On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:01:54 GMT, "Pop"
wrote:

No, it shouldn't be on without the dryer running; I'm pretty
positive of that much.

I didn't know they could be shorted to nearby metal and make them
come on, but it sounds like at least a couple of the posters have
experienced it. Interesting scenario, to say the least.

It's also possible that one of the timer switches has gone
haywire somehow, which is a real pain for DIY, so changing the
element, which is pretty cheap, relatively speaking, is probably
the right thing to do, I agree.

If there is any doubt, one ougght to be able to test with a meter,
rather than just replace things. If the *element* is shorted to a
ground, after one removes the elephant, I mean element, between the
two connectors TO the element, there should not be any voltage in the
situation the OP specified. If there is voltage, a shorted element
is likely not the problem, and replacing the element won't end the
flow of current.

Further, one should look closely at the element before remvoing it.
Where is it shorted? Cannot it be moved by bending a bracket or
something? If the posters who had this problem mean that it is
shorted internally, check with a meter, between the cover and each
lead, to see if it is shorted.

A repairman can install something and iiuc, can remove it and not
charge for it if it doesn't help, and return it or keep it until
someone else needs it. A homeowner may have to wait forever before
his dryer needs a part he bought but didn't need to buy.

Listen to Click and Clack talk about guessing about what part needs to
be replaced, when testing can show whether they do or not..



Careful: If something's shorting somehow, you could get a
surprise working on it g. 220 wiring is "strange" if you're
not experienced with it.

HTH,

Pop


"Airkings" wrote in message
link.net...
: I've recently noticed that our Kenmore dryer's heating element
will come on
: when the dial is turned to set the drying time, but before the
"start"
: button is pushed. In other words, If I set the timer to 40
minutes or
: whatever and walked away without pushing start, the heating
element would
: continue to be on indefinitely.
:
: The dryer has no problems shutting down after a cycle, but it
seems unsafe
: to have the heating element going if you set the time, but for
some reason
: do not start the dryer.
:
: My questions, a Is this a normal operation (we no longer
have the
: Manual)? If this is a broken state, is it repairable?
:
: Thanks!
:
: --
: Dave
:
:



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