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nugentoffer  
#1 Posted : Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:00:45 PM(UTC)
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Hello,

The dryer has been acting up last couple of weeks, with very intermittent heating of my clothes. To leave the "evenheat" feature out of the equation, I've decided to only dry my clothes under Timed Dry mode.

Setting it at 40 minutes, it still takes two or three dry cycles before the clothes is completely dry...I suspect the timer may be the culprit...

I am trying my best to understand how to perform the Timer Test procedures in my Tech Data sheet for my Kenmore Elite (Evenheat) dryer. I've tested the timer in factory test mode, and I do hear the timer motor advance.

Here is what the directions say to test the timer in my tech sheet:

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Here's what I don't understand :

1. In step 2, I can't find any P1-1 terminal on the Even Heat Control board, Is this the same as PS-01?

2. Should PT-1 and BU plug (attached as shown above to timer) be connected during timer test? Not sure since it said to remove wires from Timer Terminals.

3. As soon as I plug in power, dryer should start and stay on for 7 seconds? Or will I only see 120VAC for 7 seconds and no dryer on?


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Assume questions 4-6 below are for the continuity test and should be done with power removed...and that the following is just to test the contacts of the timer...

4. What does "Reference contact continuity to Timer-BK" mean? Am I suppose to check for continuity with the timer contacts (W, R, V, BU) according to the Timer Encoding Table? In other words, put one lead of ohmeter on BK, and then cycle through W, R, V, BU terminals with other lead?

5. If question 3 is true, then does "O=open" mean there should NOT be any continuity? And "X=closed" means there should be continuity?


6. Should I just turn the timer to "Timed Dry"? And then Cool Down, and then Wrinkle guard? Should there be some sort of click each time the mode is changed?
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richappy  
#2 Posted : Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:50:08 AM(UTC)
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If your dryer drum is hot, you probably have clogged ducting in the house. Temporarily remove ducting from dryer and see if the drying time is normal, if so this confirms clogged ducting.
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