complaints. A dryer visit begins at the outside vent, then moves to the heat source, the thermal fuses and the drive parts.

Like its Whirlpool twin, a 110-prefix Kenmore dryer that tumbles but stays cold usually has a failed heating element or a blown thermal fuse. Whether the job is the idler pulley or anything else, the estimate is written, itemized and approved before work begins.

Empty the lint screen every load and have the whole vent run cleaned at least once a year. If no heat sounds familiar, note the model number and any code before you book a diagnosis.