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Kenmore Elite Quietpak 9 electric dryer trips house circuit breaker panel fuse any time a heated cycle is run. It doesnt trip the circuit on an air-dry only cycle. Im not the smartest man out there by far, so I have only figured out that this means something to do with the heating system is not functioning properly, lol. I would love to be able to diagnose this problem and complete the repair work myself, so any help would be appreciated!
I have opened up the dryer and conducted a visual inspection, I saw nothing that appeared out of place or damaged, which means it is time to chase some sparks I reckon. What components would you start checking, and how? I know it can be frustrating to work woth a rookie, so thank you in advance for your patience and assistance!
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I would look at 2 things on that model. First would be your heating element. It is inside of a metal box at the bottom right of your machine sometimes they can ground out to the box and cause that situation. 2nd would be your main control located on the top of the machine. The control must be taken out and visually inspected but their could be a short in the power relay. I've had both of these instances multiple times
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Originally Posted by: Appliance Medics  I would look at 2 things on that model. First would be your heating element. It is inside of a metal box at the bottom right of your machine sometimes they can ground out to the box and cause that situation. 2nd would be your main control located on the top of the machine. The control must be taken out and visually inspected but their could be a short in the power relay. I've had both of these instances multiple times How do i check for a short in the power relay?
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Originally Posted by: Appliance Medics I would look at 2 things on that model. First would be your heating element. It is inside of a metal box at the bottom right of your machine sometimes they can ground out to the box and cause that situation. 2nd would be your main control located on the top of the machine. The control must be taken out and visually inspected but their could be a short in the power relay. I've had both of these instances multiple times Sorry, duplicate response....
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You have to completely remove it and take the plastic box off so you can see the back of the control board. If it's visibly burnt on the backside it needs replaced
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Didn't see any evidence of burnt anything on any of the three boards. Also visually inspected the thermal fuse, it looked good, got about 15ish ohms resistance on the thermister test....and found the tech diagnostic cheat sheet that I missed the first time I looked around in there. I ran it in the diagnostic mode, and got nothin for about two minutes, then it tripped the house breaker. Im beginning to suspect the control board is bad.... Ideas?
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It's pretty hard to tell over the forum without being present but other things to check would be the terminal block make sure there are no burnt wires there. Also try unplugging and testing for continuity from one of the element terminals to the metal can that it is in
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