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Spokey  
#1 Posted : Monday, December 2, 2013 1:57:54 PM(UTC)
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Hello. I have been having problems with my electric dryer not producing any heat (the other functions all seem fine). In troubleshooting this a couple of months ago I could not find any errors, so I am just getting back to it now that it's getting colder outside. Tonight I found the following:

cycling thermostat - the smaller terminals (purple wires) read 7.5 on a 20K ohm scale
cycling thermostat - the larger terminals (red wires) read 0.05 on a 200 ohm scale
thermal cutout - 0.05 on a 200 ohm scale
thermal fuse - 0.05 on a 200 ohm scale
high limit thermostat - 0.05 on a 200 ohm scale
heating elements - 10.5 on a 200 ohm scale

wiring1- 118 on a 750 ACV scale
wiring2 - 18 on a 750 ACV scale
wiring (across both) - 89 on a 750 ACV scale

so it looks like 1 of the breakers is bad. Do the rest of the readings make sense or does anyone see anything else that looks wrong here? I mostly ask because I remember testing all of this last summer and the outlet was 118/118, but as one of the troubleshooting steps I did turn the breaker off overnight and then turn it back on so possibly it "reset" itself?
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denman  
#2 Posted : Tuesday, December 3, 2013 12:07:38 AM(UTC)
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I cannot find any info on the given model number.
Kenmore numbers are usually 34 digits, a period and then an additional 8 digits.
The first 3 digits tell you who actually made the unit.

Your resistance readings look OK to me.

It does look like bad power. Could be the breaker, a bad wire or the connections at either end of the wiring.
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