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Jaime D Yslas Posted on Oct 12, 2019

Sears Kenmore dryer blowing only cold air, reset breaker and same results.I have a electric dryer, 110.61202011

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Your heating element is probably bad. Recommend if you are going to dyi, spend a little extra and buy the housing with element already inserted. You can buy the elements alone, but of you don't install properly, they will expand when heated and short out on the housing and send you back to square one (learned this one the hard way).

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  • Posted on Jan 15, 2009

SOURCE: Kenmore 90 series electric dryer blowing cold air only

1st check the breakers
2nd check wiring in back to see connections are secure.
3rd check element. It would be burned in two.
4th check thermal overload switch which is located underneath top of dryer. Easy to remove top. Probably 4-6 screws.

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James Bradburn

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  • Posted on Jan 19, 2009

SOURCE: blows only cold air

Check connection to heating elements. My have bad heating elements

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 22, 2009

SOURCE: kenmore model 76712 does not blow heat just cold air

The following link explains how to troubleshoot and dryer "no heat" problem and the common causes:

http://www.fixya.com/support/r630242-dryer_runs_but_not_heat

Read through the link thoroughly, paying particular attention to the section that discusses proper ventilation. Most dryer heat related problems are caused by insufficient air flow which, in turn, causes the dryer to overheat to failure. More commonly, the Thermal Cut-Off (TCO) fails. You will need to check all the components mentioned in order to be sure. If you haven't had your dryer ventilation cleaned or inspected in a while, now would be a good time to do so. Failure to correct any potential existing problems, can cause premature failure of any parts you replace.

If you have questions, or require additional assistance, please let me know, so I can provide you with a viable solution. i hope this helps you.

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Bill Dickerson

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  • Posted on Jan 26, 2009

SOURCE: electric dryer blowing cold air

You either have a blown fuse, breaker, burned out element, wiring that has come loose. They all can be checked within 5 minutes. However, I believe it is in the thermal fuse which is located below the top of the dryer. You can access that pretty easy though. To check it, just bypass it and put the 2 wires together and see if it runs. The fuse is only 15 dollars or so. I am assuming you have an electric dryer.

dray8165

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  • Posted on Jul 20, 2009

SOURCE: my kenmore dryer is blowing out cold air

Make sure that both poles of your circuit are live - An electric dryer uses 220 volts to the heating element, but taps into only one pole (110 volt) for the motor that spins the drum. Check your circuit breaker to make sure that neither pole has tripped.

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