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Stormin Mormon wrote:

On 1/5/2016 6:36 PM, Charles Bishop wrote:
My sister's Kenmore Dryer MN 110.76902690 makes a buzzing noise (much
like an electric buzzer) when I press the start button.

There is a decal on the door that says the dryer will make a noise
(unspecified) if you try to start it and the lint trap is full. The lint
trap isn't full, but, looking into the cavity it goes in, there is a lot
of lint that has escaped past the lint trap over the years. I tried to
get it out and could only get some of it.

The dryer won't start, noise is there.

Is it likely that even with the trap clean, there is enough lint in the
ductway that the sensor is showing a full filter? Can I clean this part
of the duct easily?

The noise is a buzzing, and I wouldn't consider it a stuck motor noise,
but could this be it?

Any other suggestions, things to check?

Charles


Bad (open) thermal cutout on the drum or the exhaust?

Possible, I don't know enough. But, would those explain the "buzzer" I
hear when I push start? Does Kenmore (Whirlpool) have that kind of
"warning"?

I tried calling a troubleshooting Kenmore line, but they want you to
have a warranty to talk to you. Also, they want you to buy a part and
try it to see if that fixes it, and if not, buy another part.

Tomorrow, I'll try to see if I can tell where the buzzer is coming from.
If it's a signal buzzer that will tell me one thing, if it's coming from
a part, that's something else.

Thanks for the help.

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cdhales