Herb B for Model Number 11085866401 My Kenmore Elite dryer is blowing thermal fuses because the heating element is always on - even in air dry mode. When it first happened, I replaced the thermal fuse and cleaned out the entire vent duct. The ducting was completely clogged inside the dryer - the lint screen path through the blower. It now has the best airflow its had since it was installed! But the new fuse also blew. I shorted the fuse wires together and ran the dryer, the heating element came on and didn't turn off (the metal screen inside the tub is showing heat stains). Even when I ran the dryer in aur dry mode - no heat - the element came on. However, the element is not shorted to ground; it has 10 ohms between the leads, and is open from both leads to ground. Seeing that the element comes on in air dry mode, and is not shorted, I'm thinking the control board may have issues rather than the thermostat relays. Could this be the problem, or could something else be causing the heater to run continuously? I pulled off one lead from the heater element so we could attempt to dry clothes in air dry, without heat, until it gets fixed. The machine works normally this way - well, normally for not having a heating element...
Answer Herb, This issue will most likely be caused by a stuck heater relay on the control board and the control board would need to be replaced. Read More... Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Tuesday, August 6, 2013