Kenmore Heavy Duty Dryer Not Spinning

Kenmore dryer heavy duty 80 series super capacity model 110 60852990 serial mk2025347.

Kenmore heavy duty dryer not spinning.

Our kenmore 700 top loader washer seems to go through the wash cycles ok but it does not spin enough to get all the water out of the heavy clothes. But a load can be. Your towels are wet but your kenmore dryer won t start. Gas and electric dryers have a motor that turns the blower and the dryer drum.

Before you pick up the phone and call a repair professional take a look at our troubleshooting guide. When a dryer drum refuses to turn it s usually because the drum is overloaded with wet and thus heavy clothing. After unplugging your dryer remove the front panel of your dryer to locate the. Or perhaps the dryer started but you can tell it s not spinning or heating which means no fluffy towels for you.

The heat works just not the spinning drum. My kenmore dryer is not spinning. And there is some residual water in the tube leaving the clothes sopping wet. Over time the belt can break from normal use.

How to test a dryer motor with a multi meter. A defective motor can cause your dryer to not start or tumble and may even produce a humming noise from a bad winding or switch on the motor. Dryer drum won t turn with heavy load. If the belt is broken the dryer won t turn.

The drive belt is a very long slender belt that wraps all the way around the dryer drum around a tension pulley and then around the drive motor pulley. It s probably the belt. My dryer made a high pitched screaming noise occasionally before the drum stopped spinning. I loaded it with heavy wet towels and blankets the other night and it just stopped.