I'm sorry you are having problems with Sears Kenmore appliances.
I have always had good luck with the Kenmores, they are made by
Whirlpool. A dryer is a fairly simple piece of equipment to keep
operating, but then I do my own fixing. A heating element is
about $20-30. A repair book is about $10 and comes complete with
pictures and is laid out so it is easy to follow. If you're
fairly sure that the element is not hurt, another common culprit
is the door switch. You might also double check the breakers.
sometimes one leg will trip. To be sure, turn the breaker(s)
completely off and back on and/or use your tester to make sure you
have 110 on each leg.


You can do all the diagnosing on the internet if you like:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=appliance+repair&btnG=Google+Search

There is one of these fellows who frequents this newsgroup and
hopefully he will respond. Hope you get it running soon, nothing
upsets a household like an unhappy woman fighting with an
appliance.

:-) You do know that women have smaller feet than men and wear
white at the wedding.










So they can stand closer to the sink and match the appliances.

Sorry, Dee and all other wives.


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Keep the whole world singing . . . .
DanG (remove the sevens)




"mikegi" wrote in message
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In March 2004, our Kenmore Electric Dryer (model #110-66912690),
purchased in 1996, stopped heating. Repairman replaced the
heating element. A few months later the dryer wouldn't work at
all, possibly due to a door switch or some other problem. We
decided to buy an new one rather than have another expensive
repair. We decided to buy the exact same model figuring that the
old one falling apart was just a fluke.

Unfortunately, we were wrong. Our new Kenmore Electric dryer
suddenly stopped heating last week. It spins fine, just no heat
at all. Now, I have to admit that I'm impressed with
Sears/Kenmore's engineers. This new model failed as soon after
the warranty as you could reasonably expect: 4 months. It must
be difficult to manufacture a product with a lifetime tuned so
well to the warranty. But enough conspiracy theory...

I took off the front bottom panel and tested the heating element
with a ohmmeter. It measured around 8-10 ohms. I assume that
means the element isn't broken. I flipped the house breaker,
checked the ducts, no luck. So, it must be some other piece of
the puzzle.

Does anyone have any ideas on easy things to check on this
particular model?

Thanks,
Mike

PS. I lodged a complaint with Sears online on Oct 25 and they
said someone would get back to me in 48 hours. Another
misrepresentation from my friends at Sears. I guess the
thousands of dollars I've spent there on appliances means
nothing. If I'm ever asked, I'll tell people I know to avoid
Sears at all cost.