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My stack Kenmore Dryer suddenly stopped - I opened the door to check if the load was dry (I'm not the most patient person...) and closed it back and pushed start - and NOTHING... Door seem to be closing ok; heard 'click' as normal, but no sound, humming, or anything when I pushed the start button. Checked the breaker; seemed fine, but I flipped it off and back on anyway. NOTHING... I Google'd and got to your forum. I read a few of the threads; turned the drum by hand, clicked the door close latch (seemed normal) closed, and pushed start - NOTHING... Shook the dryer and knocked off my laundry bottle and broke the bottle cap - stuff all over the floor - pushed start - NOTHING... Came back and read for a while longer and went back to see if it would miraculously start - AND IT DID. Now I'm not sure what to do. Call for repair? Wait to see if it happens again? Any suggestions on what might cause this?

[ltubbe]

Well it didn't last as long as I'd hoped. The dryer went out again. After I'd given up and hung up the clothes to dry - I heard a 'click' come from the dryer; so I pushed the start button and again it began working. I figure this must be in the start switch mechanism or is it possible that something is overheating? Both time that it stopped I was in a drying cycle about 2/3 finished. Any help would be appreciated.